A Synthetic Symphony - Pause Animations for World Mental Health Day @guildhallschool
A Synthetic Symphony - Pause Animations for World Mental Health Day  @guildhallschool
Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This symphonic work, composed by Guildhall alumnus JJ Hathaway, consists of 4 simultaneous musical narratives that unravel themselves, while interweaving, interacting and reacting to one another. The artist created the work in isolation, creating a 20 instrument ensemble work through electronic technologies and synthesisers.

Pause Animations
These 25-minute animated sound works were composed at the start of the 2020 lockdown. The six pieces aim to encourage listeners to take a pause with meditative sounds and visuals, and include sound recordings made during the first months of the lockdown period.

Animation by Lucy Harper

About the artist
JJ Hathaway is a composer and sonic artist whose aim is to transport the listener into an alternate reality. A reality that may seem fanciful at times but often finds itself grounded by a story. He studied composition at Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
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A Synthetic Symphony - Pause Animations for World Mental Health Day

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