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Michael Lira

Background information
Born	(1975-02-19) 19 February 1975 (age 49)
Genres	Alternative, lounge metal, film music

Website	www.michaelliramusic.com

Michael Lira
Nationality	Australian
Known for	Composer, Musician
Awards	AACTA For The Hunter, ARIA, APRA Awards

Michael Lira (born 19 February 1975) is an Australian film score composer and band leader. He is a founding member of experimental bands Vicious Hairy Mary, Darth Vegas and Monsieur Camembert. Soundtrack credits include the films Nekrotronic, The Hunter, Wyrmwood and Interceptor.

Filmography

The Hunter (2011)
Wyrmwood (2014)
Growing Up Smith (2015)
When the Starlight Ends (2016)
Los Angeles Overnight (2018)
Turtle Odyssey (2018)
The School (2018)
Nekrotronic (2018)
Black Water: Abyss (2020)
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021)
Interceptor (2022)
American Outlaws (2023)
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

Awards


Year	Nominated work	Category	Award	Result	Notes
2022	Interceptor	Feature Film Score of The Year	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated
2020	Nekrotronic	Feature Film Score of The Year	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated
2017	Skinford	Best Television Theme	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated
2017	Iron Spyder	Best Original Score	St Kilda Film Festival	Nominated	shared with Mick Harvey
2015	Growing Up Smith (AKA Good Ol'Boy)	Feature Film Score of The Year	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated
2014	Rake – "Series 3 Episode 1"	Best Music for a Television Series or Serial	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated	with David McCormack & Antony Partos
2013	Apart	Tropscore	Tropfest	Won
	A to Z of Contemporary Art	Best Music for a Documentary	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Won
	Rake – "Season 2 Episode 8: Greene"	Best Music for a Television Series or Serial	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated	with David McCormack & Antony Partos
2012	Wild Boys	Best Music for a Television Series or Serial	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated	with David McCormack
2012	The Slap	Best Soundtrack Album	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Won	with Jono Ma & Antony Partos
2011	The Hunter	Best Original Music Score	AFI / AACTA	Won	with Matteo Zingales & Andrew Lancaster
	The Hunter	Best Original Music Score	Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards	Nominated	with Matteo Zingales & Andrew Lancaster
	Rake	Best Music for a Television Series or Serial	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Won	with David McCormack & Antony Partos
2009	Bogan Pride	Best Music for a Television Series or Serial	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated
2007	Staines Down Drains	Best Television Theme	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Won
2007	Staines Down Drains – "Episode 22: Pipe Dreams"	Best Music for Children's Television	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Nominated
2004	The Einstein Factor	Best Television Theme	APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards	Won

References

^ "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Music for a Documentary". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Music for Children's Television". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2007. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
"Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

External links

"Screen Composer Michael Lira Wins Tropscore". theMusic.com.au. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
Kuipers, Richard (10 September 2011). "The Hunter". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
Darth Vegas Michael Lira
Blake, Jason (28 October 2005). "Darth Vegas". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
"Life-changing event: Losing an arm". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

v t e AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
1975–2000	The Cars That Ate Paris and The Great McCarthy – Bruce Smeaton (1975) No Award (1976) The Picture Show Man – Peter Best (1977) The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith – Bruce Smeaton (1978) Mad Max – Brian May (1979) Manganinnie – Peter Sculthorpe (1980) Fatty Finn – Rory O'Donoghue and Grahame Bond (1981) The Man from Snowy River – Bruce Rowland (1982) Phar Lap – Bruce Rowland (1983) Street Hero – Garth Porter and Bruce Smeaton (1984) Rebel – Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Peter Best, Billy Byers, Bruce Rowland (1985) Young Einstein – William Motzing and Martin Armiger (1986) The Tale of Ruby Rose – Paul Schütze (1987) The Lighthorsemen – Mario Millo (1988) Dead Calm – Graeme Revell (1989) The Big Steal – Phil Judd (1990) Dingo – Michel Legrand and Miles Davis (1991) Romper Stomper – John Clifford White (1992) The Piano – Michael Nyman (1993) Traps – Douglas Stephen Rae (1994) Hotel Sorrento – Nerida Tyson-Chew (1995) Shine – David Hirschfelder (1996) Doing Time for Patsy Cline – Peter Best (1997) Oscar and Lucinda – Thomas Newman (1998) In a Savage Land – David Bridie (1999) Bootmen – Cezary Skubiszewski (2000)
2001–present	The Dish – Edmund Choi (2001) Rabbit-Proof Fence – Peter Gabriel (2002) Japanese Story – Elizabeth Drake (2003) Somersault – Decoder Ring (2004) The Proposition – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2005) Suburban Mayhem – Mick Harvey (2006) The Home Song Stories – Antony Partos (2007) Unfinished Sky – Antony Partos (2008) Mao's Last Dancer – Christopher Gordon (2009) Animal Kingdom – Antony Partos and Sam Petty (2010) The Hunter – Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira and Matteo Zingales (2011) Not Suitable for Children – Matteo Zingales and Jono Ma (2012) The Great Gatsby – Craig Armstrong (2013) The Railwayman – David Hirschfelder (2014) Mad Max: Fury Road – Tom Holkenborg (2015) Tanna – Antony Partos (2016) Lion – Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran (2017) Ladies in Black – Christopher Gordon (2018) Judy and Punch – François Tétaz (2019) Babyteeth - Amanda Brown (2020) June Again - Christopher Gordon (2021) Falling for Figaro - Cezary Skubiszewski (2022)

AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

1975–2000

The Cars That Ate Paris and The Great McCarthy – Bruce Smeaton (1975)
No Award (1976)
The Picture Show Man – Peter Best (1977)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith – Bruce Smeaton (1978)
Mad Max – Brian May (1979)
Manganinnie – Peter Sculthorpe (1980)
Fatty Finn – Rory O'Donoghue and Grahame Bond (1981)
The Man from Snowy River – Bruce Rowland (1982)
Phar Lap – Bruce Rowland (1983)
Street Hero – Garth Porter and Bruce Smeaton (1984)
Rebel – Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Peter Best, Billy Byers, Bruce Rowland (1985)
Young Einstein – William Motzing and Martin Armiger (1986)
The Tale of Ruby Rose – Paul Schütze (1987)
The Lighthorsemen – Mario Millo (1988)
Dead Calm – Graeme Revell (1989)
The Big Steal – Phil Judd (1990)
Dingo – Michel Legrand and Miles Davis (1991)
Romper Stomper – John Clifford White (1992)
The Piano – Michael Nyman (1993)
Traps – Douglas Stephen Rae (1994)
Hotel Sorrento – Nerida Tyson-Chew (1995)
Shine – David Hirschfelder (1996)
Doing Time for Patsy Cline – Peter Best (1997)
Oscar and Lucinda – Thomas Newman (1998)
In a Savage Land – David Bridie (1999)
Bootmen – Cezary Skubiszewski (2000)

2001–present

The Dish – Edmund Choi (2001)
Rabbit-Proof Fence – Peter Gabriel (2002)
Japanese Story – Elizabeth Drake (2003)
Somersault – Decoder Ring (2004)
The Proposition – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2005)
Suburban Mayhem – Mick Harvey (2006)
The Home Song Stories – Antony Partos (2007)
Unfinished Sky – Antony Partos (2008)
Mao's Last Dancer – Christopher Gordon (2009)
Animal Kingdom – Antony Partos and Sam Petty (2010)
The Hunter – Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira and Matteo Zingales (2011)
Not Suitable for Children – Matteo Zingales and Jono Ma (2012)
The Great Gatsby – Craig Armstrong (2013)
The Railwayman – David Hirschfelder (2014)
Mad Max: Fury Road – Tom Holkenborg (2015)
Tanna – Antony Partos (2016)
Lion – Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran (2017)
Ladies in Black – Christopher Gordon (2018)
Judy and Punch – François Tétaz (2019)
Babyteeth - Amanda Brown (2020)
June Again - Christopher Gordon (2021)
Falling for Figaro - Cezary Skubiszewski (2022)

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