Inspiring the future generations of artists
Griffith University’s valued partnership with Phillip Bacon Galleries is inspiring future generations of artists thanks to the Distinguished Visiting Artist–Teacher Residency Program.
The program brings globally renowned musicians, directors, and performing artists to work with our students for an intensive residency involving a mix of lectures, leadership activities, side-by-side immersion workshops or rehearsals, often culminating in public events, performances or workshops.
In 2022, students had the opportunity to learn alongside acclaimed musician Tim Davies. The Grammy-nominated, Annie-winning artist’s film and TV credits as lead orchestrator and/or conductor include Frozen and Frozen 2, the Ant-Man movies, The Lego Movie 2, La La Land, Trolls, The Peanuts Movie, The Croods: A New Age, Free Guy, The Bob’s Burgers Movie, Empire, and WandaVision. He is the most prolific orchestrator and conductor in the world of video games, having worked on multiple titles from the God of War, Infamous, The Sims, Ratchet and Clank, The Resistance and Batman: Arkham franchises, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Halo: Infinite
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Tim was involved in FilmHarmonic, an exciting collaboration between the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and Griffith Film School that featured original collaborations between student composers and filmmakers alongside established and iconic film music performed as a live soundtrack to the moving image.
Learning directly from experts such as Tim can be a transformative experience for students, enabling them to learn about ever-evolving music practices from industry changemakers.
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