Darren & Sally Seltmann Win Big At The 2016 Screen Music Awards

The soundtrack or score to a film or TV show has the ability to take its storyline to a completely different level, and a slew of Australian artists have tonight been recognised at the 2016 Screen Music Awards for their efforts in the industry, with husband and wife composing force Darren and Sally Seltmann among those honoured.

The Sydney City Recital Hall event – hosted by Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen of The Chaser fame – saw former Avalanches member Darren Seltmann and acclaimed singer-songwriter Sally Seltmann awarded Best Original Song Composed For The Screen, having penned Dancing In The Darkness for ABC’s The Letdown last year.

Caitlin Yeo’s composition for Getting Frank Gehry saw her take home Best Music For A Documentary, no easy feat when pitted up against celebrated Melbourne muso David Bridie.

Bridie was also nominated for Best Music For A Mini-Series Or Telemovie, which was awarded to The Beautiful Lie composer Alan John.

Peter Cavallo took out his first Screen Music Award for the opening of Nos Youm, while film veteran Antony Partos claimed two awards this year - Feature Film Score Of The Year (99 Homes, alongside Matteo Zingales) and Best Soundtrack Album (Sherpa) – bringing his total since 2004 to 11.

The 12 categories in this year’s awards saw deliberation from a panel of respected industry judges.

2016 screen music awards winners

Feature Film Score Of The Year

99 Homes composed by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales

Best Music For A Television Series Or Serial

The Principal: Revolution School composed by Roger Mason

Best Music For A Mini-Series Or Telemovie

The Beautiful Lie composed by Alan John

Best Original Song Composed For The Screen

Dancing In The Darkness from The Letdown - composed by Darren Seltmann and Sally Seltmann

Best Music For A Documentary

Getting Frank Gehry composed by Caitlin Yeo

Best Television Theme

Nos Youm composed by Peter Cavallo

Best Music for a Short Film

Banana Boy composed by Adam Moses

Best Soundtrack Album

Sherpa composed by Antony Partos

Best Music For Children's Television

The New Adventures of Figaro Pho: Odd Socks composed by Michael Darren, Luke Jurevicius and Christopher Larkin

Best Music For An Advertisement

2016 AICP Opening composed by Jeremy Yang

Most Performed Screen Composer (Australia)

Jay Stewart

Most Performed Screen Composer (Overseas)

Neil Sutherland