Sean Tinnion is a multi - award winning British-Australian music composer for films, television, games & other multimedia productions currently based in Australia. His compositional style and sound is a mixture between haunting, evocative, emotional scores & dark ambient soundscapes that extensively use orchestra and electronic elements. Over the span of his career, he has scored almost 70 productions based in Australia and overseas, ranging from short films, features, games, corporate and commercials. His awards and accolades throughout his career so far include an impressive 26 winning awards for 'Best Film Score' from film festivals such as The Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival, Global Music Awards, The Vegas Movie Awards, The Europe Film Festival UK, The APRA Screen Music Awards, Australia, The International Sound & Film Music Festival in Croatia, The Los Angeles Film Awards and The International Independent Film Awards. He has also received a further 8 nominations for his work in film & TV. He has also managed to become a finalist 3 years running at the APRA AMCOS Professional Development awards from 2021 - 2024.  

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2020 was a turning point in Sean's career, landing his first feature length film production 'The Last Horns of Africa' which is a gripping and intimate look at the current rhino poaching war raging across Africa for which he has won 5 awards for Best Score. This then led to his second feature length documentary film 'Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea' which tells the story of Jaimen embarking on the greatest challenge of his life to become the world’s first underwater cinematographer with quadriplegia. The film was shown in cinemas, Australia & New Zealand wide. Sean went on to score his 3rd documentary feature film 'How To Thrive: A Practical Guide to Happiness' which took out the winning award for Best Score at the Western Australian Screen Culture Awards in 2023 and was also nominated for the Crystal Pine Award at the International Sound & Film Music festival in Croatia. The film follows Marie McLeod, an unconventional Positive Psychology coach, who takes on 10 volunteers with complex psychological issues on a quest to learn ‘how to thrive.' The film was released in cinemas around Australia from October 13th, 2022.

In late 2023, Sean completed his 4th documentary feature score for 'Pignorant' which follows world renowned vegan activist Joey Carbstrong and his team infiltrating the Pilgrim’s Pride slaughterhouse in Manchester and secretly planting cameras inside the cages of the gas chamber. The investigation was a success, showcasing UK’s first ever footage of pigs being gassed in CO2. As a result of what was found in the footage, a much larger investigation was conducted into the UK's pork industry, which will come to light in this very confronting film and has officially been released onto Amazon Prime. Sean also spent the second half of 2023 scoring 'Before Dawn.' An epic drama feature film based on real life diary entries of the Anzac's who fought in France during WW1. This film is set for release in cinemas around Australia & New Zealand on April 4th, 2024 and then the rest of the wold. The soundtrack will also be released on the same day onto all major streaming stores. He has also completed work on the upcoming SBS series 'The Hospital: In The Deep End,' which steps inside St Vincent's hospital in Sydney to explore the challenges facing the Australian public heath system. The series will air in early 2024.  

Sean has also contributed to the world of video games with his debut game 'The Last Stand: Aftermath' which was released on November 16th, 2021 on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series and PC. 

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Sean has also been releasing music onto all major streaming stores since 2017. His first full album 'An Everlasting Serenity' was released on March 25th, 2020 which is a meditation/easy listening work which was then followed by 'Avori,' his 2nd album which is a solo piano work, released on November 24th, 2020 and features numerous collaborations from other composers and artists around the world. He has now released his 3rd album 'Evolution' which is more cinematic in style compared to his previous releases. All of Sean's album and soundtrack releases across all major streaming stores have a combined stream count of 120,000. 

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Sean is also frequently active across social media with 3 verified accounts on Instagram, Facebook & Threads with a combined view count on his music and content of over 260,000. He regularly engages with his audience by posting live performances and little snippets from upcoming albums & film scores. 

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Born in Liverpool, England, he started out at the early age of five where his interest in music began at the piano and eventually would turn to film music. In late 2004, he immigrated to Australia where his musical skills had the opportunity to develop further. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Music Major In Composition and Music Technology in 2011 from The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 2015. Scores to many documentaries & films have gained recognition and interest from producers & directors both domestically and internationally.