Bryony Marks

Bryony Marks (born )

Early life and education Marks' parents own(ed) a vineyard in Gembrook, in the Dandenongs, near Melbourne in Victoria. She was born around 1971.

She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Music Composition for Film and Television at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, part of University of Melbourne, achieving first class honours. In 2001 she attended the inaugural program for composers at the Australian National Academy of Music, where she studied under Simon Bainbridge and Karen Tanaka.

She first met her future husband, filmmaker Matthew Saville, at the Victorian College of the Arts. and in 2004 participated in MODART05, an event hosted by Song Company and the Australian Music Centre. the work won Victorian Green Room Awards in New Operatic Work and Best New Australian Opera Work.

Marks has written the scores for several films and TV series directed by Saville, including his debut feature film, Noise (2007); Felony (2013); Please Like Me; In 2021 Marks released LOCKDOWN Birdsong, featuring Kristian Chong and Erica Kennedy, which reflected on the first Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown. The work was accompanied by a short film showing footage of the surroundings that inspired the music.

Other film and TV credits include: Damon Gameau's 2040

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Personal life Marks married Australian film director Matthew Saville in 2003 at her parents' vineyard, and they have two sons.