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'''Nigel Westlake''' is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'', ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'', ''[[Miss Potter]]'', ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'', ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'', ''[[Children of the Revolution (1996 film)|Children of the Revolution]]'' and ''[[The Nugget]]''.
'''Nigel Westlake''' (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'', ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'', ''[[Miss Potter]]'', ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'', ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'', ''[[Children of the Revolution (1996 film)|Children of the Revolution]]'' and ''[[The Nugget]]''. He also composed the theme for ''[[SBS World News]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Westlake was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], the son of clarinettist Donald Westlake.<ref name="rimshot">{{cite web|url=http://www.rimshot.com.au/about/|title=About|website=rimshot|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>{{fails verification}}
Westlake was born in [[Sydney]], the son of [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] principal clarinettist Donald Westlake.<ref name="CMD"/>


Westlake studied the clarinet with his father, Donald (principal clarinettist, [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]] 1961-1979) and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.<ref name="rimshot"/>{{fails verification}}
Westlake studied the clarinet with his father and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.<ref name="CMD" />


By the age of 17, Westlake was touring Australia and the world, performing as a freelance clarinetist, bass clarinetist and saxophonist with ballet companies, a circus troupe, chamber music ensembles, fusion bands and orchestras.<ref name="rimshot"/>{{fails verification}}
By the age of 17, Westlake was touring Australia and the world, performing as a freelance clarinetist, bass clarinetist and saxophonist with ballet companies, a circus troupe, chamber music ensembles, fusion bands and orchestras.<ref name="AMC">{{cite web|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/westlake-nigel | title=Nigel Westlake : Represented Artist |work=Australian Music Centre |date=2019 | accessdate=2024-01-15}}</ref>


In 1983, Westlake studied bass clarinet and composition in the Netherlands{{fails verification}} and was appointed composer in residence for ABC Radio National in 1984.<ref name="rimshot"/>
In 1983, Westlake studied bass clarinet and composition in the Netherlands<ref name="CMD"/> and was appointed composer in residence for ABC Radio National in 1984.<ref name="CMD"/>


From 1987 to 1992 Westlake was resident clarinettist with [[The Australia Ensemble]], and went on to join guitarist John Williams' group [[Attacca]].<ref name="rimshot"/>{{fails verification}}
From 1987 to 1992 Westlake was resident clarinettist with [[The Australia Ensemble]], and went on to join guitarist John Williams' group [[Attacca]].<ref name="CMD"/>


In 2008, Westlake founded the ''Smugglers of Light Foundation'' in memory of his son Eli, to promote cultural awareness and empowerment through music and film in youth and [[Indigenous Australian]] communities.<ref name="rimshot"/>
In 2008, Westlake founded the ''Smugglers of Light Foundation'' in memory of his son Eli, to promote cultural awareness and empowerment through music and film in youth and [[Indigenous Australian]] communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/smugglers-of-light-aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-music-and-media-award#_overview | title=Smugglers of Light - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music and Media Award | publisher =[[APRA AMCOS]] | date=2021-11-18 | accessdate=2024-01-16}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Westlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. Their son Eli was killed in a [[road rage]] incident on 7 June 2008, a few weeks before his 22nd birthday.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitternacht |first1=Manuel |last2=Kidman |first2=John |title=Footpath fracas ends in tragedy |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/footpath-fracas-ends-in-tragedy/2008/06/07/1212259177746.html |access-date=14 November 2019 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083642/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/footpath-fracas-ends-in-tragedy/2008/06/07/1212259177746.html |archive-date=12 April 2016}}</ref> Westlake composed ''Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli'' and dedicated it to Eli. It was premiered by the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]] at the [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl|Myer Music Bowl]] in February 2011.<ref name="Missa Solis">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/composer-nigel-westlakes-requiem-for-murdered-son/story-e6frg8n6-1226007760677|title=Composer Nigel Westlake's requiem for murdered son|publisher=The Australian|date=18 February 2011|access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref>
Westlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. Their son Eli was killed in a [[road rage]] incident on 7 June 2008, at age 21.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitternacht |first1=Manuel |last2=Kidman |first2=John |title=Footpath fracas ends in tragedy |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/footpath-fracas-ends-in-tragedy/2008/06/07/1212259177746.html |access-date=14 November 2019 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083642/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/footpath-fracas-ends-in-tragedy/2008/06/07/1212259177746.html |archive-date=12 April 2016}}</ref> Westlake composed ''Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli'' and dedicated it to Eli. It was premiered by the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]] at the [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl|Myer Music Bowl]] in February 2011.<ref name="Missa Solis">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/composer-nigel-westlakes-requiem-for-murdered-son/story-e6frg8n6-1226007760677|title=Composer Nigel Westlake's requiem for murdered son|publisher=The Australian|date=18 February 2011|access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'' (and [[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]) (2017)
* ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'' (and [[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]) (2017)
* ''[[Blueback (film)|Blueback]]'' (2022)


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
*In 1985: Westlake won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
*In 1985: Westlake won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
*In 1988: Westlake, won Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
*In 1988: Westlake won Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
*In 2004, Westlake was awarded the HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship at the Australian National University.<ref name="rimshot"/>
*In 2004, Westlake was awarded the HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship at the Australian National University.<ref name="CMD"/>
*In 2012, Westlake received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of New South Wales.<ref name="rimshot"/>
*In 2012, Westlake received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of New South Wales.<ref name="AMC"/>


===Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards===
===Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards===
* 2015 - AACTA Award Best Original Music Score - ''Paper Planes'' - nominated
* 2015 - AACTA Award Best Original Music Score - ''Paper Planes'' - nominated
* 2017 - AACTA Award Best Original Score - ''Ali's Wedding '' - nominated
* 2017 - AACTA Award Best Original Score - ''Ali's Wedding '' - nominated

===AIR Awards===
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as [[AIR Awards]]) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[AIR Awards of 2023|2023]]
| ''[[Blueback (film)|Blueback (Original Motion Picture Score)]]'' <br> (with [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]] and Benjamin Northey)
| Best Independent Classical Album or EP
| {{pending}}
| <ref name="AIRnoms2023">{{cite web|url= https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-the-australian-independent-music-awards-2023/|title= Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023 |website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins2023">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/air-awards-2023-winners/|title=King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards |website=[[Music Feeds]]|date= 4 August 2023|access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}


===APRA Awards===
===APRA Awards===
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|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]
| ''The Edge''
| ''The Edge''
| Most Performed Classical Work
| rowspan="2"| Most Performed Classical Work
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <ref name="1998Nom">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110308005035/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations1998.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations1998.aspx | title = Nominations – 1998 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | archive-date = 8 March 2011 | access-date = 4 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="APRAWin1998">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918020033/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1998Winners.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1998Winners.aspx | title = 1998 Winners - APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | archive-date = 18 September 2009 | access-date = 4 August 2018 }}</ref>
| <ref name="1998Nom">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110308005035/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations1998.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations1998.aspx | title = Nominations – 1998 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | archive-date = 8 March 2011 | access-date = 4 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="APRAWin1998">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918020033/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1998Winners.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1998Winners.aspx | title = 1998 Winners - APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | archive-date = 18 September 2009 | access-date = 4 August 2018 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| Songs from the Forest || Most Performed Classical Work || {{nom}} ||<ref name="1998Nom"/>
| Songs from the Forest
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="1998Nom"/>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 1999|1999]] || ''Babe: Pig in the City'' || Best Film Score || {{nom}} ||
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 1999|1999]]
| ''Babe: Pig in the City''
| Best Film Score
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|-
| "Laikan" (Australia Ensemble) || Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition || {{won}} ||
| "Laikan" (Australia Ensemble)
| Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition
| {{won}}
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 2003|2003]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 2003|2003]] || ''Horse Play'' || Best Feature Film Score || {{nom}} || <ref name="SMAWin2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2003Winners.aspx |title=2003 Winners - Screen Music Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |accessdate=12 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918012852/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2003Winners.aspx |archivedate=18 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="SMANom">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2003Nominations.aspx | title = 2003 Nominations - Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 12 November 2010 }}</ref>
| ''Horse Play''
| rowspan="2"| Best Feature Film Score
| {{nom}}
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| <ref name="SMAWin2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2003Winners.aspx |title=2003 Winners - Screen Music Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |accessdate=12 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918012852/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2003Winners.aspx |archivedate=18 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="SMANom">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2003Nominations.aspx | title = 2003 Nominations - Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 12 November 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''The Nugget'' || Best Feature Film Score || {{won}} || <ref name="SMAWin2003"/><ref name="SMANom"/>
| ''The Nugget''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SMAWin2003"/><ref name="SMANom"/>
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[APRA Awards of 2005|2005]]
⚫
|rowspan="4"| [[APRA Awards of 2005|2005]] || ''Piano Concerto'' – [[Michael Kieran Harvey]] || Best Performance of an Australian Composition || {{nom}} || <ref name="CMANom2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2005Finalists.aspx | title = 2005 Finalists - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref>
| ''Piano Concerto'' – [[Michael Kieran Harvey]]
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition
| {{nom}}
⚫
| <ref name="CMANom2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2005Finalists.aspx | title = 2005 Finalists - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Six Fish'' – [[Saffire (music)|Saffire Guitar Quartet]] || Instrumental Work of the Year || {{won}} || <ref name="CMAWin2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx | title = 2005 Winners - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref>
| ''Six Fish'' – [[Saffire (music)|Saffire Guitar Quartet]]
| Instrumental Work of the Year
| {{won}}
| <ref name="CMAWin2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx | title = 2005 Winners - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Crystal Spheres'' – ''Solarmax'' film orchestra || Orchestral Work of the Year || {{nom}} || <ref name="CMANom2005"/>
| ''Crystal Spheres'' – ''Solarmax'' film orchestra
| Orchestral Work of the Year
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="CMANom2005"/>
|-
|-
| ''[[Hell Has Harbour Views (television film)|Hell Has Harbour Views]]'' || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie || {{won}} || <ref name="SMAWin2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx | title = 2005 Winners - Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref>
| ''[[Hell Has Harbour Views (television film)|Hell Has Harbour Views]]''
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SMAWin2005">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx | title = 2005 Winners - Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref>
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|-
|rowspan="4"| [[APRA Awards of 2007|2007]]
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|rowspan="4"| [[APRA Awards of 2007|2007]] || ''When the Clock Strikes Me'' - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra|Sydney Symphony]] || Best Performance of an Australian Composition || {{won}} || <ref name="CMAWin2007">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>
| ''When the Clock Strikes Me'' - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra|Sydney Symphony]]
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition
| {{won}}
⚫
| <ref name="CMAWin2007">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Miss Potter]]''
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|rowspan="2"| ''[[Miss Potter]]'' || Feature Film Score of the Year || {{won}} || <ref name="SMAWin2007">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners - Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>
| Feature Film Score of the Year
| {{won}}
⚫
| <ref name="SMAWin2007">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx | title = 2007 Winners - Screen Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| Best Soundtrack Album || {{won}} || <ref name="SMAWin2007"/>
| Best Soundtrack Album
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SMAWin2007"/>
|-
|-
| ''Stepfather of the Bride'' || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie || {{won}} || <ref name="SMAWin2007"/>
| ''Stepfather of the Bride''
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SMAWin2007"/>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 2008|2008]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 2008|2008]] || ''Rare Sugar'' - The Australia Ensemble and Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist) || Best Performance of an Australian Composition || {{won}} || <ref name="CMAWin2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2008Winners.aspx | title = 2008 Winners - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 29 April 2010 }}</ref>
| ''Rare Sugar'' - The Australia Ensemble and Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist)
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition
| {{won}}
⚫
| <ref name="CMAWin2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2008Winners.aspx | title = 2008 Winners - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 29 April 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Glass Soldier Suite'' – [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]], Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor) || Orchestral Work of the Year || {{nom}} || <ref name="CMANom2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2008Finalists.aspx | title = 2008 Finalists - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 29 April 2010 }}</ref>
| ''Glass Soldier Suite'' – [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]], Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor)
| Orchestral Work of the Year
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="CMANom2008">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2008Finalists.aspx | title = 2008 Finalists - Classical Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 29 April 2010 }}</ref>
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|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2012|2012]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2012|2012]] ||rowspan="2"| ''Missa Solis – Requiem for Eli'' (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra) || Work of the Year – Orchestral || {{won}} || <ref name="WotYONom12">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012WorkoftheYearOrchestral.aspx |title=2012 Work of the Year – Orchestral |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australian Music Centre (AMC) |access-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514210704/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012WorkoftheYearOrchestral.aspx |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref>
|rowspan="2"| ''Missa Solis – Requiem for Eli'' (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
| Work of the Year – Orchestral
| {{won}}
⚫
| <ref name="WotYONom12">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012WorkoftheYearOrchestral.aspx |title=2012 Work of the Year – Orchestral |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australian Music Centre (AMC) |access-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514210704/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012WorkoftheYearOrchestral.aspx |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| Performance of the Year
⚫
| Performance of the Year || {{nom}} || <ref name="PotYNom12">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012PerformanceoftheYear.aspx |title=2012 Performance of the Year |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australian Music Centre (AMC) |access-date=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514210521/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012PerformanceoftheYear.aspx |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref>
| {{nom}}
⚫
| <ref name="PotYNom12">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012PerformanceoftheYear.aspx |title=2012 Performance of the Year |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australian Music Centre (AMC) |access-date=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514210521/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ArtMusicAwards/History/2012PerformanceoftheYear.aspx |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref>
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| [[APRA Music Awards of 2014|2014]]
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|[[APRA Music Awards of 2014|2014]] ||| ''Compassion'' (with Lior & Sydney Symphony Orchestra) || Work of the Year – Orchestral || {{nom}} || <ref name="WotYONom14">{{cite web | url = http://www.apraamcos.com.au/awards/2014-awards/art-music-awards/work-of-the-year-orchestral/ | title = Work of the Year – Orchestral | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) &#124; Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2014 | accessdate = 4 January 2016 }}</ref>
| ''Compassion'' (with Lior & Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
| Work of the Year – Orchestral
| {{nom}}
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| <ref name="WotYONom14">{{cite web | url = http://www.apraamcos.com.au/awards/2014-awards/art-music-awards/work-of-the-year-orchestral/ | title = Work of the Year – Orchestral | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) &#124; Australian Music Centre (AMC) | year = 2014 | accessdate = 4 January 2016 | archive-date = 21 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160321193506/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2014-awards/art-music-awards/work-of-the-year-orchestral/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| ''Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China'' <br>(with [[Michael Askill]])
| ''Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China'' <br>(with [[Michael Askill]])
| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album]]
| rowspan="3"| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="OST">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>
| <ref name="OST">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
| ''Antarctica''
| ''Antarctica''
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| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="OST"/><ref>This nomination is not listed on the ARIA Award's website, but is in ARIA's March 1993 media release and list of nominees.</ref>
| <ref name="OST"/><ref>This nomination is not listed on the ARIA Award's website, but is in ARIA's March 1993 media release and list of nominees.</ref>
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| ''Babe''
| ''Babe''
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
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| {{nom}}
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2015|2015]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2015|2015]]
| ''Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''<br> (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
| ''Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''<br> (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
| rowspan="2"| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
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| {{nom}}
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| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017]]
| ''[[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)]]'' <br>(with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, [[Joseph Tawadros]] & [[Slava Grigoryan]])
| ''[[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)]]'' <br>(with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, [[Joseph Tawadros]] & [[Slava Grigoryan]])
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
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| [[2023 ARIA Music Awards|2023]]
| ''Blueback – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (with [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Benjamin Northey]])
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| Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
| {{nominated}}
| <ref name="ARIA2023noms">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-2023-aria-awards/|title= Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=21 September 2023|access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>
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===International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)===
===International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)===
* 2007 - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - ''Miss Potter''
* 2007 - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - ''Miss Potter''


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Australian film score composers]]
[[Category:Australian film score composers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male film score composers]]
[[Category:Australian male film score composers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Musicians from Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni]]
[[Category:Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni]]

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Nigel Westlake
Born (1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 65)[1]
Perth, Western Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Conductor
Years active1978–present

Nigel Westlake (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films Ali's Wedding, Paper Planes, Miss Potter, Babe, Babe: Pig in the City, Children of the Revolution and The Nugget. He also composed the theme for SBS World News.

Biography[edit]

Westlake was born in Sydney, the son of Sydney Symphony Orchestra principal clarinettist Donald Westlake.[1]

Westlake studied the clarinet with his father and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.[1]

By the age of 17, Westlake was touring Australia and the world, performing as a freelance clarinetist, bass clarinetist and saxophonist with ballet companies, a circus troupe, chamber music ensembles, fusion bands and orchestras.[2]

In 1983, Westlake studied bass clarinet and composition in the Netherlands[1] and was appointed composer in residence for ABC Radio National in 1984.[1]

From 1987 to 1992 Westlake was resident clarinettist with The Australia Ensemble, and went on to join guitarist John Williams' group Attacca.[1]

In 2008, Westlake founded the Smugglers of Light Foundation in memory of his son Eli, to promote cultural awareness and empowerment through music and film in youth and Indigenous Australian communities.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Westlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. Their son Eli was killed in a road rage incident on 7 June 2008, at age 21.[4] Westlake composed Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli and dedicated it to Eli. It was premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Myer Music Bowl in February 2011.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

  • In 1985: Westlake won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
  • In 1988: Westlake won Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
  • In 2004, Westlake was awarded the HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship at the Australian National University.[1]
  • In 2012, Westlake received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of New South Wales.[2]

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards[edit]

  • 2015 - AACTA Award Best Original Music Score - Paper Planes - nominated
  • 2017 - AACTA Award Best Original Score - Ali's Wedding - nominated

AIR Awards[edit]

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2023 Blueback (Original Motion Picture Score)
(with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Benjamin Northey) 		Best Independent Classical Album or EP Pending [6][7]

APRA Awards[edit]

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1992 "Refractions at Summer Cloud Bay" Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year Won
1996 Babe Best Film Score Won [8]
1998 The Edge Most Performed Classical Work Won [9][10]
Songs from the Forest Nominated [9]
1999 Babe: Pig in the City Best Film Score Nominated
"Laikan" (Australia Ensemble) Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition Won
2003 Horse Play Best Feature Film Score Nominated [11][12]
The Nugget Won [11][12]
2005 Piano Concerto – Michael Kieran Harvey Best Performance of an Australian Composition Nominated [13]
Six Fish – Saffire Guitar Quartet Instrumental Work of the Year Won [14]
Crystal Spheres – Solarmax film orchestra Orchestral Work of the Year Nominated [13]
Hell Has Harbour Views Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie Won [15]
2007 When the Clock Strikes Me - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), Sydney Symphony Best Performance of an Australian Composition Won [16]
Miss Potter Feature Film Score of the Year Won [17]
Best Soundtrack Album Won [17]
Stepfather of the Bride Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie Won [17]
2008 Rare Sugar - The Australia Ensemble and Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist) Best Performance of an Australian Composition Won [18]
Glass Soldier Suite – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor) Orchestral Work of the Year Nominated [19]
2012 Missa Solis – Requiem for Eli (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra) Work of the Year – Orchestral Won [20]
Performance of the Year Nominated [21]
2014 Compassion (with Lior & Sydney Symphony Orchestra) Work of the Year – Orchestral Nominated [22]

ARIA Music Awards[edit]

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.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1991 Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China
(with Michael Askill) 		Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Nominated [23]
1993 Antarctica Nominated [23][24]
1996 Babe Nominated [23]
2013 Missa Solis: Requiem for Eli
(with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) 		Best Classical Album Nominated [25]
2014 Compassion (with Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra) Won
2015 Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) 		Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Nominated [23]
2017 Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)
(with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, Joseph Tawadros & Slava Grigoryan) 		Won [23]
2019 Nigel Westlake: Spirit of the Wild / Steve Reich: The Desert Music
(with Diana Doherty, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & David Robertson, Synergy Vocals) 		Best Classical Album Nominated [25]
2023 Blueback – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Benjamin Northey) Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [26]

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards[edit]

  • 2018 - Best Original Music - Ali's Wedding - Nominee
  • 2016 - Best Music - Paper Planes - Nominee
  • 1997 - Best Original Music - Babe - Won

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)[edit]

  • 2007 - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - Miss Potter

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Nigel Westlake". Classical Music Daily. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Nigel Westlake : Represented Artist". Australian Music Centre. 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Smugglers of Light - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music and Media Award". APRA AMCOS. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ Mitternacht, Manuel; Kidman, John (7 June 2008). "Footpath fracas ends in tragedy". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Composer Nigel Westlake's requiem for murdered son". The Australian. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ "King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards". Music Feeds. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Winners Prior to 2002". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Nominations – 1998". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ^ "1998 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "2003 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  12. ^ a b "2003 Nominations - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  13. ^ a b "2005 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  14. ^ "2005 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  15. ^ "2005 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  16. ^ "2007 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  17. ^ a b c "2007 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  18. ^ "2008 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  19. ^ "2008 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  20. ^ "2012 Work of the Year – Orchestral". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  21. ^ "2012 Performance of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  22. ^ "Work of the Year – Orchestral". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  23. ^ a b c d e ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  24. ^ This nomination is not listed on the ARIA Award's website, but is in ARIA's March 1993 media release and list of nominees.
  25. ^ a b ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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