Michelle Scullion

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Michelle Scullion (born 1957) is a New Zealand musician and composer. [1] Several of her soundscapes are part of installations at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [2]

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Biography

Scullion grew up in Stokes Valley, on the outskirts of Wellington, New Zealand. After high school, she studied music at Wellington Polytechnic and Victoria University of Wellington. [2] Her first major film project was to create the score for Sir Peter Jackson's 1987 film Bad Taste . During her career, she has composed music for commercials, corporate videos, short films, documentaries and feature films. She also performs and records. [3]

In 2003 she was a judge for the Kodak Music Clip Awards at the Wellington Fringe Film Festival. [4]

Scullion started playing the flute when she was 13 years old and also composes music for flute. In 2011 she assembled a group of flautists to perform her works as part of the New Zealand Fringe Festival in Wellington. [5]

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryNominated forResultNotes
2002New Zealand Music AwardsBest Children's AlbumPeaks to PlainsNominated [6]
1996TV Guide Film and Television AwardsBest Film ScoreChickenNominated [7]
1990New Zealand Film AwardsBest Film ScoreFlying Fox in a Freedom TreeNominated [7]
1990ITVA Awards (International Television Association)MusicOur Future GenerationWon [7]
1989Listener Film and Television AwardsBest Film ScoreBad TasteNominated [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scullion, Michelle, 1957-". Scullion, Michelle, 1957- | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1957. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Michelle Scullion". sounz.org.nz. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Michelle Scullion". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Kodak Music Clip Award Winners". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "World of Flutes: a Flute Choir". www.scoop.co.nz. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "A big night out and just a little controversy". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 NZ On Screen. "Michelle Scullion | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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