Michael Lira

Australian film score composer and band leader

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Michael Lira

Background information
Born|  (1975-02-19) 19 February 1975 (age 49)
Genres| Alternative, lounge metal, film music
Website| www.michaelliramusic.com

Michael Lira

Nationality| Australian
Known for| Composer, Musician
Awards| AACTA For The Hunter, ARIA, APRA Awards

Michael Lira (born 19 February 1975) is an Australian film score composer and band leader. He is a founding member of experimental bands Vicious Hairy Mary, Darth Vegas and Monsieur Camembert. Soundtrack credits include the films Nekrotronic, The Hunter, Wyrmwood and Interceptor.

## Filmography

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* The Hunter (2011)
* Wyrmwood (2014)
* Growing Up Smith (2015)
* When the Starlight Ends (2016)
* Los Angeles Overnight (2018)
* Turtle Odyssey (2018)
* The School (2018)
* Nekrotronic (2018)
* Black Water: Abyss (2020)
* Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021)
* Interceptor (2022)
* American Outlaws (2023)
* Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

## Awards

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Year  | Nominated work  | Category | Award  | Result | Notes | Ref.

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2022  | Interceptor | Feature Film Score of The Year  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  |
2020  | Nekrotronic | Feature Film Score of The Year  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  |
2017  | Skinford | Best Television Theme  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  |
2017  | Iron Spyder | Best Original Score  | St Kilda Film Festival | Nominated  | shared with Mick Harvey
2015  | Growing Up Smith (AKA Good Ol'Boy)  | Feature Film Score of The Year  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  |  | [1]
2014  | Rake – "Series 3 Episode 1"  | Best Music for a Television Series or Serial  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  | with David McCormack & Antony Partos | [1]
2013  | Apart | Tropscore  | Tropfest  | Won  |  |
A to Z of Contemporary Art | Best Music for a Documentary  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Won  |  | [2]
Rake – "Season 2 Episode 8: Greene"  | Best Music for a Television Series or Serial  | Nominated  | with David McCormack & Antony Partos | [3]
2012  | Wild Boys | Best Music for a Television Series or Serial  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  | with David McCormack | [4]
The Slap | Best Soundtrack Album  | Won  | with Jono Ma & Antony Partos | [5]
2011  | The Hunter | Best Original Music Score  | AFI / AACTA  | Won  | with Matteo Zingales & Andrew Lancaster
Best Original Music Score  | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards  | Nominated  | with Matteo Zingales & Andrew Lancaster |
Rake | Best Music for a Television Series or Serial  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Won  | with David McCormack & Antony Partos | [6]
2009  | Bogan Pride | Best Music for a Television Series or Serial  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Nominated  |  | [7]
2007  | Staines Down Drains | Best Television Theme  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Won  |  | [8]
Staines Down Drains – "Episode 22: Pipe Dreams"  | Best Music for Children's Television  | Nominated  |  | [9]
2004  | The Einstein Factor | Best Television Theme  | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards | Won  |  | [10]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
2. ^ "Best Music for a Documentary". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
3. ^ "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
4. ^ "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
5. ^ "Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
6. ^ "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
7. ^ "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
8. ^ "Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
9. ^ "Best Music for Children's Television". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2007. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
10. ^ "Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

## External links

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* "Screen Composer Michael Lira Wins Tropscore". theMusic.com.au. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
* Kuipers, Richard (10 September 2011). "The Hunter". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
* Darth Vegas Michael Lira
* Blake, Jason (28 October 2005). "Darth Vegas". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
* "Life-changing event: Losing an arm". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

1975–2000|

* The Cars That Ate Paris and The Great McCarthy – Bruce Smeaton (1975)
* No Award (1976)
* The Picture Show Man – Peter Best (1977)
* The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith – Bruce Smeaton (1978)
* Mad Max – Brian May (1979)
* Manganinnie – Peter Sculthorpe (1980)
* Fatty Finn – Rory O'Donoghue and Grahame Bond (1981)
* The Man from Snowy River – Bruce Rowland (1982)
* Phar Lap – Bruce Rowland (1983)
* Street Hero – Garth Porter and Bruce Smeaton (1984)
* Rebel – Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Peter Best, Billy Byers, Bruce Rowland (1985)
* Young Einstein – William Motzing and Martin Armiger (1986)
* The Tale of Ruby Rose – Paul Schütze (1987)
* The Lighthorsemen – Mario Millo (1988)
* Dead Calm – Graeme Revell (1989)
* The Big Steal – Phil Judd (1990)
* Dingo – Michel Legrand and Miles Davis (1991)
* Romper Stomper – John Clifford White (1992)
* The Piano – Michael Nyman (1993)
* Traps – Douglas Stephen Rae (1994)
* Hotel Sorrento – Nerida Tyson-Chew (1995)
* Shine – David Hirschfelder (1996)
* Doing Time for Patsy Cline – Peter Best (1997)
* Oscar and Lucinda – Thomas Newman (1998)
* In a Savage Land – David Bridie (1999)
* Bootmen – Cezary Skubiszewski (2000)

2001–present|

* The Dish – Edmund Choi (2001)
* Rabbit-Proof Fence – Peter Gabriel (2002)
* Japanese Story – Elizabeth Drake (2003)
* Somersault – Decoder Ring (2004)
* The Proposition – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2005)
* Suburban Mayhem – Mick Harvey (2006)
* The Home Song Stories – Antony Partos (2007)
* Unfinished Sky – Antony Partos (2008)
* Mao's Last Dancer – Christopher Gordon (2009)
* Animal Kingdom – Antony Partos and Sam Petty (2010)
* The Hunter – Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira and Matteo Zingales (2011)
* Not Suitable for Children – Matteo Zingales and Jono Ma (2012)
* The Great Gatsby – Craig Armstrong (2013)
* The Railwayman – David Hirschfelder (2014)
* Mad Max: Fury Road – Tom Holkenborg (2015)
* Tanna – Antony Partos (2016)
* Lion – Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran (2017)
* Ladies in Black – Christopher Gordon (2018)
* Judy and Punch – François Tétaz (2019)
* Babyteeth \- Amanda Brown (2020)
* June Again \- Christopher Gordon (2021)
* Falling for Figaro \- Cezary Skubiszewski (2022)

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