Film Music & Television
Along with Michael Kamen, Ronan composed the soundtrack for the documentary film The Dolphin's Gift, directed by Kim Kindersley. More recently, the two of them collaborated on the score to Circle of Friends, the film dramatisation of Maeve Binchy's novel.
Ronan has also contributed music to the film soundtracks of Robin of Loxely, Rob Roy, Fierce Creatures, The Secret of Roan Inish, Streets of Gold and Gangs of New York.
On Anjelica Huston’s Mrs. Browne, Ronan was Traditional Irish Music Director.
He composed and recorded scores for the audio-visual displays at the National 1798 Visitor Centre in Enniscorthy, at the Waterford Treasures museum and at King John's Castle in Limerick city.
TG4, the Irish TV station, commissioned Ronan to write the music for the daily news program Nuacht, a six-part drama series Geibheann and the drama An Gaeilgeoir Nocht. The Ronan appears regularly on Irish music and magazine programmes on national television and radio. He has also played for numerous television advertisements.
He appeared on ABC Network's 65 million-audience Good Morning America playing the Uilleann Pipes with Dónal Lunny, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn. He played on the theme music to the six-part series Bringing It All Back Home - an independent television programme dealing with the influence of Irish music on American folk and contemporary music.
Ronan featured on Hummingbird's Rivers of Sound, which explored many aspects of traditional Irish music.
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