Daniel "Dan" Golding is an Australian writer, composer, broadcaster, and academic. He holds a PhD from the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

, and is currently a lecturer in media and communication at

Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access ...

in Hawthorn, Australia.

Writing

Golding is the author of ''Star Wars After Lucas'', and the co-author of ''Game Changers''. Golding and his work has been featured on

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, and in ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fra ...

''. His 2019 book, ''Star Wars after Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy'', was reviewed on ''

The Verge ''The Verge'' is an American technology news website operated by Vox Media, publishing news, feature stories, guidebooks, product reviews, consumer electronics news, and podcasts. The website launched on November 1, 2011, and uses Vox Media' ...

'' and in ''

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''. As a writer, Golding won the Lizzie for Best Games Journalist at the 11th Annual IT Journalism Awards for work published with

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Music

Golding is the creator of the soundtracks for ''

Untitled Goose Game ''Untitled Goose Game'' is a 2019 puzzle stealth game developed by House House and published by Panic Inc. Players control a goose who bothers the inhabitants of an English village. The player must use the goose's abilities to manipulate object ...

'', '' The Haunted Island'', and ''

Push Me Pull You ''Push Me Pull You'' is a 2016 video game by House House. It was released on PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. Gameplay In a game of ''Push Me Pull You'', two teams of sausage-like bodies with heads at both end ...

''. His soundtrack for ''The Haunted Island'' won the

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award for best music at the 2019 Australian Game Developer Awards. ''Untitled Goose Game'' was nominated for audio awards at the 2020

Independent Games Festival The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the largest annual gathering of the independent video game industry. Originally founded in 1998 to promote independent video game developers, ...

Awards, the

Game Developers Choice Awards The Game Developers Choice Awards are awards annually presented at the Game Developers Conference for outstanding game developers and games. Introduced in 2001, the Game Developers Choice Awards were preceded by the Spotlight Awards, which were ...

, and the

British Academy Games Awards The BAFTA Games Awards or British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honouring "outstanding creative achievement" in the video game industry. First presented in 2004 following the restructuring of the BAFTA Interactive En ...

. In March 2020, Golding's soundtrack album for ''Untitled Goose Game'' was released by House House and Universal Music Australia. Golding was the director of Australia's

Freeplay Independent Games Festival The Freeplay Independent Games Festival is Australia's longest-running and largest independent games festival, first established in 2004. The Festival celebrates fringe artists and game makers, and highlights grassroots developers and art games ...

from 2014 to 2017, and from 2006 to 2009 was a member of the

Dili Allstars The Dili Allstars are an Australian and East Timorese reggae/ska band based in Melbourne. They are one of the leading voices of support for the East Timorese people and a popular musical group. The band has released two albums; a special editi ...

Broadcasting

Golding is the host of the weekly ''Screen Sounds'' program on

ABC Classic ABC Classic, formerly ABC-FM (also ABC Fine Music), and then ABC Classic FM, is an Australian classical music radio station available in Australia and internationally. Its website features classical music news, features and listening guides. I ...

radio, He is a co-host of the ''Art of the Score'' podcast. He has created video essays about film music, including ''A Theory of Film Music'' in response to a video by

Every Frame a Painting ''Every Frame a Painting'' is a series of 28 video essays about film form, film editing, and cinematography created by Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou between 2014 and 2016. They were first published on YouTube but have also been released on Vimeo. ...

. The dialogue between the two was described by Fandor as "an extraordinary case study in how popular video essayists and academically trained scholars can bring out the best from each other". In 2015, Golding presented ''A Short History of Videogames'', a four-part documentary series for

ABC Radio National Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2. History 1937: Predecessors an ...

. With

Linda Marigliano Linda Marigliano (born Carmelinda Marigliano; 27 September 1984) is an Australian television and radio presenter, podcaster, musician and DJ, best known for her work on FBi Radio and Triple J. She also played bass guitar in the indie rock ba ...

, Golding co-hosted the documentary series ''What Is Music'' for

ABC Television ABC Television most commonly refers to: *ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or *ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia ABC Television or ABC ...

and

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music 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 produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...

. , - ,

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, ''Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack)'' , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album ,

References

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