Miss Tess Tyler
BAHons, MMus
Expertise
Lecturer and specialist of Composition for Screen Media Director of Performance
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Lecturer
Department of Music
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Biography
Tess Tyler is an award winning composer of screen music, experimental concert works based in Bristol, UK.
Her work has been performed by the London Session Orchestra and Bratislava, Glasgow, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras. Most of her published work is in video games, including the LEGO® and Human Fall Flat franchises.
Her expertise and research lies in music cognition and supporting clients find music / sound that best serves their intended audience / emotional expectations.
Tess writes and releases records in her spare time.
Her work has been performed by the London Session Orchestra and Bratislava, Glasgow, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras. Most of her published work is in video games, including the LEGO® and Human Fall Flat franchises.
Her expertise and research lies in music cognition and supporting clients find music / sound that best serves their intended audience / emotional expectations.
Tess writes and releases records in her spare time.
Research interests
Lecturer and specialist in:
- Composition for Screen Media
My research interests include:
- Music cognition
- Music cognition in conjunction with screen media
- Psychological audio / visual analysis
- Intersectionality between music and emotion in storytelling
Teaching
Tess teaches composition for screen media at post-graduate level. Her lecturing focuses greatly on interdisciplinary approaches to film scoring, where music cognition, psychoanalysis, philopshophy and film analysis are deeply embedded into her teaching methods and class discussion. This multi-faceted approach has proven to deepen students' holistic understanding of the subject, allowing them to embed this knowledge into their own creative practise.