Christopher Gordon (composer)

Councillor
Christopher Gordon
Councillor Christopher Gordon
Deputy Mayor of Ryde
	In office; 26 September 2017 – 11 September 2018
Mayor	Jerome Laxale
Preceded by	Jane Stott
Succeeded by	Simon Zhou
Councillor of the City of Ryde; for East Ward
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 September 2017
Personal details
Born	1956
Political party	Greens New South Wales

Christopher Gordon (born 1956) 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 the East Ward of the City of Ryde for the Greens and was chosen as deputy mayor, serving a single term in 2017-2018.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Awards and nominations

Gordon has won national awards for composition, both in Australia and overseas.^[6]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1999	Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)	APRA Awards: Best Television Theme ^[7]	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)^[8]^[6]	Nominated
2009	Mao's Last Dancer (Gordon)	AFI Awards: Best Music Score	Won
2018	Ladies in Black ((Gordon)	AACTA Awards: Best Original Score^[9]	Won

Film scores

Ladies in Black (2018)^[10]
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.
^ Deare, Steven (26 September 2017). "LABOR'S JEROME LAXALE IS RYDE COUNCIL MAYOR". Northern District Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Congratulations to this year's Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners". The Society of Composers and Lyricists. The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
^ "WINNERS & NOMINEES". aacta.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. 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.

[laxale-5] Deare, Steven (26 September 2017). "LABOR'S JEROME LAXALE IS RYDE COUNCIL MAYOR". Northern District Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[imdb-6] "Awards for Christopher Gordon". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[7] "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.

[8] "Congratulations to this year's Primetime Emmy Nominees & Winners". The Society of Composers and Lyricists. The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[9] "WINNERS & NOMINEES". aacta.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-05.

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

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