Whether adding a refreshing voice to larger projects at A24, HBO, SHOWTIME and FOX, or collaborating alongside notable independent filmmakers; his work crosses a large tapestry of styles and demands attention with its originality and emotion.
His score for the Elle Fanning standout-out ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES has populated playlists and racked up streams on Spotify, TikTok and Instagram since its premiere. It features a raw intimacy that explodes into an emotive and levitating orchestral suite that perfectly captures the emotional breadth of the viral novel it’s based on.
Hearts Beat Loud found him writing the original songs the film is based on, and the quintessential score that so subtly holds it aloft. The film will now be launched as an off-broadway play.
Soon, he will score the best selling People We Meet On Vacation for SONY and Temple Hill, as well as the Tim Robinson/Paul Rudd starring Friendship for A24. Also in the works is a collaboration with the incredible auteur Isabel Sandoval (Lingua Franca).
DeWitt first entered the world of premiere TV with his wry and eclectic score to Sarah Jessica Parker’s “DIVORCE”, later going on to work with AMC (“Kevin Can F Himself”), and the amazing Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”) on his Fox show “Making History”. His smoldering slow burn of a score for FX’s “A Teacher” helped stoked the danger and intrigue that got so many people talking.
Over the past 10 years, Keegan has brought 15 films to the Sundance Film Festival; titles that would go on to garner an Academy Award, multiple Sundance Audience Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award. In addition to this, Keegan continues to expand on previous collaborative relationships with exciting young directors that have helped make his work a mainstay at festivals worldwide. Most recently helping to stage an off broadway music within Alex Ross Perry’s sprawling docu-hybrid PAVEMENTS.
Alongside his work as a composer, he has performed as a singer-songwriter and was a founding member of the band Wild Cub. Their song "Thunder Clatter" found success at radio and took them around the globe, with appearances on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’brien and festivals such as Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.