Bio

James Mountain is a Sydney-based film composer.

With a background in classical guitar, James studied composition at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music before relocating to Sydney in 2019 to complete a Masters of Film Music at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).

James has written music for concert and music theatre, but primarily composes for film.

In 2023, he received an APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Short Film for his score to Mud Crab, and was also nominated for Best Soundtrack Album. This year saw multiple recognitions for his score to Mud Crab, including Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film at Flickerfest, Best Original Score at St Kilda Film Festival, and Best Score (National) at Canberra Short Film Festival.

In 2018., James wrote an original one-act musical,. Green Room which played at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. James’s concert music includes the guitar solo Between Tall Trees which won First Place, and the Under 25 Emerging Composer Award in the 2016 Matt Withers Australian Music Composition Competition, and the piano trio Moons We Live With which was awarded 2nd Place in the 2019 Athenaeum Club Composition Competition.

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