ABOUT

Rory Friers is a composer, producer and immersive artist whose work spans film, contemporary composition and spatial sound. As guitarist and songwriter in the award-winning band And So I Watch You From Afar, he has built an international reputation for expansive, emotionally driven music, touring extensively and releasing multiple critically acclaimed records.

Beyond the band, his practice has evolved into a multidisciplinary body of work that brings together film scoring, orchestral writing and large-scale audiovisual installation. His scores for film and television have been released through Lakeshore Records, while his commissioned works for organisations including the BBC and the Ulster Orchestra explore long-form composition, narrative and scale.

At the core of his work is an interest in how sound is experienced physically and spatially. Using immersive audio systems, real-time visuals and emerging technologies, he creates environments that blur the boundaries between music, architecture and audience. His projects range from Dolby Atmos concerts and quadraphonic installations to AI-driven works and XR development, often in collaboration with artists across dance, film and visual art.

His work has been presented internationally in venues including the Southbank Centre, London Science Museum, Art in Space Gallery and Ulster Museum.

MUSIC

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    Hallowed 5:32
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    Any Joy 3:09
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    The Climb 1:26
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    Trying 3:33
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    Plot 2:50
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    The Cured Theme 6:09
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    I Horizon 3:50
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    Tumbling 1:04
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    Treading Water 1:46
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    Sleeper 3:45
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FILm

LIVE 

SELECTED WORKS

Amongst Men // Short film directed by Katie McFadden // World Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival // 2026

You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead // Feature film score starring Stephen Rea, Peter Claffey and Ruth Codd // 2026

Everynothing // New project with Salma Ataya // Cairo and Ramallah // 2026

The Invisible Dance // Immersive audio and dance installation created with Helen Hall, using spatial sound, surround audio and haptics to explore how dance can be experienced without sight // Supported by Immersive Arts UK // 2026

d&b Soundscape / ITEC // Immersive spatial-audio work presented during a three-day SXSW London residency and selected by d&b audiotechnik as permanent international demonstration content for its Soundscape system // Science Museum, London // 2025

Circle // Large-scale six-speaker spatial composition for the summer solstice // Belfast City Centre // 2025

Battleship Potemkin // Live film score with David McCann // Sound Festival // 2025

ASIWYFA 20th Anniversary Orchestral Concert // Full-orchestra performance // Ulster Hall, Belfast // 2025

Holonic Fields // Interactive AI-powered sound installation // Sonorities Festival / Ulster Museum // 2024

Touch, Hear, Feel // Spatial audio and dance work with Helen Hall exploring movement and sight loss // Belfast 24 Festival // 2024

BBC 100 Years // Orchestral commission performed at Waterfront Hall // BBC Northern Ireland // 2024

Ulster Orchestra Commission // New orchestral composition recorded at Townsend Street Studios // 2024

Archive // Short film score commissioned by NI Screen // 2024

The Barrel // Short film score // 2024

Wool Coat // Short film score // 2024

Mussenden Temple Quadraphonic Concert Series // Site-specific spatial concerts produced with the National Trust // 2024

Portals // Multi-sensory audiovisual exhibition with Nate Hill // Art in Space Gallery, Dubai // 2023

All Around Us // Northern Ireland’s first live Dolby Atmos concert // SARC, Belfast // 2023

All Together; All Alone // Dolby Atmos sound and video installation // Northern Ireland Science Festival / W5, Belfast // 2023

HOME // Quadraphonic sound and film installation with Ross McClean // UNBOXED UK // 2023

Jettison // Large-scale audiovisual ensemble composition // Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London — Sold Out // 2021

The Cured // Feature film score starring Elliot Page // Lakeshore Records

CURRENT & UPCOMING WORK

Netflix Documentary // NDA // Release 2027

True Crime Documentary // NDA // Release 2026

 

UPCOMING WORK

Belfast International Arts Festival // Artist-in-Residence // 2026

Forest Floor // XR immersive sound work in development with Boom Clap Play

Murmuration // Large-scale orchestral commission exploring birdsong and environmental sound

Untitled Maeve McGreevy Collaboration // Ongoing performance installation combining bespoke composition, eight-hour improvised dance and projected movement