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I am an AFI and Australian Screen Music Award winning screen composer who fell in love with film music via the wonderful scores to old Warner Bros cartoons. A classically trained pianist, I won the 2000 Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship (BMI Foundation, NYC) and travelled to Los Angeles to work with Emmy and Grammy award-winning television composer Mike Post, where I composed music for Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and generally couldn’t believe my luck. Needless to say, this officially launched my film scoring career...

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Welcome to the website of AFI and Australian Screen Music Award winning screen composer Brett Aplin.
Contact me - I'd love to discuss what I can bring to your next project. Dig around and enjoy the music while you're here. -- Cheers - Brett
  • Can We Save The Reef?
    Can We Save The Reef? Now available to watch on ABC iView - Documentary Film (2017) ABC1
  • The Longest Shot
    The Longest Shot - Feature Film (2017) Chinese/Australia co-production
  • Todd Sampson's Body Hack
    Todd Samspon's Body Hack - Documentary Series, 6 x 1hr (2016) Network Ten, Discovery International
  • Conviction documentary
    Conviction - Documentary (2016) by Terry Carlyon, director of Trigger Point and Dead Famous - ABC1
  • James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D
    James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D - Four AACTA nominations including best score - Feature Documentary (2013) Nat Geo
  • The Longest Shot - Trailer
    New Trailer for 'The Longest Shot' - Feature Film (2017) Chinese / Australian co-production
  • Mako Mermaids 2016 APRA Screen Music Awards
    Mako Mermaids Season 3 nominated for Screen Music Award! - Children's drama series - 16 x 24min (2016) - Netflix, ZDF & Network Ten
  • Freedom Stories Documentary
    Freedom Stories selected for festivals in NYC and nationally - Feature Documentary (2015)
  • Bang! Bang! short film released wide
    Watch action/comedy 'Bang! Bang!' - Short Film (2017) dir. Firass Dirani
  • Mako Mermaids Season 2 - Mako Island of Secrets
    Mako Mermaids Seasons 1-3 now on Netflix - Children's drama series - 26 x 24min (2013-2016) Netflix, ZDF & Network Ten
  • Surviving Georgia
    Surviving Georgia - Feature Film (2011) starring Pia Miranda, Holly Valance, Shane Jacobson, Caroline O'Connor, Spencer McLaren
  • Bang Bang - Firass Dirani
    Bang! Bang! - Short Film (2017) directed by and starring Firass Dirani
  • The Floating Brothel
    The Floating Brothel - Nominated 'Best Music for a Documentary' at APRA Screen Music Award - Documentary (2005) ABC1, BBC2, PBS/WNET
  • Trigger Point
    Trigger Point - Out now on DVD from all ABC shops - Documentary (2014) ABC1
  • Tiger Dynasty / Return of the Tiger
    Tiger Dynasty - Winner 'Best Music for a Documentary' at APRA Screen Music Awards - Documentary (2011) BBC2, Animal Planet
  • Canberra Confidential
    Canberra Confidential with Annabel Crabb - Documentary (2013) ABC
  • Secrets of the Forbidden City
    Secrets of the Forbidden City - Nominated 'Best Music for a Documentary' at APRA Screen Music Awards - Feature Documentary (2008) BBC2, The History Channel
  • 2017-Logies
    Logie Nominations for Conviction and Body Hack!

Recent Posts

  • 25-best-movie-scores-indiewire

    The 25 Best Movie Scores of the 21st Century

    February 9, 2018
  • Can We Save The Reef

    ‘Can We Save the Reef’ goes crazy on social media

    January 28, 2018
  • Conviction - David Butler and Paul Rowe

    AACTA nominations for Conviction

    October 30, 2017

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  • Everyone go and watch Wind River now. Taylor Sheridan is fucking amazing.2 weeks ago
  • I'm with the musos on this one. Bloody ridiculous decision. "Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams copied from Marvin Gay… https://t.co/TAtN6ZqvhZ 4 weeks ago
  • It's a great series, and I had a lot of fun scoring this trailer https://t.co/TFtCMMasQF 1 month ago

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