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The Man From Snowy River Soundtrack by Bruce Rowland: Main Theme

The Man from Snowy River soundtrack was composed and conducted by Bruce Rowland (born 1942) and released by Festival Records.

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The Man From Snowy River Soundtrack by Bruce Rowland: Jessica's Theme

The Man from Snowy River soundtrack was composed and conducted by Bruce Rowland (born 1942) and released by Festival Records.

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Walkabout: Parallelism and 'Mickey Mousing'

The sequence is partly about language, and the inadequacy of words as a tool of communication.

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Deep Dive: The Sentimental Bloke – Q&A with Composer Paul Mac

Listen to a Q&A with composer Paul Mac about writing a new score for the NFSA Restores digital restoration of The Sentimental Bloke.

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Listen up! Music in Australian Film

Explore one of the more under-appreciated dimensions of cinema through our Australian Film Music curated collection.

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Australian Film Music and Soundtracks

From composed scores to pre-existing popular music, this collection focuses on examples of film music from a range of notable Australian features.

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Peter Best's score for Crocodile Dundee

This theme from Peter Best’s score for Crocodile Dundee (Peter Faiman, 1985) fuses lush, spacious consonances, drawn-out reverberant flute gestures and bedding strings.

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David Hirschfelder on Strictly Ballroom

Composer David Hirschfelder talks about his work on the film Strictly Ballroom (1992), noting it was one of the most enjoyable professional experiences of his career. 

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Experimental sound in Wolf Creek

Kristy (Kestie Morassi) has escaped from the camp. She has been tortured and beaten, but she runs, without shoes, until she finds the road.

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The Piano: Michael Nyman's mesmerising melody

The influential minimalist composer Michael Nyman created the score for Jane Campion's Oscar-winning film, The Piano (1993).