Michael Lira Explained

Michael Lira
Birth Date:	19 February 1975
Genre:	Alternative, lounge metal, film music
Associated Acts:	Darth Vegas, Vicious Hairy Mary, Monsieur Camembert

Nationality:	Australian
Field:	Composer, Musician
Awards:	AACTA For The Hunter, ARIA, APRA Awards

Michael Lira (born 19 February 1975) is an Australian film score composer and band leader. He is a founding member of experimental bands Vicious Hairy Mary, Darth Vegas and Monsieur Camembert. Soundtrack credits include the films Nekrotronic, The Hunter, Wyrmwood and Interceptor.

Filmography

• The Hunter (2011)
• Wyrmwood (2014)
• Growing Up Smith (2015)
• When the Starlight Ends (2016)
• Los Angeles Overnight (2018)
• Turtle Odyssey (2018)
• The School (2018)
• Nekrotronic (2018)
• Black Water: Abyss (2020)
• (2021)
• Interceptor (2022)
• American Outlaws (2023)
• Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

Awards

|-| 2022| Interceptor| Feature Film Score of The Year| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | |-| 2020| Nekrotronic| Feature Film Score of The Year| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | |-| 2017| Skinford| Best Television Theme| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | |-| 2017| Iron Spyder| Best Original Score|St Kilda Film Festival| | shared with Mick Harvey

|-| 2015| Growing Up Smith (AKA Good Ol'Boy)| Feature Film Score of The Year| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | | ^[1]

|-| 2014| Rake – "Series 3 Episode 1"| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | with David McCormack & Antony Partos| ^[1]

|-| rowspan="3"| 2013| Apart| Tropscore| Tropfest| | ||-| A to Z of Contemporary Art| Best Music for a Documentary| rowspan="2"| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| || ^[2]

|-| Rake – "Season 2 Episode 8: Greene"|Best Music for a Television Series or Serial| | with David McCormack & Antony Partos| ^[3]

|-| rowspan="2"|2012| Wild Boys|Best Music for a Television Series or Serial| rowspan="2"|APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | with David McCormack | ^[4]

|-| The Slap|Best Soundtrack Album | | with Jono Ma & Antony Partos| ^[5]

|-| rowspan="3"|2011| rowspan="2"|The Hunter|Best Original Music Score | AFI / AACTA| | with Matteo Zingales & Andrew Lancaster

|-|Best Original Music Score | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | | with Matteo Zingales & Andrew Lancaster||-| Rake|Best Music for a Television Series or Serial | APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | with David McCormack & Antony Partos|^[6]

|-| 2009| Bogan Pride|Best Music for a Television Series or Serial| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| ||^[7]

|-| rowspan="2"| 2007| Staines Down Drains|Best Television Theme| rowspan="2"| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| | | ^[8]

|-| Staines Down Drains – "Episode 22: Pipe Dreams"|Best Music for Children's Television| || ^[9]

|-| 2004| The Einstein Factor| Best Television Theme| APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards| || ^[10]

External links

• Web site: Screen Composer Michael Lira Wins Tropscore. theMusic.com.au . 27 November 2013 . 19 February 2024.
• Web site: Kuipers . Richard . The Hunter . Variety . 10 September 2011 . 19 February 2024.
• Darth Vegas Michael Lira
• Web site: Blake . Jason . Darth Vegas . The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 October 2005 . 19 February 2024.
• Web site: Life-changing event: Losing an arm . The Sydney Morning Herald . 31 December 2013 . 19 February 2024.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best Music for a Television Series or Serial . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2014 . 14 April 2015 .
2. Web site: Best Music for a Documentary . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2013 . 14 April 2015 .
3. Web site: Best Music for a Television Series or Serial . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2013 . 14 April 2015 .
4. Web site: Best Music for a Television Series or Serial . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2012 . 14 April 2015 .
5. Web site: Best Soundtrack Album . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2012 . 14 April 2015 .
6. Web site: Best Music for a Television Series or Serial . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2011 . 14 April 2015 .
7. Web site: Best Music for a Television Series or Serial . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2009 . 14 April 2015 .
8. Web site: Best Television Theme . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2007 . 14 April 2015 .
9. Web site: Best Music for Children's Television . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2007 . 14 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414064407/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2000-2010/2007-awards/screen-music-awards/best-music-for-children-s-television/ . 14 April 2015 .
10. Web site: Best Television Theme . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2004 . 14 April 2015 .