Trey makes his feature film debut playing the original film score for ‘The Drummer’, a Hong Kong-Taiwan-German co-production starring Jaycee Chan ("Invisible Target"), Tony Leung Ka Fai ("Election", "The Lover"), Lee Sinje ("Re-cycle", "The Eye"), and the renowned Chinese Zen drummer troupe, U Theatre. 

The film made its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland on August 9^th, 2007, where it was voted "favorite dramatic film" by the audience. In January 2008, it was one of the 64 films selected by Sundance Film Festival among 3,624 submissions to participate in the festival’s official competition, and was voted the Critics’Pick by The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is travelling to over 40 countries around the world for theatrical release as well as participating in more international film festivals. The upcoming ones include, the Moscow International Film Festival (June 2008), the Munich International Film Festival (June 2008), Seattle International Film Festival (June 2008), Sydney International Film Festival (June 2008), New York Asian American International Film Festival (July 2008), Melbourne International Film Festival (July 2008).

The film received critical acclaim for its powerful music element.  It was nominated for Best Original Film Score at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Hollywood’s leading film industry trade paper, Variety, is particularly impressed with its composition: "[its] chamber-like score is ……a powerful assist, with mournful cello solos and subtle string writing adding genuine emotion...."

For a sneak peak of the music and film, go to: www.kenbiroli.com/drummer/TreyMV.mp4 for high resolution, or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwcn0AlNqo for low resolution

TThe film sound track CDs are available in stores and on the internet. For more information, please go to The Drummer’s official website (http://thedrummer.emp.hk)