COMPOSITION
FOR THEATRE AND DANCE
| 2009 | ☼ | Doghouse a.k.a. The Psychology of Loneliness (devised by Tutti Arts). Tutti Arts. |
| 2006 | ☼ | Uncle Vanya (incidental music to play by Chekov). State Theatre Company of South Australia. |
| 2005 | ☼ | Vigil (incidental music to play by Morris Panych). A Bluetongue Theatre production. |
| 2004 | ☼ | Death of a Salesman (incidental music to play by Arthur Miller). State Theatre Company of South Australia. |
| ☼ | The Trojan Women (six songs and incidental music for play by Euripides, | |
| lyrics by Rosalba Clemente and Dawn Langman). State Theatre Company of South Australia. | ||
| 2003 | ☼ | The Crucible (incidental music to play by Arthur Miller). State Theatre Company of South Australia. |
| ☼ | Slow falling bird (two songs to play by Christine Evans). Unperformed. | |
| 1996 | ☼ | Song of the Mountain (song by Zoe Georgakis & Philip Griffin for play workshopped for O’Punksky’s Theatre). |
| ☼ | Caucasian Chalk Circle (forty songs for play by Bertolt Brecht). Performed by NIDA, 1996. | |
| ☼ | Annette and Annette (song for play by Bogdan Koca). Performed by Poetically Correct, 1997. (Sydney Festival) | |
| 1995 | ☼ | I, Feuerbach (audio tape for play by Tankred Dorst). Performed by Koel Productions at The Stables, Darlinghurst, 1995. |
| ☼ | Splendid’s (song for play by Jean Genet). Performed by Company B at Belvoir Street Theatre, 1995. | |
| ☼ | Envision (incidental music for play by Stephen Sewell). Performed at Belvoir Street Theatre, 1995. | |
| ☼ | La Barraca (nine songs & incidental music for play by Lorca/Orel). Performed by Theatre Nepean, 1995. | |
| ☼ | Anger’s Love (fourteen songs for play by Stephen Sewell). Performed by Theatre Nepean, 1995. | |
| 1994 | ☼ | A Midsummer Night's Dream (song for play by Shakespeare). Performed Royal Botanic Gardens, 1994. |
| ☼ | The Poet, The Women and Frocks (nine songs for play by Bogdan Koca). Performed by Theatre Nepean | |
| at University of Western Sydney, Nepean, and at Crossroads Theatre, Darlinghurst, 1994. | ||
| 1993 | ☼ | The Loaded Ute (eight songs for play adapted by John Howard) and |
| ☼ | Antony and Cleopatra (incidental music for play by Shakespeare). | |
| Performed by The Australian People's Theatre (a Sydney Theatre Company project), 1993. | ||
| ☼ | Time Together (Short opera to libretto by Griffin). For seven singers, Percussion, Cor Anglais, Electric Guitar | |
| and Violoncello. Performed by The Australian Opera Young Artist Program at NIDA, 1993. | ||
| ☼ | A Respectable Wedding (song for play by Bertolt Brecht). Performed by Koel Prods at Crossroads Theatre, Darlinghurst, 1993. | |
| 1992 | ☼ | Karagiozis Down Under (nine songs for play by Vasso Kalamaras - lyrics by Griffin and Saunders). |
| Performed by Onstage Project Company, 1992. | ||
| ☼ | Pinter, The Revue Sketches of Harold Pinter (incidental music). Performed at the Harold Park Hotel, 1992. | |
| ☼ | The cat makes tracks (four songs for children's play by Bruce Leyland). | |
| Performed by Acting Out, 1992, and for National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra, 1993. | ||
| 1991 | ☼ | Yerma (five songs and incidental music for play by Lorca). Performed by Absolute Theatre Co., London, 1991. |
| ☼ | The Voyage of Vasco Pyjama (four songs for play by Ingle Knight - lyrics by Knight and Leunig). | |
| Performed by Acting Out and State Theatre Company of Western Australia, 1991. | ||
| 1990 | ☼ | Earth Angels (ballet music for five hand bell players). Choreographer: Chrissie Parrott. |
| Performed by the Western Australian Ballet Company, 1990. | ||
| ☼ | Marat/Sade (twelve songs and incidental music for play by Peter Weiss). | |
| Performed by the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, 1990. | ||
| ☼ | A Dream of People (incidental music for play by Michael Hastings). Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Co, London, 1990. | |
| 1989 | ☼ | I once had a lover, a tailor from The Plough and the Stars (one song for play by Sean O'Casey). |
| Performed by The Hole in the Wall Theatre Company, 1989. | ||
| ☼ | Hiccup (incidental music for play by Darrelyn Gunzberg). Performed by the WA Theatre Co., 1989. | |
| ☼ | Karagiozis Interpreter (incidental music for play by Vasso Kalamaras). Workshop for Western Australian Theatre Co, 1989. | |
| 1988 | ☼ | Trim, The Cat That Discovered Australia (children's musical with eight songs - lyrics by Ingle Knight). |
| Performed by the Western Australian Theatre Company, 1988. | ||
| ☼ | The Winter's Tale (five songs, two dances and incidental music for play by Shakespeare). | |
| Performed by the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, 1988. | ||
| ☼ | Byrthrite (six songs for play by Sarah Daniels). Performed by Chimera Acting School, 1988. | |
| 1987 | ☼ | Tightrope (circus musical with five songs - lyrics by Michael Johnson and Philip Griffin). |
| Performed at the Western Australian Festival of New Circus, 1987. | ||
| ☼ | Music Concrète #1 (Audio tape of environmental sounds) Used in performances by Still Moves Dance Company, 1987-1988 |
FOR ORCHESTRA
| 1996 | ☼ | The Kingfisher Dances (for school orchestra: commissioned by Ascham School) |
FOR WORLD-MUSIC FUSION ENSEMBLES:
| 2025 | ☼ | Camille (for oud, double bass and percussion - East of West) - 18th birthday present for Camille Gill |
| 2024 | ☼ | A distinct lack of parrotfinch (for oud, double bass and percussion - East of West) |
| 2021 | ☼ | It's a lottery (for "crow" & ukulele) - co-composition with Linsey Pollak |
| ☼ | The Pied Piper (for rebab, percussion and cylisax with audio recording of bird call [Pied Butcherbird]) | |
| 2020 | ☼ | April 24th (for cylisax, sop. sax., WX5, electric bass & guitars) - co-composition with Linsey Pollak |
| 2018 | ☼ | PentaSamba (for charango and big-band) |
| ☼ | Apostlebird Breakdown (for rabab, double bass and percussion) | |
| 2017 | ☼ | Şehnaz Worn (for cimbalom, violin, oud and double bass) |
| 2016 | ☼ | Queen of Compost (for saxophones, rezouki, bass and drum kit) |
| 2015 | ☼ | Small eyes (for oud, piano, double bass & percussion) |
| 2001 | ☼ | A little bit of chicken (for hurdy-gurdy, midi winds, electric bass and drum kit) |
| ☼ | A view from the doghouse (for hurdy-gurdy, midi winds, electric bass and drum kit) | |
| 1986 | ☼ | Stagesound (for reggae band) |
FOR UKULELE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
| 2017 | ☼ | Panguru Groove (for 2 × concert, tenor, baritone, bass ukuleles) |
MUSIC-THEATRE FOR CHAMBER GROUP
| 1999 | ☼ | The Bermuda-Triangle Sonata (for solo viola, oboe [or sop. sax.], vibraphone, vlc, cb, poetry reciters, & 8 other violas) |
| Music by Philip Griffin with improvisations by the players. Texts by Kate Vincent. |
FOR SOLO GUITAR AND GUITAR CHAMBER MUSIC COMBINATIONS
| 2018 | ☼ | Just in Time (for vln and guit.) - co-composition with Jude Iddison |
| ☼ | Lachlan Grows Up (for vln and guit.) - co-composition with Jude Iddison | |
| ☼ | Roland's Reel (for vln and guit.) - co-composition with Jude Iddison | |
| 2017 | ☼ | Planting the Garlic (for vln and guit.) - co-composition with Jude Iddison |
| 1989 | ☼ | Jessica's Frog (for two B flat Tarogatos and guit.) |
| 1986 | ☼ | Eine kleine Kükenmusik (for sop. sax. and guit.) |
| 1985 | ☼ | Cockroaches and Mosquitoes (for sop. sax. and guit.) |
| ☼ | Fantasia on Tho' I Am Young (for two guit.) | |
| ☼ | Two Duets for Linsey - II (for sop. sax. and guit.) | |
| 1984 | ☼ | One Note Funk (for sop. sax. and guit.) |
| ☼ | Two Duets for Linsey - I (for sop. sax. and guit.) |
CHORAL WORKS
| 2014 | ☼ | The night was bleak, the moon lay still (text by Joannie Panting) three-part round |
| ☼ | Whāia te iti kahurangi (text - Maori proverb) for APPA Choir Festival. | |
| Versions: SA + piano, SATB, SATB unaccompanied, S + mixed baroque instrumental group, ukulele ensemble | ||
| 2008 | ☼ | Seachange Song (text by Tutti Arts, music by Pat Rix & Philip Griffin) Composed for Chicken Shed, London. |
| 1998 | ☼ | Here and Elsewhere (text by Bruce Dawe for TBar.B chorus) Commissioned by Sydney Grammar School. |
| 1997 | ☼ | Homecoming (text by Bruce Dawe for TBar.B chorus) Commissioned by Sydney Grammar School. |
| 1986 | ☼ | Three Balkan Songs: I - Jovano Jovanke (for SATB), II - Shto mi e milo (for SATB), III - Jove malo mome (for SATBB) |
| ☼ | Pacem, Quam Pulchra Es (for SSAATB chorus) Commissioned by Spring Peace Festival, 1986. | |
| ☼ | One Note Funk (for SSAATTBB chorus) |
SONGS
| 2018 | ☼ | Together we achieve (lyrics by Philip Griffin) - School Song for Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School |
| 2004 | ☼ | It’s a good day in Australia (lyrics by Brendon Kennedy) |
| 2003 | ☼ | Two Arabic Songs: I - Yalla, Yalla, l’il medaress, II - Ot reduhu (lyrics by Gailan Hoshi Ali) |
| 1997 | ☼ | John’s Song (lyrics by Brendon Kennedy) |
| 1993 | ☼ | Song for Saskia (lyrics by Brendon Kennedy, music by Philip Griffin and Sara Grenfell) |
| 1992 | ☼ | Angel's Roar (lyrics by Lynn Hazelton, music by Lynn Hazelton and Philip Griffin) |
| 1989 | ☼ | The Build-Up (theme song to Community Music-Circus - lyrics by Lachlan McDonald) |
| ☼ | Honest Love (lyrics by Rochelle Cooper) | |
| 1987 | ☼ | Sea-shored Sleeves (for sop., ob., vln, vlc - lyrics by Brendon Kennedy) |
INCIDENTAL MUSIC FOR FILM AND SPOKEN WORD CASSETTE:
| 2005 | ☼ | The Government Inspector music for television advertisement (Fusion Design for State Theatre Co of South Australia) |
| 1998 | ☼ | ABC (Australia) News features incidental music to two stories by Dominique Schwartz |
| ☼ | Foreign Correspondent - ABC (Australia) incidental music to story by Dominique Schwartz | |
| 1997 | ☼ | Jac et Bill short film by Joel Edgerton (Tropicana Film Festival 1997 entrant) |
| 1997 | ☼ | If Seven People Wish It short film by Colette Brus & Leon Ford (Tropicana Film Festival 1997 entrant) |
| 1997 | ☼ | Crossing, a love story of pedestrian proportions short film by Leon Ford (Tropicana Film Festival 1998 entrant) |
| 1996 | ☼ | Red Meat short film by Max Davis (Graduating film from Australian Film and TV School) |
| 1994 | ☼ | Mary (for chamber orchestra) music for film with international release. Produced by RB Films. |
| One track by Douglas Stephen Rae and Philip Griffin. | ||
| 1992 | ☼ | Six variations on an original theme (for solo harp) background music to meditation tape by Ron Farmer. |
| 1987 | ☼ | Cleo, St Peter And Our Gran (for fl., vln, vla, vlc., guit., cb.) |
| Film for Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and Channel Seven. Director: Glenda Hamly. |
FOR SOLO AND ENSEMBLE WIND INSTRUMENTS:
| 1996 | ☼ | Sayonara Sayornis (for alto sax., vln, vlc, vibraphone) based on Two Duets for Linsey, 1984 |
| 1993 | ☼ | Miniatures for solo Bassethorn |
| 1987 | ☼ | Requiem for J.R.Ford (1932-1987) (for Ob., Cl. and Bsn) |
| 1985 | ☼ | Winnie-The-Pooh Suite (for tpt, cl., alto sax., tba) |