The 2015 Screen Music Awards announced its nominees today, with the likes of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Jed Kurzel and David Hirschfelder competing alongside many others.
Set to be held at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday November 12, the nominees have a little over a month to chew their nails in anticipation.
This year’s nominees list features a plethora of popular musicians including Cave, Ellis and Kurzel, as well as Josh Abrahams, Georgi Kay, Shane Howard, Archie Roach and Roger Mason. Meanwhile renowned screen composers such David Hirschfelder, Burkhard Dallwitz, Cezary Skubiszewski and Antony Partos are also well represented with Hirschfelder leading in nominations with 4 nods for his work on the feature film The Water Diviner and the television show “Banished”.
Hirschfelder wasn’t the only one with multiple nominations however, with Bryony Marks receiving three nominations, and Roger Mason, Antony Partos, Ash Gibson Greig, and the composing partnerships of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis and Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks all having two nominations to their credit.
It’s hardly just an event for the established though, the list including several first time nominees including Jonathan Bush, Elizabeth Drummond, Hannah Field, Annie Hamilton, Michael Dooley, Aaron Kenny, Keith Moore, Lindsay Jehan, Gerard Fitzgerald, Daniel Sullivan and composer Damien Lane. Lane must be especially happy as he has picked up two nominations on his first tour of the Screen Music Awards.
“Wow, what a wonderful collection of new names amongst the veterans for this year’s nominations. Can’t wait to pat some younger backs for jobs well done down in Melbourne this year,” said AGSC President Guy Gross commenting on the field of nominees.
With the winners to be announced at the event, have a look through the full list of nominees here below.
NOMINEES 2015 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS
Feature Film Score of the Year
Michael Lira – Good ‘Ol Boy
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Loin des Hommes (Far from Men) – Mushroom Music obo Mute Song
Jed Kurzel – Slow West
David Hirschfelder – The Water Diviner – Diviner Holdings
Best Music for a Documentary
Gerard Fitzgerald, Lindsay Jehan, Adrian Sergovich and Haydn Walker – 35 Letters – Song Zu Publishing
Antony Partos – Sherpa – Sonar Music
Caitlin Yeo – The Great Australian Race Riot
Tim Count and Keith Van Geyzel – The Waler: Australia’s Great Warhorse – ABC Music Publishing
Best Music for a Short Film
Damien Lane – 1919
Aaron Kenny – A Mighty Nice Man
Damien Lane – Emergence
Guy Gross – Flat Daddy
Best Soundtrack Album
Bryony Marks – Felony – Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo 3AM Music
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Loin des Hommes (Far from Men) – Mushroom Music obo Mute Song
David Hirschfelder – The Water Diviner – Diviner Holdings
Cezary Skubiszewski – Women He’s Undressed
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Shane Howard and Archie Roach – A Secret River from The Secret River – Mushroom Music
David Hirschfelder and Jimmy McGovern – Ballymullen Hill from Banished – Native Tongue Music Publishing obo RSJ Films
Elizabeth Drummond, Hannah Field and Annie Hamilton – Flying Giggle Ship from Giggle & Hoot – ABC Music Publishing
Georgi Kay and James Earp – Head Full of Lies from Residue – Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia
Best Music for Children’s Television
Russell Thornton – Bubble Bath Bay
Sean Peter – Giggle and Hoot: The Legend of Pirate Hootbeard – ABC Music Publishing
Michael Dooley – Joseph
Keith Moore – Monster Beach
Best Television Theme
Bryony Marks – ANZAC Girls – Insync Music Publishing
Jonathan Bush – Maximum Choppage
Bryony Marks – Party Tricks – Insync Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing Australia
Roger Mason – The Code
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
David Hirschfelder – Banished – Native Tongue Music Publishing obo RSJ Films
Matteo Zingales – Secrets and Lies – Sonar Music
Roger Mason – The Code
Ash Gibson Greig – Who Do You Think You Are?
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Antony Partos – Redfern Now – Sonar Music
Burkhard Dallwitz – The Secret River
Ash Gibson Greig – The War That Changed Us
Christopher Larkin – Wasteland Panda: Exile
Best Music for an Advertisement
Elliott Wheeler – Aldi – Perfect Aussie Christmas
Nathan Cavaleri – Bundaberg Rum – Men like Us – Song Zu Publishing
Bruce Heald – Domain – Good Move – Noise International
Josh Abrahams and Davide Carbone – Tahiti Tourism
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
