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'''Nigel Westlake''' (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor.
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'''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 [[Sydney]], the son of [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] principal clarinettist Donald Westlake.<ref name="CMD"/>
Westlake was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]] to clarinettist [[Donald Westlake (clarinettist)|Donald Westlake]]. He attended the [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]], but left the school early to pursue a professional career in music, studying clarinet with his father. Eventually, he studied at the [[Australian Film and Television School]] under [[William Motzing]]. In the early years of his career he was a freelance performer and composer, playing throughout Australia and in parts of [[Europe]] in recording sessions, chamber music concerts, theatre and ballet performances, as well as tours. He was a member of the Magic Puddin' Band and was later invited to be a part of the [[Australia Ensemble]], a group of musicians that played new Australian classical music. He remained a composer during this time, writing music on commission for groups including the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] and the [[Royal Australian Navy]] Band. He composed his first film score in 1989, and later was widely recognized with his score for the Oscar-nominated film ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]''. Other film scores he has composed include ''[[Antarctica]]'', ''Penguin Play'', ''[[The Nugget]]'' and ''[[Miss Potter]]''.


Westlake studied the clarinet with his father and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.<ref name="CMD" />
He has composed symphonies for the [[Australian Virtuosi Orchestra]] and the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]]. In 2004 he was awarded the "[[H. C. Coombs]] Creative Arts Fellowship" at the [[Australian National University]].


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>
His Op. 1, ''Omphalo Centric Lecture'' for percussion quartet, has become one of the most frequently performed works in the percussion repertoire since its composition in 1984. It was premiered by the Sydney-based percussion group Synergy. It was recorded through the use of [[multitrack recording]] by [[Michael Askill]] in 1995 on the album "Onomatopoeia" (Westlake uses the same technique on the album's first track). In 2006, his Percussion Concerto ''When the Clock Strikes Me'' was premiered with Rebecca Lagos and the [[Sydney Symphony]]. In 2007, the newly commissioned clarinet concertino "Rare Sugar" was premiered by [[Catherine McCorkill]] and the [[Australia Ensemble]].


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"/>
==Career highlights==
{{Prose|date=February 2015}}
*1978: first professional orchestral recording was Stravinsky's ''[[The Rite of Spring]]'', playing bass clarinet with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under conductor [[Willem van Otterloo]].
*1979: Toured to China with the [[Australian Youth Orchestra]]. Received Australia Council Grant to form Magic Puddin' Band (a 7 piece instrumental fusion band) to perform original compositions.
*1980: Toured to Canada with [[Flying Fruit Fly Circus]] band.
*1982: Studied Film Music at [[Australian Film and Television School]] with Bill Motzing.
*1983: Studied Bass Clarinet In Netherlands with Harry Sparnaay and composition with Theo Leovendie.
*1983: First film score commission for a documentary for [[Film Australia]].
*1984: Composed "Omphalo Centric Lecture" -initially for bass clarinet and 2 percussionist, but later developed for 4 percussion. It is one of the most frequently performed works in the percussion repertoire. It was premiered by the Sydney-based percussion group Synergy. It was recorded through the use of multitrack recording by Michael Askill in 1995 on the album "Onomatopoeia".
*1985: Won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
*1986: Joined "Australia Ensemble", a mixed chamber septet, resident at the [[University of New South Wales]]. With this group he toured as a soloist to China, Europe, UK, USA, Russia, India, New Zealand, Japan and throughout Australia.
*1987: Composer in Residence for [[ABC Radio National|ABC Radio]]. Composed "Fabian Theory" for percussion and digital delay, and "Moving Air" for percussion quartet.
*1988: Won Gold Medal at [[New York International Radio Festival]].
*1990: Wrote "Malachite Glass" for Percussion Quartet & bass Clarinet, and co-wrote the score for the 4-part documentary "Roads to Xanadu".
*1991: Commissioned to write the score for the Imax feature film ''Antarctica''.
*1992: APRA music award for best Contemporary Classical Composition. Re-worked ''Antarctica'' film score into an Orchestral Suite for Guitar & Orchestra - commissioned for [[John Williams (guitarist)|John Williams]] and the [[Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra]] in celebration of the ABC's 60th anniversary.
*1992: Invited to join guitarist John Williams group "Attacca" for tours of UK & Australia.
*1993: Commissioned to write the film score of ''Imagine'', one of the first 3D Imax movies to be made. Received an Australia Council Grant to study composition with [[Richard Meale]] and conducting with [[Richard Mills (composer)|Richard Mills]].
*1994: Wrote "Songs from the Forest" for 2 guitars.
*1995: Commissioned to write the score for "Celluloid Heroes" - a 4-part documentary in celebration of 100 years of Australian Cinema.
*1995: Commissioned to write the feature film score for ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'', which won the Golden Globe award for "Best film - Musical/Comedy" in 1996.
*1996: [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|APRA music award]] for Best Film Score for ''Babe''.<ref name="APRAWin1996">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918020033/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1996Winners.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1996Winners.aspx | title = 1996 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | archivedate = 18 September 2009 | accessdate = 11 September 2018 }}</ref> Wrote "The Invisible Men" for percussion quartet and silent movie; " Invocations" for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra.
*1997: commissioned to write film score ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]''.
*1998: commissioned to write film score for ''[[A Little Bit of Soul (1998 film)|A Little Bit of Soul]]''.
*2000: Commissioned to write Imax feature film score "Solarmax" ; Also commissioned to write Piano Concerto for [[Michael Kieran Harvey]] & the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]], & "Oscillations" for 2 pianos
*2001: Commissioned to write feature film score "The Nuggett", & telemovie ''[[Stepfather of the Bride]]''
*2002: Commissioned to write Piano Trio for [[Macquarie Trio]].
*2003: Commissioned to write "Six Fish" for guitar quartet.
*2004: Appointed "[[H. C. Coombs]] Creative Fellow" at [[Australian National University]]. Commissioned by [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] to compose a Percussion Concerto.
*2006: Relocated to UK to write film score for feature film ''[[Miss Potter]]''. Percussion concerto premiered by Rebecca Lagos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
*2007: Commissioned to write "Rare Sugar" clarinet concertino.
*2008: Formed "Smugglers of Light Foundation".
*2008: Sailed the East Coast of Australia.
*2011: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra premiered "[[Missa Solis- Requiem for Eli]]" at [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl]] in [[Melbourne]].
*2012: Received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of NSW
*2014: ARIA Music Award for ''[[Compassion (Nigel Westlake, Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra album)|Compassion]]''


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"/>
==Awards and nominations==


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>
===APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards===
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards]] are presented annually by [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) and [[Australian Music Centre]] (AMC).<ref name="APRAClassical">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards.aspx | title = Classical Awards | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | accessdate = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
{{Awards table}}
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>
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|rowspan="3"| [[APRA Awards of 2005|2005]] || ''Piano Concerto'' – [[Michael Kieran Harvey]] || Best Performance of an Australian Composition<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) | accessdate = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{nom}}
|-
| ''Six Fish'' – [[Saffire (music)|Saffire Guitar Quartet]] || Instrumental Work of the Year<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) | accessdate = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| ''Crystal Spheres'' – ''Solarmax'' film orchestra || Orchestral Work of the Year<ref name="CMANom2005"/> || {{nom}}
|-
| [[APRA Awards of 2007|2007]] || ''When the Clock Strikes Me'' - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra|Sydney Symphony]] || Best Performance of an Australian Composition<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) | accessdate = 2 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
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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<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) | accessdate = 29 April 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| ''Glass Soldier Suite'' – [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]], Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor) || Orchestral Work of the Year<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) | accessdate = 29 April 2010 }}</ref> || {{nom}}

{{end}}

===APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards===
The annual [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards]] are presented by APRA and [[Australian Guild of Screen Composers]] (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.<ref name="APRAScreen">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards.aspx | title = Screen Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>

{{Awards table}}
|-
| [[APRA Awards of 2005|2005]] || ''[[Hell Has Harbour Views (television film)|Hell Has Harbour Views]]'' || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie<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) | accessdate = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[APRA Awards of 2007|2007]] ||rowspan="2"| ''[[Miss Potter]]'' || Feature Film Score of the Year<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) | accessdate = 2 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| Best Soundtrack Album<ref name="SMAWin2007"/> || {{won}}
|-
| ''Stepfather of the Bride'' || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie<ref name="SMAWin2007"/> || {{won}}

{{end}}

===Other===
*2012: Winner Art Music Awards / Orchestral Work of the Year / Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli
*2012: Honorary Doctor of Music (honoris causa) awarded by the University of New South Wales
*2011: Winner Limelight 2011 Awards / Best New Composition / Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli
*2007: Winner APRA/AGSC Award / Feature Film Score of the Year / Miss Potter
*2007: Winner APRA/AGSC Award / Best Soundtrack Album / Miss Potter
*2007: Winner / APRA/AGSC Award / Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie / Stepfather of the Bride
*2007: Nomination / World Soundtrack Awards / "When you Taught me How to Dance" from Miss Potter / Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
*2007: Nomination / International Film Music Critics Association / Best Original Score for a Comedy film Miss Potter
*2005: Winner APRA/AGSC Award / Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie / Hell Has Harbour Views
*2005: Winner APRA / AMC Awards / Instrumental work of the year / Six Fish
*2003: Winner AGSC/ APRA Awards / Best Feature Film score / The Nugget
*2003: Nomination / AGSC/ APRA Awards / Best film score / Horseplay
*2002: - Nomination for / Sounds Australian / APRA Awards / Urban Myths
*2001: Winner / A.G.S.C. APRA Award / Best music for a soundtrack / Solarmax
*1998: Winner / A.G.S.C. Award / Best Original Music / A Little Bit of Soul
*1998: Winner / Jean Bogan Memorial Prize for piano composition / Piano Sonata No. 1
*[[APRA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]: Winner / APRA Music Award / Most Performed Classical Work / ''The Edge''<ref name="1998Nom">{{cite web | archiveurl = 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) | archivedate = 8 March 2011 | accessdate = 4 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="APRAWin1998">{{cite web | archiveurl = 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) | archivedate = 18 September 2009 | accessdate = 4 August 2018 }}</ref>
*1997: Highly commended / Paul Lowin Orchestral Award / Invocations
*1997: Winner / Film Critics Circle of Australia Award / Best Original Music / Children of the Revolution
*1997: Winner / Film Critics Circle of Australia Award / Best Original Music /Babe
*1996: Winner / AGSC Award / Best Original Music / Children of the Revolution
*1996: Winner / AGSC / APRA Award / Best Soundtrack Album / The Edge
*1996: Winner / APRA Music A / Best Film Score / Babe
*1996: Nomination / AFI Awards / Best Original Music / Children of the Revolution
*1995: Winner / AGSC /Best Music / The Celluloid Heroes
*1993: Nomination / ARIA Awards / Best Film Soundtrack / Antarctica
*1992: Winner / APRA Awards / Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year
*1992: 2 Nominations / APRA Award / Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year
*1990: Nomination / APRA Awards / Most Performed Serious Work
*1989: Nomination / APRA Awards / Most Performed Serious Work
*1988: Gold Medal / Best Original Music / New York International Radio Festival.
*1986: Selected as entrant for the Paris Rostrum.
*1985: 1st prize Jazz Action Society Composition Competition
*1984: 3rd prize Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.


==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==
==Personal life==
*In 1985: Westlake won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
Westlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. One of them, 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 |accessdate=14 November 2019 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 June 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083642/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/footpath-fracas-ends-in-tragedy/2008/06/07/1212259177746.html |archivedate=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|accessdate=19 July 2012}}</ref>
*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="CMD"/>
*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===
* 2015 - AACTA Award Best Original Music Score - ''Paper Planes'' - 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===
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|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.

{{Awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1992|1992]]
| "Refractions at Summer Cloud Bay"
| Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| ''Babe''
| Best Film Score
| {{won}}
| <ref name="APRAScreen Pre-2002">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140414234020/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx | title = Winners Prior to 2002 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | archivedate = 14 April 2014 | accessdate = 10 September 2018 }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]
| ''The Edge''
| rowspan="2"| Most Performed Classical Work
| {{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>
|-
| Songs from the Forest
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="1998Nom"/>
|-
|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}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 2003|2003]]
| ''Horse Play''
| rowspan="2"| 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>
|-
| ''The Nugget''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SMAWin2003"/><ref name="SMANom"/>
|-
|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>
|-
| ''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"/>
|-
| ''[[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>
|-
|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>
|-
|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>
|-
| Best Soundtrack Album
| {{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]]
| ''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>
|-
|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>
|-
| 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>
|-
| [[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 | 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>
|-
{{end}}

===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.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| ''Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China'' <br>(with [[Michael Askill]])
| rowspan="3"| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album]]
| {{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>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
| ''Antarctica''
| {{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>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| ''Babe''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="OST"/>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|2013]]
| ''Missa Solis: Requiem for Eli'' <br>(with [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]])
|rowspan="2" |[[ARIA Award for Best Classical Album|Best Classical Album]]
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="2" | <ref name="ARIAClassical">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-classical-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014|2014]]
| ''[[Compassion (Nigel Westlake, Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra album)|Compassion]]'' (with [[Lior]] and [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]])
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2015|2015]]
| ''Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''<br> (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
| rowspan="2"| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="OST"/>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017]]
| ''[[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)]]'' <br>(with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, [[Joseph Tawadros]] & [[Slava Grigoryan]])
| {{won}}
| <ref name="OST"/>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2019|2019]]
| ''Nigel Westlake: Spirit of the Wild / Steve Reich: The Desert Music'' <br>(with [[Diana Doherty]], Sydney Symphony Orchestra & David Robertson, Synergy Vocals)
| Best Classical Album
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="ARIAClassical"/>
|-
| [[2023 ARIA Music Awards|2023]]
| ''Blueback – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (with [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Benjamin Northey]])
| 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>
|-
{{end}}

===Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards===
* 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)===
* 2007 - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - ''Miss Potter''


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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]

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  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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