| Michael Atkinson | |
| Birth Name: | Michael Atkinson |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Genre: | Rock, Australian folk |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer |
| Years Active: | 1975–present |
| Label: | Larrikin, CBS, Epic, Columbia, Sony |
| Associated Acts: | Redgum, John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew |
Michael Atkinson is an Australian musician and composer.
He was a member of Redgum from 1975 to 1987. While with Redgum he wrote many of the band's songs, and with Michael Spicer, who had joined the band later as a keyboardist, also wrote the score for the film A Street to Die.[1] [2]
After leaving Redgum, he worked as a composer on Australian films, including Backlash (1986),[1] The Last Man Hanged (1993),[3] and the Russell Crowe film Heaven's Burning (1997),[1] and television series, including the popular police drama Blue Heelers.[1] His score for Stan and George's New Life was nominated for the 1991 AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.[4]
In 2005, with other former members of Redgum and other Australian bands reunited as John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew, he recorded Lawson, poems by Henry Lawson set to music.[5]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987. ! |-| 1994| Snowy (with Michael Easton)| Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album| | [6] |-