NOMINEES 2015 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS - MusicNSW

In celebration of the excellence and innovation demonstrated by Australian composers this past year, the Annual Screen Music Awards have released their list of nominees. Presented by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC, the awards celebrate achievements in music composition for documentaries, short films, children’s television, advertising, film and television soundtrack albums, as well as feature films.

Feature Film Score of the Year:

Good ‘Ol Boy
Michael Lira

Loin des Hommes (Far from Men)
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Mushroom Music obo Mute Song

Slow West
Jed Kurzel

The Water Diviner
David Hirschfelder
Diviner Holdings

Best Music for a Documentary 

35 Letters
Gerard Fitzgerald, Lindsay Jehan, Adrian Sergovich and Haydn Walker
Song Zu Publishing

Sherpa
Antony Partos
Sonar Music

The Great Australian Race Riot
Caitlin Yeo

The Waler: Australia’s Great Warhorse
Tim Count and Keith Van Geyzel
ABC Music Publishing

Best Music for a Short Film

1919
Damien Lane

A Mighty Nice Man
Aaron Kenny

Emergence
Damien Lane

Flat Daddy
Guy Gross

Best Soundtrack Album 

Felony
Bryony Marks
Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo 3AM Music

Loin des Hommes (Far from Men) 
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Mushroom Music obo Mute Song

The Water Diviner 
David Hirschfelder
Diviner Holdings

Women He’s Undressed
Cezary Skubiszewski

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen 

A Secret River from The Secret River 
Shane Howard and Archie Roach
Mushroom Music

Ballymullen Hill from Banished 
David Hirschfelder and Jimmy McGovern
Native Tongue Music Publishing obo RSJ Films

Flying Giggle Ship from Giggle & Hoot 
Elizabeth Drummond, Hannah Field and Annie Hamilton
ABC Music Publishing

Head Full of Lies from Residue 
Georgi Kay and James Earp
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

Best Music for Children’s Television 

Bubble Bath Bay
Russell Thornton

Giggle and Hoot: The Legend of Pirate Hootbeard 
Sean Peter
ABC Music Publishing

Joseph 
Michael Dooley

Monster Beach 
Keith Moore

Best Television Theme 

ANZAC Girls 
Bryony Marks
Insync Music Publishing

Maximum Choppage 
Jonathan Bush

Party Tricks 
Bryony Marks
Insync Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing Australia

The Code
Roger Mason

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial 

Banished 
David Hirschfelder
Native Tongue Music Publishing obo RSJ Films

Secrets and Lies 
Matteo Zingales
Sonar Music

The Code 
Roger Mason

Who Do You Think You Are? 
Ash Gibson Greig

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie 

Redfern Now
Antony Partos
Sonar Music

The Secret River 
Burkhard Dallwitz

The War That Changed Us 
Ash Gibson Greig

Wasteland Panda: Exile 
Christopher Larkin

Best Music for an Advertisement 

Aldi – Perfect Aussie Christmas
Elliott Wheeler

Bundaberg Rum – Men like Us
Nathan Cavaleri
Song Zu Publishing

Domain – Good Move
Bruce Heald
Noise International

Tahiti Tourism
Josh Abrahams and Davide Carbone

Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia 

Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Daniel Sullivan
Jay Stewart
Neil Sutherland

Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas 

Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Alistair Ford
Chris Harriott
Neil Sutherland

The 2015 Screen Music Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 12th November at the Melbourne Recital Centre. For more information head here.