David Hirschfelder
David Hirschfelder | |
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Born | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 November 1960
Genres | Pop rock, adult contemporary |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Keyboards, piano, bass |
Years active | 1980–present |
Associated acts | Pyramid, Peter Cupples Band, Little River Band, Blowout, Dragon, John Farnham, CAB |
Website | davidhirschfelder |
David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960, Ballarat, Victoria) is an Australian musician, film score composer and performer. As a musician he has been a member of Little River Band and John Farnham Band. He has composed film scores for many films, including Strictly Ballroom, Australia, The Railway Man, The Water Diviner and The Dressmaker. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his scores for Shine and Elizabeth.
Musician[]
As a keyboardist, Hirschfelder has been a member of various groups including the jazz fusion band Pyramid, rock band Peter Cupples Band (1980), pop rockers Little River Band (1983–1986), Blowout, Dragon (1987, 1989), adult contemporary singer John Farnham's backing band (1986–1992),[1] and jazz fusion supergroup CAB.[2]
In 1980 Hirschfelder joined the Peter Cupples Band, Cupples had just left his soul-pop group, Stylus, and formed the rock group with Hirschfelder on keyboards, Virgil Donati on drums, Ross Ingliss on guitar and Robert Little on bass guitar.[3] In October 1981 Peter Cupples Band released his debut album, Fear of Thunder.[3] In 1982 Hirschfelder provided piano on Little River Band's album, Greatest Hits.[4] Their next album, The Net had Hirschfelder on keyboards and as co-producer, with the band's line-up including Farnham on lead vocals, Beeb Birtles on guitars and vocals, Graeham Goble on guitars and vocals, Stephen Housden on guitar and backing vocals, Wayne Nelson on bass guitar and vocals, and Derek Pellicci on drums and percussion.[5] He joined the group in September 1983, as they toured in the United States.[6] Their 1984 album, Playing to Win saw Hirschfelder supplying guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesiser, programming and vocals.[7] He also co-wrote the tracks, "When Cathedrals Were White", "Blind Eyes" and "Playing to Win".[7] The latter two were issued as singles, with "Playing to Win" reaching the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985 and Top 100 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[8][9] In mid-1986 the group issued No Reins which had Hirschfelder on piano, keyboards and co-writing "Paper Paradise".[10]
After Reins had been recorded, Hirschfelder left Little River Band to return to Australia and joined Farnham's backing band. In April–June 1986 Farnham recorded his album, Whispering Jack with Hirschfelder on keyboards, drum programs and co-writing "Going, Going, Gone".[11] For touring in support of the album Farnham and Hirschfelder were joined on the Jack's Back Tour by Angus Burchill (or Burchall) on drums, Brett Garsed on lead guitar, and Greg Macainsh on bass guitar (Skyhooks).[12] At that time, Jack's Back Tour was the highest-grossing tour by an Australian act.[13] Hirschfelder remained with Farnham for the studio albums, Age of Reason (July 1988) and Chain Reaction (September 1990).[12] Between these two albums he released his own, Welcome to the Nightclub of My Mind in 1989. In 1992 Hirschfelder left Farnham's backing band to concentrate on his score work for television and feature films. In 1999 he collaborated with David Hobson for the song cycle Inside This Room based on writings by Joseph Campbell and Paulo Coelho.[14]
Film composer[]
Hirschfelder's first score work was for the TV series, Skirts and Shadows of the Heart (both in 1990); Ratbag Hero followed in 1991.[15]
He has composed scores for films including Strictly Ballroom (1992), Shine (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), Elizabeth (1998), Hanging Up (2000), Peaches (2004), Australia (2008), and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010).
He has worked numerous times with directors Ian Gilmour, , Ann Turner, Roger Spottiswoode and Baz Luhrmann.
In 1999, the score for Elizabeth (composed for a 90-piece orchestra and a 40-piece choir) was nominated for an Oscar, and was honoured with a BAFTA award and an APRA award for Best Original Score. He also won the Best Score BAFTA in 1993 for Strictly Ballroom.
He composed for the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Selective filmography[]
Year | Film | Directed by | Notes |
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1990 | Skirts | Brendan Maher, Richard Sarell & Ian Gilmour | TV series |
1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Baz Luhrmann | |
1994 | Dallas Doll | Ann Turner | |
1996 | Shine | Scott Hicks | nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[16] |
1996 | Dating the Enemy | Megan Simpson Huberman | |
1998 | Sliding Doors | Peter Howitt | also orchestrator |
1998 | The Interview | ||
1998 | Elizabeth | Shekhar Kapur | also conductor and orchestrator; nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[17] |
1999 | What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | Ian Mune | |
2000 | Hanging Up | Diane Keaton | |
2000 | Better Than Sex | Jonathan Teplitzky | |
2000 | The Weight of Water | Kathryn Bigelow | also conductor |
2002 | Bootleg | Ian Gilmour | TV mini-series |
2003 | The Wannabes | Nick Giannopoulos | |
2004 | Standing Room Only | Deborra-Lee Furness | Short film |
2004 | Peaches | ||
2004 | BlackJack | Peter Andrikidis, & Kate Woods | TV series, all episodes except pilot |
2004 | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Lloyd Kramer | TV film; also conductor |
2006 | Aquamarine | Elizabeth Allen | also conductor |
2006 | Irresistible | Ann Turner | |
2007 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Roger Spottiswoode | Won Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song at the 28th Genie Awards |
2008 | The Children of Huang Shi | Roger Spottiswoode | |
2008 | Salute | Matt Norman | documentary |
2008 | Australia | Baz Luhrmann | also harmonica musician |
2009 | The Blue Mansion | Glen Goei | |
2010 | I Love You Too | Daina Reid | |
2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Zack Snyder | Animated film |
2011 | Sanctum | Alister Grierson | |
2012 | Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness | Lekha Singh, Roger Spottiswoode | documentary |
2013 | The Railway Man | Jonathan Teplitzky, based on a true story by Eric Lomax | historical drama |
2014 | Healing | Craig Monahan | drama |
2014 | The Water Diviner | Russell Crowe | historical drama |
2015 | The Dressmaker | Jocelyn Moorhouse | drama |
2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | Roger Spottiswoode | drama |
2017 | A Few Less Men | Mark Lamprell | comedy |
2017 | Dance Academy: The Movie | Jeffrey Walker | drama |
2018 | In Like Flynn | Russell Mulcahy | drama |
2019 | Ride Like a Girl | Rachel Griffiths | drama |
Awards and nominations[]
- 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score nomination for Shine[16]
- 1998 APRA Award Best Film Score win for Shine[18]
- 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score nomination for Elizabeth[16]
- 1999 APRA Award Best Film Score win for Elizabeth[18][19]
- 2008 APRA Award Best Feature Film Score Screen Music Award win for Children of the Silk Road.[20]
References[]
General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2012. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Little River Band". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ ""C.A.B." With Bunny Brunel And Tony MacAlpine Live At The Baked Potato". All About Jazz. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McFarlane, Ian. "Stylus". Archived from the original on September 1, 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "David Hirschfelder". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "The Net – Little River Band". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ McFarlane, 'Little River Band' entry at the Wayback Machine (archived June 15, 2004). Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Playing to Win – Little River Band". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Little River Band – Chart History ("Playing to Win")". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-64611-917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ "Reins – Little River Band". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Whispering Jack – John Farnham". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McFarlane, 'John Farnham' entry at the Wayback Machine (archived August 29, 2004). Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Kimball, Duncan (2002). "John Farnham". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Inside This Room (2002) at IMDb
- ^ "Peaches" (DOC). School of Media Communication and Culture. Murdoch University. 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "1997 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences".
- ^ "1999 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "1999 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "2008 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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- 1960 births
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- ARIA Award winners
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- Australian people of German descent
- Best Original Music BAFTA Award winners
- Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Little River Band members
- Living people
- Male film score composers
- People from Ballarat
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