David Hirschfelder


































David Hirschfelder
Born
(1960-11-18) 18 November 1960 (age 58)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Pop rock, adult contemporary
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Keyboards, piano, bass
Years active 1980–present
Associated acts Pyramid, Peter Cupples Band, Little River Band, Blowout, Dragon, John Farnham, CAB
Website davidhirschfelder.com

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 Strictly Ballroom (1992), Shine (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), Elizabeth (1998), Hanging Up (2000), Australia (2008), and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010).




Contents






  • 1 Musician


  • 2 Film composer


  • 3 Selective filmography


  • 4 Awards and nominations


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Musician


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 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.



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.[14]


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







































































































































































































































Year
 Film
 Directed by
 Notes
1990
Skirts
 Brendan Maher, Richard Sarell & Ian Gilmour
 TV series
1992
Strictly Ballroom
Baz Luhrmann
1994
Dallas Doll
Ann Turner
1996
Shine
Scott Hicks
1996
Dating the Enemy
Megan Simpson Huberman
1998
Sliding Doors
Peter Howitt
 also orchestrator
1998
The Interview
Craig Monahan
1998
Elizabeth
Shekhar Kapur
 also conductor and orchestrator
1999
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Ian Mune
2000
Hanging Up
Diane Keaton
2000
Better Than Sex
Jonathan Teplitzky
2000
The Weight of Water
Kathryn Bigelow
 also conductor
2002
Bootleg
 Ian Gilmour
 TV mini-series
2003
The Wannabes
Nick Giannopoulos
2004
Standing Room Only
Deborra-Lee Furness
 Short film
2004
Peaches
Craig Monahan
2004
BlackJack
Peter Andrikidis, Ian Watson & Kate Woods
 TV series, all episodes except pilot
2004
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Lloyd Kramer
 TV film; also conductor
2006
Aquamarine
Elizabeth Allen
 also conductor
2006
Irresistible
Ann Turner
2007
Shake Hands with the Devil
Roger Spottiswoode
2008
The Children of Huang Shi
Roger Spottiswoode
2008
Salute
Matt Norman
 documentary
2008
Australia
Baz Luhrmann
 also harmonica musician
2009
The Blue Mansion
Glen Goei
2010
I Love You Too
Daina Reid
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Zack Snyder
 Animated film
2011
Sanctum
Alister Grierson
2012
Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
 Lekha Singh, Roger Spottiswoode
 documentary
2013
The Railway Man
 Jonathan Teplitzky, based on a true story by Eric Lomax
 historical drama
2014
Healing
 Craig Monahan
 drama
2014
The Water Diviner
Russell Crowe
 historical drama
2015
The Dressmaker
Jocelyn Moorhouse
 drama
2016
A Street Cat Named Bob
Roger Spottiswoode
 drama
2017
A Few Less Men
 Mark Lamprell
 comedy
2017
Dance Academy: The Movie
 Jeffrey Walker
 drama
2018
In Like Flynn
Russell Mulcahy
 drama


Awards and nominations




  • 1998 Best Film Score win for Shine[15]


  • 1999 Best Film Score win for Elizabeth[15][16]


  • 2008 Best Feature Film Score Screen Music Award win for Children of the Silk Road.[17]



References


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General



  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.

Specific






  1. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Little River Band". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  2. ^ ""C.A.B." With Bunny Brunel And Tony MacAlpine Live At The Baked Potato". All About Jazz. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.


  3. ^ ab McFarlane, Ian. "Stylus". Archived from the original on September 1, 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2016.


  4. ^ "David Hirschfelder". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  5. ^ "The Net – Little River Band". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  6. ^ 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.


  7. ^ ab "Playing to Win – Little River Band". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  8. ^ "Little River Band – Chart History ("Playing to Win")". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  9. ^ 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.


  10. ^ "Reins – Little River Band". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  11. ^ "Whispering Jack – John Farnham". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  12. ^ ab McFarlane, 'John Farnham' entry at the Wayback Machine (archived August 29, 2004). Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  13. ^ Kimball, Duncan (2002). "John Farnham". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  14. ^ "Peaches" (DOC). School of Media Communication and Culture. Murdoch University. 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


  15. ^ ab "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.


  16. ^ "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.


  17. ^ "2008 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2010.




External links



  • Official website


  • David Hirschfelder on IMDb












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