Matteo Zingales (born 28 October 1980) is an Australian film music composer who has won the

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for Best Original Score for a Feature Film for two years running. In 2013, he shared the award with Jono Ma (of rock band

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) for Best Score for ''

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'' (2012), and in 2012, Zingales, Michael Lira and

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shared the award for Best Score for '' The Hunter'' (2011).

Biography

Matteo Zingales was born on 28 October 1980 in

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and raised in Sydney. He graduated in 2004 from the

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with a Masters in Screen Composition. Zingales has cited

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, John Barry and

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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 200 episodes of the series, '' All Saints'' (2004–2009), broadcast in fifteen countries, and for all 22 episodes of the first series of ''

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'' (2011), broadcast in four countries. He has composed the music for feature films, including collaborating on '' The Hunter'' (2011), which starred

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and

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, and on ''

'' (2012), which was directed by Peter Templeman and starred

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; for television mini-series including the ABC's ''

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'' (2012), one of the six parts of the ABC's ''

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'' (2012), and SBS's '' Better Man'' (2013); and for short films, such as ''Blue Poles'' (2004), starring

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. His documentary credits include ''Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia'' (2011) for

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; and he has composed music for television advertisements. In February 2008 the ''

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''s Mark Chipperfield included Zingales as one of Australia's top thirteen "new talents breaking ground in their chosen fields". He is a co-founder and director of Sonar Music, the leading Australian music composers' collective.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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

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, ''Mystery Road'' (with

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, ''A Fire Inside'' , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , ,

Wins

2011 APRA Australia Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Documentary for ''Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia'' (2011). 2012 Australian Academy

for Best Original Score for '' The Hunter'' (2011). Award shared with Michael Lira and

. 2013 Australian Academy

for Best Original Score for ''

'' (2012). Award shared with Jono Ma (of rock band

). 2016 APRA Australia Screen Music Award for Feature Film Score of the Year for ''

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'' (2014). Award shared with

. 2016 Australian Academy

for Best Original Music Score in Television for ''

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'' (2016). Award shared with Max Lyandvert.

Nominations

2007 APRA Australia Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series for '' All Saints: TV Series'' (2007). 2012 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Music Score for a Feature Film for '' The Hunter'' (2011). Nomination shared with Michael Lira and

. 2012 APRA Australia Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie for ''Dripping in Chocolate'' (2012). 2013 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Music Score for ''

'' (2012). Nomination shared with Jono Ma. 2016 APRA Australia Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie for ''DNA Nation'' (2016).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zingales, Matteo 1980 births APRA Award winners Australian film score composers Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni Living people Male film score composers Italian emigrants to Australia