Amanda Brown (musician)

Amanda Brown
Amanda Brown
Background information
Birth name	Amanda Gabrielle Brown
Born	(1965-11-17) 17 November 1965 (age 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Rock soundtrack
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Instruments	Violin oboe guitar keyboards bass guitar mandolin autoharp vocals
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Vitamin Fuse/Think Polydor rooART EMI Capitol Beggars Banquet
Website	amandabrowncomposer.com

Amanda Gabrielle Brown (born 17 November 1965) is an Australian composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. She was the violinist of Australian indie rock band The Go-Betweens (1986–1989): recorded on their studio albums, Tallulah (1987) and 16 Lovers Lane (1988). Brown has also worked as a session musician and, since 2000, as a screen music composer. She won the AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score in 2020 for Babyteeth (2019) and also Best Original Music Score in a Documentary for Brazen Hussies (2020). At the APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards of 2009 she won Best Music for a Documentary for Sidney Nolan: Mask and Memory (2008) and Best Music for a Television Series or Serial for The Secrets She Keeps at the 2020 ceremony.