J. David Franzke

J. David Franzke

Composer, Sound Designer

Known as a composer and sound designer, music mixer and producer. His primary work is composing and designing for live performances and theatre. It also includes film, visual art installations as well as the production of albums.

Malthouse Theatre: Recent credits include The Birds, Because the Night, Cloudstreet, Melancholia, Away, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Night on Bald Mountain, Pompeii L.A. Other Theatre: Recent credits include Happy Days, Heartbreak Choir, The Architect, The Odd Couple, The Beast, Elling, Australia Day, The Joy of Text, The Grenade and August: Osage County (Melbourne Theatre Company); Aviary (Phillip Adams BalletLab / Melbourne International Arts Festival) The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Sydney Theatre Company). Film: The Earth Above: A deep time view of Australia’s epic history, Sonia and Cherry – Season 2, Kingdom of Doug, X, Dark Love Story, Acolytes and Rogue.

J. David Franzke has won Green Room awards for composition and sound design for Because the Night, Melancholia, Away, Picnic at Hanging Rock and Pompeii L.A.

Shows worked on

The Birds

The Birds

Composer & Sound Designer 2025

Because the Night

Because the Night

Composer & Sound Designer 2021

Away (2017)

Away (2017)

Composer, Sound Designer 2017

Picnic At Hanging Rock (2016)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (2016)

Sound Designer 2016

Current as of April 2025.

J. David Franzke has worked with...

Kat Chan

Worked with on The Birds and 1 other

Matthew Lutton

Worked with on The Birds and 1 other

Rodney Afif

Worked with on Because the Night

Paula Arundell

Worked with on The Birds

Bridget Balodis

Bridget Balodis

Worked with on Because the Night

Kamarra Bell-Wykes

Kamarra Bell-Wykes

Worked with on Because the Night

Annie Bourke

Worked with on Because the Night

Syd Brisbane

Worked with on Because the Night

Erica Browne

Worked with on The Birds

Ra Chapman

Worked with on Because the Night

Marco Chiappi

Worked with on Because the Night

Tia Clark

Worked with on Because the Night

Gideon Cozens

Worked with on The Birds

Tahlee Fereday

Worked with on Because the Night

Dale Ferguson

Worked with on Because the Night

Louise Fox

Worked with on The Birds

Lyndall Grant

Worked with on Because the Night

Suzanne Heywood

Suzanne Heywood

Worked with on Because the Night

Marg Horwell

Worked with on Because the Night

Artemis Ioannides

Artemis Ioannides

Worked with on Because the Night

Worked with on The Birds

Khisraw Jones-Shukoor

Khisraw Jones-Shukoor

Worked with on Because the Night

Keegan Joyce

Worked with on Because the Night

Amelia Lever-Davidson

Amelia Lever-Davidson

Worked with on Because the Night

Daphne du Maurier

Worked with on The Birds

Belinda McClory

Belinda McClory

Worked with on Because the Night

David Miller

Worked with on Because the Night

Marni Mount

Worked with on The Birds

Nicole Nabout

Worked with on Because the Night

Natasha Noel

Worked with on Because the Night

Rosemary Osmond

Rosemary Osmond

Worked with on The Birds

Niklas Pajanti

Worked with on The Birds

Kurt Pimblett

Worked with on Because the Night

Lyndie Li Wan Po

Lyndie Li Wan Po

Worked with on Because the Night

Mark Pritchard

Worked with on Because the Night

Cecily Rabey

Worked with on Because the Night

Ras-Samuel

Worked with on Because the Night

Maria Theodorakis

Maria Theodorakis

Worked with on Because the Night

Rhys Velasquez

Worked with on The Birds

Jennifer Vuletic

Jennifer Vuletic

Worked with on Because the Night

Cointha Walkeden

Cointha Walkeden

Worked with on Because the Night

Matilda Woodroofe

Matilda Woodroofe

Worked with on Because the Night

David Wotherspoon

Worked with on The Birds

Sidney Younger

Worked with on The Birds

Marline Zaibak

Worked with on Because the Night

Harvey Zielinski

Harvey Zielinski

Worked with on Because the Night

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