Sounding 'East of Everything': Australian television, music and place

East of Everything is a contemporary Australian television drama series shot on the New South Wales North Coast in and around the popular tourist destination of Byron Bay. In addition to utilising the region's visual beauty - a cinematographic technique commonly employed in Australian drama - East of Everything has harnessed the musical culture that has developed in the area over time. The series relies on its soundtrack to create a sense of place and illuminate the program's dramatic progression. This article will explore the use of music to 'place' East of Everything, examining the incorporation of pre-existing and specially commissioned material. I will show that the sonic representation of place through music has been key to the program's success, and that place in the Australian drama is revealed sonically to be as diverse, emotive and striking as the region's visual landscape.