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MUSIC№ 01
Every Australian film has a sound and most of them go unheard
This column has spent six years listening to what Australian cinema sounds like, and the answer keeps changing.
KIERAN BOUSTANY01.05.2026
MUSIC№ 02
The newest Australian score worth hearing is the one nobody is talking about
The film opened in twelve cinemas, the score opened in none of the conversations about it, and both deserve better.
KIERAN BOUSTANY08.04.2026
MUSIC№ 03
Streaming killed the film score budget and Australian composers adapted first
When the scoring budget dropped, Australian composers did what they have always done: made do, made less, and made it work.
KIERAN BOUSTANY10.03.2026
MUSIC№ 04
The APRA Screen Music Awards honoured craft the rest of the industry forgot to watch
The ceremony was small, the room was full of composers, and nobody outside it knew it happened.
KIERAN BOUSTANY12.02.2025
MUSIC№ 05
The five Australian film scores that defined 2024
From claymation grief to outback dread to a CGI chimpanzee singing Angels, Australian composers carried more weight in 2024 than the films sometimes deserved.
KIERAN BOUSTANY18.12.2024
MUSIC№ 06
Streaming put Australian film music on a playlist and took it out of the cinema
The score that used to live inside a cinema now lives on a playlist between a lo-fi beats mix and a podcast, and the context changes everything.
KIERAN BOUSTANY22.07.2024
MUSIC№ 07
The five Australian film scores that shaped 2023
From horror to period drama to genre noir, Australian composers carried more of the storytelling in 2023 than anyone gave them credit for.
KIERAN BOUSTANY20.12.2023
MUSIC№ 08
Five Australian screen composers to listen for in 2020
The year's film calendar is loaded with Australian productions, and the composers attached to them deserve to be named before the reviews land.
KIERAN BOUSTANY22.02.2020