Background
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Duncan was born into a family with deep musical history.
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Robert Duncan
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As a child he attended the Claude Watson School of the Performing Arts and in sixth grade he composed his first piece of music As an extra curricular activity, Duncan studied the pipe organ and trumpet before later earning a bachelor"s degree in music at York University.
Career
His great-grandfather arranged music for silent films in England and other relatives were closely affiliated with two of England"s prominent composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten. At age 16 in high school, he landed his first gig scoring a promotional video for the local Board of Education. After graduating, Duncan spent the next 5 years apprenticing with two Canadian composers and participated in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Film Scoring Workshop.
He wanted to do more, wanted to write scores for live orchestra but he thought the chances of succeeding in Canada were slim so in 2001 he moved to Los Angeles, Hollywood.
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Duncan was hired as a series composer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show later ended, but soon after he started to land his own television and film scoring assignments.
Landing many small screen projects including "The Chicago Code", "Terriers", "The Gates", "Lie to Maine", "The Unit", Point Pleasant, and "Tru Calling", it is his work on "" that he is best known foreign Rush
The process of composing for an episode of "" include sitting down with directors, producers, and creator Andrew Marlowe and watching an episode that has already been shot and edited.
The group will all voice their own musical ideas for the episode and it is up to Duncan to create the score accordingly.
Duncan uses a variety of traditional and peculiar objects and instruments to create his scores. These objects include. Grand pianos, deconstructed pianos, metal brushes, hot rod exhaust pipes, fire extinguishers, trumpet, guitar, pipe organ, a variety or drums, and even objects from junk yards all over Los Los Angeles
Duncan made an on screen appearance on "" Season 4, Episode 14 “The Blue Butterfly” in the opening scene as a jazz club pianist on the baby grand piano.
2016 Mad Dogs
2012 Last Resort
2012 Missing
2011 The Chicago Code
2010 The Gates
2010 Terriers
2009 Lie to Maine
2009
2006–2009 The Unit
2006 Vanished
2005 Point Pleasant
2003 Tru Calling
2002–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2001 Starhunter
2001 Blue Murder (co-composed with Lou Natale)
1996 Parenting Stress Index Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (co-composed with Lou Natale)
2011 The Entitled
2009 Into the Blue 2: The Reef
2007 Butterfly on a Wheel
2005 Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave
2005 Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis.
