Antony Partos is one of Australia’s most awarded and renowned film composers. His work is defined by a distinctive blend of acoustic and electronic textures, often incorporating an eclectic palette of exotic and organic instruments.
His latest feature film Christy, directed by David Michôd and starring Sydney Sweeney, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is currently screening theatrically worldwide. Antony’s feature credits also include Poker Face (Russell Crowe), Gold (Zac Efron), Rams (Sam Neill), I Am Mother (Hilary Swank), Jasper Jones (Toni Collette), 99 Homes (Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon), Animal Kingdom (Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver), and The Rover (Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson).
His television work spans acclaimed drama series including The Artful Dodger, Mystery Road, Last King of the Cross, Total Control, The End, Operation Buffalo, Rake, The Slap, and Wake in Fright. Additional projects include the Academy Award-nominated feature Tanna; BAFTA-nominated documentary Sherpa (winner of AGSC Awards for Best Music for a Documentary and Best Soundtrack Album, and AACTA Award for Best Music for a Documentary); Lucasfilm’s The Director and the Jedi, which premiered at SXSW; and the HBO feature film Fahrenheit 451, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Antony is a co-founder and director of Sonar Music, based on the Disney lot in Sydney, Australia.
AWARDS
Screen Music Awards
2025: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Television Comedy - Return To Paradise
2022: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Television Series or Serial - Total Control S2
2021: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Television Series or Serial - Jack Irish S3
2019: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a TV Series - Bloom
2019: Screen Music Awards, Best Television Theme - Bloom
2019: Screen Music Awards, Feature Film Score of the Year - I Am Mother
2018: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie - Mystery Road
2017: Screen Music Awards, Feature Film Score of the Year - Jasper Jones
2016: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Feature Film - 99 Homes
2016: Screen Music Awards, Best Soundtrack Album - Sherpa
2015: Screen Music Awards, Best Original Music for a Documentary - Sherpa
2014: Screen Music Awards, Best Original Song For The Screen - “Don’t Let Go” from Rake
2013: Screen Music Awards, Best Original Song Composed for the Screen - “Lonely Child” from Redfern Now
2013: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a TV Series - Redfern Now
2012: Screen Music Awards, Best Television Theme - The Slap
2012: Screen Music Awards, Best Soundtrack Album - The Slap
2012: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie - MABO
2011: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Documentary - Lachlan Macquarie: Father of Australia
2011: Screen Music Awards, Best Music for a Television Series or Serial - Rake
2004: Screen Music Awards, Best Music For A Commercial - Lux Lift
1999: Screen Music Awards, Best Music For a Soundtrack - Soft Fruit
1997: Screen Music Awards, Best Music For A Commercial - Optus Business Solutions
AFI Awards
2010: AFI Awards, Best Original Music Score - Animal Kingdom
2007: AFI Awards, Best Original Music Score - The Home Song Stories
2003: IF Awards, Best Music Nomination - Garage Days
AACTA Awards
2018: AACTA Awards, Best Original Music Score in Television - Mystery Road
2017: AACTA Awards, Best Original Music Score in Television - Wake In Fright
2016: AACTA Awards, Best Original Music Score - Tanna
2016: AACTA Awards, Best Original Music for a Documentary - Sherpa
2015: AACTA Awards, Best Original Music Score Nomination - The Rover
2014: AACTA Awards, Best Original Music Score in Television - Redfern Now Series 2
Academy Awards
2017: Academy Awards, Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film - Tanna
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