APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers have banded together to announce the nominees of this year’s Screen Music Awards. Recognising outstanding talent in the field of film and television music, this year’s nominees have worked behind the scenes on Rake, Wentworth, and more.
There’s a few familiar names among the nominees, including first-time nominee Jack Moffitt, best known for his work as guitarist in Sydney-based rock-soul heroes The Preatures. Moffitt has been nominated in the prized Best Music for a Documentary category for his work on Blood Pulls a Gun.
Jeff Lang picked up a nomination for his theme for The Gods Of Wheat Street. Way Of The Eagle’s Jan Skubiszewski and his dad, Cezary, are up against Lang with their Serangoon Road theme, and picked up another nom for Best Music for a Television Series or Serial on Ep. 6 of the same series. Ex-Custard frontman Dave McCormack, now a seasoned hand at screen composition himself, scored a couple of nods for his work on Rake alongside Antony Partos.
Though you may not be familiar with their names, Partos and Cezary Skubiszewski have had an incredible 12 months. The two composers, who’ve previously worked on scores for Animal Kingdom and Red Dog, respectively, have each earned six nominations this year, across a diverse range of categories.
Other “quiet achievers” who’ve earned recognition this year include David Hirschfelder, who’s picked up nods in the highly coveted Film Score Of The Year category for Healing and The Railway Man, Christopher de Groot for Sororal, and Christopher Gordon for his work on the Naomi Watts-starring Adoration.
“Strike up the band for another wonderful celebration of what is sometimes not noticed, but always felt, the music that accompanies the images that tell our stories. Another quality selection of film and TV nominations with many familiar names and exciting new comers to the limelight. Looking forward to a great night,” said Australian Guild of Screen Composers President Guy Gross of this year’s nominations.
Readers can check below for the full list of this year’s nominees. This year’s awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, 12th November at the City Recital Hall in Sydney, and is set to feature nominated compositions performed by an orchestra and directed by Emmy Award-winning composer Ashley Irwin.
Watch: Adoration Trailer
2014 Screen Music Awards Nominations
Feature Film Score of the Year
Adoration
Composed by Christopher Gordon
Healing
Composed by David Hirschfelder
The Railway Man
Composed by David Hirschfelder
Published by Native Tongue Music Publishing obo 3AM Music Limited and Starr Score Songs
Sororal
Composed by Christopher de Groot
Best Music for a Documentary
The Dancer from the Dance
Composed by Edward Primrose
Fallout
Composed by Antony Partos
I Am A Girl
Composed by John Gray
Once My Mother
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski
Best Music for a Short Film
Blood Pulls a Gun
Composed by Basil Hogios and Jack Moffitt
The iMom
Composed by Haydn Walker
Scission
Composed by Jonathan Dreyfus
Published by Source Music
Where Do Lilacs Come From
Composed by Luke Howard
Best Soundtrack Album
Adoration
Composed by Christopher Gordon and Antony Partos
The Broken Shore
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski
Healing
Composed by David Hirschfelder
The Railway Man
Composed by David Hirschfelder
Published by Native Tongue Music Publishing obo 3 AM Music Limited and Starr Score Songs
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Don’t Let Go from Rake
Composed by David McCormack and Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music Pty Ltd
Giggle Galaxy from Giggle & Hoot
Composed by Terry Mann
Published by ABC Music Publishing
God Knows I Would from The Moodys
Composed by Cameron Bruce
The Harvest & The Glory from The Outlaw Michael Howe
Composed by Roger Mason
Best Music for Children’s Television
Get Ace – Series 1
Composed by Russell Thornton
Published by Galaxy Pop
Mako: Island of Secrets – Series 1: Battlelines
Composed by Brett Aplin and Ricky Edwards
Time Tremors – Series 1
Composed by Benjamin Speed
Transformers Rescue Bots – Space Bots
Composed by Christopher Elves
Published by Fintage Publishing Australia B.V obo Britteridge Publishing LLC
Best Television Theme
Fat Tony & Co
Composed by Burkhard Dallwitz
The Gods of Wheat Street
Composed by Jeff Lang
Published by Insync Music Publishing
Serangoon Road
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski*
Published by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*
Wentworth Series 2
Composed by Richard Pleasance
Published by Insync Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia Pty Ltd obo FremantleMedia Australia
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
The Doctor Blake Mysteries – Series 2 Episode 10: An Invincible Summer
Composed by Dale Cornelius
Published by Native Tongue Music Publishing
Rake – Series 3 Episode 1
Composed by David McCormack and Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music Pty Ltd
Redfern Now – Series 2: Babe in Arms
Composed by Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music Pty Ltd
Serangoon Road – Episode 6
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski*
Published by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
The Broken Shore
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski
The Killing Field
Composed by Basil Hogios and Caitlin Yeo
Published by Red Music Publishing Pty Ltd
The Outlaw Michael Howe
Composed by Roger Mason
Parer’s War
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski
Best Music for an Advertisement
Canon – Seeing
Composed by Ramesh Sathiah
Published by Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd
Replay – Eco Warriors
Composed by Alejandro Gomez Sanchez
Tiger Beer – Charlie Ruedpokanon Stuntman
Composed by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales
Published by Sonar Music Pty Ltd
Where Australia Shines
Composed by Ryan Walsh
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Brenton White
Jay Stewart
Neil Sutherland
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Garry McDonald and Laurie Stone
Neil Sutherland
Ricky Edwards
