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John Clifford White

John Clifford White is an Australian composer. [1] His film credits include Romper Stomper . [2] The Heartbreak Kid , [3] Metal Skin , [4] and Macbeth . [5]

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Accolades

Australian Film Institute Awards

Won. 1992 Best Original Music Score for Romper Stomper [6]
Nominated. 2006 Best Original Music Score for Macbeth [7]

ARIA Award

Won. 1993 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for Romper Stomper [8]

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

Won. 1995 Best Music Score for Metal Skin [9]
Nominated. 2006 Best Music Score for Macbeth

IF Awards

Nominated. 2006 Best Music for Macbeth [10]

Screen Music Awards

Won. 1993 Best Film Score for Romper Stomper [11]
Nominated. 2002 Best Television Theme for John Callahan's Quads [12]
Nominated. 2002 Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series for John Callahan's Quads [12]

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References

  1. Carlsson, Mikael (18 August 2006), "Modern 'Macbeth' gets score by White", Film Music Magazine
  2. Scott, Tim (4 November 2014), "Is The "Romper Stomper" Soundtrack the Best Racist Punk Ever Performed By Non Racist Session Musicians?", Noisy. Vice
  3. Stratton, David (4 June 1993), "The Heartbreak Kid", Variety
  4. Zetlin, Monica (1 June 1995), "Reviews. Metal Skin", Filmnews
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  6. "AFI Award details", The Age, 17 October 1992
  7. Chai, Paul (19 October 2006), "'Mayhem' rules Oz AFI nominations; Pic scores 11 noms, including actress, helmer", Daily Variety
  8. Cochrane, Peter (15 April 1993), "Rock awards and applause roll into town", Sydney Morning Herald
  9. Holgate, Ben (15 December 1995), "Angel Baby Cleans Up The Critics", Sydney Morning Herald
  10. "IF Awards 2006 - Nominations", Urban Cinefile, 12 October 2006
  11. "1993 APRA Music Award Winners", Apra Amcos
  12. 1 2 "Major nominations for the Screen Music Awards", The Age, 29 October 2002