Michael Atkinson (composer)

Michael Atkinson is an Australian musician and composer.

Michael Atkinson
Birth nameMichael Atkinson
BornAustralia
GenresRock, Australian folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer
Years active1975–present
LabelsLarrikin, CBS, Epic, Columbia, Sony

He was a member of Redgum from 1975 to 1987. While with Redgum he wrote many of the band's songs, and with Michael Spicer, who had joined the band later as a keyboardist, also wrote the score for the film A Street to Die.[1][2]

After leaving Redgum, he worked as a composer on Australian films, including Backlash (1986),[1] The Last Man Hanged (1993),[3] and the Russell Crowe film Heaven's Burning (1997),[1] and television series, including the popular police drama Blue Heelers.[1] His score for Stan and George's New Life was nominated for the 1991 AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.[4]

In 2005, with other former members of Redgum and other Australian bands reunited as John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew, he recorded Lawson, poems by Henry Lawson set to music.[5]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1994 Snowy (with Michael Easton) Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [6]

Footnotes
  1. "Backlash music credits", Ozmovies, retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "A Street to Die (1985)", Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive, retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. "Michael Atkinson", Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive, retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. "Winners & Nominees: Feature Film, 1991", AACTA Awards, Australian Film Institute, retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. "Former Redgum frontman John Schumann and his band the Vagabond Crew to play two-night fringe show", Adelaide Observer, 7 February 2021 (subscription required).
  6. ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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