Randomonium are an Irish duo from Leixlip, Ireland, made up of Derek Fay and David Fleming. They work in music and screen writing, and describe their output as “sound sculptures” rather than songs.

Members and background

The act consists of Derek Fay and David Fleming, both little-known musicians and screen writers from Leixlip. They are described as having rapier wit. The pair have also been mistaken by some of their closest friends for brothers or gay lovers.

Writing and screen work

Alongside music, Randomonium produce short plays and television storylines. Their best-known short play concerns two men extorting money from a rich man by persuading him that he is the devil, then convincing him to buy their souls. That play is rejected by major film studios, but later gains some success through Channel 4’s Everyone’s Got a Novel in Them.

They also write storylines for Coronation Street. Among the ideas rejected by Granada Studios are a plot in which Ken Barlow is abducted by soap-loving aliens, and another in which Roy Cropper discovers that Hayley has been lying about being transsexual and is in fact a woman.

Musical projects

The duo also develop musical works that are rejected by production companies. These include Murder She Wrote: the Musical, based on the television character Jessica Fletcher, whom they regard as an inspiration. Other projects mentioned include a Eurovision Song Contest entry titled I Miss Communism and a concept album about arthritis called I Can’t Open Jars Like I Used To.

Award history

Randomonium turn down a Meteor Award in 2004, saying they have not written enough songs to perform on the night. David Fleming is quoted saying that the award is given to “fucking anyone”.

Planned musical

They are also working on a musical about former TV presenter Ulrike Johnson called The Terrible Itch. The project is intended to include Sven-Göran Eriksson, Hunter from Gladiators, Stan Collymore, German hotel boss Markus Kempen, and Vic and Bob appearing as each other.

Local references

The pair are from Leixlip, which they identify as the original home of Guinness stout. Their description also refers to Lilly Allen as a former resident, though the wording notes that neither member has met her.