Amy Bastow
- Composer
- Music Department
Amy Jørgensen is an award-winning composer and pianist, based in Melbourne (Australia).
Amy is best known for James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge"; children's animation series "Bluey" and a number of Australian TV drama series, including "Home & Away" and "Winners & Losers". Amy has also written music for projects with Channel 7, The Nine Network, The ABC, SBS, National Geographic, Netflix, 21st Century FOX, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, The Song Company, XBox, Playstation and has even composed a fanfare for The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO (former Governor of New South Wales).
Amy is classically trained (Sydney Conservatorium of Music and NYU) and has written music for many orchestras and classical ensembles, but also spent her childhood in the 90s touring around the countryside playing keyboard in her family's rock/pop band. Even before she started school, Amy's mother would sit beside her at the piano, recounting stories that Amy would improvise music to. As a result, Amy's music is rooted in classical form and technique; but it also embraces elements of pop/rock culture and emotive, narrative-driven musical storytelling.
Amy's music is harmonically rich and layered, weaving the colors of the orchestra (and occasional electronic elements) around big dramatic climaxes and delicate sentimental moments. Amy takes her job of emotionally manipulating her audiences very seriously, and truly believes (as clique as it sounds) that music can transform lives, stories, and moments.
Amy is best known for James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge"; children's animation series "Bluey" and a number of Australian TV drama series, including "Home & Away" and "Winners & Losers". Amy has also written music for projects with Channel 7, The Nine Network, The ABC, SBS, National Geographic, Netflix, 21st Century FOX, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, The Song Company, XBox, Playstation and has even composed a fanfare for The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO (former Governor of New South Wales).
Amy is classically trained (Sydney Conservatorium of Music and NYU) and has written music for many orchestras and classical ensembles, but also spent her childhood in the 90s touring around the countryside playing keyboard in her family's rock/pop band. Even before she started school, Amy's mother would sit beside her at the piano, recounting stories that Amy would improvise music to. As a result, Amy's music is rooted in classical form and technique; but it also embraces elements of pop/rock culture and emotive, narrative-driven musical storytelling.
Amy's music is harmonically rich and layered, weaving the colors of the orchestra (and occasional electronic elements) around big dramatic climaxes and delicate sentimental moments. Amy takes her job of emotionally manipulating her audiences very seriously, and truly believes (as clique as it sounds) that music can transform lives, stories, and moments.