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{{Short description|Australian composer and conductor}}
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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]]'' and ''[[The Nugget]]''.<ref name="rimshot"/>


==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>
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Westlake was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], the son of 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.


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"/>
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]]''.


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"/>
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]].


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


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"/>
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 2008, Westlake founded the ''Smugglers of Light Foundation'' in memory of his son Eli, to promote cultural awareness and empowerment through education via the mediums of music and film in youth and indigenous communities.<ref name="rimshot"/>
==Career highlights==

{{Prose|date=February 2015}}
==Personal life==
{{Unsourced|section|date=October 2021}}
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>
*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.
==Filmography==
*1980: Toured to Canada with [[Flying Fruit Fly Circus]] band.
* ''[[Candy Regentag]]'' (1989)
*1982: Studied Film Music at [[Australian Film and Television School]] with Bill Motzing.
* ''[[Act of Necessity]]'' (1991)
*1983: Studied Bass Clarinet In Netherlands with Harry Sparnaay and composition with Theo Leovendie.
* ''[[Antarctica (1991 film)|Antarctica]]'' (1991)
*1983: First film score commission for a documentary for [[Film Australia]].
* ''[[Backsliding (film)|Backsliding]]'' (1991)
*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".
* ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' (1995)
*1985: Won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
* ''[[Children of the Revolution (1996 film)|Children of the Revolution]]'' (1996)
*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.
* ''[[Wild Australia: The Edge]]'' (1996)
*1987: Composer in Residence for [[ABC Radio National|ABC Radio]]. Composed "Fabian Theory" for percussion and digital delay, and "Moving Air" for percussion quartet.
* ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' (1998)
*1988: Won Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
* ''[[A Little Bit of Soul (1998 film)|A Little Bit of Soul]]'' (1998)
*1990: Wrote "Malachite Glass" for Percussion Quartet & bass Clarinet, and co-wrote the score for the 4-part documentary "Roads to Xanadu".
* ''[[Solarmax]]'' (2000)
*1991: Commissioned to write the score for the Imax feature film ''Antarctica''.
* ''[[The Nugget]]'' (2002)
*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.
* ''[[Horseplay (2003 film)|Horseplay]]'' (2003)
*1992: Invited to join guitarist John Williams group "Attacca" for tours of UK & Australia.
* ''[[Hell Has Harbour Views (film)|Hell Has Harbour Views]]'' (2005)
*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]].
* ''[[Miss Potter]]'' (2006)
*1994: Wrote "Songs from the Forest" for 2 guitars.
* ''[[Stepfather of the Bride]]'' (2006)
*1995: Commissioned to write the score for "Celluloid Heroes" - a 4-part documentary in celebration of 100 years of Australian Cinema.
* ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'' (2015)
*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.
* ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'' (and [[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]) (2017)
*1996: [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|APRA music award]] for Best Film Score for ''Babe''.<ref name="APRAWin1996">{{cite web | archive-url = 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) | archive-date = 18 September 2009 | access-date = 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]]''
*2020: Albert H. Maggs Award for "Sacred Sky" (String Quartet No. 3).


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
*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.<ref name="rimshot"/>
*In 2012, Westlake received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of New South Wales.<ref name="rimshot"/>


===APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards===
===Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards===
* 2015 - AACTA Award Best Original Music Score - ''Paper Planes'' - nominated
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) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref>
* 2017 - AACTA Award Best Original Score - ''Ali's Wedding '' - nominated

===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}}
{{Awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1992|1992]]
|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) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{nom}}
| "Refractions at Summer Cloud Bay"
| Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year
| {{won}}
|
|-
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| ''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) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
| ''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]]
| ''Crystal Spheres'' – ''Solarmax'' film orchestra || Orchestral Work of the Year<ref name="CMANom2005"/> || {{nom}}
| ''The Edge''
| 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 || Most Performed Classical Work || {{nom}} ||<ref name="1998Nom"/>
| [[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) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Awards of 1999|1999]] || ''Babe: Pig in the City'' || Best Film Score || {{nom}} ||
|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) | access-date = 29 April 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
|-
| "Laikan" (Australia Ensemble) || Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition || {{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) | access-date = 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) | access-date = 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) | access-date = 17 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|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>
|-
|-
| ''The Nugget'' || Best Feature Film Score || {{won}} || <ref name="SMAWin2003"/><ref name="SMANom"/>
|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) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
|-
|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>
| Best Soundtrack Album<ref name="SMAWin2007"/> || {{won}}
|-
| ''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 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Stepfather of the Bride'' || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie<ref name="SMAWin2007"/> || {{won}}

{{end}}
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{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| ''Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China'' (with [[Michael Askill]])
| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
| ''Antarctica''
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| ''Babe''
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|2013]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|2013]]
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| ''[[Compassion (Nigel Westlake, Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra album)|Compassion]]'' (with [[Lior]] and [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]])
| ''[[Compassion (Nigel Westlake, Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra album)|Compassion]]'' (with [[Lior]] and [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]])
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2015|2015]]
| ''Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017]]
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017]]
| ''[[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)]]'' (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, [[Joseph Tawadros]] & [[Slava Grigoryan]])
| ''[[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)]]'' (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, [[Joseph Tawadros]] & [[Slava Grigoryan]])
| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album]]
| Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
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===Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards===
===Other===
* 2018 - Best Original Music - ''Ali's Wedding'' - Nominee
*2012: Winner Art Music Awards / Orchestral Work of the Year / Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli
* 2016 - Best Music - ''Paper Planes'' - Nominee
*2012: Honorary Doctor of Music (honoris causa) awarded by the University of New South Wales
* 1997 - Best Original Music - ''Babe'' - Won
*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 | 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>
*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.


===International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)===
==Filmography==
* 2007 - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - ''Miss Potter''
* ''[[Candy Regentag]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Act of Necessity]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Antarctica (1991 film)|Antarctica]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Backsliding (film)|Backsliding]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Children of the Revolution (1996 film)|Children of the Revolution]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Wild Australia: The Edge]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' (1998)
* ''[[A Little Bit of Soul (1998 film)|A Little Bit of Soul]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Solarmax]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Nugget]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Horseplay (2003 film)|Horseplay]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Hell Has Harbour Views (film)|Hell Has Harbour Views]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Miss Potter]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Stepfather of the Bride]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Paper Planes (film)|Paper Planes]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'' (and [[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]) (2017)

==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>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:19, 9 July 2022

Nigel Westlake
Birth nameNigel Westlake
Born (1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 65)
Perth, Western Australia,
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
  • ]

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.[1]

Biography

Westlake was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of clarinettist Donald Westlake.[1]

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.[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.[1]

In 1983, Westlake studied bass clarinet and composition in the Netherlands 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 education via the mediums of music and film in youth and indigenous communities.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

  • 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.[1]

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

APRA Awards

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 [4]
1998 The Edge Most Performed Classical Work Won [5][6]
Songs from the Forest Most Performed Classical Work Nominated [5]
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 [7][8]
The Nugget Best Feature Film Score Won [7][8]
2005 Piano Concerto – Michael Kieran Harvey Best Performance of an Australian Composition Nominated [9]
Six Fish – Saffire Guitar Quartet Instrumental Work of the Year Won [10]
Crystal Spheres – Solarmax film orchestra Orchestral Work of the Year Nominated [9]
Hell Has Harbour Views Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie Won [11]
2007 When the Clock Strikes Me - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), Sydney Symphony Best Performance of an Australian Composition Won [12]
Miss Potter Feature Film Score of the Year Won [13]
Best Soundtrack Album Won [13]
Stepfather of the Bride Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie Won [13]
2008 Rare Sugar - The Australia Ensemble and Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist) Best Performance of an Australian Composition Won [14]
Glass Soldier Suite – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor) Orchestral Work of the Year Nominated [15]
2012 Missa Solis – Requiem for Eli (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra) Work of the Year – Orchestral Won [16]
Performance of the Year Nominated [17]
2014 Compassion (with Lior & Sydney Symphony Orchestra) Work of the Year – Orchestral Nominated [18]

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.

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
1993 Antarctica Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Nominated
1996 Babe Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Nominated
2013 Missa Solis: Requiem for Eli (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) Best Classical Album Nominated [19]
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
2017 Ali's Wedding (soundtrack) (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, Joseph Tawadros & Slava Grigoryan) Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Won
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 [19]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "About". rimshot. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Composer Nigel Westlake's requiem for murdered son". The Australian. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b "2003 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  8. ^ a b "2003 Nominations - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  9. ^ a b "2005 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  10. ^ "2005 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  11. ^ "2005 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  12. ^ "2007 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  13. ^ a b c "2007 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  14. ^ "2008 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  15. ^ "2008 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Work of the Year – Orchestral". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  19. ^ a b ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.

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