In this episode, I chat with Chiara Costanza aka Chiara Kickdrum, Italian-Australian film composer and electronic music producer. Her recent screen credits include the global Netflix hit Heartbreak High, the feature film Panopticon (KVIFF) and Inside, starring Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis, which screened at Tribeca in 2025. She also composed the score for Mixtape (BBC/Foxtel), which premiered at SXSW this year, alongside previous work on Totally Completely Fine (STAN), Australia’s Open (MIFF/ABC), and the Palme d’Or–winning short All These Creatures (Cannes, 2018). We talk about her journey towards working full-time in film composition, the importance of networking and taking risks. 

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