Reel Summer 2017

Music from the documentary film THESE HEATHEN DREAMS. 
Directed by Anne Tsoulis, produced by Georgia Wallace-Grabbe.

All music composed and performed by Michael Darren, Saxophone by Derek Pascoe.

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THD The End

Opening theme music for the television series "The New Adventures of Figaro Pho"

Written by, Mike Darren and Luke Jurevicius © 2015

The New Adventures of Figaro Pho Theme 2015

Music from the film "ONE EYED GIRL" directed by Nick Matthew.

One Eyed Girl Official Soundtrack (with Taasha Coates, Tristan Goodall & Nick Matthews)

Breakthrough Part A

Opening Titles

FUTR WAR CRY 1m1 2.0

FUTR 1m5 Death 2.0

Sneak Preview of the soundtrack from the Australian film RABBIT. Distributed by Vendetta, International sales Level K.

Producer  - David Ngo
Director  - Luke Shannahan

Rabbit - Doctors Walk

Rabbit1

Rabbit - End Times (Excerpt)

Music from the film Collision
Writer/Producer: David Ngo
Writer/Director: Nick Matthews
Starring: Kathryn Beck and Scott Marcus

Facing mortality in the disorienting spin of a car crash, Michael reflects on the final moments of his life and his disintegrating relationship.

***60th Melbourne International Film Festival – Official Selection
21 Jun - 8 Aug 2011 - Federation Square, Melbourne

***2012 Flickerfest Film Festival – Official Selection
6-15 Jan 2012 - Bondi Beach, Sydney

Collision 1M3 LOVE

Michael has composed for many award-winning projects across live action and animation. Most recently he composed (as well as fulfilling the roles of Post and Sound Supervisor) for the Universal Pictures feature Carnifex, which premiered at Sitges International Film Festival and is due for release in Australia in December 2022.

He ran the music team for series one and two of the animated series Figaro Pho, which won Best Children’s Television at KidScreen New York, The Asian Television Awards and the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Awards (AACTA). Figaro also won the APRA Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Children’s Television Series and Best Sound in an Animated Short Film. He was also Head of Post for Figaro’s second season.

He was composer for the feature One Eyed Girl, which won the Jury Award at Austin Film Festival and released on Netflix worldwide. He has written for highly-esteemed productions including Tim Winton’s The Turning and for the feature film Rabbit (Sitges International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest), among others. Michael is a versatile composer who has worked with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, where he produced a dance remix of a section of Holst’s Planets Suite and is a former Composer-in Residence at Magpie Theatre.

He has recently worked in the immersive music space via Los Angeles mixing artists such as The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Eric Church and the K-Pop sensation KPP.