2008 Screen Music Awards - Nominees

‘The Black Balloon’, ‘Dogstar’ and Ash Gibson Greig for ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ are all nominees in the 2008 Screen Music Awards. From Inside Film In what is the only Australian event to recognize the unsung heroes of music composition for the large and small screen, APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) are proud to announce the nominees for the 2008 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS, which will be held in Sydney on Monday November 3rd. The nominations for 2008 feature an eclectic group of musicians who run the gamut of experience – from well-established screen composers which include David Hirschfelder, Burkhard Dallwitz, Clive Harrison, Art Phillips, Roger Mason, Guy Gross, Christopher Elves and Cezary Skubiszewski to up and coming artists Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks, Caitlin Yeo and Greg Walker.

Again there has been representation from contemporary musicians making their foray into screen composition. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (Dirty Three) have been nominated twice for their composition work on The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Their brooding soundscape is nominated in the categories of Best Feature Film Score and Best Soundtrack Album.

Machine Translations Greg Walker is also nominated in the category of Best Soundtrack Album for his work on the Australian series East of Everything. And ARIA Award winner Josh Pyke has teamed up with multiple APRA – AGSC winner Michael Yezerski resulting in a nomination for When We Get There from The Black Balloon in the category of Best Original Song Composed for the Screen. The acclaimed feature film Black Balloon has also garnered two further nominations for Michael Yezerski – in the category of Best Soundtrack Album for the title track The Black Balloon and for The Greatest Act in History in the category of Best Original Song Composed for the Screen.

Winner of the Best Feature Film Score in 2006 for Wolf Creek (scary film about outback psychopath!), Francois Tetaz has been nominated twice for his work on the feature film Rogue (scary film about a man eating crocodile!) – he is nominated in the categories of Best Feature Film Score and Best Soundtrack Album. 2008 APRA AGSC Screen Music Awards musical director Cezary Skubiszewski has been nominated twice – the first nomination for Best Music for a Documentary for Night and the second in the category of Best Original Song Composed for the Screen for Free Falling 2 – Night (with co-composers Andy Baldwin, Clairanne Brown, Jules Pascoe and Jan Skubiszewski). He received his first ever AGSC Award in 1992 for Strictly Ballroom in the Best Soundtrack category.

Now world-renowned David Hirschfelder returns with a nomination in the Best Feature Film Score category for his work on Children of the Silk Road. Other nominees are Mark Rivett, Haydn Walker, Elliott Wheeler, Robert Burke, Benjamin Grayson, Caitlin Yeo, Brett Aplin, Geoffrey Russell, Rachel Gaudry, Paul Gillett, Jonathan Nix, Miles Nicholas, Michael Den Elzen, Scott Saunders, Richard Pleasance, Neil Sutherland, Jay Stewart, Les Gock, Dinesh Wickremeratne, David Chapman, Yuri Worontschak, Ash Gibson Greig, Jason Catherine, Alastair Ford and Chris Pettifer. The prestigious International Achievement Award which is determined by the APRA Board, will be presented at the gala event at Sydney Recital Hall on Monday Nov 3rd.

Previous winners include Peter Best, Bruce Rowland, Lisa Gerrard, Bruce Smeaton, David Hirschfelder and last year’s recipients Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field and Greg Page (collectively known as the Wiggles). A live orchestra, conducted by celebrated musical director Cezary Skubiszewski will perform a selection of nominated compositions at the event. The inimitable H.G.

Nelson will host the 2008 APRA – AGSC Screen Music Awards. APRA and the AGSC would like to congratulate all of the nominees for the 2008 Screen Music Awards. More information about the awards The full list of nominees is set out below.

Best Music for an Advertisement Australian Rugby Union – Men of Gold Mark Rivett and Haydn Walker Publisher Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd Herringbone – Hands Elliott Wheeler Publisher Nylon Publishing Pty Ltd LMFF – Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival – 2008 Robert Burke and Benjamin Grayson* Publisher Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* SBS Station ID – Six Billion Stories & Counting Roger Mason and Bryony Marks Publisher inSync Music Publishing Best Music for a Documentary Halal Mate – Episode 1 – Afifas Match Michael Den Elzen Last Trimate Caitlin Yeo Night Cezary Skubiszewski Publisher J Albert and Son Pty Ltd Secrets of the Forbidden City Brett Aplin Publisher Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Lion Television Limited Best Music for a Short Film Noir Drive Geoffrey Russell Shot Open Rachel Gaudry The Funk Paul Gillett The Ground Beneath Jonathan Nix and Miles Nicholas Best Soundtrack Album East of Everything Greg Walker Publisher Mushroom Music Pty Ltd Rogue Francois Tetaz Publisher Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd on behalf of Weinstein Company Music The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Publisher Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Warner-Barham Music LLC The Black Balloon Michael Yezerski Publisher inSync Music Publishing Best Original Song Composed for the Screen Free Falling 2 – Night Cezary Skubiszewski*, Jan Skubiszewski, Andy Baldwin, Clairanne Brown and Jules Pascoe Publisher J Albert and Son Pty Ltd* It’s a Jungle Out There – Underbelly Burkhard Dallwitz The Greatest Act in History – The Black Balloon Michael Yezerski Publisher inSync Music Publishing When We Get There – The Black Balloon Josh Pyke* and Michael Yezerski Publisher Ivy League Music/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* and inSync Music Publishing Best Music for Children’s Television Animalia: “Butterfly Winter” Christopher Elves Publisher Fintage Publishing and Collection Australia on behalf of Animalia Productions Pty Ltd Dogstar – Episode 24 Yuri Worontschak Publisher Mushroom Music Pty Ltd Gumnutz! A Juicy Tale Clive Harrison Pirate Islands the Lost Treasure of Fiji Art Phillips Best Television Theme Elders, David Chapman Underbelly, Burkhard Dallwitz Summer Heights High, Chris Lilley Publisher Princess Publishing and Distribution Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd The Gruen Transfer, David Chapman Best Music for a Television Series or Serial City Homicide – Episode 14 Richard Pleasance Publisher Mushroom Music Pty Ltd Summer Heights High – Episode 8 Jason Catherine, Chris Lilley and Bryony Marks Publisher Princess Publishing and Distribution Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd Underbelly – Episode 5 Burkhard Dallwitz Who Do You Think You Are? – Episode 2 Ash Gibson Greig Best Music for Mini-Series or Telemovie East West 101 – Episode 1 Guy Gross Publisher Mushroom Music Pty Ltd Emerald Falls Richard Pleasance Publisher Mushroom Music Pty Ltd Indonesia a Reporter’s Journey – Episode 1 ‘A difficult engagement’ Scott Saunders Best Feature Film Score Children of the Silk Road David Hirschfelder Rogue Francois Tetaz Publisher Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd on behalf of Weinstein Company Music The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Publisher Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Warner-Barham Music LLC Unfinished Sky Antony Partos Most Performed Composer – Australia Les Gock Jay Stewart Neil Sutherland Dinesh Wickremeratne Most Performed Composer – Overseas Alastair Ford Guy Gross Chris Pettifer Neil Sutherland. Thu Oct 2008 02:10 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)