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 |
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]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Snowy (with Michael Easton) | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [6] |