Craig Bryant

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Craig Bryant is an award-calibre Australian composer, arranger, and producer based in Melbourne, with over 30 years of industry experience. A Victorian College of the Arts alumnus (1993), Craig has built a distinguished career across film, television, and musical theatre, serving as a trusted collaborator on high-profile projects worldwide.

He is the founder of Paxus Productions, his own state-of-the-art studio established in 1995, which provides production, composition, orchestration, and recording services of the highest quality.

Craig’s orchestrations include work on David Hirschfelder’s score for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, and he contributed to Human Nature’s orchestral album People Get Ready: A Symphony of Hits.

His composition credits are wide-ranging and international: he has written scores for TV specials such as The Octonauts & The Great Barrier Reef, musicals like Flynn, feature films (You and Your Stupid Mate, Let’s Get Skase), and live theatrical tours including Scooby-Doo Live!, Chuggington Live!, and Sesame Street Presents Elmo’s World.

In theatre, Craig has produced, arranged, and mixed songs for major productions such as Book Week – Maybe a Miracle, Eurobeat – Pride of Europe, Villainy, and more.

He has worked with an enviable roster of artists, including Olivia Newton-John, Craig McLachlan, Silvie Paladino, Gabriella Cilmi, Harrison Craig, and Missy Higgins.

Craig is highly regarded for his professionalism, creativity, and musical versatility. His clients consistently praise his reliability, collaborative spirit, and the way his arrangements elevate their work — comments that come from major names in theatre, film, and production.

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Musical score composition and production works include:

  • The Octonauts & The Great Barrier Reef (2021) - TV Series Special Episode - Song composition and arrangements

  • Flynn - The Musical (2020)

  • Two Refugees and A Blonde (2015) - TV Series Score

  • The Octonauts LIVE! – Operation Reef Shield (Australian Tour 2015) 

  • Chuggington LIVE! – The Great Train Rescue (USA Tour 2015)

  • Sesame Street Presents Elmo’s World Tour (Australian Tour 2012)

  • Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries (Australia, USA and Sth Africa 2011-2016) for Warner Bros

  • Looney Tunes Live! – Classroom Capers (Australian Tour 2011) for Warner Bros

  • The Balinese Princess and the Funky Monkey (Australia 2010-2011)

  • The Amazing House (Seasons 1&2) – TV Series Score

  • You And Your Stupid Mate (2005) – Feature Film Score

  • The Garth Method (2004) - Feature Film Score

  • Let’s Get Skase (2000) – Feature Film Score

Theatre music arrangements and production works include:

  • Book Week - “Maybe A Miracle” (2024) - Song production, arrangements

  • “Villainy” (2023) - Song Production & arrangements

  • “Eurobeat - Pride Of Europe” (2023) - Song production and arrangements

  • Book Week - “Way Too Cool” (2023) - Song production, arrangements & audio mixing for streaming shows

  • Book Week - “Story Quest” (2022) - Song production and arrangements

  • Book Week - “Bigger, Better, Brighter” (2021) - Song production and arrangements

  • “Eurobeat - Pride Of Europe” (2021) - Song production and arrangements

  • Voice Of Tomorrow (West End, London 2009)

  • UPRISING (Australia 2004)