Burkhard Dallwitz

Burkhard von Dallwitz (also: Burkhard Dallwitz; born January 28, 1959 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ) is a German - Australian composer of film music.

Dallwitz began at the age of eight years with a classical piano training. At age 13 he wrote his first compositions, from the age of 15 he composed and arranged music for various bands and formations.

Since 1979 in Melbourne ( Australia) resident, in 1979, he began studying music at La Trobe University in Melbourne, where he graduated with Honours in Composition and then continued his training with Professor Keith Humble.

Since 1984 he has composed music for film, television and commercial productions in Australia. In 1996, he released his first instrumental CD, " Worlds Apart ".

He won the 1993 and the 1996 Screen Music Award of the Australian Guild of Screen Composers ( AGSC ), for which he was nominated again in 1998 and 2000. Together with Philip Glass, he won the 1999 Golden Globe Award for " Best Original Score in a Motion Picture " for The Truman Show. For this he received, among other things, the Chicago Film Critics Award and the ASCAP Film and Television Award. The soundtrack, composed by him reached number two on the film music charts.

Awards

  • 2006: APRA - AGSC Screen Music Award ( Nomination ) in the category Best Television Theme for " Torino 2006 Winter Olympics"
  • 2006: APRA - AGSC Screen Music Award ( Nomination ) in the category Best Soundtrack Album for "The Caterpillar Wish"
  • 2006: APRA - AGSC Screen Music Award ( Nomination ) in the category Feature Film Score of the Year for "The Caterpillar Wish"
  • 2004: APRA - AGSC Screen Music Award in the category Best Music for A Television Series "Crash Burn"
  • 2001: APRA AwardARD in the category Best Television Theme for " Sydney 2000 Olympic Theme"
  • 1999: Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for " The Truman Show"
  • 1999: Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Original Score category for " The Truman Show"
  • 1999: ASCAP Award for " The Truman Show"
  • 1999: APRA Award ( NOMINATION ) in the category Best Film Score for " The Truman Show"
  • 1998: AGSC Screen Music Award ( Nomination ) for " The Truman Show"
  • 1996: AGSC Screen Music Award ( Nomination ) for "The Web - Wolf"
  • 1996: AGSC Screen Music Award for " Brilliant Light Of Australia"
  • 1993: AGSC Screen Music Award for " SEC 75th Anniversary "
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