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band members and record producers Pablo Clements and James Griffith. The pair work out of their

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studio, The Toyrooms, where they wrote and recorded their debut EP, ''Distant Focus Vol 1'' (2014), and the subsequent ''Evangelist'' (2015), with Gavin Clark. In 2014, the duo composed music for the British action film ''

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''. In 2015, they composed and produced the score to the film ''

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''. The same year, they wrote and produced music for

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' series ''

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'' under the name Evangelist, a project they started with Gavin Clark and Clayhill. Also in 2015, Toydrum wrote the score to Christopher Smith's ''

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''. The film premiered at the

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on 16 April 2016. The score was shortlisted for a BIFA. In 2016, they worked with

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on the score to her first feature film, '' Prevenge'', which premiered at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. They collaborated with her once more on ''

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'', released in 2024.

Discography

Albums * ''Distant Focus Vol 1'' (EP, 2014) * ''Evangelist'' (2015) * ''My Eye on You (To Reinvision)'' (2017) * ''Fields of Madness'' (EP, 2018) Contributions and appearances *

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– '' Where the City Meets the Sky – Chasing Yesterday: The Remixes'' (2015) Film and television * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) * '' Prevenge'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Future World'' (2018) * ''

'' (2018) * ''Deep Water'' (2019) * '' Two Weeks to Live'' (2020) * '' Soulmates'' (2020) * '' The Banishing'' (2020) * ''Sweetheart'' (2021) * ''Tell Me Everything'' (2022) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Three Pines'' (2022) * ''

'' (2024)

References

External links

* English electronic music duos {{UK-band-stub