Career Summary
Will has a unique background as a professional playing musician, working in both rock/pop and in classical music (opera, ballet and symphony orchestras) for the last twenty years. His professional experience gives him an extraordinarily huge knowledge base of styles and genres, orchestrations, arrangements and possibilities - from Elvis Costello to Dmitri Shostakovich.
Professional Credits
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2014, Opening of White Night Melbourne, Domestic, Live Event /, Interactive Entertainment, Melbourne City Council, Music Composer /
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2013, Hero Mars, International, Short Films /, Drama, Black Stallion Productions, Music Composer /
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2011, Juliana's Story, Domestic, Short Films /, Drama, Little Screen Big Screen, Music Composer /
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2010, Polo's Robot, Domestic, Short Films /, Animation, Feather Films, Music Editor /
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2009, At World's End, International, Feature Films /, Comedy, M&M Productions, K5 Film, New Holland Pictures, Nordisk Film, Films & Casting Temple Pvt. Ltd, Music Composer /
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2009, Mary and Max, Domestic, Feature Films /, Drama, Melodrama Pictures, Music Arranger /
Awards
- 2012 Los Angeles Movie Awards, Best Score (International), Juliana's Story, USA
- 1993 ARIA Awards, Best Independent Release, "Ruby" by The Killjoys, Australia
Education
- 1993 University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Music, Australia
- 1992 Victorian College of the Arts, Diploma of Arts in Music, Australia
Special and Technical Skills
Will is adept at both Logic and Cubase. With a sample library over 500Gb, he can score a soundtrack without the need to hire live musicians if needs and budget require.
Of course the best results are achieved either by mixing a few live musicians with sequenced MIDI or by live musicians alone. Will is able to quickly render parts for musicians from MIDI (copying) using Sibelius. He can then record, produce & engineer them in his studio or at a third party venue for larger ensembles.
Direct URL
https://vicscreen.vic.gov.au/choose-victoria/industry-directory/2852/will-larsen