Burkhard Dallwitz

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Burkhard von Dallwitz (born 28 January 1959) [1] is a German Australian composer based in Melbourne, best known for his score for 1998 American film The Truman Show .

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Since 1984, he has worked as a composer for feature films, television and commercials in Australia, Germany and the United States.

Early life and education

Dallwitz began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight. By thirteen he was writing songs and music, and from fifteen, Dallwitz wrote, arranged and performed for various musical groups. [2]

In 1979, Dallwitz moved to Australia where he studied music at Melbourne's La Trobe University. [3] He majored with musical composition, and studied advanced composition under the tutelage of Keith Humble. [4]

In 1996, he released his first CD recording of original instrumental works called Worlds Apart. [5]

Underbelly theme and Olympics theme

Dallwitz worked on the Nine Network Australia television series Underbelly, and the UK.TV mini-series False Witness where he wrote the theme and the original musical score. [6] He also composed the theme for the Seven Network's coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympics (in addition to the 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 compositions) and more recently the soundtrack for the 2011 movie The Way Back . [7]

Awards and nominations

In 1999, Burkhard and Philip Glass were awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for The Truman Show. [4] The score also won The Chicago Film Critics' Award and the ASCAP Film and Television Award, and the soundtrack reached number two on the Billboard chart.

In 2001, he won the APRA award for Best Television Theme for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The world renowned 385 voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed and recorded his 2002 theme for the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. In 2004, he won the APRA-AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) Screen Music Award 'Best Music for a Television Series' for CrashBurn . [8] Burkhard has several soundtrack albums out in general release.

APRA-AGSC Awards

The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks. [9]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2004 "Episode 13" – CrashBurn Best Music for a Television Series or Serial [10] Won
CrashBurn Best Television Theme [11] Nominated
2006 The Caterpillar Wish Feature Film Score of the Year [12] Nominated
Best Soundtrack Album [12] Nominated
Torino 2006 Winter Olympics Best Television Theme [12] Nominated
2008 "Episode 5" – Underbelly Best Music for a Television Series or Serial [13] Won
UnderbellyBest Television Theme [13] Won
"It’s a Jungle Out There" – UnderbellyBest Original Song Composed for the Screen [14] Nominated
2009 False Witness Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie [15] Nominated
"Episode 9 – Judas Kiss" – Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Best Music for a Television Series or Serial [15] Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2010 Underbelly Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [16]
2019 LOCUSTS: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackNominated
2023 Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (with Brett Aplin)		Nominated [17]

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  8. ↑ "Burkhard Dallwitz : Home". www.burkharddallwitz.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "2004 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "2004 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 "2006 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  13. 1 2 "2008 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  14. ↑ "2008 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  15. 1 2 "Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  16. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds . 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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