Hi, I’m Dan David Higgins, an award-winning music composer based in Glasgow, Scotland. I specialize in hybrid orchestration for film and television, blending classical and contemporary textures to craft immersive soundscapes that leave a lasting impression on audiences. My work spans short films, feature films, TV, and documentaries. I’m also active as a producer and director, and I perform sound engineering, mixing, and mastering to deliver polished, audience-ready scores and tracks for festivals and releases.…

Dan David Higgins

Hi, I’m Dan David Higgins, an award-winning music composer based in Glasgow, Scotland. I specialize in hybrid orchestration for film and television, blending classical and contemporary textures to craft immersive soundscapes that leave a lasting impression on audiences. My work spans short films, feature films, TV, and documentaries. I’m also active as a producer and director, and I perform sound engineering, mixing, and mastering to deliver polished, audience-ready scores and tracks for festivals and releases.…

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Hi, I’m Dan David Higgins, an award-winning music composer based in Glasgow, Scotland. I specialize in hybrid orchestration for film and television, blending classical and contemporary textures to craft immersive soundscapes that leave a lasting impression on audiences.

My work spans short films, feature films, TV, and documentaries. I’m also active as a producer and director, and I perform sound engineering, mixing, and mastering to deliver polished, audience-ready scores and tracks for festivals and releases.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Composer at Scottish21Studios
December 31, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Composed for Flitter (2023); Won Best Original Score at 48hr Film Edinburgh.
Composer/ Producer/ Director at Nevis Studios
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Worked on Dove (2024); Won Best Music Video (GLIFF).
Composer at Viavix Media Ltd
January 1, 2025 - October 30, 2025
No Time for Goodbye (2025) – feature film currently in festivals.
Composer at CKellyEdits
January 1, 2024 - October 30, 2025
It’s a Kind of Magic (2024) – Documentary based on Greek Magician.

Education

BA Hons in Performance Industries (specialising in Composition) at University of Wolverhampton (Academy of Music & Sound)
January 11, 2030 - October 30, 2025
HNC in Music Performance at Riverside Music College
January 11, 2030 - October 30, 2025
HND in Music Performance at Riverside Music College
January 11, 2030 - October 30, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    paper No Time for Goodbye (2025)

    A Feature film following the story of 2 Hong Kong Asylum Seekers navigating the struggles in Britain.

    ‘Best Feature Film’ Winner at the 14th Global Nonviolent Film Festival with 7 other awards including ‘Best Music for Feature’.
    ‘Best Feature Film’ Winner at the London Independent Film Festival in 2025.
    ‘Best Feature Film’ & ‘Best Social Justice Film’ Winner at the April New York International Film Awards in 2025.

    The Film is Currently Circulating in Film Festivals and is not yet available to view,
    Link to Global Nonviolent film festival awards ceremony:

    paper I Love You Forever (2024)

    A Story of a Group of friends who reunite in a séance, to communicate with the afterlife.
    Winner of ‘Best Drama’ at the Spliced Film Festival 2024, and an official selection for the Lift Off Global Network 2025 in New York.

    Link to Film:

    paper Flitter (2023)

    A short Sci-Fi Film about an astronaut who comes back from space to be interrogated by two agents.
    Won the ‘Best Original Score’ award in 2023 for the Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project.

    Link to film :