1M1 Records

1M1 Records is an Australian record label formed in 1988 as oneMone Records. It was used to promote and archive Australian movie soundtracks. It was the creation of Australian movie music recording producers Philip Powers and James McCarthy. These were both previously Director of Music at the Australian government filmmaking organisation Film Australia, overlapping between 1985 and 1987.

Beginnings

The first soundtrack released by 1M1 Records was in 1988 from the Australian television miniseries For the Term of His Natural Life (1982), which featured Anthony Perkins, Colin Friels, Patrck Macnee and Samantha Eggar. The music was composed and conducted by Simon Walker. The CD was produced by Philip Powers with Simon Walker and James McCarthy as unnamed Executive Producers.

Composers

This is a list of some of the composers who have had their movie music released by 1M1 Records:

• Peter Best
• Bruce Smeaton
• Mario Millo
• Allan Zavod
• Brian May
• Garry McDonald