The Mess Hall’s Jed Kurzel has taken home the Feature Film Score of the Year Award for ‘Slow West’ at the 2015 APRA Screen Music Awards.
The APRA Screen Music Awards were announced tonight (12-Nov-15) at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Kurzel, who is currently in London, accepted the award via video link.
Another major award, Best Original Song Composed for the Screen for A Secret River went to Shane Howard and Archie Roach AM.
A special mention also goes to screen composer Neil Sutherland who was named Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas and took his total APRA Screen Music Award wins to 10.
Rob Carlton hosted the event with presenters David Field, Sophie Lowe, Sue Maslin, Virginia Gay, Clare Bowditch, Stephen Luby and Lisa Gerrard and special performances by Archie Roach AM, Shane Howard, Go Freek and Dom Dolla.
2015 APRA Screen Music Awards Winners List
Feature Film Score of the Year:
Title Slow West
Composed by Jed Kurzel
Best Music for a Documentary
Title Sherpa
Composed by Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music
Best Music for a Short Film
Title 1919
Composed by Damien Lane
Best Soundtrack Album
Title The Water Diviner
Composed by David Hirschfelder
Published by Diviner Holdings
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Title A Secret River from The Secret River
Composed by Shane Howard and Archie Roach
Published by Mushroom Music
Best Music for Children’s Television
Title Monster Beach
Composed by Keith Moore
Best Television Theme
Title The Code
Composed by Roger Mason
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Title Banished
Composed by David Hirschfelder
Published by Native Tongue Music
Publishing obo RSJ Films
Best Music for an Advertisement
Title Domain – Good Move
Composed by Bruce Heald
Published by Noise International
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title The Secret River
Composed by Burkhard Dallwitz
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Composer Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Composer Neil Sutherland
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