DrAlisonCole

Alison is a multi-award-winning composer and sound designer based in Sydney, Australia. Since 2003, she has consistently worked in Australia's music, TV and film industries worldwide. Her film score composition work has been featured at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Sydney Film Festival. She's been a Tropfest winner, a multiple Best Composition Award winner (ProMax ANZ) and People's Choice Award (B&T). 

Alison Cole was awarded her Doctorate in Composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2023. Her compositional research involves incorporating site sound to engage audiences in historical perspectives. In May 2025, Alison premiered her multimedia electro-acoustic work, Fabric of Memory. Alison has worked extensively across all media formats: ballet, EDM production & performance, films, TV series, TV Channel ID campaigns, multimedia installations (Vivid, Burning Man Main Arena), TVCs, interactive film scores (Crossing Paths), sonic branding, experiential, interactive theme park rides (Shanghai & Australia) and international brand campaigns. Her compositions are performed and broadcast worldwide and across Australia. 

Alison has also performed with ARIA award-winning/nominated electronic dance bands Severed Heads and Boxcar, touring Australia and worldwide. Alison has composed and produced soundtracks for over 40 film and television productions. Recently, Alison has received commissions from The Australian Ballet; Kids These Days (2022) & So Glad You Made Me (2024), Disney (2025 TV series), SBS (TV series), and Tyro (Eftpos machine sound-language). Alison translates the ideas of her collaborators & clients into the emotional language of music. The variety of her work and awards illuminate her command of genres, musical scope, and technology. 

Alison has recently established her new Sydney-based studio, Signature Sound, the first female led creative composition team in Australia. 

Signature Sound