Dave Higgins
A Composer and producer of music for screen, stage and various artists
Dave is a passionate film and television composer and producer, as well as a self taught pianist and vocalist.
One of the most recent of Dave’s productions won the 2017 APRA/AMCOS Award for the Best Original Song for a Film, which he and his sister Missy Higgins performed at the awards with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Having spent the past decade popping up on various stages throughout Australia and Europe performing his original songs, the bulk of his recent years have been spent in his studio. The natural progression from singer/songwriter to composer/producer was an obvious one for Dave, with his love for more technical classical compositions being the inevitable direction his musical mind takes him. Amongst various independent recording projects, Dave has been spending the majority of his time on his foremost passion of classical and soundtrack genres, writing and scoring various pieces for television, film and theatre.
Throughout his musical career, Dave has spent time in London producing and co-writing with the likes of Jocelyn Brown, The Brand New Heavies, Pic Withers from Dire Straits and Natasha Brice from Salsoul Nugget. He has also produced other tracks for his sister, Missy, along with "DJDJ" (a collaboration with Johnny Mackay). His most recent work includes composing the string section for Missy’s most recent single “Torchlight”, writing and scoring the soundtrack to The Little Mermaid stage production performed at the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney.
Showreel
Tourism New Zealand - Stop Dreaming and Go campaign pitch, 2021
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Composition, Production, Recording
The Village Lantern Podcast jingle, 2020
The Village Lantern Podcast WebsiteServices Provided:
Composition, Production, Recording
Bamboozld 'Shout Dad Some Socks' advert soundtrack, 2020
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Composition, Production, Recording
The Artist’s Muse, 2020
The full 27 minute soundtrack to the documentary ‘The Artist’s Muse’, the untold story of renowned Australian portraitist, Peter Churcher, and his relationship with his mother, the iconic Betty Churcher, (as yet unreleased). Produced by multi-award winning filmmaker Simon Lamb.
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Composition, Production, Recording
Peruse the soundtrack themes to the different scenes below:
Work like a Mother Father podcast jingle
Jingle used for intro, outro and transition points in podcast
'Guide' advert
soundtrack pitch
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Composition, Production, Recording
'Owner's Care' advert
soundtrack pitch
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Composition, Production, Recording
My Way - cover - last verse
advert soundtrack pitch
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Composition, Production, Recording, singing
The 'Ovaryaction' campaign video for Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA), 2018
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Composition, Production, Arrangement
NAB Mini Legends 2018 TVC soundtrack
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Production, Arrangement, Orchestration
'A Migrant's Son' Cabaret Production, 2018
by Michaela Burger
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Production, arragement, orchestration, recording
Torchlight - Latest Single from Missy Higgins, May 2017
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Production, orchestration, recording
Superhuman
Showreel composition/production
Genre: Classical/soundtrack - suited for action/adventure scene, specifically suited to the Superhero genre
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, stage production
performed at the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney in November 2014
Genre: Classical/soundtrack - Fantasy/adventure
Imagination
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Orchestration, arrangement, production
Genre: Classical/soundtrack - suited for children/family/fantasy genre
Nightminds - Missy Higgins
Dave Higgins Remix
Genre: Ambient/ethnic/electronic - featuring on Ministry of Sound Chillout Sessions 6
You Just Like Me 'cause I'm Good In Bed - Missy Higgins version
Produced by Dave Higgins
by The Skyhooks, Missy Higgins version. Produced by David Higgins for the Triple J 30th Anniversary. Featuring on Missy Higgins' 'The Special Two' EP
Piano Concerto No1 in F#
Composed and performed by Dave Higgins
Genre: Classical Piano
Short Film soundtrack - 'Magic'
Composed and produced by Dave Higgins and Ben Hense
Genre: Classical/soundtrack/jazz
I wanna write a song about your smell
Composed and produced by Dave Higgins
Genre: fantasy/humour/ethnic