Caitlin Yeo : Associate Artist
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Artist website: https://www.caitlinyeo.com
Artist website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1857667/
Artist website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0s2R0NwkV76vDA6S8UdcfJ
Caitlin is an acclaimed, multi-award winning screen composer. Her signature style emerges from a fascination with music from different cultures and 20th century form. Her compositions are alive with a deep love of telling stories with music.
Caitlin won a 2021 AACTA award for best score for the TV drama series New Gold Mountain for Goalpost Pictures/SBS TV, and a 2021 AACTA award for Sally Aitken's feature documentary Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story. Caitlin also composed the music for the TV drama series Wakefield for Jungle Entertainment/ABC TV, and the TV documentary series Ms Represented for ABC TV. She is currently working on the comedy drama series The PM's Daughter for FremantleMedia/ABC TV, 4 part drama series True Colours for Bunya/SBS, and and the feature documentary Kindred for NITV.
Caitlin's score for Priscilla Cameron's The Butterfly Tree was awarded 'Feature Film Score of the Year' and 'Best Soundtrack Album' at the 2018 Screen Music Awards. Her work on Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan won 'Best Original Score' at the 2019 FCCA Awards.
Caitlin Yeo — current to December 2021
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for |
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| 2022 | Screen Music Awards : Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Winner | New Gold Mountain |
| 2022 | Screen Music Awards : Best Soundtrack Album | Finalist | New Gold Mountain |
| 2022 | Screen Music Awards : Best Television Theme | Winner | New Gold Mountain |
| 2021 | AACTA Industry Awards | Winner | Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story |
| 2021 | AACTA Industry Awards | Winner | New Gold Mountain |
| 2021 | Screen Music Awards : Best Music for a Documentary | Winner | Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story |
| 2019 | FCCA Awards | Winner | Danger Close |
| 2018 | Screen Music Awards : Feature Film Score of the Year | Winner | The Butterfly Tree |
| 2018 | Screen Music Awards : Best Soundtrack Album | Winner | The Butterfly Tree |
| 2007 | Screen Music Awards : Best Music for a Documentary | Winner | Bomb Harvest |
Selected Commissions
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New Gold Mountain : chamber ensemble (2021) | Commissioned for TV mini series New Gold Mountain |
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Bomb Harvest Theme : for Violin, Cello and Piano (2007) | Commissioned for documentary Bomb Harvest |