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Amanda Cawley is an award winning British-Canadian composer for film and other media. Her credits include original score for documentaries, TV series, short films, and contemporary art productions. 

In 2022, Amanda was honoured to win a Leo Award for Best Musical Score in Documentary Series for Visionary Gardeners, and receive a Canadian Screen Award and a Canadian Screen Music Award nomination for Best Original Music, Non-Fiction for Ageless Gardens Season 3 . She has also been nominated for three Leo Awards for Best Musical Score in Documentary Series in previous years. Amanda has a classical education in music from the University of Victoria, BC, Canada, and a contemporary education in composition from Selkirk College, BC. She was one of twelve international participants selected to attend the Screen Composer Academy month-long intensive in composing for film and games in Athens 2022.

Recently completed works include animated TV series Fireman Sam Season 13; documentary TV series Ageless Gardens Season 3; and documentary TV series Visionary Gardeners. Amanda brings a diverse flavour to projects that demand a distinguishing edge and has a particular aptitude for finding moments to interlace a true sense of enchantment.

A nostalgic voice amidst minimalist RnB grooves; The Sophistocrats depict a poignant narration to today’s definition of romantic love, self-love and trust (The Permanent Rain Press).
Lovelorn grooves imbued with timeless themes of growth and finding balance. Together, their debut EP, was released on March 24th, 2018. Distilled hooks and open book lyricism that wreathe you in purposefully “with an emotion that is raw and transparent (Gray Owl Point)”. Their music promotes healthy relationships through communication of personal boundaries and expectations. Sophie sings with a longing in her voice while the band’s soulful grooves (including a few refreshing guitar solos) create a thoughtful, expansive tone (The Permanent Rain Press).
Since their inception in 2016, The Sophistocrats have built a dedicated local following that has enabled them to play the Sunshine Festival (Vernon, BC), MarketFest (Nelson, BC), the Sam Steele Days (Cranbrook, BC) and the Fisher Peak Winter Ale Series (Cranbrook, BC).
They’ve opened for touring indie bands like Dirty Mountain, Friends Of Foes, Living Hour, the Gabriel Palatchi Trio, FKB, Giant Water Bug, Steph MacPherson, Charlie Jacobson and The Racket.
Their music has gotten radio play on This Great White North, 97.1 KOOP Radio (Austin, TX) and WYNR New York Radio and their song Nothing Left was a semi-finalist in the Music City Songstar Challenge.
The Sophistocrats create music inspired by shared experiences. “There is so much incredible music out there, but when I get to know the artist personally, it makes their music resonate with me on a deeper level” (Sophie, Canadian Beat Interview).

Bassist/guitarist, graduated from music college, making music musically.

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