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Writer/Director Robert Carter’s feature “Thirst” has been shot and editing is nearing completion with work to begin on the score in May.
The story revolves around four people who find their destiny’s converge while the desert setting conspires against them.

My Place Series 2 will commence shooting in August 2010.
The series will pick up from where the previous episodes finished (1888) - each flowing back in ten year increments to a period before European settlement

“The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce” won the award for Best Music at the annual APRA/AGSC awards earlier this month.
The film has also won an IF award for Producer Nial Fulton and Director Michael James-Rowland and is nominated for the AFI awards later this month.

Seven eps in the can and six to go. The score has been an interesting shift through the decades beginning with 18oo’s chamber music (the series is shot in reverse order to the screening order) through ragtime, celtic (in reference to a featured Irish family. Greek music is featured in the next block) then on to 1970’s experimental synth ala Kraftwerk, Silver Apples, Harry Partch through to current day contemporary.
It is certainly a challenge as every episode is an entity unto itself with very little material available to reference between each of them. Unlike most series television, where you set up the basic palette for the score from which most of the music throughout is derived, “My Place” is like a series of vaguely related short films and each is approached in it’s own unique manner. Each episode has a completely different cast from the previous one - save for a couple of characters who age at ten year intervals and has been a casting juggernaut with 80 odd leads and supports.
The score has been recorded at both Collywood and Sandcastle Studios in Sydney and provided a wonderful excuse to purchase more stringed instruments……

Essential Media and Entertainment’s production of the Miracle series commences shortly. This four hour series revolves around four dramatic true stories of survival against the odds with Nial Fulton producing.
Shooting commences this month in Broken Hill, Laos and Queensland.
The series will be aired early 2010.

The much anticipated 13 part drama series My Place is currently in production with work on the score due to commence shortly.
It is produced by Penny Chapman and starring Susie Porter and Dan Wylie. It is adapted from the popular and award winning book by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins is a captivating series telling the story of one house as told byt the children who have lived there over 130 years.
My Place will be screened in January 2010.

My favourite instruments and how I came by them.

For those who have a passing interest in these things, check out the page from the sidebar. This is not a complete list and will be added to over time to the despair of my partner.

The website has been updated with additional clips in the film clip and audio pages as well as a clip from each of six films on the Home page - the selection of which will be rotated periodically. The new additions feature music and clips from Alexander Pearce, September and the SBS campaign.
Photos and video will appear from time to time in the News section which has been updated to accommodate regular postings. Recently added are video clips of the orchestral recording sessions at Studios 301 for the feature film The Extra which provides a small insight into the process of recording the music for those interested.

Also as new recorded material from films/albums becomes available look out for postings and samples in the News section.

                                                                        Collywood

Construction has commenced on Collywood Studios new facility. It will comprise a dedicated orchestral room for 25 – 30 players including 4.5 metre ceiling, live room, iso booth and control room in dedicated 5.1 surround ATC monitoring. The studio is scheduled to be commissioned by the middle of 2010.

A feature of the studio will be it’s seven large floor to ceiling windows to allow the outside environment into the session for a less stress-full and confined atmosphere.