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Danish Zainal | Composer, Musician & Educator
Explore my professional portfolio, featuring my musical compositions, creative projects, teaching experience, student recitals, and selected works from my academic and professional journey. A First Class Honours graduate in Music Composition from UiTM, passionate about music education, creative exploration, and the possibilities of sound.
About Me
About Me
I'm a Malaysian composer, musician, and educator with a background in classical composition and a curiosity for the ever-expanding possibilities of sound. A First Class Honours graduate in Music Composition from UiTM, I have since developed my practice through creative work and professional music education in Singapore.
My interests extend from orchestral and contemporary music to electronic sound, experimentation, and the intersection of music and technology. Alongside my compositional practice, I work with students to explore musical expression, develop musicianship, and discover their own creative potential.
Music Composition
Original works, arrangements and experimental compositions.
Featured Works
Pertama dan Terakhir
Pertama dan Terakhir
A commissioned art song for soprano, tenor, and piano, featuring text from the poem of the same title by A. Samad Said.
The work explores the relationship between poetic expression and musical interpretation through the interplay of voice and piano.
THE GHOST
THE GHOST
Original music composed for THE GHOST, an animated short film produced in collaboration with UiTM's Faculty of Film, Theatre and Animation (FiTA).
The project involved developing an original musical accompaniment to support the film's atmosphere, narrative, and visual storytelling.
More composition works and projects compiled here:
Selected Professional & Creative Practice
Recital Production & Performance
Recital Production & Performance
A recital production combining live musical performance with multi-camera video coverage, audio recording, and stage lighting.
The production brought together technical and musical elements to document and present student performances in an engaging recital experience for students and their families.
Full video not available due to privacy concerns.
Film Scoring & Conducting
Film Scoring & Conducting
Conducting Cosmonaut at Filomuzika 2024, demonstrating practical experience in ensemble direction, score interpretation, and the realisation of original musical works through live performance.
Full concert can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JBrzo_B1is
Composition Research & Academic Presentation
Composition Research & Academic Presentation
A presentation of Abyssal Contact, an experimental electroacoustic composition developed as part of my Bachelor's Degree Final Presentation at UiTM.
The presentation explored the conceptual framework, compositional approach, and artistic considerations behind the work.
Full presentation can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/9jjWJMCGEaw
Selected Scores and Orchestration
Original film scoring for animated short film.
Choir arrangement of Chan Mali Chan, a popular folk song in Southeast Asia.
Contemporary arrangements for pop bands and ensemble.
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