The Dressmaker.
APRA AMCOS and the AGSC have unveiled the nominees for this year's Screen Music Awards.
The Dressmaker is out in front, up for Best Feature Film Score of the Year and Best Soundtrack Album, thanks to the work of David Hirschfelder.
Also up for gongs are well-known names such as Cezary Skubiszewski, Antony Partos, David Bridie, Michael Yezerski, and duo Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks.
The most nominated composers are Partos and Yezerski, up for four awards each for work across various productions.
First-time nominees include Darren Seltmann, a former member of the Avalanches, and his singer-songwriter wife Sally. Their song from The Letdown, ‘Dancing in the Darkness’, is up for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen.
Other new faces include Adam Moses, Nicholas Robert Thayer, Tristan Dewey, Helen Grimley and Anthony Egizii.
Winners will be announced November 8 at the City Recital Hall, Sydney. Emmy Award winning screen composer Ashley Irwin will lead a live orchestra that will perform a selection of nominated compositions, while The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen will host.
The full list of nominees:
Feature Film Score of the Year
99 Homes composed by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales
Crew Cut composed by Timothy Cheel and Christopher Larkin
Oddball composed by Cezary Skubiszewski
The Dressmaker composed by David Hirschfelder
Best Music for a Documentary
Getting Frank Gehry composed by Caitlin Yeo
Neon composed by Antony Partos
Putuparri and the Rainmakers composed by David Bridie, published by Mushroom Music
The Will to Fly composed by Tom Rouch, published by Native Tongue Music Publishing
Best Music for a Short Film
Banana Boy composed by Adam Moses
Daisy Chain composed by Hylton Mowday
Letting Blood composed by Nicholas Robert Thayer
Ravens composed by Michael Yezerski with additional music by Helen Grimley
Best Soundtrack Album
All About E composed by Basil Hogios
Only the Dead composed by Michael Yezerski
Sherpa composed by Antony Partos
The Dressmaker composed by David Hirschfelder
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
‘Dancing in the Darkness’ from The Letdown, composed by Darren Seltmann and Sally Seltmann, published by Sony ATV Music Publishing Australia
‘Maurice's Big Adventure’ from Big Adventure, composed by Sean Peter, published by BC Music Publishing
‘Those Friends of Mine’ from Pawno, composed by Tristan Dewey, Tai Jordan and Mark Pearl
‘When You Were on the Run’ from No Activity, composed by Cameron Bruce
Best Music for Children’s Television
Bottersnikes & Gumbles: Up, Up and Away, composed by Michael Szumowski published by J Albert & Son and Cheeky Little Media
Mako: Island of Secrets: Homecoming, composed by Ricky Edwards and Brett Aplin
Transformers Rescue Bots: The Last of Morocco, composed by Christopher Elves, published by Mushroom Music obo Britteridge Publishing / BMG Platinum Songs
The New Adventures of Figaro Pho: Odd Socks composed by Michael Darren, Luke Jurevicius and Christopher Larkin
Best Television Theme
Compass composed by Caitlin Yeo published by ABC Music Publishing
Here Come the Habibs composed by Kyls Burtland
Nos Youm composed by Peter Cavallo
Tomorrow When the War Began composed by Cameron Giles-Webb and Colin Simkins, published by Universal Music Publishing obo Ambience Entertainment
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Glitch: There Is No Justice, composed by Cornel Wilczek
Janet King: The Invisible Wound, composed by Antony Partos, published by Sonar Music
The Principal: Revolution School, composed by Roger Mason
Wanted: Series 1 Episode 6, composed by Michael Yezerski, published by Red Music Publishing
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
DNA Nation composed by Matteo Zingales
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door composed by Michael Yezerski and Ashley Irwin, published by Shine Australia
Secret City composed by David Bridie, published by Mushroom Music
The Beautiful Lie composed by Alan John
Best Music for an Advertisement
2016 AICP Opening, composed by Jeremy Yang
Cadbury Marvellous Creations, composed by Rafael May
Country Racing Victoria: It’s Got it All, composed by Robert Upward, published by Mushroom Music
Rio 2016 Olympics composed by Sarah Aarons, Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci and Graham Donald, published by Sony ATV Music Publishing Allegro, Sony ATV Music Publishing Australia and Red Music Publishing
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Jay Stewart
Neil Sutherland
Nick Perjanik
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
Alastair Ford
Neil Sutherland
Ricky Edwards