BIO

Composer / Creative Director

Haydn Walker is an award-winning Australian composer, Creative Director and guitarist whose work spans film, television, documentary, advertising and sonic branding. Over a career of more than 18 years, he has received multiple APRA Screen Music Awards, including Best Television Theme and Best Music for an Advertisement, as well as international recognition including a Clio Award in New York for his work on Coca-Cola.

His screen credits encompass feature films, documentaries and television series that have screened at leading international festivals and broadcasters. Recent work includes WHISTLE, directed by Christopher Nelius, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025 before screening at SXSW London and the Sydney Film Festival in 2026, alongside feature documentaries REVEALED: How to Poison a Planet for Stan Originals, The Blind Sea directed by Daniel Fenech, and A Horse Named Winx directed by Janine Hosking.

Other notable screen credits include Girls Can't Surf, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival, Observance, Soul Mates, Squinters, Spreadsheet, and the multi-award-winning short films The iMom and Girl of the Sky.

For television, Haydn composed the score for the ABC/BBC comedy-drama Austin, starring Michael Theo, Sally Phillips and Ben Miller. He also recently created the new sonic identity for SBS, now heard across the broadcaster's television, digital and major sporting coverage.

Beyond screen music, Haydn has collaborated, written and performed with artists including Archie Roach, Darren Hayes, Katie Noonan, Andy Bull, Inga Liljestrom, Grinspoon, The Black Eyed Peas and The Potbelleez. His commercial music credits include campaigns for Coca-Cola, Qantas and Singapore Airlines, while his ABC Radio News Theme was broadcast daily across Australia for more than a decade.