
Composer David Hirschfelder talks about his work on the film Strictly Ballroom (1992).
As well as composing numerous scores for Australian films and TV, David has twice been nominated for Best Original Score at the Oscars (for Shine, 1996 and Elizabeth, 1998). Strictly Ballroom was his first film composing credit.
Graham Dodsworth interviewed David Hirschfelder for the NFSA's Oral History program in 2012.
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