Michael Yezerski Explained

Michael Yezerski is an Australian composer known for his scores for feature films such as The Waiting City, The Black Balloon (for which he won an APRA Award[1] and a Screen Music Award),[2] Newcastle, and Thursday's Fictions, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices Children's Choir (such as an adaptation of Shaun Tan's book The Red Tree),[3] the National Museum of Canberra, Synergy Percussion and The Physical TV Company.

In an interview with Headliner Magazine, Yezerski discussed composing the score for 2019 horror film, The Vigil: "Why have there been so many horror films that have explored the various denominations of Christianity and demons and devils and everything associated with Christianity, but there has hardly ever been a film that explores the dark side of Jewish mysticism? I'm Jewish myself, so this is exactly the question that I've been asking. What I love about horror films, and dark, edgy films, in general – there's so much creative license to play with musical effects in non traditional ways. It's really fun as a composer."

Filmography as composer

Film

TitleYearNote(s)
Ah Hu's Retreat2001Documentary short film
A Matter of LifeShort film
The Other SonShort film
No Surrender2002Short film
Broken Beat2005Short film
Burma's Open Road: An Insight Into Myanymar2007Documentary
SkinShort film
La même nuitShort film
Cross Life
Thursday's Fictions
Reincarnating Thursday's Fictions2008Documentary
Night TrainShort film
SistersDocumentary short film
The Last MahoutDocumentary
The Black Balloon
Newcastle
Storm Surfers, Dangerous BanksDocumentary
Echo2009Short film
The Waiting City
Seamstress2010Short film
Stay AwakeShort film
Providence ParkShort film
The Lost ThingShort film
PopShort film
Little Hands2011Short film
The Gold PenShort film
The Outback2012
Boo!Short film; theme music composer
Storm Surfers 3DDocumentary
Mental
Inhuman Resources
A Man Walks Into a Bar2013Short film
Drift
The Last ImpresarioDocumentary
Baby Baby2014Short film
FlyboyShort film
additional music
The Little Death
Only the Dead2015Documentary
Talk to SomeoneShort film
The Devil's Candy
Shiny2016Short film
The RavensShort film
We Don't Belong Here2017
The BeehiveShort film
Blindspotting2018
The Vigil2019

Television

TitleYearNote(s)
Undercover Angels: Sex, Spies, and Surveillance2005Documentary
The Sun's Search for the Moon2007Mini-series
Lani's Story2010Documentary
Storm Surfers: New ZealandTelevision film
A Place to Call Home2013–present
Carlotta2014Television film
Winter2015
House of HancockMiniseries
Catching MilatMiniseries
Miniseries
Television film
Wanted2016–present
Hyde & Seek
The Secret Daughter
Confess20171 episode: "They're All Confessions"
Blindspotting2021–2023

Awards and nominations

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Music Awards are sets of annual awards to celebrate excellence in contemporary music, which honour the skills of member composers, songwriters and publishers who have achieved outstanding success in sales and airplay performance. They are presented by APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society), which commenced in 1982.[4] The APRA Awards include the Screen Music Awards, which were first presented in 2002 by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).[5] [6] The APRA Awards also include the Art Music Music Awards (formerly Classical Music Awards), which are distributed by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) since 2001.[7]

! |-| 2002| No Surrender (Michael Yezerski)| Best Music for a Short Film | | [8] |-|rowspan="4"| 2006| Cape of Storms (Yezerski, Richard Tognetti, Afro Moses, Chris Nelius)| Best Music for a Documentary | |rowspan="4"| [9]
[10] |-| Thursday's Fictions (Yezerski)|Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie| |-| "Aria" (Yezerski) from Thursday's Fiction| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen| |-| Thursday's Fictions (Yezerski)| Best Soundtrack Album| |-|rowspan="3"|2008| "The Greatest Act in History" (Yezerski) from The Black Balloon| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen| |rowspan="3"| [11]
[12] |-| "When We Get There" (Josh Pyke, Yezerski) from The Black Balloon| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen| |-| The Black Balloon (Yezerski)| Best Soundtrack Album| |-| 2009| The Red Tree (Yezerski, Tognetti)| Best Composition by an Australian Composer | | [13]
[14] |-| rowspan="2"| 2010| The Waiting City (Yezerski)| Best Feature Film Score| |rowspan="2"| [15]
[16] |-| The Lost Thing (Yezerski)| Best Music for a Short Film| |-| rowspan="2"| 2011| SBS – "Films 2" (Yezerski)| Best Music for an Advertisement| |rowspan="2"| [17]
[18]
[19] |-| The Lost Thing (Yezerski)| Best Soundtrack Album| |-| 2012| Storms Surfers 3D (Tognetti, Yezerski)| Feature Film Score of the Year| | [20]
[21] |-| 2013| Storms Surfers 3D (Tognetti, Yezerski)| Best Soundtrack Album| | [22]
[23] |-| rowspan="4"| 2016| (Yezerski, Ashley Irwin)| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie| | rowspan="4"| [24]
[25]
[26]
[27]
[28] |-| Ravens (Yezerski, Helen Grimley)| Best Music for a Short Film| |-| Wanted "Series 1 Episode 6" (Yezerski)| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial| |-| Only the Dead (Yezerski)| Best Soundtrack Album| |-| rowspan="2"| 2019| Dead Lucky (Yezerski)| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie| |rowspan="2"| [29]
[30]
[31] |-| Dead Lucky (Yezerski)| Best Television Theme| |-| rowspan="2"| 2020| The Vigil (Yezerski)| Feature Film Score of the Year| |rowspan="2"| [32]
[33] |-| Yezerski| Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas| |-| rowspan="3"| 2021| The Tax Collector (Yezerski)| Feature Film Score of the Year| |rowspan="3"| [34]
[35] |-| The Vigil (Yezerski)| Best Soundtrack Album| |-| Yezerski| Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas| |-| 2022| Blindspotting (Yezerski, Ambrose Akinmusire)| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial| | [36]
[37] |-| rowspan="3"| 2023| Ivy + Bean (Yezerski)| Best Music for Children's Programming| | rowspan="3"| [38]
[39] |-| Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities: Episode 5: "Pickman's Model" (Yezerski)| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie| |-| Ivy + Bean (Yezerski)| Best Television Theme| |-|}

Notes and References

  1. News: The Black Balloon and Underbelly claim music honours . . 4 November 2008 . 28 December 2009 . Melbourne.
  2. News: Stevie Wonder, Tim Finn bring tears of joy . . 5 November 2008 . 28 December 2009 . Noel . Mengel.
  3. News: Music completes the picture . . 4 July 2008 . 28 December 2009 . Ashleigh . Wilson.
  4. Web site: History . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 9 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx . 20 September 2010 .
  5. Web site: APRA AMCOS. Categories. 28 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Screen Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 28 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325121951/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards.aspx . 25 March 2010 .
  7. Web site: Classical Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 28 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325121339/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/classicalawards.aspx . 25 March 2010 .
  8. Web site: 2002 Winners - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 27 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110308014139/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2002Winners.aspx . 8 March 2011 .
  9. Web site: 2006 Winners - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 5 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100426033841/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2006Winners.aspx. 26 April 2010 . live.
  10. Web site: 2006 Nominations - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 5 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100426033851/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2006Nominations.aspx . 26 April 2010 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2008 Winners - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 29 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110308013044/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2008Winners.aspx . 8 March 2011 .
  12. Web site: 2008 Nominations - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 29 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110308012923/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2008Nominations.aspx . 8 March 2011 .
  13. Web site: Winners – Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 25 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325122011/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards/winners.aspx . 25 March 2010 . dead .
  14. Web site: Nominations – Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 25 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325122006/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards/nominations.aspx . 25 March 2010 . dead .
  15. Web site: 2010 Winners - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 18 November 2010 .
  16. Web site: 2010 Nominations - Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 18 November 2010 .
  17. Web site: 2011 Winners – Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 16 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126142836/http://apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards/history/2011winners.aspx . 26 January 2012 .
  18. Web site: Nominations > Best Music for an Advertisement . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 16 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514015209/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2011BestMusicforanAdvertisement.aspx . 14 May 2012 .
  19. Web site: Nominations > Best Soundtrack Album . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 16 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017150117/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2011BestSoundtrackAlbum.aspx . 17 October 2012 .
  20. Web site: 2012 Winners – Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 19 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140414222939/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2012Winners.aspx . 14 April 2014 .
  21. Web site: Nominations > Feature Film Score of the Year . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 19 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517230319/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/Nominees2012/FeatureFilmScoreoftheYear.aspx . 17 May 2013 .
  22. Web site: Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2013 . 5 April 2015 .
  23. Web site: Best Soundtrack Album . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2013 . 11 April 2015 .
  24. Web site: Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2016 . 13 November 2016 .
  25. Web site: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2016 . 14 November 2016 .
  26. Web site: Best Music for a Short Film . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2016 . 14 November 2016 .
  27. Web site: Best Music for a Television Series or Serial . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2016 . 14 November 2016 .
  28. Web site: Best Soundtrack Album . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2016 . 23 March 2016 . 12 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181112061637/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2016-awards/screen-music-awards/best-soundtrack-album/ . dead .
  29. Web site: Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2019 . 24 October 2019 .
  30. Web site: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2019 . 25 October 2019 .
  31. Web site: Best Television Theme . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) . 2019 . 15 February 2020 .
  32. Web site: Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees . APRA AMCOS Australia . 2020 . 14 December 2020 . 27 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201227230140/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/screen-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ . dead .
  33. Web site: 2020 Screen Music Awards winners announced . APRA AMCOS Australia . 1 December 2020 . 14 December 2020 . 27 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201227230139/https://apraamcos.com.au/news/2020/december/2020-screen-music-awards-winners-announced/ . dead .
  34. Web site: Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees . APRA AMCOS Australia . 2021 . 25 March 2022 .
  35. Web site: Congratulations to the 2021 Screen Music Awards winners . APRA AMCOS Australia . 22 February 2022 . 25 March 2022 .
  36. Web site: Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees . APRA AMCOS Australia . 2022 . 6 May 2023 .
  37. Web site: 2022 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced . APRA AMCOS Australia . 15 November 2022 . 6 May 2023 .
  38. Web site: 2023 Screen Music Awards Nominees Revealed . APRA AMCOS. AGSC . 5 October 2023 . 17 November 2023 .
  39. Web site: 2023 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced . APRA AMCOS. AGSC . 9 November 2023 . 17 November 2023 .

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