Composers behind Bluey, High Country, While the Men Are Away and Lego Masters were amongst winners at the 2024 Screen Music Awards last night.
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers held its annual event at the at Forum Melbourne / Naarm. Host Susie Youssef was joined by co-presenters Elaine Crombie and Heather Mitchell.
Composing duo Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks received three awards including Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia and Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas for their scores on Married at First Sight, MasterChef Australia, Stars on Mars and Travel Guides plus the inaugural award for Best Music for Unscripted & Reality Television Series for Lego Masters.
Taking out Feature Film Score of the Year for the third time was Jed Kurzel with his composition from Monkey Man.
The Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award went to writer, director and producer, Rachel Perkins, for her extraordinary contribution to film and television. The Award was presented by Missy Higgins (pictured), who, with the Screen Music Awards Orchestra, performed “Edge of Something” from Total Control (composed by Missy Higgins, Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales) in tribute to Perkins.
Bluey composing team
Erkki Veltheim led the Screen Music Awards Orchestra and the Consort of Melbourne to perform the four Feature Film Score of the Year nominated pieces, and the closing performance of the 2024 Screen Music Awards “Carry You” from RFDS, performed by Radical Son.
TV and related categories (winners in bold):
Best Music for Children’s Programming
Title Beep and Mort: Today! The Musical
Composed by Harry Covill
Title Bluey: The Sign
Composed by Joff Bush, Jazz D’Arcy, Daniel O’Brien & Joe Twist
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title The Sloth Lane
Composed by Ack Kinmonth
Title Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Composed by Hamish Francis
Best Music for a Television Comedy
Title Bump: Work
Composed by Jackson Milas & Josie Mann
Published by Sonar Music Publishing
Title The Artful Dodger: Season 1 Episode 1
Composed by Antony Partos
Published by Sony Music Publishing
Title While The Men Are Away: Furrowing The Fuhrer’s Brow!
Composed by Michael Yezerski
Title Wolf Like Me: Season 2 Episode 4
Composed by Piers Burbrook de Vere
Published by Universal/MCA Music Publishing
Best Music for a Television Drama
Title High Country: Season 1 Episode 1
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski
Title Ladies in Black: Season 1 Episode 1
Composed by Matteo Zingales
Published by Sonar Music Publishing
Title Prosper: Season 1 Episode 2
Composed by Amanda Brown & Antonio Gambale
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo LILLIPILLI
Title The Newsreader: Fireworks
Composed by Cornel Wilczek & Thomas Rouch*
Published by Concord Music Publishing ANZ*
Best Music for Unscripted & Reality Television Series
Title Australia By Design Architecture
Composed by Marlon Grunden & Robert Upward
Published by Mushroom Music
Title Lego Masters
Composed by Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks, Anthony Ammar, David Bruggemann, Brontë Horder, David Huxtable, Richard LaBrooy, Adam Sofo, Mitch Stewart, Cassie To
Published by Universal Music Publishing obo Endomol Australia Pty Ltd
Title MasterChef
Composed by Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks, Anthony Ammar, Emma Greenhill, Brontë Horder, Richard LaBrooy, Adam Sofo, Mitch Stewart & Cassie To
Published by Universal Music Publishing obo Endomol Australia Pty Ltd
Title The Summit
Composed by Charlton Hill, Justin Shave, David Barber
Published by Universal Music Publishing obo Uncanny Valley
Best Opening Title Television Theme
Title Night Bloomers
Composed by Darren Lim
Title The Mission
Composed by Joel Farland
Title The Way We Wore
Composed by Ned Beckley & Josh Hogan
Title: Zip and the Tiny Sprouts
Composed by Jazz D’Arcy
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Title Carry You from RFDS
Composed by Amanda Brown*, Damien Lane* & David Leha
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo LILLIPILLI*
Title Echo from Lighting of the Sails for Vivid 2024
Composed by Jack Doepel, Benjamin Freeman & Angus Mills
Title Good Day Sunshine from Eric
Composed by Tim Minchin
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing/David Platz Music (Australia)
Title Tjukurpa from Faraway Downs
Composed by Zaachariaha Fielding & Michael Ross
Published by Sony Music Publishing
Emerging Composer of the Year
Alex Olijnyk
Ayda Akbal
James Mountain
Luna Pan
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Composer Adam Gock & Dinesh Wicks
For MasterChef Australia, Travel Guides, Married At First Sight
Composer Jay Stewart
For The Block, Better Homes & Gardens, The Force
Composer Mitchell Stewart
For MasterChef Australia, Travel Guides, Married At First Sight
Composer Neil Sutherland
For Border Security, Australian Crime Stories, Bondi Vet
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Composer Joff Bush
For Bluey
Composer Adam Gock & Dinesh Wicks
For MasterChef Australia, Stars on Mars, Lego Masters Australia
Composer Mitchell Stewart
For Stars on Mars, Lego Masters Australia, The Biggest Loser
Composer Neil Sutherland
For Border Security, Mythbusters, Bondi Vet
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