Amanda Brown (musician)

Amanda Brown
Amanda Brown
	Amanda Brown
Background information
Birth name	Amanda Gabrielle Brown
Born	17 November 1965 (age 58); 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.