Tuesday 31 October 2023 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Recital Room, Faculty of Music
About
Andrew Knight-Hill
Title
Art of Sound: Creativity in Film Sound and Electroacoustic Music
How do sounds communicate, make us feel, and tell stories? Over the past three years, Prof. Andrew Knight-Hill has been researching creative practice in sound, undertaking interviews and dialogues with Composers and Sound Designers from across European and Hollywood (in collaboration with Dr Emma Margetson) to understand how and why professionals make the decisions that they do.
From Game of Thrones, to the Revenant. From Normal People to soundscapes of the rainforest. We'll discuss how and why sounds are chosen by creatives and what their impact is upon us.
In this lecture, Prof. Knight-Hill will share a "sneak peek" preview to this, as yet, unpublished book. and share some practical examples from his recent compositional works which extend instrumental recordings with electronics and recorded sound.
Bio
Andrew Knight-Hill is a composer and researcher creating works that explore the interface between music and sound practice. His works have been heard internationally in film festivals and contemporary music concerts. He recently composed music and sound design for the immersive theatrical event “Over Lunan”, which was nominated for Outstanding Cultural Event as part of the 2022 Thistle Awards for Scottish Tourism.
He is Professor of Music and Sound Arts at the University of Greenwich; leader of the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre; director of the AHRC funded World Class Creative REsearch Capabilities Laboratory "SHIFT" (Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies), co-director of the Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series; and convenor of the annual SOUND/IMAGE conference.