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Seth Boggess

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Seth Boggess
Ian is a Chicago cab driver searching for someone who will listen.  As he grieves the death of his son, Ian is compelled to reach out to the strangers he encounters one night on the job.

Based on the Anton Chekhov short story "Misery," Left Alone is an award-winning short film that explores our need for compassionate listening when we're in pain, and the obstacles we face in that pursuit.

Left Alone was written, directed, edited and the music composed by Seth Boggess.
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Seth Boggess is an award-winning film director and producer, an award-winning film composer and a published classical composer whose artistic focus attempts to shed light and understanding upon the common human experience. He is the founder of Dark Yard Films along with his wife, Producer Natasha Warloe, and Producer Christopher B. B. Warloe.

He began composing music for theater and film at the age of sixteen before attending and graduating with honors from Berklee College of Music. While working as an audio engineer in New York City he contributed to such films as Intolerable Cruelty (Universal), Ladykillers (Touchstone Pictures), Kinsey (Fox Searchlight) and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (New Line). He has scored numerous shorts including the Slamdance 2013 official selection Lollywood (Obrigado Productions), Tribeca and Chicago International 2013 official selection AB- (A Daniel Klein film), Yawn (Relentless Filmworks), feature films including The Gadarene Swine (I & Y Productions), and incidental music for various projects including the Lenny Kravitz video Let Love Rule (Justice Mix).

His other film credits include production manager for the feature film Cartel War (Tumbleweed & Relentless Filmworks) and writer/director of the short film Left Alone (Dark Yard Films) based on the Anton Chekhov short story Misery.

Seth's accolades include winning Best Short for Left Alone at the Beaufort International Film Festival, Gold Medal for Excellence in Original Music for Left Alone at the Park City Film Music Festival, Audience Choice Award for Left Alone at the Landlocked Film Festival, 2nd Place in the Short Film Category for Left Alone at the Landlocked Film Festival, the Audience Choice Award for Left Alone at the Route 66 Film Festival, and Left Alone also garnered 2 awards for lead actor Paul Noble at the NYC PictureStart Film Festival (Special Jury Award and Best Actor 2nd Runner Up).
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    Left Alone (2010)
    Left Alone
    8.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2010
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    9.0
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 2003
    The Alamo (2004)
    The Alamo
    6.1
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 2004
    Be Good (2012)
    Be Good
    6.3
    • Sound Department
    • 2012

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    • The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023)
      The Accidental Getaway Driver
      6.0
      • arranger
      • music producer
      • orchestrator
      • 2023
    • The Casting Office (2011)
      The Casting Office
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2011
    • Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, and Paul Walker in Noel (2004)
      Noel
      6.1
      • assistant score engineer
      • 2004
    • Liam Neeson in Kinsey (2004)
      Kinsey
      7.0
      • assistant score engineer (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Saunders, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek 2 (2004)
      Shrek 2
      7.4
      • assistant music engineer (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • The Alamo (2004)
      The Alamo
      6.1
      • scoring assistant engineer (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Tom Hanks, Tzi Ma, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, Ryan Hurst, and J.K. Simmons in The Ladykillers (2004)
      The Ladykillers
      6.2
      • assistant score engineer (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • assistant engineer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Luke Wilson in Old School (2003)
      Old School
      7.0
      • assistant score engineer
      • 2003

    Composer



    • I Am Not That Kind of Girl (2014)
      I Am Not That Kind of Girl
      7.0
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • YAWN - It's Catching... (2014)
      YAWN - It's Catching...
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Jenna Mills in Ab- (2013)
      Ab-
      6.7
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Lollywood
      3.8
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • A Wish Your Heart Makes (2012)
      A Wish Your Heart Makes
      8.2
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2012
    • The Gadarene Swine (2011)
      The Gadarene Swine
      7.0
      • Composer (original score)
      • 2011
    • Who is Billie Mackenzie?
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • The Casting Office (2011)
      The Casting Office
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Left Alone (2010)
      Left Alone
      8.6
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2010
    • Sucker
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Optimism
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Billy Trout: An American Heritage
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2002

    Sound Department



    • Lollywood
      3.8
      Short
      • sound editor
      • 2013
    • Be Good (2012)
      Be Good
      6.3
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2012
    • The Gadarene Swine (2011)
      The Gadarene Swine
      7.0
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2011
    • Left Alone (2010)
      Left Alone
      8.6
      Short
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2010
    • Sucker
      Short
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2009

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