Music

Below are some examples of original music I’ve created as a composer and film scorer.

If you’re interested in commissioning work or employing me, please don’t hesitate to be in contact!

Original Compositions

To Awaken the Trees

The challenge: to write a piece using self-created samples only.

Some of the fun samples include:

Blowing over a bottle
A couple of toy glockenspiels I found around the house
A mushroom hitting a kick drum
A match lighting
A bubbling stream
My voice
A plastic recorder pitch shifted down a couple of octaves to make the perfect bass
My 130-year-old piano

Here’s part of ‘To Awaken the Trees’:

You can download it for free if you click on these musical notes here! –> 🎵

Character Themes

The challenge: I asked some of my author friends to tell me about their characters. Then I wrote a short theme that aimed to incapsulate that character. Click on the character names and scroll across to hear each one!

On Monday 14 November, this song will be played live at #boxhillinstitute ! We'll tell the story of the thirteen WWII POW soldiers and their stolen piano... in song :P. There'll be many other amazing performances too, and the show starts at 6pm. It's free and open to the public. We'd love to see you there!

I didn't really wake up this morning and think, "I'm going to finish the first draft of TMH today." But it was a nice surprise and I'm not complaining.XD

I might be late to the party (I'm lost in the time zones after daylight savings tbh x_x) but nevertheless I'm thrilled to present @briannalynncampbell's amazing cover for Lost in Control! Swipe to see it!! -->

What would be your ideal reading spot? ✨ (Unrealistic answers only 😆)

I had the privilege to see #hamiltonaustralia at Her Majesty's Theatre last night! I was nervous I'd constantly compare it to the Broadway performance (which I only saw on Disney+), but it was just as epic and I loved seeing the actors' fresh takes on the characters. So proud of our wonderfully talented Aussie actors and thankful for the opportunity to see it in my city!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfFtqfOvzy6/

Music was the best and only way to describe coherently how I felt finishing #howlingdark, book 2 in the Suneater series by @the_ruocchio 😔. It was beautiful and intense, and the themes were powerful and well-written. I'm equal parts excited/terrified to start the next book in the series! 😅

Films

(Please note that while some of the films have a different name credited, it’s still me 😉)

1. Pictures (2021 short film)

Director: Riley Chintock

Synopsis: Wes finds another chance to win the girl of his dreams at his ten-year high school reunion.

1. Dawn (2020 short film)

Director: Harry McFarlane

Synopsis: When Walter’s wife died, he lost the motivation to keep going. Now he spends his days fishing on a local pier, waiting for something to happen. Or someone…

Content warnings: none

2. Dough Boy (2020 short film)

Director: Sebastian Portelli

Synopsis: After a violent fight with a customer at his casual pizza-making job, a young man struggles to decide whether to leave the job in shame, or risk staying out of loyalty to his boss.

Content warnings: swearing