The winners of the 2021 Screen Music Awards were announced by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) this week with dual winner Joff Bush leading the results for his musical magic on the children’s television global sensation Bluey.
Bush has taken out Best Music for Children’s Programming for Bluey. Bush and his co-composers, David Barber, Helena Czajka, Marly Lüske, Lachlan Nicolson and Steve Peach have also captured the voting panel’s hearts and ears to receive Best Soundtrack Album for Bluey: The Album. These are Bush’s first-ever Screen Music Awards wins.
Father and son screen music duo Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski have collaborated to win Best Television Theme for Halifax Retribution, the crime series that sees Rebecca Gibney reprise her role as forensic psychiatrist Jane Halifax.
Long-time screen music collaborators David McCormack and Antony Partos have teamed up to score Best Music for a Television Series or Serial for Jack Irish, ABC Television’s long-running crime drama starring Guy Pearce in the title role.
Prolific musician and multi-Screen Music Awards-winner Roger Mason has composed Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie for Hungry Ghosts (SBS On Demand).
Composing duo Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks have taken out Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia for the 8th time. Gock and Wicks collaborate under the moniker The DA’s Office and have worked on projects such as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, 20 to 1, and Anh’s Brush with Fame.
Globally successful screen composer Neil Sutherland has received the award for Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas for the record-breaking 14th consecutive year! Sutherland’s significant body of work includes Border Security, MythBusters, Dancing with the Stars, Getaway and Bondi Vet.
Bluey composer Joff Bush
Screen Music Awards TV winners
Best Music for Children’s Programming
Title: Bluey
Composed by Joff Bush
Published by Universal Music Publishing obo BBC Worldwide Limited
Best Television Theme
Title: Halifax Retribution
Composed by Cezary Skubiszewski & Jan Skubiszewski*
Published by Sony Music Publishing obo Beyond Properties / Mushroom Music*
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Title: Jack Irish
Composed by David McCormack & Antony Partos
Published by Sonar Music
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title: Hungry Ghosts
Composed by Roger Mason
Best Music for an Advertisement
Title: The Untold Tale of Isabelle Simi
Composed by Jonathan Dreyfus & Daniel Müller
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
Composers: Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks
For: Masterchef, 20 to 1, Anh’s Brush with Fame
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
Composer: Neil Sutherland
For: Border Security, Mythbusters, Bondi Vet
Full list of all Screen Music Award winners here.