Max McGuire is a composer based in the UK. As assistant to Stephen Barton, he has worked on Star Trek Picard, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (GRAMMY and Ivor Novello Winning - BAFTA Nominated) and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, as additional music composer and orchestrator. He has recently composed the score for Channel 4's latest true crime docuseries - The Body Detectives.
Most recently, Max has worked as an orchestrator on Harry Gregson-Williams’ score for Gladiator II.
Max’s music has been recorded at Abbey Road and AIR Studios, London, as well as Sony and Warner Bros. Scoring Stages, Los Angeles. His work has also been featured on Classic FM.
Projects as assistant to Stephen Barton:
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Lucasfilm/Respawn) - GRAMMY & Ivor Novello Winning
Star Trek Picard (Paramount)
Gladiator II (Paramount/Ridley Scott)
The First Descendant (Nexon Games)
Apex Legends (Respawn)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Lucasfilm/Respawn)
Multiversus (Player First Games/Warner Bros)
Mysterious Planet (Discovery Channel)
12 Monkeys (Syfy/Netflix)
Awards associated with projects Max has worked on:
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
BAFTA Nomination for Music - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media (SCL Awards) - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
BMI Video Game Award - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media (SCL Awards); Video Game Score of the Year (ASCAP Composer’s Choice Award) - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Awards as lead composer:
Best Film Trailer Music (Music Production Association Awards) - Breathtaking Journey (World’s Collide)
H.G. Wells Best Composer (LA Sci-Fi Film Festival) - Stalled Trek: The City on the Edge of Foreclosure
Best Original Score (IndieX Film Festival) - Stalled Trek: The Dumbsday Machine
Max has written for various music production labels such as Burnett Music Group, 5 Alarm, BMG and Grey Man Production Music. Some placements include the following:
Panorama (BBC 1)
The Rise of Race Hate (BBC 1)
Married At First Sight (Channel 4)
World’s Toughest Race (Amazon Prime)
Hunted (CBS)
Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
Mariah’s World (E!)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Baking It (Peacock)
Beat Shazam (FOX)
Steve Harvey’s Funderdome (ABC)
Temptation Island (FOX)
