Jed Kurzel secured his third Feature Film Score of Year prize at last night's Screen Music Awards, recognised for his work on Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man'.
Screen composers' declining television copyright income is being caused by falling advertising across the free-to-air sector, a lack of content quotas, and streaming platform's onerous contracts.
Music licensing organisation APRA AMCOS has posted a 7.2 per cent increase in annual group revenue to $740 million despite the live music sector still struggling to recover years after the Covid crisis shut down venues.
Nominees include the composers behind the film 'Monkey Man', kids series 'Bluey', and TV dramas 'Ladies in Black' and 'The Newsreader'.
The federal government has proposed new legislation that will stop Artificial Intelligence (AI) models from using content created by artists without their permission.
Composer, producer and artist Thalia Skopellos, who performs as Ellatronix, is the recipient of the 2024 NATSIMO (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office) Screen Composer Intensive.
Michael Yezerski was a double winner last night's Screen Music Awards, while Benjamin Speed took out Feature Film Score of the Year for 'The Portable Door'.
While winning a Screen Music Award for 'The Portable Door' is no doubt an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him - that is, his marriage and kids.