Biography

Caitlin Yeo's "music stands out with its generosity, orchestral magnitude, and universal appeal." [Film Fest Report 22.01.2024]

Caitlin Yeo is a multi award winning Australian screen composer with extensive credits across features, TV series and documentary. She is well known for her bold and inventive scores including The Last Days of the Space Age (Disney+) Every Little Thing (Sundance 2024), After The Party (TVNZ, ABC, UK Channel4), Bad Behaviour (Stan, Berlinale 2023), New Gold Mountain (SBS), Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story (Disney+, Sundance 2021), David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (Festival de Cannes 2017, ABC), The Rocket (Tribeca winner 2013), and Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (Sydney Festival 2019, Netflix).

Caitlin has won three Australian Academy Awards (New Gold Mountain, Playing with Sharks, and The Dark Emu Story), 8 APRA Screen Music awards (including best feature for The Rocket (2013) and The Butterfly Tree (2017)), and 2 Film Critics Circle Awards, among many others.

Caitlin's music is often described as captivating, intuitive and emotional. She was the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award (an award that recognizes a trailblazing screen practitioner whose work stands for innovation, imagination, and high impact), and the 2023 Australian Women's Film Festival Groundbreaker Award. Both awards are a great honor for Caitlin as she is the only composer to have received them.
- IMDb mini biography by: Caitlin Yeo