Jackson Milas

Jackson Milas is a screen composer known for emotionally resonant, richly detailed scores across television, feature film, documentary and contemporary art.

He is an ARIA and AACTA-nominated composer, and in 2025 won the APRA/AGSC Award for Best Music for a TV Series.

Recent projects include Run (Binge), The Twelve (Binge) Season 3, and the documentary series The Art of Sound with David Byrne.

Jackson collaborated with Tim Minchin on Upright, received an ARIA nomination for his feature film score for The Way, My Way, and earned an AACTA nomination for Best Documentary Score for Netflix’s The Speedway Murders. His screen credits also include BUMP, Stan’s Bloom, Erotic Stories, Meet the Neighbours, and the much-loved documentary series Books That Made Us.

His documentary work also includes HotPotato: The Story of The Wiggles and Netflix’s Machine.

Beyond screen, Jackson has created large-scale orchestral works for VIVID Sydney with acclaimed Australian artist Leila Jefferys and Melvin Montalban: Temple (2022,D&AD nominated for Original Composition) and NEST (2024), drawing on the sounds of native Australian birdlife.

Sonatine, Jackson’s collaboration with UK producer Fort Romeau, is signed to Anjunadeep, with a second EP due in 2026. His 2022 solo album Blu Terra was released on R&S Records/Apollo.

Prior to his composing career, he fronted internationally successful band High Highs, signed to Elton John’s Rocket Management and touring globally, with over 90 million Spotify streams.

Jackson has just finished composing the score for the hit ABC series Treasure & Dirt.

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‍AWARDS

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Screen Music Awards

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2025: Screen Music Award, Best Music for a Television Comedy - Return to Paradise
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2019: Screen Music Award, Best Music for a TV Series - Bloom
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2019: Screen Music Award, Best Television Theme - Bloom

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2018: Screen Music Award, Best Music for an Advertisement - Forty Winks

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Flickerfest Awards

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2022: Flickerfest Best Original music in Australian Short Film - Giants

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St Kilda Film Fest Awards

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2022: St Kilda Film Fest, Best Original Score - Giants