Pru Montin is recognised as one of Australia’s most innovative composers and sound designers, working at the intersection of score and sound world. Now based across Los Angeles and Melbourne, she creates music that feels alive - blending acoustic nuance, playful unpredictability, and bold sonic choices into deeply human, emotionally charged scores. With an intuitive, textural approach and a curiosity for the unconventional, Pru thrives in experimental storytelling and in crafting sonic worlds that resonate with feeling and intent.

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Pru was featured by ASCAP as a “Composer to Watch”, is a recipient of the APRA AMCOS Professional Development Award and Johnny Dennis Music Award (2019), and was awarded the prestigious Brian May Scholarship to complete her Master of Music in Film Scoring at NYU. Her work has been recognised for creative innovation by APRA AMCOS for World IP Day.

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Her scores have screened internationally - from Cannes and Palm Springs to network television and streaming - including the AACTA-nominated feature Moon Rock for Monday, the dark comedy Heck, ABC’s Dream Gardens and Club Arak, the horror anthology Dark Whispers, and Season 1 of Freeform’s Siren. Across film, television, games, and experimental media, Pru’s music moves fluidly between tender character-driven storytelling and textured, genre-bending soundscapes

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In theatre, Pru has composed and sound-designed for major companies including Australian Theatre for Young People, Pilot Theatre (UK), and Bell Shakespeare. Her work on Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World has toured across three continents, while Bell Shakespeare’s national tour of Comedy of Errors brought her music to audiences at the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne.

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Pru is also a sought-after collaborator, having worked with Hollywood composers Cliff Martinez, Adam Peters, Russ Landau, Michael A. Levine, and Andrew Hewitt, along with acclaimed directors including Mary Lambert and Richard Elfman. (Her most proud credit: she plays trumpet on Bluey.)

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In interactive and game audio, she created myOrchestra - a gesture-based orchestral experience exploring timbre, form, and real-time musical control - developed with support from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

Alongside her composing career, Pru is a passionate educator. She teaches and lectures in screen composition and sound design at Monash University, the Australian Film Television and Radio School, and Box Hill Institute. Known for her student-centred, demystifying approach, she champions creative experimentation, mental health advocacy, and transparent pathways into the industry. She also served as a Board Member of the Australian Guild of Screen Composers in 2021–2022.

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Across every medium, Pru is driven by instinct, curiosity, and emotional truth. She thrives in the space where music becomes narrative - crafting sonic worlds that deepen story, elevate performance, and help audiences feel more.