Ack Kinmonth Explained

Ack Kinmonth
Birth Name:Anthony Craig Kinmonth
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Genre:Film Score
Occupation:Film composer · producer · multi-instrumentalist
Instrument:Guitar · synthesizer · keyboards
Website:https://ackkinmonth.com/

Anthony Craig "Ack" Kinmonth is a film and television composer from Brisbane, Australia. He was the first Australian composer to write a featured song for the American children's television series, Sesame Street: "Five Kangaroos".[1] It aired during the show's 44th season as performed by Australian R&B singer, Jessica Mauboy. Australasian Performing Right Association reporter described it as a "catchy Australian tune" in March 2014.[2] Kinmonth wrote a second song for the program, "Farm Animal Song (1-10 Hoedown)", which aired during its 45th season and was performed by Kinmonth and voice over artist, Kate Murphy.[3]

Kinmonth was the composer for the TV miniseries, Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier (2015). He also served as the music editor and composer of additional music for Vikings: Athelstan’s Journal. Both miniseries were distributed by the History Channel.[4] In 2022, Kinmonth scored Hugo Weaving's Ky's Story, made in collaboration with LiveLab and Autism Queensland.[5] [6] In 2024, Kinmonth composed music for The Sloth Lane, starring Leslie Jones, which premiered at the Annecy Festival.[7] [8]

Filmography

Films

TV Series

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

Kinmonth was the recipient of two bronze medals at the 2014 Brisbane Advertising and Design Club (BADC) Awards for his compositional work on a documentary series about HIV awareness for the HIV Foundation Queensland.[18] [19]

In 2022, Kinmonth won 4 Davey awards, for his advertising work on Repco - "100 Year", Ostelin - "Strong Women" and Supercheap Auto - "Carpark Carnage", as well as Best Use of Music for Daisy Quokka - World's Scariest Animal.[20] His score for Scarygirl received a nomination for Best Soundtrack at The 2024 Septimius Awards, held in the Tuschinski Theatre, in Amsterdam.[21]

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

! |-|2021 || || Best Music for Children's Programming || || [22]
[23] |-| 2022 ||Ostelin: "Strong Women" || Best Music for an Advertisement || || [24]
[25] |-| 2023 ||Scarygirl || Best Music for Children's Programming || || [26]
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References

  1. Web site: Blackshaw . Adam . 2015 . From iconic films to Sesame Street . 30 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Auton . Georgina . 2014-03-21 . Brisbane composer Ack Kinmonth writes song for Sesame Street . 2024-07-29 . Brisbane Times . en.
  3. Web site: Composer Ack Kinmonth composes a new song for Sesame Street via Like a Photon Creative . Campaign Brief Australia . 30 June 2015 . 2015-11-19 .
  4. Web site: Ack Kinmonth. IMDb. 2015-11-19.
  5. Web site: Cornford . Susy . 2022-11-11 . Hugo Weaving re-teams with Griffith Film School students to tell his nephew’s story . 2024-07-29 . IF Magazine . en-AU.
  6. Web site: Bowley . Christine . 2023-03-29 . Ky’s Autism Stories lock in SBS deal . 2024-07-29 . Griffith News . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Animation film category Annecy Presents: The Sloth Lane Annecy Festival . 2024-07-30 . www.annecyfestival.com . en.
  8. Web site: Barraclough . Leo . 2024-05-17 . Sola Media Closes Multiple Territory Sales on ‘The Sloth Lane’ Ahead of Annecy World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-07-30 . Variety . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2024-05-16 . Creating with Composition: Mastering Interpretation with Ack Kinmonth . 2024-07-29 . I Heart Songwriting Club . en-AU.
  10. Web site: The Wishmas Tree (2019) - Filmaffinity.com.
  11. Web site: Combat Wombat (2020) - Filmaffinity.com.
  12. Web site: Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal (2021) - Soundtrack.Net. 2021-08-03. www.soundtrack.net.
  13. Web site: Christmas on the farm (2021) - Filmaffinity.com.
  14. Web site: Scarygirl (2023) - screenaustralia.gov.au.
  15. Web site: The Sloth Lane (2024) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia . 2024-07-29 . www.screenaustralia.gov.au . en.
  16. Web site: NFSA - Search the Collection . 2024-07-29 . www.collection.nfsa.gov.au.
  17. Web site: Prof. Eggtop's Extraordinary Experiments! (2023) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia . 2024-07-29 . www.screenaustralia.gov.au . en.
  18. Web site: Mediacom and Hoodlum Create Doco Series To Destigmatise HIV - B&T. B&T. 20 June 2014 . 2015-11-19. en-US.
  19. Web site: BADC Brisbane Advertising and Design Club Winners & Finalist List for 2014!. www.badc.com.au. 2015-11-19.
  20. Web site: Winners Gallery . 2024-07-30 . Davey Awards . en-US.
  21. Web site: NOMINEES 2024 – Septimius Awards . 2024-08-05 . en.
  22. Web site: Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees . APRA AMCOS Australia . 2021 . 25 March 2022 .
  23. Web site: Congratulations to the 2021 Screen Music Awards winners . APRA AMCOS Australia . 22 February 2022 . 25 March 2022 .
  24. Web site: Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees . APRA AMCOS Australia . 2022 . 6 May 2023 .
  25. Web site: 2022 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced . APRA AMCOS Australia . 15 November 2022 . 6 May 2023 .
  26. Web site: Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees . APRA AMCOS Australia . 2023 . 30 July 2024 .
  27. Web site: 2023 Screen Music Awards nominees revealed . APRA AMCOS Australia . October 2023 . 29 July 2024 .

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