Marks is acclaimed for her hallmark "fascination with music from different cultures and 20th century form" and is sought after for her "classical flair and insider's perspective".
In 2001[3] she attended the inaugural program for composers at the Australian National Academy of Music,[4] where she studied under Simon Bainbridge and Karen Tanaka.
[3] She composed the music for the Chris Lilley series We Can Be Heroes (2005), Summer Heights High (2007),[7] and Angry Boys.
[3] She teamed up with the creator of Please Like Me, Josh Thomas, for the second time, to create the music for his TV series made in the US, Everything's Gonna Be Okay, in 2020–2021.
Rather I would say my favourite projects have shared an element of authenticity, of honesty, expressed in manifold ways.Marks married Australian film director Matthew Saville in 2003 at her parents' vineyard, and they have two sons.