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 Award Winning, BAFTA and Ivor Novello Nominated) and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, as additional music composer and orchestrator. He has recently composed the score for an upcoming detective series for Channel 4, due for release early 2024.
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 Trek Picard (Paramount)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Lucasfilm/Respawn) - GRAMMY Winning
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
BAFTA Nomination for Music - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Ivor Novello Nomination for Best Original Video Game Score - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media (SCL Awards) - 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
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
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:
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)
