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Michael Lira
Michael Lira (born 19 February 1975) is an Australian film score composer and band leader. He is a founding member of experimental bands Vicious Hairy Mary, Darth Vegas and gypsy swing ensemble Monsieur Camembert. Soundtrack credits include the films ''Nekrotronic'', ''The Hunter (2011 Australian film), The Hunter'', ''Wyrmwood'' and the television series ''Rake (Australian TV series), Rake'' and ''Bogan Pride''. Awards , - , 2020 , ''Nekrotronic'' , Best Music for a Feature Film , APRA Music Awards of 2020, APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , - , 2017 , ''Skinford'' , Best Television Theme , APRA Music Awards of 2017, APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , - , 2017 , ''Iron Spyder'' , Best Original Score , St Kilda Film Festival , , shared with Mick Harvey , - , 2015 , Growing Up Smith (AKA Good Ol'Boy) , Best Music for a Feature Film , APRA Music Awards of 2015, APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , , - , 2014 , ''Rake'' – "Series 3 Epis ...
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Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for other media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video game, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles ...
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Australian Guild Of Screen Composers
The Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) is a not for profit organisation, which was established in 1981, "to represent the interests of Australian screen composers by developing and promoting employment opportunities, undertaking educational initiatives and increasing their profile amongst the industry." It was established by Bruce Smeaton and Bruce Rowland. The Guild's head offices are in Sydney, with successive presidents from 1987 being Bob Young (1987–91), Martin Armiger (1992–98), Chris Neal (1999–2000), Art Phillips (2001–08), Clive Harrison (2008–11), Guy Gross (2012–17), Caitlin Yeo (2018–20) and Antony Partos (2020–present). Since 1991 it has been sponsored by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). AGSC presented film and television composers with awards from 1996 to 2000. Each year they released a compilation album, starting with ''The Australian Guild of Screen Composers 1996 Award Winners'' in 1997, via Sony Music Australia. Sin ...
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APRA Music Awards Of 2009
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 23 June at the Peninsula in Melbourne, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). The Classical Music Awards were distributed on 21 September at the Playhouse Theatre of the Sydney Opera House and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued on 2 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) at the City Recital Hall, Sydney. Awards ''Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.'' See also *Music of Australia The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which prod ...
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APRA Music Awards Of 2011
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2011 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2011 was the 29th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The ceremony was held on 21 June 2011 at CarriageWorks in Sydney, Australia. The Art Music Awards were introduced in 2011 to replace the Classical Music Awards (last held in 2009) and were distributed on 3 May. They are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music". The Screen Music Awards were issued on 14 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) at the City Recital Hall, Syd ...
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Rake (2010 TV Series)
''Rake'' is an Australian television program, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on the ABC Television (Australian TV network), ABC TV in 2010. It stars Richard Roxburgh as the Rake (stock character), rakish Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive Sydney barrister, defending a usually guilty client. The show airs in the United States on DirecTV's Audience Network and was previously available on Netflix in the UK, Ireland, Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Czech Republic, Poland, and Thailand. The fifth and final series went into production in October 2017 and premiered on 19 August 2018. Cast Main cast * Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive Defense (legal), criminal defence barrister. The character is loosely based on colourful Sydney barristers Mervyn Ward and Charles Waterstreet, and was named after Cleaver Bunton. At the end of the fourth series, he is electe ...
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Andrew Lancaster
Andrew Lancaster is an Australian film director. At the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, he won the "Best Short Film" award in 1993 for ''Palace Cafe'' and the "Best Film Award" in 2002 for ''In Search of Mike''. His 2014 documentary '' The Lost Aviator'' premiered at the London Film Festival. ''Joud'' (2018), based in Saudi Arabia, has been noted for its absence of dialogue. Filmography * ''Palace Cafe'' (1993) * ''Universal Appliance'' (1994) * ''In Search of Mike'' (2000) * ''Syntax Error'' (2003) * '' Accidents Happen'' (2009) * '' The Lost Aviator'' (2014) * ''Joud'' (2018) Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! , - , 1996 , Andrew Lancaster for "Soldiers" by You Am I , rowspan="2" , Best Video , , rowspan="2" , ARIA Award previous winners. , - , 1999 , Andrew Lancaster and David McCormack for "G ...
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Matteo Zingales
Matteo Zingales (born 28 October 1980) is an Australian film music composer who has won the AACTA Award for Best Original Score for a Feature Film for two years running. In 2013, he shared the award with Jono Ma (of rock band Jagwar Ma) for Best Score for ''Not Suitable for Children'' (2012), and in 2012, Zingales, Michael Lira and Andrew Lancaster shared the award for Best Score for '' The Hunter'' (2011). Biography Matteo Zingales was born on 28 October 1980 in Rome and raised in Sydney. He graduated in 2004 from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School with a Masters in Screen Composition. Zingales has cited Thomas Newman, John Barry and Arvo Pärt as his most important musical influences. "When I was nine," he recalls, "I adored movies. I wanted to be a director and then I realised what actually moved me was the music. I just used to sit down at the piano and write". He has worked across a variety of music platforms. His television credits include the music for over ...
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Jono Ma
Jono may refer to: Places *Jōno Station (JR Kyushu), a railway station in Kokura Minami-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan * Jōno Station (Kitakyushu Monorail), a Monorail station in Japan Fictional characters * Jono (''Star Trek'') * Jono (''Hollyoaks'') People with the name *Jono Bacon (born 1979) *Jono Beech (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *Jono Boult (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer * Jono Broome, British paracanoeist who has competed since the late 2000s *Jono Carroll (born 1992), Irish boxer * Jono Dorr (born 1990), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer *Jono Gibbes (born 1977), current director of rugby at La Rochelle * Jono Grant (born 1969), Canadian composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist * Jono Hickey (born 1991), New Zealand sportsman who currently represents in cricket and rugby union *Jono Howard, Canadian-born writer who works primarily on animated children's shows *Jono Jenkins (born 1986), Asutralian rugby union footbal ...
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The Slap (Australian TV Series)
'' The Slap'' is an Australian television drama series. It was first broadcast on ABC1 from 6 October to 24 November 2011. The series is based on '' The Slap'', a 2008 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, which explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who is not related to him, at a suburban barbecue. Filmed in Melbourne, Victoria, the series was produced by Matchbox Pictures' Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Penny Chapman serving as executive producer. The directors—Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, Tony Ayres and Robert Connolly—directed two episodes each. The writing team included Emily Ballou, Alice Bell, Brendan Cowell, Kris Mrksa and Cate Shortland. The series was aired on DirecTV's Audience Network in 2012, and an American adaptation of the series, also starring Melissa George, premiered on NBC on 12 February 2015. Characters Main *Hector (Jonathan LaPaglia) Hector seems to have it all. He is handsome, financially secure, and married ...
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APRA Music Awards Of 2012
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2012 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2012 was the 30th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The ceremony was held on 28 May 2012 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Art Music Awards were introduced in 2011 to replace the Classical Music Awards (last held in 2009) and were distributed on 3 April at the Sydney Opera House. They are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music". The Screen Music Awards were issued on 19 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers ...
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Wild Boys
''Wild Boys'' is an Australian television period drama series that began airing on the Seven Network on 4 September 2011. It is produced by Julie McGauran and Sarah Smith from Southern Star and John Holmes. The series is set in and around the fictional town of Hopetoun and principally filmed in Wilberforce on the Hawkesbury, Nelson, and Glenworth Valley on the New South Wales Central Coast. The series premiered in the UK on TCM UK on 3 March 2013. The series was not renewed for a second season due to low viewership. Plot The pilot episode establishes the character of Jack Keenan and his friend Dan Sinclair, bushrangers in 1860s' colonial New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es .... Their robberies target those travelling by horse and cart as they usuall ...
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APRA Music Awards Of 2013
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2013 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2013 was the 31st annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The ceremony was held on 17 June 2013 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Art Music Awards were distributed on 26 August at the NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney.Art Music Awards: * Winners:  * Finalists:  They are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music". The Screen Music Awards were issued on 9 December by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC),Screen Mu ...
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