Roger Mason came to screen composing from the world of contemporary music although began learning classical piano at the age of three before studying at the Melbourne Conservatory of Music. He recorded and toured internationally as keyboard player with Gary Numan before returning to Australia to join the Models, a band that achieved both national and international success.
He was the first non-American composer to be granted a scholarship by the Robert Redford Sundance Institute. This provided him with the opportunity to study under the acclaimed screen composers David Newman, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman and Michael Kamen. His first venture into film score, the feature film Aya (1990), was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Original Score after which he worked for several years composing in Los Angeles.
Roger Mason: SELECTED CREDITS
FEATURES
2012 Thirst, Composer
2011 The Burning Man, Additional Composition
2007 September, composer
2007 Fortune, composer
2007 Razzle Dazzle, composer and music producer
2005 The Extra, composer
2004 Man Thing, composer
2003 The Long Lunch, composer
2001 Horses: The Story of Equus (IMAX), composer
2001 When Strangers Appear, composer
2000 Africa's Elephant Kingdom (IMAX), composer
1998 Dead Letter Office, composer
1997 Joey, composer
1996 Killer, composer
1995 The Craft, add composer
1995 Down Came A Blackbird, add composer
1994 Love Crimes, add composer
1994 Gino, composer
1993 Race For the Sun, add composer
1993 Fled, add composer
1992 Till There Was You, add composer
1990 Aya, composer
TELEVISION
2012 The Outlaw Michael Howe, Composer
2011 My Place Series 2, Composer, Television Series
2011 In Their Footsteps, Composer, Documentary Series
2010 Miracle (Series). Composer
2010 My Place (Series II), Composer
2009 My Place (Series I), Composer
2009 Miracle (Series), Composer
2008 The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, composer
2008 SBS Television & Radio Rebranding, composer and producer
2006 Operatunity (series), composer
2006 Peking to Paris (series), composer
2005-2003 MDA (series), composer
2003 Mermaids, composer
2001 Australians at War (series), composer
1998 Day Of The Roses (mini Series), composer
1995-1996 Fire (Series 1 & 2), composer
1994 Seventh Floor, composer
1993 Crimebroker, composer
SHORT FILMS
2012 This Dog’s Life, Composer
2008 He, She, It, composer
2001 Confessions of a Headhunter, composer
Roger Mason: AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2011
Nomination APRA/AGSC Best Music Children’s Television My Place Series 2
2010
Winner APRA/AGSC Best Television Theme
Nomintaion APRA/AGSC Best Music Television Series My Place Series 1
Nomination APRA/AGSC Best Soundtrack Album Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
2009
APRA/AGSC Winner Best Music for a Telemovie/Mini Series -
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
2008
APRA/AGSC Nominee Best Music for Advertising/Station ID - SBS
2007
AFI Nominee Feature Film Score-Razzle Dazzle
2006
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a TV Series or Serial—Peking to Paris
2005
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Soundtrack Album—The Extra
Nominee Best Feature Film Score—The Extra ARIA Awards
Nominee Best Soundtrack Album—The Extra
2003
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Documentary—Equus
Winner Best Music for a TV Series or Serial—MDA
2001
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Documentary—Confessions of a Headhunter
Nominee Best Music for a Mini-series or Telemovie—Airtight
ABC Gold Manuscript Award 2001
Winner Best Original Score for a Television Series—Australians at War
2000
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Documentary—Africa's Elephant Kingdom
1999
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Mini-series or Telemovie—Day of the Roses
Winner Best Theme Music—Day of the Roses
1990
AFI Awards Nominee Best Original Film Score—Aya
He was the first non-American composer to be granted a scholarship by the Robert Redford Sundance Institute. This provided him with the opportunity to study under the acclaimed screen composers David Newman, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman and Michael Kamen. His first venture into film score, the feature film Aya (1990), was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Original Score after which he worked for several years composing in Los Angeles.
Roger Mason: SELECTED CREDITS
FEATURES
2012 Thirst, Composer
2011 The Burning Man, Additional Composition
2007 September, composer
2007 Fortune, composer
2007 Razzle Dazzle, composer and music producer
2005 The Extra, composer
2004 Man Thing, composer
2003 The Long Lunch, composer
2001 Horses: The Story of Equus (IMAX), composer
2001 When Strangers Appear, composer
2000 Africa's Elephant Kingdom (IMAX), composer
1998 Dead Letter Office, composer
1997 Joey, composer
1996 Killer, composer
1995 The Craft, add composer
1995 Down Came A Blackbird, add composer
1994 Love Crimes, add composer
1994 Gino, composer
1993 Race For the Sun, add composer
1993 Fled, add composer
1992 Till There Was You, add composer
1990 Aya, composer
TELEVISION
2012 The Outlaw Michael Howe, Composer
2011 My Place Series 2, Composer, Television Series
2011 In Their Footsteps, Composer, Documentary Series
2010 Miracle (Series). Composer
2010 My Place (Series II), Composer
2009 My Place (Series I), Composer
2009 Miracle (Series), Composer
2008 The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, composer
2008 SBS Television & Radio Rebranding, composer and producer
2006 Operatunity (series), composer
2006 Peking to Paris (series), composer
2005-2003 MDA (series), composer
2003 Mermaids, composer
2001 Australians at War (series), composer
1998 Day Of The Roses (mini Series), composer
1995-1996 Fire (Series 1 & 2), composer
1994 Seventh Floor, composer
1993 Crimebroker, composer
SHORT FILMS
2012 This Dog’s Life, Composer
2008 He, She, It, composer
2001 Confessions of a Headhunter, composer
Roger Mason: AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2011
Nomination APRA/AGSC Best Music Children’s Television My Place Series 2
2010
Winner APRA/AGSC Best Television Theme
Nomintaion APRA/AGSC Best Music Television Series My Place Series 1
Nomination APRA/AGSC Best Soundtrack Album Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
2009
APRA/AGSC Winner Best Music for a Telemovie/Mini Series -
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
2008
APRA/AGSC Nominee Best Music for Advertising/Station ID - SBS
2007
AFI Nominee Feature Film Score-Razzle Dazzle
2006
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a TV Series or Serial—Peking to Paris
2005
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Soundtrack Album—The Extra
Nominee Best Feature Film Score—The Extra ARIA Awards
Nominee Best Soundtrack Album—The Extra
2003
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Documentary—Equus
Winner Best Music for a TV Series or Serial—MDA
2001
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Documentary—Confessions of a Headhunter
Nominee Best Music for a Mini-series or Telemovie—Airtight
ABC Gold Manuscript Award 2001
Winner Best Original Score for a Television Series—Australians at War
2000
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Documentary—Africa's Elephant Kingdom
1999
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
Winner Best Music for a Mini-series or Telemovie—Day of the Roses
Winner Best Theme Music—Day of the Roses
1990
AFI Awards Nominee Best Original Film Score—Aya