Grayson Gilmour

Grayson Gilmour

Senior Lecturer, Music Practice Major Coordinator – School of Music and Creative Media Production.

Grayson Gilmour is an award-winning film score composer, song writer and performer. He has toured internationally as both a solo artist and part of the post-punk outfit So So Modern, and released works on labels such as Flying Nun (NZ), Transgressive (UK), Unter Schafen (DE) & P-Vine (JP). As the Music Practice Major Coordinator, he has taught across the entire Music Practice degree. Gilmour currently teaches primarily into the Production & Composition pathway, mentors postgraduate students, and is developing course content for a Screen Music elective.

  • Expertise

    Composition & contemporary music production; Film & TV scoring; Orchestration & arrangement; Music editing (post-production); Live music performance; 360° spatial mixing

  • Recent research successes

    Film, TV Compositions
    Fetch (2021). Original score: Animated short film, directed by Samuel James Gill (CA, Activision), Premiered at LA Shorts Festival.

    The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps (2019). Original score: Feature documentary, directed by Julia Parnell (NZ, Notable Pictures), Premiered at SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

    Commercial Compositions (International)
    Delta Airlines (2021). Original Music: Commercial series for American Network TV.
    Nicola Spirig: Superfrau (2019). Original Score: Doco-featurette for Swiss Network TV.

    Solo Compositions
    Feather / Folded (2020). Single (Digital & LP), released on CNZ funded compilation
    ‘It’s Already Tomorrow’.

    Collaborative Works
    Precipice (2020). Single (Digital & LP), released on Wellington Museum funded compilation
    ‘Covid Colab’. Co-written by B. Singer, A. Edgington, B. Lemi & D. Krieg.

    Like Dried Blood – Beastwars, ‘IV’ (2019). Single (Digital, CD & LP), released on Destroy Records (NZ). Co-written by C. Anderson, J. Woods, M. Hyde & N. Hickey.

    Music Editing / Supervision
    Mr. Corman (2021). On-set music supervisor, Post-production music editor: TV series (10 episodes), directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (US), Premiered on Apple TV.

  • Qualifications

    • Master of Musical Arts with Distinction: Composition/Film Scoring (2015: Victoria University of Wellington). Exegesis title: ‘The Application of Creative License in Docudrama Film: Scoring Consent’.
    • Bachelor of Music in Composition/Film Scoring (First Class Honours). (2012: Victoria University of Wellington)
    • Bachelor of Music & Bachelor of Arts (2007: Victoria University of Wellington)

  • Professional affiliations or service roles