Douglas Gibson
Is a composer of 17 years experience,with an eclectic and accomplished
body of work ranging from film soundtracks,compositions for classical music ensembles, dance, theatre,
digital art installations and corporate projects.
After launching his musical career in spectacular style in 2001 by conducting at the Sydney Opera House for a
charity benefit, he has gone on to have his own works performed in film festivals in Phoenix, Los Angeles,
Sydney and Melbourne, as well as at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre of the Moving
Image. His music has also been broadcast on ABC Radio, 3MBS and
RRR radio stations. Most recently, he released his debut EP “God Help Me I’ve Gone Mad” in
March 2006 and collaborated on the soundtrack for the Australian feature film “The Line”. In August his
orchestral composition “Avalanche” was premiered at the Iwaki Auditorium and broadcast on ABC
Classics FM. Avalanche was subsequently picked up for international distribution by ERM
media and recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic for the compilation CD
“Masterworks of the New Era.”
One of his objectives has been to actively engage the wider public in the appreciation of contemporary music and to
facilitate collaboration between artists in film, music and other creative fields. To this end, he founded the
Melbourne Film Composers Society in 2004. The following year, he devised the Foreign Exchange Film and Music
Festival which toured New York City and featured an award winning Australian short film to live soundtrack
performances of emerging New York composers.
This year, he launched The Future of Classical Music composers’ collective, which staged a 2 year series of monthly
performances of new classical music at the Loop art space in the Melbourne CBD.
He is also a sought-after speaker in the field of film composition in Melbourne, and has presented workshops at
several film and television training institutions , such as the VCA School of Film and Television, AFTRS, University of
Melbourne, Box Hill TAFE, and Open-Channel.
