Musical Direction
The Influencers
Invited by her school to write a musical for the secondary school in 2022, Sam conceived the original concept, wrote the music, lyrics and orchestrated the songs - and within 1 year the world-premier of The Influencers debuted in Australia in 2023.
As Musical Director, Sam worked with seasoned theatre professionals in the casting, production and rehearsal process, whilst guiding the cast through characterisation of the songs, playing piano live during performances and conducting the cast throughout the show.
The show played over 4 nights to sell out audiences and was met with rave reviews.
Framed!!
Just before COVID restrictions were enforced in 2021, Sam was invited by her school to write some songs to go with the play, Framed!!
Within 4 months she had written the music, lyrics and orchestrations for multiple characters. As Musical Director, she worked with the cast to develop singing techniques and characterisations. This was a particularly challenging experience as all the rehearsals were conducted online and required backing tracks and voiceover tracks to support the cast - many of whom were new to acting and had never sung on stage before.
pretty.strange
In 2022, Sam was asked by her school to write a soundscape to complement the play, pretty.strange.
She developed a common theme that ran through the play, opening, closing music and transitions to help with scene changes.
As Musical Director, she worked with theatre professionals in lighting and sound to load up her music on Q-track, refine the music grabs and create additional tracks, often within 24hrs, to make the play successful sonically.