Show Themes

Music from the television series "The New Adventures of Figaro Pho" produced by the Chocolate Liberation Front, for ABC Television Australia.

The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 2015

phigaro pho

Here is a collection of themes I've written for a wide variety of Television shows.

Figaro Pho/ Phil the Frog- co-written with Luke Jurevicius

Reel Summer 2017

Children's TV

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.

https://www.facebook.com/theseheathendreams

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

TNAFP - Valentine

TNAFP - Pharoah's Wrath

TNAFP - Girls

TNAFP - Frankenrivet

TNAFP - King Pho Chase

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

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

Opening Titles

FUTR WAR CRY 1m1 2.0

Rabbit1

Rabbit - End Times (Excerpt)

Here is a collection of themes I've written for a wide variety of Television shows.

Written for Nathan Jurevicius' show http://www.bulaja.com/FAIRYTALES/startquest.html
https://vimeo.com/13888510

How Quest Sought the Truth Closing Titles

Here is a collection of themes I've written for a wide variety of Television shows.

ABC TV Recovery Theme

Slink Theme

The Producer Theme

Wild Adventures Theme

Scooter Mc Doogal Theme 2008

The Adventures of Figaro Pho Theme

Scooter Mc Doogal End Theme

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.