Words & Music
Words and Music UK is a songwriting and music composition partnership based just outside London. They specialise in work for the screen, also having a dynamic approach to writing exceptional works for any medium. In addition to bespoke compositions they have an existing library of works suitable for many projects.
Nieri & Hedges are as comfortable marrying lyrical content to beautiful melodies as they are creating atmospheric instrumentals for dramas and theatrical productions. Their intuitive understanding of multiple genres across rock n’ roll, jazz, classical, theatre, soul, hip-hop and other styles provide a diverse scope of musical texture to projects.
The aim is to harmonise lyrics and melodies to create lasting musical beauty.
Nieri & Hedges
The craft of compelling melodies and richly layered songs supporting beautiful, succinct narratives is the intention for Nieri & Hedges. The tradition of song and music that can transcend time and place.
R.W. Hedges is a songwriter with an extensive solo and commercial back-catalogue. Luca Nieri is a multi-instrumentalist and producer, providing the technical brevity required for a diverse range of genres. The pair have an intuitive musical sensibility that lends itself to a freedom of style.
Luca also produces his own self-titled, folk-infused work (see below) and hip-hop projects under the moniker ‘Django Mankub’. In addition to this Nieri and Hedges work closely on R.W. Hedges solo projects.
"The craft of compelling melodies"
Luca’s arrangements have been licensed for sync on numerous projects such as the AMC series Lodge 49 and Film 4 idents. Roy has worked extensively, writing for MTV projects in addition to production on a top listing podcast series. More information on these and other clients can be seen in the section below.
In line with their self-produced ethos, Nieri & Hedges have now taken autonomy of their personal recordings by starting independent label High Tide.
Work & Play
Commercial work
Credits include
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AMC - Lodge 49
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FILM 4- Robert de Niro season- Advert
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MTV - Dirty Sanchez the movie Wrecked/Fist clencher
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New York City Ballet company- Unanchored
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BWBF (British wireless for the blind)- Piece of string/ Dead tree blues
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Soho Radio- Hosting on American song history
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Tunnel vision podcast- Theme tune 'Catacombs'
Personal work
R.W. Hedges
Luca Nieri
Endorsements
"We need music to soothe our souls nowadays. Roy and Luca's songs can do that".
- Gary Crowley - BBC Radio
"Its increasingly rare to find songwriters like Nieri/ Hedges who put craft over commerce, even more those aware of that craft's long, storied history and determined to explore its possibilities".
- Wyndham Wallace - Author of "Lee, Myself and I".
Writer for the Guardian, Uncut and Quietus
Library
Contact
Email: info@wordsandmusic.uk
Telephone: #0044 797 0885865
"What comes first, the words or the music? ...the phone call"
Sammy Cahn