Bio
“Angela is an outstanding talent…my support in her future career is unreserved.”
- Baz Luhrmann, Director
“Australia”, “Moulin Rouge”, “Romeo & Juliet” & “Strictly Ballroom”
Angela Little is a songwriter, singer, film composer, arranger, orchestrator & pianist.
Angela co-wrote and performed the lead track “By The Boab Tree” from Baz Luhrmann’s film “Australia” ,which was short-listed for an Academy Award, and nominated for an APRA-AGSC Screen Music Award and a Golden Satellite Award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture. As part of the film’s music team, she also received an AFI Award nomination for Best Original Score.
She also co-wrote three other tracks and performed a special interpretation of “Waltzing Matilda” for the film’s soundtrack.
Angela has a Masters Degree in Screen Composition from the Australian Film Television & Radio Schools (AFTRS) – one of only 4 students chosen nationwide to complete the course in 2007.
Angela has composed and edited music for a wide array of other film, TV & theatre projects for clients including Southern Star, FOX 8, Nickleodeon, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Great Southern Land and AFTRS.
She has also released two independent EP’s – “The Secret Garden” and “Ophelia Of The Spirits”.
Her latest project is the breathtaking upcoming concept album and new musical show “Fire” featuring Angela’s original music plus her lush arrangements of traditional and modern Celtic music with exciting world influences from Asia to the Middle East. Repertoire for the show includes songs previously performed by Clannad, Christy Moore, Simple Minds, The Corrs, Mary Black and many more…
“[Angela’s] limpid vocal delivery is studied and articulate, often haunting…there are hints of Enya & Loreena McKennitt.”
- Michael Smith, Music Editor
Drum Media
