Abigail Neale

Abigail Neale is a SOCAN Award-winning media composer based in Toronto known for her emotionally evocative scores for film and animation and her extensive musical pedigree as a jazz saxophone player. Abigail scored THEY CAN’T. SO I MUST, a hard-hitting documentary on Canadian racism and police abuse featuring Toronto Argonauts football star Orlando Bowen, which won Best Documentary Short Film at the Montreal International Black Film Festival, and 1st Place in TVO Today’s Short Doc Contest. Abigail created a playful and witty score to the comedy short WOKE, propelling it to the Best Comedy award at the CaribbeanTales Festival. For the drama-fantasy JEFFREY, winner of four awards including “Best Picture” and nominated for “Best Sound” at the Run N Gun Festival, Abigail contributed an expressive textural score using manipulated saxophone and flute sounds. She has created commercial music for international and local companies including Leica Camera, Yazdani Aesthetics, and Prospect Fighting Championships. As an experienced collaborator, she has provided musical assistance on several TV series including SLASHER: RIPPER (Shudder), SURREAL ESTATE (Syfy), GRAY (Lionsgate/AGC), and THE NATURE OF THINGS (CBC).

Abigail is a graduate of Humber College's program for woodwind performance and Sheridan College's Music Scoring for Screen and Stage program. She is a member of the Screen Composer's Guild of Canada.