HATHERLEY, Abigail

Born in the UK and classically trained with a BA(Hons) in Music, and a Masters in Electro-Acoustic Music for Film and TV, Abigail Hatherley has been working as a freelance composer and music editor in Sydney, Australia since 2001 after winning a Women in Film and Television mentorship for emerging female screen composers.

She has composed, produced and recorded music for many projects, most notably writing the original score for the feature film The Finished People, plus a range of documentaries, TV series, short films, promotional videos and advertisements, including the ABC documentaries Searching 4 Sandeep and series Family Confidential, and the SBS documentaries Bush School and Gough Whitlam: In His Own Words.

Mother of two, Abigail is the founder and composer of Dream Wonderland, a magical world of music and illustrations to help parents calm and settle their children before bedtime.

She lectured in film music history and composition at The American Intercontinental University in London for 7 years, and has been working as a freelance composer and music editor in Sydney, Australia since 2001.