Michael Atkinson (composer)
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Michael Atkinson | |
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Birth name | Michael Atkinson |
Born | Australia |
Genres | Rock, Australian folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer |
Years active | 1975-present |
Labels | Larrikin, CBS, Epic, Columbia, Sony |
Associated acts | Redgum, John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew |
Michael Atkinson is an Australian musician and composer.
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]
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b c d "Backlash music credits", Ozmovies, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "A Street to Die (1985)", Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Michael Atkinson", Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees: Feature Film, 1991", AACTA Awards, Australian Film Institute, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Former Redgum frontman John Schumann and his band the Vagabond Crew to play two-night fringe show", Adelaide Observer, 7 February 2021 (subscription required).
External links[]
- Living people
- Australian folk singers
- Australian male singers
- Australian songwriters
- Redgum