Image: Former The Avalanches member Darren Seltmann and Sally Seltmann
Sony Music Australia’s hitmakers DNA Songs (Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci) are nominated for the BestMusicfor an Advertisement Screen Music Award.
DNA Songs penned Dami Im’s 2016 Eurovision song
Sound of Silence, which saw her place 2nd
The Screen Music Awards celebrates composing achievements across feature film, television, documentary, short film and advertising from the last year.
Egizii and Musumeci’s composition for the Rio 2016 Olympics advertisement, with Sarah Aaron and Graham Donald, marks their first Screen Music Awards nod. It is nominated alongside Rafael May’s Cadbury Marvellous Creations, Jeremy Yang’s 2016 AICP Opening and Robert Upward’s composition for Country Racing Victoria: It’s Got it All.
Both former Avalanches member Darren Seltmannand his wife Sally are also first-time nominees. The couple’s collaborative composition, Dancing in the Darknessfrom ABC comedy The Letdown is up for Best Original Song Composed for theScreen.
Sally Seltmann
Among the nominated pieces is one of last year’s most talked about TV events, the two-part telemovie Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door. The screening took home six AACTA Awards last year along with two nominations and two early wins in the 58th TV Week Logie Awards.
The Feature Film Score of the Year category sees Screen Music Award winner and former rock keyboard player David Hirschfelder nominated for his work on The Dressmaker. He’s up against Cezary Skubiszewski for Oddball, Timothy Cheel and Christopher Larkin for Crew Cut and Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales for 99 Homes.
Among the multiple nominees are established composers Antony Partos, Michael Yezerski, David Hirschfelder, Caitlin Yeo, David Bridie, Christopher Larkin, Neil Sutherland, Ricky Edwards, Matteo Zingales, Adam GockandDinesh Wicks.
Antony Partos
The list was announced this morning in Sydney. The Screen Music Awards are held at City Recital Hall, Sydney on Tuesday, November 8. They are organised by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
Emmy Award-winningscreencomposerAshley Irwin will again lead a live orchestra that will perform a selection of nominated compositions. The Chaser’sChris TaylorandAndrew Hansenwill host the ceremony.
NOMINEES 2016SCREENMUSICAWARDS
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Feature Film Score of the Year |
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99 Homes
Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales
Crew Cut
Timothy Cheel and Christopher Larkin
Oddball
Cezary Skubiszewski
The Dressmaker
David Hirschfelder |
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BestMusicfor a Documentary |
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Getting Frank Gehry
Caitlin Yeo
Neon
Antony Partos Putuparri and the Rainmakers
David Bridie
MushroomMusic The Will to Fly
Tom Rouch
Native TongueMusicPublishing |
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BestMusicfor a Short Film |
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Banana Boy
Adam Moses
Daisy Chain
Hylton Mowday
Letting Blood
Nicholas Robert Thayer
Ravens
Michael Yezerski with additionalmusicby Helen Grimley |
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All About E
Basil Hogios
Only the Dead
Michael Yezerski
Sherpa
Antony Partos The Dressmaker
David Hirschfelder |
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Best Original Song Composed for theScreen |
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Dancing in the Darknessfrom The Letdown
Darren Seltmann and Sally Seltmann*
Sony ATVMusicPublishing Australia*
Maurice’s Big Adventurefrom Big Adventure
Sean Peter
ABCMusicPublishing
Those Friends of Minefrom Pawno
Tristan Dewey, Tai Jordan and Mark Pearl
When You Were on the Runfrom No Activity
Cameron Bruce |
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BestMusicfor Children’s Television |
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Bottersnikes & Gumbles: Up, Up and Away
Michael Szumowski
J Albert & Son and Cheeky Little Media
Mako: Island of Secrets: Homecoming
Ricky Edwards and Brett Aplin
Transformers Rescue Bots: The Last of Morocco
Christopher Elves
MushroomMusicobo Britteridge Publishing / BMG Platinum Songs
The New Adventures of Figaro Pho: Odd Socks
Michael Darren, Luke Jurevicius and Christopher Larkin |
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Compass
Caitlin Yeo
ABCMusicPublishing Here Come the Habibs
Kyls Burtland
Nos Youm
Peter Cavallo
Tomorrow When the War Began
Cameron Giles-Webb and Colin Simkins
UniversalMusicPublishing obo Ambience Entertainment |
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BestMusicfor a Television Series or Serial |
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Glitch: There Is No Justice
Cornel Wilczek
Janet King: The Invisible Wound
Antony Partos
SonarMusic
The Principal: Revolution School
Roger Mason Wanted: Series 1 Episode 6
Michael Yezerski
RedMusicPublishing |
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BestMusicfor a Mini-Series or Telemovie |
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DNA Nation
Matteo Zingales Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
Michael Yezerski and Ashley Irwin
Shine Australia Secret City
David Bridie
MushroomMusic
The Beautiful Lie
Alan John |
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BestMusicfor an Advertisement |
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2016 AICP Opening
Jeremy Yang
Cadbury Marvellous Creations
Rafael May
Country Racing Victoria: It’s Got it All
Robert Upward
MushroomMusic
Rio 2016 Olympics
Sarah Aarons*, Anthony Egizii^, David Musumeci^ and Graham Donald~
Sony ATVMusicPublishing Allegro*, Sony ATVMusicPublishing Australia^ and RedMusicPublishing~ |
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Most PerformedScreenComposer – Australia |
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Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Jay Stewart
Neil Sutherland
Nick Perjanik
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Most PerformedScreenComposer – Overseas |
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Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Alastair Ford
Neil Sutherland
Ricky Edwards |
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