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 Monsieur Camembert is a five-piece Gypsy fusion band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1997. They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album in ARIA Music Awards of 2002, 2002 for ''Live on Stage (Monsieur Camembert album), Live on ...

. Soundtrack credits include the films ''

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'', '' The Hunter'', ''

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'' and the television series ''

Rake Rake may refer to: * Rake (stock character), a man habituated to immoral conduct * Rake (theatre), the artificial slope of a theatre stage Science and technology * Rake receiver, a radio receiver * Rake (geology), the angle between a feature on a ...

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Awards

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'' , Best Music for a Feature Film , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , - , 2017 , ''Skinford'' , Best Television Theme , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , - , 2017 , ''Iron Spyder'' , Best Original Score , St Kilda Film Festival , , shared with Mick Harvey , - , 2015 ,

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(AKA Good Ol'Boy) , Best Music for a Feature Film , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , , - , 2014 , ''Rake'' – "Series 3 Episode 1" , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , with David McCormack &

Antony Partos Antony Michael Partos (born 1 August 1968) is an Australian film and TV composer. He specialises in creating scores that blend both acoustic and electronic elements with a mix of world musical instruments. His feature film credits include '' Ani ...

, , - , rowspan="3", 2013 , ''Apart'' , Tropscore , Tropfest , , , , - , ''A to Z of Contemporary Art'' , Best Music for a Documentary , rowspan="2", APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , , - , ''Rake'' – "Season 2 Episode 8: Greene" , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , , with David McCormack &

, , - , rowspan="2", 2012 , '' Wild Boys'' , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , rowspan="2", APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , with David McCormack , , - , '' The Slap'' , Best Soundtrack Album , , with

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 ...

, , - , rowspan="3", 2011 , rowspan="2", The Hunter , Best Original Music Score , AFI / AACTA , , with

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 ...

& Andrew Lancaster , - , Best Original Music Score , Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards , , with

& Andrew Lancaster , , - , ''

'' , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , with David McCormack &

, , - , 2009 , ''

'' , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , , - , rowspan="2", 2007 , ''

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'' , Best Television Theme , rowspan="2", APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , , , - , ''Staines Down Drains'' – "Episode 22: Pipe Dreams" , Best Music for Children's Television , , , , - , 2004 , '' The Einstein Factor'' , Best Television Theme , APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards , , ,

References

* http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2013/11/27/screen-composer-michael-lira-wins-tropscore/ * https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/the-hunter-3-1117946037/ * http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/2013ScreenMusicAwards/documentary.html

* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1883403/ * http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd--gig-reviews/darth-vegas/2005/10/28/1130400351435.html * http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/lifechanging-event-losing-an-arm-20131231-3046p.html * http://www.theaureview.com/albums/darth-vegas-brainwashing-for-dirty-minds-2012-lp {{DEFAULTSORT:Lira, Michael 1975 births APRA Award winners Australian bandleaders Australian film score composers Australian television composers Living people Male film score composers Male television composers