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The young musician has just completed his final year of the Bachelor of Music (Contemporary Music Practice) and received this accolade for Now I Know, a piece he composed for ABC鈥檚 medical drama Pulse. Presented by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers, the award ceremony was held at City Recital Hall on Monday 19 November.

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Oscar鈥檚 brief from the ABC for this episode of Pulse outlined an intense, brooding piece to play over two scenes, with a Nick Cave duet supplied as a reference.

鈥淚 wrote the vast majority of the song in one sitting because I felt the quicker I could get them something, the better, and I guess they liked what I came up with,鈥� Oscar said.

鈥淚 asked fellow Contemporary Music Practice students John Lawrie and Alana Patmore to sing on it to match the duet style of the reference track,鈥� he explained.

鈥淚n the show, the piece starts as diegetic sound, that is, it鈥檚 actually playing from the bar鈥檚 speakers in the first scene. As the on-screen action progresses, the track becomes more prominent 鈥� this part was overlaid in post-production as a soundtrack.鈥�

The category was highly competitive, with Oscar鈥檚 track up against pieces from Brothers鈥� Nest, a dark comedy premiered earlier this year at Austin鈥檚 SXSW festival, and children鈥檚 programs The Justine Clarke Show and Grace Beside Me.

Contemporary Music Lecturer Dr Jadey O鈥橰egan said: 鈥淥scar has been one of the most talented students I have had the pleasure of teaching. His win this week is not at all surprising to me, but I am immensely proud of him and his music.鈥�

Oscar said the teaching staff and projects at the Con gave him essential advice and skills, preparing him for a career as a professional musician.

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鈥淗e has done the contemporary music cohort proud,鈥� Dr O鈥橰egan said. 听

鈥淚 can't wait to see what he does next!鈥�

Oscar is currently in two bands,听Sal and The Mandas听补苍诲听Matt Druery and The听Midnight Flyers, and performs as a sessional musician with various ensembles.听

鈥淣ext year I would really love to release some of my own music鈥�, Oscar said.

鈥淐oming out of the contemporary course I鈥檝e found I鈥檓 sitting on a lot of material, it would be fun to get it out into the world.鈥�

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