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BARRY FRAME

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SELECTED WORK

A carefully chosen collection of projects from across my career in music, production, sound design, audio post-production and acting. It includes studio performances, videos created over the years, collaborations with other artists, film projects and examples of my acting work.

Explore the sections below to see and hear the different sides of my creative journey.

FEATURED MUSIC PROJECTS

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MUSIC

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) — Barry Frame & People of Denny

Official Charts

A community recording project conceived and produced by Barry during the COVID restrictions in 2020.

Barry came up with the idea of creating a Christmas charity single entirely from musicians and singers from his hometown of Denny. Local musicians, singers, schools and businesses became involved, with Strathcarron Hospice selected as the beneficiary through a community vote.

COVID restrictions required an unusual recording process. Alongside sessions in Barry's home studio, he created a mobile recording setup in his car, allowing contributors to be recorded outdoors and through windows while adhering to the restrictions in place at the time. Other musicians recorded remotely following Barry's instructions and submitted their recordings for inclusion in the master session.

No pre-existing backing track was used. Every musical element was recorded specifically for the project, including drums, bass, 12 guitars, bagpipes and 35 vocalists.

Barry created and coordinated the project and worked as producer, recording engineer and mixing engineer, as well as helping to film contributors. Jamie Taylor assisted with production, recording and filming, with Simon Jake Gillespie assisting with the video edit.

Released in December 2020, the single reached No. 18 on the UK iTunes chart and No. 82 on the Official UK Singles Sales Chart. The project also received radio coverage including interviews with Central FM and Go Radio.

Barry's roles: Project Creator / Producer / Recording Engineer / Mixing Engineer / Project Coordinator

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MUSIC

Barry Frame - If I Were Gone

An original song written during Barry's college years around 2011–2012.

Barry wrote the music and melody, with Adair Murray contributing to the lyrics. The recording features Kim Shepherd on vocals and Andy Alston of Del Amitri on piano.

Barry produced and recorded the track, with Colin McGeoch of Le Chunky Studio — one of Barry's lecturers at the time — assisting with the mix.

Barry's roles: Songwriter / Composer / Producer / Recording Engineer

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MUSIC

Music for Picture — Original Score Portfolio

Created during Barry's MDes studies at Glasgow School of Art in 2014, this project explores different approaches to composing music for moving image.

The collection contains four contrasting pieces:

Science Police — Original music and sound design for a fast-moving Scottish television/documentary-style opening.

No Country for Old Men — An experiment in adding a sparse slide-guitar score to a film renowned for its restrained use of conventional music.

Forrest Gump — An original score for the opening sequence. Barry composed, recorded and performed the instrumentation.

Experimental Film / TED Talk — An experimental combination of spoken material and original music.

Barry's roles: Producer / Recording Engineer / Guitarist / String Arranger / Programmer

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MUSIC

Galway Shoal — Liam McGrandles

One of Barry's favourite tracks from an album he recorded and produced for Liam McGrandles during the COVID period.

Alongside the wider recording and production, Barry developed the guitar parts and composed and arranged the string parts, creating them with virtual instruments within Pro Tools.

The project demonstrates Barry's work as a recording engineer, producer, musician and arranger.

Barry's roles: Producer / Recording Engineer

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MUSIC

The Ghost — Scott Ashworth

Ghosts and Broken Men is an album by Scott Ashworth that I had the pleasure of recording and producing. This remains one of my favourite tracks from the project, featuring Scott on lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar and piano, Steven Hicken Jr on pedal steel guitar, Iain Donald on bass and Dave Cantwell on drums.

The accompanying video was filmed by Simon Gillespie of Cinematique Films and features Scott Ashworth, Tracey Ashworth and me.

Barry's roles: Producer / Recording Engineer

Sleeper train

MUSIC

Sleeper Train — 3 Track EP

An original band project from around 2010.

Sleeper Train featured Colin James Murphy on vocals, Barry Frame on lead guitar, Jamie Patterson on bass and Johnny Ruff on drums.

The songs were written by Colin James Murphy, with Barry creating and performing the guitar parts heard throughout the EP.

The release consists of If the Angels Were True, Yellow City and Let's Get Free, with Let's Get Free remaining one of Barry's personal favourites.

Fiona Simpson filmed and edited the video for If the Angels Were True.

The EP is also available through major streaming platforms.

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Barry's roles: Lead Guitarist / Guitar Arrangement

MUSIC

Celtic in My DNA — Liam McGrandles

A charity single written by Liam McGrandles and produced and recorded by Barry.

Barry handled the production and recording and performed drums, guitar, bass and mandolin, as well as creating additional crowd and stadium-style sound design.

Barry had never previously played mandolin. He used his existing understanding of guitar, intervals and fretboard logic to work out the instrument and record the required parts.

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Barry's roles: Producer / Recording Engineer / Multi-Instrumentalist / Sound Designer / Mixer

MUSIC

5 AM — Katy B Remix

Created during Barry's Commercial Sound Production degree at the University of the West of Scotland.

Rather than simply reproducing the original Katy B recording, Barry substantially changed the arrangement and harmonic character.

Using diatonic chord substitution and reharmonisation, Barry changed the harmony beneath the existing melody while retaining its relationship to the original song.

The project demonstrates the practical use of music theory as a creative production tool.

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Barry's roles: Producer / Arranger / Mixing Engineer

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MUSIC

Mr. V — Laura Begley & Barry Frame

An original song written by Laura Begley and subsequently re-recorded and produced with Barry.

Barry developed the recording, adding guitar and a new guitar solo while handling the production, recording and mix.

The finished recording was subsequently used in the feature film The Last Love Letter.

Barry's roles: Producer / Recording Engineer / Mixing Engineer / Guitarist

MUSIC

I Won't Let You Get Me Down

An original song written, arranged, recorded and produced by Barry and released in 2024.

Influenced by the energy of late-1990s and early-2000s pop-punk, Barry performed the instrumentation and built the complete production.

The lead vocal was commissioned specifically for the project, with Ian Faircloth of Forth Valley College mixing the finished track.

The song is available through major streaming platforms.

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Barry's roles: Songwriter / Composer / Arranger / Producer / Multi-Instrumentalist

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MUSIC

Jealous Guy — John Lennon Cover

A multi-instrument studio interpretation of John Lennon's Jealous Guy.

Barry recorded and produced the complete arrangement, performing the vocals, guitars, bass and piano, programming the drums and adding his own guitar solo.

The piano was constructed creatively in separate right- and left-hand recording passes before being combined into the finished production.

Barry's roles: Vocals / Guitar / Bass / Piano / Drum Programming / Producer / Recording Engineer / Mixing

MUSIC

Sk8er Boi — Laura Begley & Barry Frame

A darker reinterpretation of Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi, featuring Laura Begley on vocals and Barry Frame on guitar.

Rather than recreating the original pop-punk arrangement, Barry used diatonic chord substitutions and reharmonisation to retain the recognisable melody while substantially changing the harmonic character beneath it.

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Barry's roles: Guitarist / Arranger / Reharmonisation / Production

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MUSIC

Vincent — Fingerstyle Guitar

A solo performance of Don McLean's Vincent in a Chet Atkins-influenced fingerstyle guitar approach.

It remains one of Barry's favourite pieces to perform and is a piece he has continued to revisit throughout his career.

Barry also performed Vincent when winning a musicians' competition in Falkirk.

The video was filmed by Barry's son, Zach.

Barry's roles: Guitarist / Performer

MORE MUSIC & VIDEOS

Tennessee Whiskey — Laura Begley & Barry Frame

A stripped-back performance featuring Laura Begley and Barry Frame.

FEATURED SOUND DESIGN PROJECTS

SOUND DESIGN

The Scent of My Death — Binaural Radio Drama

Created while I was at university. A dark, post-apocalyptic binaural radio drama written by Simon Jake Gillespie. I recorded and produced the piece as a headphone experience, handling the binaural recording, sound design, editing and mixing. This project also won an award during my university studies.

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SOUND DESIGN

Anderson — Short Film

A short film by Stable Minds Productions. I handled the production sound, composed the original music, created the sound design and completed the final 5.1 surround mix. This is a good example of me handling the audio process from location recording right through to final post-production.

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SOUND DESIGN

Standing Up for Freedom — Amnesty Sound Redesign

One of my earliest sound-design projects, created while studying at Falkirk College. I created the complete sound design and composed the music. It's an important one for me because it was really where my interest in sound for moving image began.

SOUND DESIGN

The Last Love Letter — Haggis Western Films

A feature-length independent film created through Haggis Western Films, my filmmaking partnership with Simon Jake Gillespie. The film had a sold-out screening at Cineworld Falkirk. Simon wrote the screenplay, with Simon and James Frame directing. I handled production sound, sound design, Foley, ADR recording, original music, audio editing and the final mix. I was also involved in editing and acted in the film. The project later formed part of my Master's work at Glasgow School of Art.

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SOUND DESIGN

Persona — Experimental Sound Design

Created during my Master's in Sound for the Moving Image at Glasgow School of Art. I completely redesigned the soundtrack to the opening of Ingmar Bergman's Persona. The concept was based around the evolution of recorded sound, gradually progressing from early limited-fidelity recording through analogue eras and eventually into digital sound. I recorded and created sound effects, composed most of the music and completed the project as a 5.1 surround mix.

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SOUND DESIGN

Clyde Built — Audio Documentary / Sound Design

Created at Glasgow School of Art. We were supplied with visuals relating to Clyde shipbuilding but no soundtrack. I turned it into an audio-documentary-style piece using archive material, including an interview with former Clyde shipbuilder Bill McKinley, period material and detailed shipyard sound design. I handled the sound design, audio editing and final mix.

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SOUND DESIGN

Crime and Punishment in Stirling — Stirling Old Town Jail

An excerpt from the original audio experience I created for Stirling Old Town Jail around eight years ago. David Kinnaird wrote and narrated the scripts, and I recorded his narration and created the supporting sound design, including recording and sourcing effects, editing and mixing.

This one is particularly relevant because I'm currently working on a complete redesign of the Stirling Old Town Jail audio experience. The new 2026 version uses a completely new script and new sound design and is being mixed in Dolby Atmos for binaural headphone delivery.

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SOUND DESIGN

Graveheart — Stirling Ghost Walk Documentary

A short documentary created at Glasgow School of Art featuring David Kinnaird and the Stirling Ghost Walk. I came up with the title Graveheart as a play on Braveheart. My roles included directing, producing, video editing, sound design, dubbing and the final mix.

SOUND DESIGN

Forrest Gump — Scottish Sound Redesign

Created as part of a Sound Summer School at Forth Valley College. We completely replaced the soundtrack to the scene where Forrest joins the Army and first meets Bubba, but reimagined it as a Scottish version. Foley, ambience, effects and dialogue/ADR were newly recorded in the college studios, with Scottish accents, bagpipes and other Scottish elements added. I worked with the students on the recording, Foley, sound design, ADR and final mix.

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SOUND DESIGN

Sam — Animation Sound Design (2013)

Created during my Commercial Sound Production studies at the University of the West of Scotland. I recorded every sound effect used in my soundtrack, then handled the sound design, editing and 5.1 surround mix, using Apple royalty-free production music for the musical elements.

This project won the UWS Post-Production Award in 2013.

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SOUND DESIGN

Total Recall — Trailer Sound Redesign (circa 2012)

One of my first substantial post-production projects, created during my HND at Forth Valley College. I redesigned the soundtrack to the Total Recall trailer, composed the music, recorded dialogue/voice performances and completed the final mix, including a 5.1 version.

This was quite an important project in the development of my sound design because I started experimenting properly with layering sounds to create something new. For example, I combined an old Colt-style gun sound with a futuristic laser sound to create the weapons rather than simply using an existing gun effect.

The visual quality of this one is also fairly low because of the age of the original source.

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SOUND DESIGN

When the Tide Comes In (2015) – Short Film

Directed by Craig McKenna and produced by Border Raid Films, When the Tide Comes In is an award-winning Scottish short film. I was responsible for the full sound design, including Foley work, as well as music editing and mixing. Working alongside composer Alia E. Torrie, I helped bring the film’s soundtrack to life, combining detailed sound design with the original musical score to enhance the storytelling and emotional impact. The film also received recognition at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards for its original music.

SELECTED ACTING & PERFORMANCE WORK

Although I wouldn’t describe myself primarily as an actor, my wider creative work has led to a number of performance opportunities across film, voice acting and heritage attractions. These have included appearing as one of the holographic characters at the Bannockburn Heritage Centre, as well as roles in productions including Setting Rainbow and The Last Love Letter.

A selection of clips from these projects can be explored below, with more acting and performance work to be added.

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ACTING

Charlie Casellis — Body Disposal Scene

This scene features Charlie alongside a character played by Clyde 1 radio presenter Lynn Hogan as the pair attempt to dispose of a body.

It remains one of Barry's favourite scenes from the film. Barry particularly enjoyed the chemistry between himself and Lynn and the dynamic they developed between the two characters.

Alongside his performance as Charlie, Barry's wider involvement in Setting Rainbow included production sound, sound design and music.

Barry's roles: Actor — Charlie Casellis / Production Sound / Sound Designer / Music

Setting Rainbow | Charlie Casellis Police Interview Scene | Barry Frame

ACTING

Charlie Casellis — Police Interview Scene

One of Barry's favourite scenes from Setting Rainbow sees Charlie Casellis being questioned by police in connection with a series of murders.

The entire scene was improvised.

One of the officers questioning Charlie was played by Barry's childhood friend Blair Rennie, who is also a real police officer. His colleague William, who appears in the scene, also worked in policing.

Barry and Blair's long-standing friendship meant they were comfortable challenging one another during the improvisation and allowing the conversation to become increasingly confrontational. This helped create a natural chemistry between the characters and resulted in one of Barry's favourite performances from the film.

The scene also contains an inside joke when Blair asks Charlie whether he has been “robbing any post offices lately”. The exchange refers to an idea for another scene involving one of Charlie's earlier criminal exploits which was ultimately never filmed.

Another unusual aspect of the scene is the location. Despite appearing to take place within a police environment, it was actually filmed in a bedroom. Barry subsequently created the sound design and background ambience in post-production to help transform the location and sell the illusion of a police station.

The scene received positive attention around the film's Cineworld screening.

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Barry's roles: Actor — Charlie Casellis / Improvised Performance / Sound Designer / Production Sound

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ACTING

CRACKPOT

Written and directed by: Kris Cummins and Ronnie Brody

One of Barry's favourite comedy projects, Crackpot follows a pensioner who discovers a dead body — and then discovers that the body is carrying a winning lottery ticket.

The discovery leads to an increasingly bizarre and funny series of circumstances.

Barry plays a rather questionable character whom the pensioner initially encounters in the woods while apparently looking for a particular kind of “entertainment”. The two later encounter one another again under circumstances Barry's character would certainly rather have avoided.

The role gave Barry the opportunity to play a much broader comedy character and remains one of his favourite comedy productions.

Barry was also responsible for the film's sound design and final mix.

Ryan Kerr contributed additional Foley work to the production.

Barry's roles: Actor / Sound Designer / Mixing Engineer

Additional Foley: Ryan Kerr

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