Biography

 


Amanda Brown has been composing music for stage and screen since 2000 and before that enjoyed a career as a multi-instrumentalist in several bands. She was a member of cherished Australian independent band The Go-Betweens, with whom she recorded two albums (Tallulah and 16 Lovers Lane) and toured the world.


Amanda’s screen music credits include feature films Babyteeth, Kairos, Kings of Mykonos (with Nick West) Son of a Lion and Look Both Ways. Feature documentaries include The Family and Red Obsession (with Burkhard Dallwitz). Amanda was the composer on television series The Secrets She Keeps, On The Ropes (with Endorphin) Grace Beside Me and Wonderland (with Smith and Western) is the recipient of several screen awards and multiple nominations.


Amanda has recorded and performed as a session musician with artists including R.E.M, silverchair, The Vines, Youth Group, Josh Pyke, The Church, David Bridie, The Apartments and Toni Collette.


Amanda is a writer director board member and screen composer ambassador for APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association).