PHARAOH Album now available. Listen now!

In 2024, Peter was commissioned to compose an immersive soundscape for the 2024 Winter Masterpieces® exhibition, ‘Pharaoh’, at the National Gallery of Victoria.

The NGV partnered with the British Museum to present Pharaoh, a landmark exhibition that celebrates three thousand years of ancient Egyptian art and culture.

Through more than 500 objects, including monumental sculpture, architecture, temple statuary, exquisite jewellery, papyri, coffins and a rich array of funerary objects, the exhibition unpacks the phenomenon of pharaoh, those all-powerful kings claiming a divine origin.

Opened from June until October 2024, the immersive Pharaoh exhibition at NGV was brought to life by Melbourne designer Peter King, with sonic scenography by Peter Corrigan. This multi-sensory journey was designed to transport a visitor through the life of a Pharaoh, from sunrise to sunset, through the fusion of music and design.

The commissioning of a composer to provide the sonic scenography for an exhibition of this scale is a world-first for any gallery in the world, and Peter was delighted to be part of it.

You can view a selection of videos that explore the music from ‘Pharaoh’ below; an album of the music will be available for purchase and streaming within the coming months.