About Daniel O’Brien

Daniel O’Brien is an award-winning, Brisbane-based screen composer for film and television, who also writes commercial, concert and choral music. His works include Bluey (Disney+, Ludo), Fisk (ABC) and The Strange Chores (ABC).

He is the winner of the 2025 AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television (Bluey: The Sign), the 2024 ARIA Award for Best Children’s Album (Bluey: Dance Mode!), and the 2024 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Music in Children’s Programming (Bluey: The Sign). He was also nominated for the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television for Fisk (Season 2).

His television commercial work, which includes major clients such as Sea World, Dreamworld, Golden Casket, and CPL, has earned him two Brisbane Advertising & Design Club awards. Additionally, his concert music is regularly performed across Australia, both professionally and within the education sector.

Daniel was classically trained at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University, majoring in composition. In 2020, he graduated with a Master of Arts Screen (Music) from the Australian Film Television & Radio School, under renowned Hollywood orchestrator Cameron Patrick (Star Trek, Zootopia, The Incredibles).