As a keyboardist, Hirschfelder has been a member of various groups including the jazz fusion band Pyramid, rock band Peter Cupples Band (1980), pop rockers Little River Band (1983–1986), Blowout, Dragon (1987, 1989), adult contemporary singer John Farnham's backing band (1986–1992),[1] and jazz fusion supergroup CAB.[2]
In 1980 Hirschfelder joined the Peter Cupples Band, Cupples had just left his soul-pop group, Stylus, and formed the rock group with Hirschfelder on keyboards, Virgil Donati on drums, Ross Ingliss on guitar and Robert Little on bass guitar.[3] In October 1981 Peter Cupples Band released his debut album, Fear of Thunder.[3] In 1982 Hirschfelder provided piano on Little River Band's album, Greatest Hits.[4] Their next album, The Net had Hirschfelder on keyboards and as co-producer, with the band's line-up including Farnham on lead vocals, Beeb Birtles on guitars and vocals, Graeham Goble on guitars and vocals, Stephen Housden on guitar and backing vocals, Wayne Nelson on bass guitar and vocals, and Derek Pellicci on drums and percussion.[5] He joined the group in September 1983, as they toured in the United States.[6] Their 1984 album, Playing to Win saw Hirschfelder supplying guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesiser, programming and vocals.[7] He also co-wrote the tracks, "When Cathedrals Were White", "Blind Eyes" and "Playing to Win".[7] The latter two were issued as singles, with "Playing to Win" reaching the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985 and Top 100 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[8][9] In mid-1986 the group issued No Reins which had Hirschfelder on piano, keyboards and co-writing "Paper Paradise".[10]
After No Reins had been recorded, Hirschfelder left Little River Band to return to Australia and joined Farnham's backing band. In April–June 1986 Farnham recorded his album, Whispering Jack with Hirschfelder on keyboards, drum programs and co-writing "Going, Going, Gone".[11] For touring in support of the album Farnham and Hirschfelder were joined on the Jack's Back Tour by Angus Burchill (or Burchall) on drums, Brett Garsed on lead guitar, and Greg Macainsh on bass guitar (Skyhooks).[12] At that time, Jack's Back Tour was the highest-grossing tour by an Australian act.[13] Hirschfelder remained with Farnham for the studio albums, Age of Reason (July 1988) and Chain Reaction (September 1990).[12] Between these two albums he released his own, Welcome to the Nightclub of My Mind in 1989. In 1992 Hirschfelder left Farnham's backing band to concentrate on his score work for television and feature films. In 1999 he collaborated with David Hobson for the song cycleInside This Room based on writings by Joseph Campbell and Paulo Coelho.[14]
Film composer
Hirschfelder's first score work was for the TV series, Skirts and Shadows of the Heart (both in 1990); Ratbag Hero followed in 1991.[15]
In 1999, the score for Elizabeth (composed for a 90-piece orchestra and a 40-piece choir) was nominated for an Oscar, and was honoured with a BAFTA award and an APRA award for Best Original Score. He also won the Best Score BAFTA in 1993 for Strictly Ballroom.
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.
^"Peaches" (DOC). School of Media Communication and Culture. Murdoch University. 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 130.
^ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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David Hirschfelder born 18 November 1960 Ballarat Victoria is an Australian musician film score composer and performer As a musician he has been a member of Little River Band and John Farnham Band He has composed film scores for many films including Strictly Ballroom Australia The Railway Man The Water Diviner and The Dressmaker He was nominated for Academy Awards for his scores for Shine and Elizabeth David HirschfelderBorn 1960 11 18 18 November 1960 age 62 Ballarat Victoria AustraliaGenresPop rock adult contemporaryOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s Keyboards piano bassYears active1980 presentFormerly ofPyramidPeter Cupples BandLittle River BandBlowoutDragonJohn Farnham bandCABWebsitedavidhirschfelder wbr com Contents 1 Musician 2 Film composer 3 Selective filmography 4 Discography 4 1 Charting albums 5 Awards and nominations 5 1 Academy Awards 5 2 ARIA Music Awards 5 3 APRA Awards 6 References 7 External linksMusician EditAs a keyboardist Hirschfelder has been a member of various groups including the jazz fusion band Pyramid rock band Peter Cupples Band 1980 pop rockers Little River Band 1983 1986 Blowout Dragon 1987 1989 adult contemporary singer John Farnham s backing band 1986 1992 1 and jazz fusion supergroup CAB 2 In 1980 Hirschfelder joined the Peter Cupples Band Cupples had just left his soul pop group Stylus and formed the rock group with Hirschfelder on keyboards Virgil Donati on drums Ross Ingliss on guitar and Robert Little on bass guitar 3 In October 1981 Peter Cupples Band released his debut album Fear of Thunder 3 In 1982 Hirschfelder provided piano on Little River Band s album Greatest Hits 4 Their next album The Net had Hirschfelder on keyboards and as co producer with the band s line up including Farnham on lead vocals Beeb Birtles on guitars and vocals Graeham Goble on guitars and vocals Stephen Housden on guitar and backing vocals Wayne Nelson on bass guitar and vocals and Derek Pellicci on drums and percussion 5 He joined the group in September 1983 as they toured in the United States 6 Their 1984 album Playing to Win saw Hirschfelder supplying guitar piano keyboards synthesiser programming and vocals 7 He also co wrote the tracks When Cathedrals Were White Blind Eyes and Playing to Win 7 The latter two were issued as singles with Playing to Win reaching the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985 and Top 100 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart 8 9 In mid 1986 the group issued No Reins which had Hirschfelder on piano keyboards and co writing Paper Paradise 10 After No Reins had been recorded Hirschfelder left Little River Band to return to Australia and joined Farnham s backing band In April June 1986 Farnham recorded his album Whispering Jack with Hirschfelder on keyboards drum programs and co writing Going Going Gone 11 For touring in support of the album Farnham and Hirschfelder were joined on the Jack s Back Tour by Angus Burchill or Burchall on drums Brett Garsed on lead guitar and Greg Macainsh on bass guitar Skyhooks 12 At that time Jack s Back Tour was the highest grossing tour by an Australian act 13 Hirschfelder remained with Farnham for the studio albums Age of Reason July 1988 and Chain Reaction September 1990 12 Between these two albums he released his own Welcome to the Nightclub of My Mind in 1989 In 1992 Hirschfelder left Farnham s backing band to concentrate on his score work for television and feature films In 1999 he collaborated with David Hobson for the song cycle Inside This Room based on writings by Joseph Campbell and Paulo Coelho 14 Film composer EditHirschfelder s first score work was for the TV series Skirts and Shadows of the Heart both in 1990 Ratbag Hero followed in 1991 15 He has composed scores for films including Strictly Ballroom 1992 Shine 1996 Sliding Doors 1998 Elizabeth 1998 Hanging Up 2000 Peaches 2004 Australia 2008 and Legend of the Guardians The Owls of Ga Hoole 2010 He has worked numerous times with directors Ian Gilmour Craig Monahan Ann Turner Roger Spottiswoode and Baz Luhrmann In 1999 the score for Elizabeth composed for a 90 piece orchestra and a 40 piece choir was nominated for an Oscar and was honoured with a BAFTA award and an APRA award for Best Original Score He also won the Best Score BAFTA in 1993 for Strictly Ballroom He composed for the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Selective filmography EditYear Film Directed by Notes1990 Skirts Brendan Maher Richard Sarell amp Ian Gilmour TV series1992 Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann1994 Dallas Doll Ann Turner1996 Shine Scott Hicks nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score 16 1996 Dating the Enemy Megan Simpson Huberman1998 Sliding Doors Peter Howitt also orchestrator1998 The Interview Craig Monahan1998 Elizabeth Shekhar Kapur also conductor and orchestrator nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score 17 1999 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted Ian Mune2000 Hanging Up Diane Keaton2000 Better Than Sex Jonathan Teplitzky2000 The Weight of Water Kathryn Bigelow also conductor2002 Bootleg Ian Gilmour TV mini series2003 The Wannabes Nick Giannopoulos2004 Standing Room Only Deborra Lee Furness Short film2004 Peaches Craig Monahan2004 BlackJack Peter Andrikidis Ian Watson amp Kate Woods TV series all episodes except pilot2004 The Five People You Meet In Heaven Lloyd Kramer TV film also conductor2006 Aquamarine Elizabeth Allen also conductor2006 Irresistible Ann Turner2007 Shake Hands with the Devil Roger Spottiswoode Won Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song at the 28th Genie Awards2008 The Children of Huang Shi Roger Spottiswoode2008 Salute Matt Norman documentary2008 Australia Baz Luhrmann also harmonica musician2009 The Blue Mansion Glen Goei2010 I Love You Too Daina Reid2010 Legend of the Guardians The Owls of Ga Hoole Zack Snyder Animated film2011 Sanctum Alister Grierson2012 Beyond Right and Wrong Stories of Justice and Forgiveness Lekha Singh Roger Spottiswoode documentary2013 The Railway Man Jonathan Teplitzky based on a true story by Eric Lomax historical drama2014 Healing Craig Monahan drama2014 The Water Diviner Russell Crowe historical drama2015 The Dressmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse drama2016 A Street Cat Named Bob Roger Spottiswoode drama2017 A Few Less Men Mark Lamprell comedy2017 Dance Academy The Movie Jeffrey Walker drama2018 In Like Flynn Russell Mulcahy drama2019 Ride Like a Girl Rachel Griffiths dramaDiscography EditCharting albums Edit List of albums with Australian chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsAUS 18 Inside This Room with David Hobson Released August 1999 Format CD Label Mushroom MUSH33241 2 70Awards and nominations EditAcademy Awards Edit 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score nomination for Shine 16 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score nomination for Elizabeth 16 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 1993 Strictly Ballroom Best Original Soundtrack Cast or Show Album Nominated 19 1999 Elizabeth WonThe Interview Nominated2000 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted Nominated2001 Better Than Sex NominatedAPRA 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 1998 Shine Best Film Score Won 20 1999 Elizabeth Best Film Score Won 21 2008 Children of the Silk Road Best Film Score Won 22 References Edit Holmgren Magnus Little River Band Australian Rock Database Passagen Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 Retrieved 10 April 2012 C A B With Bunny Brunel And Tony MacAlpine Live At The Baked Potato All About Jazz 29 May 2014 Retrieved 4 September 2014 a b McFarlane Ian Stylus Archived from the original on 1 September 2004 Retrieved 2 July 2016 David Hirschfelder at AllMusic The Net Little River Band at AllMusic McFarlane Little River Band entry at the Wayback Machine archived June 15 2004 Archived from the original on 15 June 2004 Retrieved 10 April 2012 a b Playing to Win Little River Band at AllMusic Little River Band Chart History Playing to Win Billboard Retrieved 10 April 2012 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives NSW Australian Chart Book Ltd ISBN 0 64611 917 6 Note Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA created their own charts in mid 1988 In 1992 Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970 1974 No Reins Little River Band at AllMusic Whispering Jack John Farnham at AllMusic a b McFarlane John Farnham entry at the Wayback Machine archived August 29 2004 Archived from the original on 29 August 2004 Retrieved 10 April 2012 Kimball Duncan 2002 John Farnham Milesago Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 1975 Ice Productions Retrieved 10 April 2012 Inside This Room 2002 at IMDb Peaches DOC School of Media Communication and Culture Murdoch University 2006 Retrieved 10 April 2012 a b c 1997 Oscars org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1999 Oscars org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 pdf ed Mt Martha VIC Australia Moonlight Publishing p 130 ARIA Award previous winners History Best Original Soundtrack Cast or Show Album Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Retrieved 12 July 2022 Winners Prior to 2002 Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society AMCOS Archived from the original on 14 April 2014 Retrieved 4 August 2018 1999 Winners APRA Music Awards Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society AMCOS Archived from the original on 18 September 2009 Retrieved 3 March 2018 2008 Winners Screen Music Awards Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Archived from the original on 8 March 2011 Retrieved 29 April 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Hirschfelder Official website David Hirschfelder at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Hirschfelder amp oldid 1122697871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
