News and Updates

Heading to Brisbane and Melbourne in May. In Brisbane I will be doing some lectures at the Queensland Con. In Melbourne I will be giving some lectures at VCA and Melbourne Uni and taking some big bands. The trip ends with a performance at the Stonnington Jazz Festival on May 23rd. I have just finished a new piece and hope to have another done as well before the gig. It has been way too long since I had time to write for myself, the silly…
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Several projects have just come out or are about to. Batman Arkham City is finally out. I orchestrated and conducted the score for composers Ron Fish and Nick Arundel. Footloose, I conducted for Deborah Lurie. 3 Musketeers, I orchestrated for Paul Haslinger. Tower Heist, I orchestrated for Christophe Beck. Muppets, I conducted for Beck. I also recently did some string arrangements for a huge project, details to come where it is released. Chris Beck was just featured in Variety as a Billion Dollar Composer. Was…
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I will be in Brisbane and Melbourne in August. I will be the head Jazz Adjudicator for the Melbourne Schools Bands Festival this year. I will be doing big band a Show at BMW Edge in Federation Square on the 23rd. Tix are available here. Check the Facebook event for latest details. The Reg Cole Quartet will be doing a reunion gig on the 14th at the Transit Lounge in Federation Square, check Facebook event for latest details. Sony's INFAMOUS 2 game is out. This…
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Resistance 3 is all done and one more ep of the Event season to go. I recently conducted the scores for a few remakes, Footloose and Fright Night and next up is orchestrating Paul Haslinger's score for a new 3 Musketeers film. In the meantime I am working on some arrangements for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. I am very excited to have a few big band gigs coming up, May 26th at the Big Band Olympics and June 6th at Typhoon. Big Band shows! Thursday…
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I have just found out that the big band will be playing at the Los Angeles Jazz Institute Big Band Olympics at the LAX Marriott on May 26th at 2.30pm. The line up is looking really good and it is an honor to be playing with all the other great bands. Work wise the year has been very busy so far. I just finished conducting the score for the next Batman game for composers Ron Fish and Nick Arundel. I also orchestrated nearly 2 hours…
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It is TV season right now and the great news is that several new shows are using live orchestras. I am orchestrating and conducting 2 of them that start showing this week. The Event is on Monday nights on NBC and features a score by Scott Starrett and No Ordinary Family is on ABC on Tuesday nights and has a score by Blake Neely. My latest big band album "Dialmentia" has been getting a lot of play on Satellite radio. I also also recently found…
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Despicable Me, which I conducted the score for has just opened at number 1. I have never seen so many posters around LA for one movie, I guess they did something. I have just finished a few commissions and some more charts for the Metropole Orchestra. In the next few months I am working on 3 big games, none of which I can mention by name ...
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If anyone has been to a movie in the last 2 months, I bet I conducted at least one of the scores! Things have been really busy. Recent releases that I have conducted include Hot Tub Time Machine, Date Movie, Percy Jackson and Dear John. I just finished work on Despicable Me and the season finale to House. In the game world, I recently orchestrated and conducted the score for a new Pirates of the Caribbean game for composer Ron Fish and Disney. I am…
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Happy New Year to everyone. December was pretty crazy with sessions for Percy Jackson, Wolfman and the A-Team trailer. I had a great time on Percy, Chris Beck asked me to arrange his themes for the end titles. I got to conducted it with a 98 piece band, all free time, no clicks or picture to worry about. I will post a link once the soundtrack is out. I am proud to announce that I have been invited to present a lecture at the inaugural…
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BREAKING NEWS! I have been nominated for a Grammy Best Instrumental Composition for Counting to Infinity. You can hear the track if you go to www.TimDaviesBigBand.com. It will play automatically. I am trying to celebrate when I can, but work is rather hectic right now. I am done with God of War 3. I recently conducted Christophe Beck's score for Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carrel. Currently I am working on Percy Jackson and the Olympians, also for Beck and then after that…
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