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Christopher Gordon is an English born Australian composer and politician best known for his film scores, but has also received major classical commissions.^[1] His film scores include, Ladies in Black (2018), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), Master and Commander (2003) and On the Beach (2000).^[2]

In 2017 he was elected as councillor on City of Ryde for the Greens and was chosen as deputy mayor.^[3]^[4]

Awards and nominations

Gordon has won national awards for composition, both in Australia and overseas.^[5]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1999	Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)	APRA Awards: Best Television Theme ^[6]	Won
2000	On the Beach (Gordon)	Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie	Won
		Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Original Title Theme for a Series, Serial or Mini-Series	Won
		Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Soundtrack Album	Won
2001	When Good Ghouls Go Bad (Gordon)	Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie	Won
2004	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Gordon, Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti	ASCAP Awards: Top Box Office Films	Won
2005	Salem's Lot (Gordon, Lisa Gerrard)	Primetime Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)^[7]^[5]	Nominated
2009	Mao's Last Dancer (Gordon)	AFI Awards: Best Music Score	Won
2018	Ladies in Black ((Gordon)	AACTA Awards: Best Original Score^[8]	Won

Film scores

Ladies in Black (2018)^[9]
Adore (2013)
Crawl (2011)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Daybreakers (2009)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
On the Beach (2000)
Sydney – A Story of a City (2000)
Moby Dick (1998)

External links

References

^ "Christopher Gordon : Represented Artist". The Australian Music Centre. The Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
^ "Christopher Gordon". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 28 October 2012.
^ Visentin, Lisa (27 September 2017). "New approach on Bondi Pavilion upgrade under Greens-Labor controlled council". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Greens on Council Christopher Gordon". Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Awards for Christopher Gordon". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 28 October 2012.
^ "Winners prior to 2002". Australian Performing Rights Association Screen Music Award Nomination History. Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Congratulations to this year's Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners". The Society of Composers and Lyricists. The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
^ "WINNERS & NOMINEES". aacta.org. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
^ "The Screen Guide Ladies in Black 2018". Screen Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[1] "Christopher Gordon : Represented Artist". The Australian Music Centre. The Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[2] "Christopher Gordon". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[3] Visentin, Lisa (27 September 2017). "New approach on Bondi Pavilion upgrade under Greens-Labor controlled council". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[4] "Greens on Council Christopher Gordon". Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[imdb-5] "Awards for Christopher Gordon". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[6] "Winners prior to 2002". Australian Performing Rights Association Screen Music Award Nomination History. Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] "Congratulations to this year's Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners". The Society of Composers and Lyricists. The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[8] "WINNERS & NOMINEES". aacta.org. Retrieved 2018-12-05.

[9] "The Screen Guide Ladies in Black 2018". Screen Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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+{{Awards table}}
-* 2018 – [[AACTA Awards]]
+|-
-** Best Original Score for: ''[[Ladies in Black (film)|Ladies in Black]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|title=WINNERS & NOMINEES| website=aacta.org|access-date=2018-12-05}}</ref>
+| 1999 || ''[[Moby Dick (1998 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]'' (Christopher Gordon) || [[APRA Music Awards of 1999|APRA Awards]]: Best Television Theme <ref>{{cite web|title=Winners prior to 2002|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx|work=Australian Performing Rights Association Screen Music Award Nomination History|publisher=[[Australian Performing Rights Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | accessdate = 1 January 2019 |deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414234020/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx|archivedate=14 April 2014|df=}}</ref> || {{won}}
-*2005 – Primetime Emmy Nomination
+|-
-**Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)<ref>{{cite web|title=Congratulations to this year's Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.thescl.com/2005_Primetime_Emmy_nominees_and_winners|work=The Society of Composers and Lyricists|publisher=The Society of Composers and Lyricists|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref> for: [[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|''Salem's Lot'']] (2004) (TV). Shared with: [[Lisa Gerrard]]<ref name="imdb" />
+| rowspan="3"| 2000 || rowspan="3"| ''[[On the Beach (2000 film)|On the Beach]]'' (Gordon) || Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie || {{won}}
-* 2004 – ASCAP Award
+|-
-** Top Box Office Films for: ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003). Shared with: [[Iva Davies]] and [[Richard Tognetti]]
+| Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Original Title Theme for a Series, Serial or Mini-Series || {{won}}
-* [[APRA Music Awards of 2001|2001]] – [[APRA Awards (Australia)#Screen Music Awards (Australia)|Australian Screen Music Awards]]
+|-
-**Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie for: ''[[When Good Ghouls Go Bad]]'' (2001) (TV).
+| Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Soundtrack Album || {{won}}
-*  [[APRA Music Awards of 2000|2000]] – [[APRA Awards (Australia)#Screen Music Awards (Australia)|Australian Screen Music Awards]]
+|-
-** Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie for: ''On the Beach'' (2000) (TV).
+| 2001 || ''[[When Good Ghouls Go Bad]]'' (Gordon) ||  Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie || {{won}}
-** Best Original Title Theme for a Series, Serial or Mini-Series for: ''On the Beach'' (2000) (TV).
+|-
-**Best Soundtrack Album for: ''On the Beach'' (2000) (TV).
+| 2004 || ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' (Gordon, [[Iva Davies]], [[Richard Tognetti]] || [[American Society of Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers#Awards|ASCAP Awards]]: Top Box Office Films || {{won}}
-* 2009 – [[AACTA Awards|AFI Award]]
+|-
-** Best Music Score [[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|''Mao's Last Dancer'']] (2009)
+| 2005 || ''[[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]'' (Gordon, [[Lisa Gerrard]]) || Primetime Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)<ref>{{cite web|title=Congratulations to this year's Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.thescl.com/2005_Primetime_Emmy_nominees_and_winners|work=The Society of Composers and Lyricists|publisher=The Society of Composers and Lyricists|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="imdb" /> || {{nom}}
-* [[APRA Music Awards of 1999|1999]] – APRA Music Awards
+|-
-**Best TV Theme for: ''Moby Dick'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners prior to 2002|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx|work=Australian Performing Rights Association Screen Music Award Nomination History|publisher=Australian Performing Rights Association|accessdate=28 October 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414234020/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/Winnerspriorto2002.aspx|archivedate=14 April 2014|df=}}</ref>
+| 2009 || ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]'' (Gordon) ||  [[AACTA Awards|AFI Awards]]: Best Music Score || {{won}}
+|-
+|2018 || ''[[Ladies in Black (film)|Ladies in Black]]'' ((Gordon) || [[AACTA Awards]]: Best Original Score<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|title=WINNERS & NOMINEES| website=aacta.org|access-date=2018-12-05}}</ref> || {{won}}
+|-
+{{end}}
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