Nominees have been announced in the Screen Music Awards 2023.
TV shows including Bluey, The Last King of the Cross, The Messenger, Deadloch, Safe Home, The Clearing, Crazy Fun Park, Upright and In Limbo have been nominated.
There are massive 23 first-time nominees recognised by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers).
Screen composers Bryony Marks (pictured below, left) and Michael Yezerski (below, right) lead the nominations. Both are nominated for Best Television Theme – Bryony Marks for The Messenger and Michael Yezerski for Ivy + Bean, which is also recognised in the Best Music for Children’s Programming category. Yezerski’s final nomination is for Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie for Cabinet of Curiosities: Pickman’s Model. Bryony Marks is nominated in the same category for her work on the ABC TV series Savage River, and The Messenger scores another nod for Best Soundtrack Album.
The 2023 Screen Music Awards will be presente at Forum Melbourne / Naarm on Thursday 9 November, hosted by Susie Youssef with performances led by Musical Director and nominee Erkki Veltheim.
TV and related categories:
Best Television Theme
Title Deadloch
Composed by Amanda Brown
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title Ivy + Bean
Composed by Michael Yezerski
Published by BMG
Title The Clearing
Composed by Mark Bradshaw
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title The Messenger
Composed by Bryony Marks
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Lillipilli IP
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Title Deadloch
Composed by Amanda Brown
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title Irreverent
Composed by David Hirschfelder & Samuel Hirschfelder
Title Last King of the Cross
Composed by David McCormack & Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music
Title Safe Home
Composed by Helena Czajka
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title Cabinet of Curiosities: Pickman’s Model
Composed by Michael Yezerski
Title In Limbo
Composed by Matteo Zingales
Title Savage River
Composed by Bryony Marks
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Lillipilli IP
Title The Clearing
Composed by Mark Bradshaw
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Title: Glow from The Red Shoes: Next Step
Composed by Dominic Cabusi & Bronte Maree O’Neill
Title: Monos Lithos from Monolith
Composed by Benjamin Speed & Leigh Marsh
Title: Rollercoaster from Soundtrack to Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse
Composed by Damien Lane & Jodi Phillis
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Lillipilli IP
Title: The Aeroplane from Upright
Composed by Tim Minchin
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing
Best Music for a Documentary
Title Flyways
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski
Title Kindred
Composed by Caitlin Yeo* & Damien Lane
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Lillipilli IP*
Title The Australian Wars: Episode 1
Composed by Erkki Veltheim
Published by Sony Music Publishing obo SFM Publishing
Title The Black Hand
Composed by Jason Fernandez
Best Soundtrack Album
Title Blueback
Composed by Nigel Westlake
Title Folau
Composed by Ned Beckley, ‘Ofa Fotu & Joshua Hogan
Title Mud Crab
Composed by James Mountain
Title The Messenger
Composed by Bryony Marks
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Lillipilli IP
Best Music for Children’s Programming
Title Bluey: Dragon
Composed by Joff Bush, Jazz D’Arcy & Daniel O’Brien
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Title Crazy Fun Park
Composed by Cornel Wilczek
Title Ivy + Bean
Composed by Michael Yezerski
Published by BMG
Title Scarygirl
Composed by Ack Kinmonth
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia*
Composers: Adam Gock & Dinesh Wicks
For: MasterChef, Anh’s Brush with Fame, Beauty and the Geek Australia
Composer: Jay Stewart
For: The Block, Better Homes and Gardens, House Rules
Composer: Mitch Stewart
For: MasterChef, Travel Guides, Love on the Spectrum
Composer: Neil Sutherland
For: Border Security, MythBusters, Bondi Vet
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas*
Composers: Adam Gock & Dinesh Wicks
For: MasterChef, Lego Masters
Composer: Joff Bush
For: Bluey
Composer: Neil Sutherland
For: Border Security, MythBusters, Bondi Vet
Composers: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
For: Dahmer, Peaky Blinders
* determined by statistical analysis.
