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Jed Kurzel

Australian singer-songwriter (born )

Musical artist

Jed Danyel Kurzel (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and film composer.

  • He is a founding member of The Mess Hall (from ), a blues rock duo. His older brother Justin Kurzel is a film director and screenwriter.

    Life and career

    Main article: The Mess Hall

    Kurzel was born in c and, with his older brother Justin Kurzel (born c), grew up in Gawler, South Australia.[1][2] Their father, Zdzislaw Kurzel (–), was from Poland and had migrated to Australia in , where he became a taxi driver.[3][4][5] In the s, Kurzel moved to Sydney, where Justin was studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[2]

    In Kurzel on lead vocals and guitar, Anthony Johnsen on drums and a bass guitarist formed a blues-rock group, the Mess Hall in Sydney – the bass guitarist soon left but was not replaced, they continued as a duo.[6] Kurzel recalled "When the clubs asked us where our bass player was, we used to lie and say he was sick."[6] Their debut album The Mess Hall was released in June In early Johnsen was replaced by Cec Condon on drums and vocals.[7] Their third album Devils Elbow (October ) won the Australian Music Prize.[8]

    In Kurzel composed the film score for the short subject, Sammy Blue, at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, with Kim Farrant directing.[9][10] He worked for Farrant again: providing the score for Naked on the Inside (), a feature film documentary on body image.[10] In he composed music for Castor & Pollux, a short film, directed by Ben Briand.[11]

    In Kurzel provided the music score for the directorial debut feature film by Justin, Snowtown.[12] At the APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards of Kurzel won Feature Film Score of the Year.[13] It was nominated for Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score.[14] The related soundtrack album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album in that same year.[15][16]

    Kurzel also wrote the scores for Son of a Gun, Slow West and the documentary All This Mayhem.

    In , he worked again with his brother on Macbeth, followed by Assassin's Creed in He replaced Harry Gregson-Williams as the composer of Alien: Covenant.[17]

    Filmography

    Film

    Documentaries

    Shorts

    Year Title Director Studio(s)
    Sammy BlueKim FarrantAFTRS
    The Rose of Ba ZizAden Young
    Castor & PolluxBen BriandBenah
    Dook Stole ChristmasJennifer KentSmoking Gun Productions

    Awards and nominations

    ARIA Music Awards

    The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association.

    They commenced in

    External links

    References

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    2. ^ abRoss, Annabel (29 November ).

      Jed Kurzel - cinetown.org: Son of a Gun. His music added depth to the film's themes of time, memory, and rebellion. The Mess Hall — : Kurzel gained recognition as the lead vocalist and guitarist for The Mess Hall , a two-piece rock band formed in Sydney. Awards and nominations [ edit ].

      "Two of us: Justin and Jed Kurzel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 March

    3. ^Gibbs, Ed (21 May ). "Cannes After Snowtown and Macbeth, Kurzel brothers to make sports comedy".

      Jed kurzel biography of mahatma The Snowtown Murders 6. Toggle the table of contents. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald.

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    5. ^Winterford, Brett (1 May ). "The Mess Hall – Gig Reviews". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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    11. ^ ab"It takes two … to play the blues". The Age. Fairfax Media. 15 June Retrieved 25 March
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    14. ^"Sammy Blue".

      Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS). National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February Retrieved 25 March

    15. ^ ab"Naked on the Inside"(PDF). Compétition Longs Métrages Documentaires (in French). International Festival of Films de Femmes de Créteil.

      p.&#; Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 April Retrieved 25 March

    16. ^"TIFF52 – Screenings" (in Greek). Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 8 November Archived from the original on 4 April Retrieved 25 March
    17. ^Interview with Jed Kurzel, , access date 2 November
    18. ^"Feature Film Score of the Year".

      Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#; Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). Archived from the original on 24 March Retrieved 25 March

    19. ^"Jed Kurzel's Snowtown Score Nominated for AACTA Award".

      The Order 6. Shorts [ edit ]. Score Picks from Heather Christian 14 March In , he worked again with his brother on Macbeth , followed by Assassin's Creed in

      Ivy League. 1 December Archived from the original on 5 March Retrieved 25 March

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    21. ^" ARIA Awards Winners By Year".

      Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 October Retrieved 25 March

    22. ^"Jed Kurzel to Score Ridley Scott's 'Alien: Covenant'". 25 December
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    24. ^" ARIA Nominations Announced". Take 40. Take 40 Australia (MCM Entertainment). 12 October Archived from the original on 15 October Retrieved 23 August
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    26. ^"3rd AACTA Awards - Past Winners and Nominees". AACTA. Retrieved 23 August
    27. ^"4th AACTA Awards - Past Winners and Nominees".

      Biography of mahatma gandhi The composer did not find the right tone immediately. The Sydney Morning Herald. Related news. Ivy League.

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    28. ^ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 July