David Hirschfelder, rocker Justin Kurzel and The Chaser nominated for Screen Music Awards

Alex Lloyd and Pigram Brothers, Jed Kurzel, David Hirschfelder, David McCormack and The Chaser’s Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor are among the nominees for the 2011 Screen Music Awards.

The 2011 Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by APRA (Australiasian Performing Rights Association) and AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers).

In the category of the feature film score of the year, Alex Lloyd and Alan and Stephen Pigram are nominated for Mad Bastards alongside Jed Kurzel of rock band the Mess Hall, and brother of director Justin Kurzel is nominated for Snowtown. Past winner David Hirschfelder (Children of the Silk Road) is nominated for The Legend of the Guardians while Burkhard Dallwitz is nominated for The Way Back.

Dallwitz is also nominated for Underbelly Files: tell them Lucifer was here in the Best music for a mini-series or telemovie alongside Guy Gross for East West 101, Bryony Marks for Cloudstreet and Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo by Stephen Rae.

Both Rae and Marks are nominated for Best Music for a television series or serial for program. Rae for Rush and Marks for Tangle while Custard’s David McCormack with Antony Partos and Michael Lire are nominated for Rake.

Hosted by Noni Hazlehurst, the awards will be held at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place Sydney on Monday November 14.

The Screen Music Awards nominees:

Feature Film Score of the Year:
Mad Bastards
Alex Lloyd*/Alan Pigram/Stephen Pigram Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd*
Snowtown
Jed Kurzel 
Ivy League Music administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
The Legend of the Guardians
David Hirschfelder 
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Warner Olive Music LLC
The Way Back
Burkhard Dallwitz 
Fintage Publishing and Collection Australia obo Resonant Music 1 Limited Partners

Best Music for a Documentary
Cane Toads: The Conquest
Martin Armiger
 Mushroom Music Pty Ltd / M L R P Music (BMI)
Jandamarra’s War
Ash Gibson Greig/Petris Torres
Lachlan Macquarie: Father of Australia
Matteo Zingales Sonar Music Pty Ltd
The Silent Epidemic
Christopher Elves
 Beyond Properties Pty Ltd administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Best Music for a Short Film
Collision
Mike Darren
Polo’s Robot
Dale Cornelius
 Native Tongue Music Publishing
The Maker
Paul Halley
The Missing Key
Kathryn Brownhill / Miles Nicholas / Jonathan Nix

Best Soundtrack Album
Mad Bastards
Alex Lloyd*/Alan Pigram/Stephen Pigram Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd*
Red Hill
Dmitri Golovko
Road Train: Road Kill Soundtrack
Rafael May
The Lost Thing
Michael Yezerski Source Music Pty Ltd

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
“Dream On” from The Missing Key
Miles Nicholas
“Negotiate” from Yes, We Canberra
Andrew Hansen / Chris Taylor
 ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
“Sweet Dreams: Sky Boat” from Giggle & Hoot
Cain Horton / Paul Kingston
ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
“Won’t Look Back” from Mad Bastards
Brendan Fletcher / Alex Lloyd* / Alan Pigram / Stephen Pigram Rondor Music Australia Pty Ltd*

Best Music for Children’s Television
Giggle & Hoot: Christmas Special
Sean Peter
ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Gravity
Henrique Dib
K9: Eclipse of the Korven
Christopher Elves
Fintage Publishing and Collection Australia obo Resonant Music 1 Limited Partners
My Place II: Henry
Roger Mason

Best Television Theme
Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight
Kit Warhurst
 Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
AFP
David Chapman
Message Stick
Cliff Bradley
ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Scariacs
Haydn Walker
Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Rake
Michael Lira / David McCormack / Antony Partos
Rush: Series 3: Episode 16
Stephen Rae
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd
Tangle: Season 2: Lost and Found
Bryony Marks
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo
Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd / Source Music Pty Ltd
Who Do You Think You Are: Series 3
Ash Gibson Greig

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Cloudstreet
Bryony Marks Source Music Pty Ltd
East West 101: Series 3: Episode 1
Guy Gross
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
Stephen Rae
 Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Southern Star Entertainment Pty Ltd
Underbelly Files : Tell Them Lucifer Was Here
Burkhard Dallwitz

Best Music for an Advertisement
Cascade: The Feel
Blair Joscelyne
Nylon Publishing Pty Ltd
Pure Blonde: Pardon
Ramesh Sathiah / Gerard Fitzgerald Song Zu Publishing Pty Ltd
SBS: Films 2
Michael Yezerski
Nylon Publishing Pty Ltd
VW Passat: Change Rooms
Elliott Wheeler

Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Adam Gock/Dinesh Wicks
Jay Stewart
Neil Sutherland
Brenton White

Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Ricky Edwards
Ric Formosa
David Hirschfelder
Neil Sutherland

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