Composers from a rock music background made their mark at the 2014 Screen Music Awards, held last night at Sydney’s City Recital Hall.

One time John Farnham keyboard player David Hirschfelder won Feature Film Score of the Year for The Railway Man. The Oscar-nominated composer, who spends time between Los Angeles and Melbourne, has won six Screen Music awards including the International Achievement Award in 2002.

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One time Custard and Polaroids frontman David McCormack and collaborator Antony Partos trumped Best Original Song Composed for the Screen for Don’t Let Go from the ABC hit series Rake.

One time Models keyboard player Roger Mason’s work on the ABC’s The Outlaw Michael Howe saw him take home the trophy for Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie.

The International Achievement Award for 2014 was given to the composing partnership of Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks of The D.A’s Office. Now most known for their TV work, Gock played in bands and joined his guitarist father Les Gock of Hush onstage. Wicks began working in a Sydney recording studio in his teens and produced a host of pop and rock bands.

Among the performers were The Bamboos and Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes.

The night belonged to composer Cezary Skubiszewski who took three of the six categories he was nominated for. He won in the category of Best Music for a Documentary for Once My Mother and Best Soundtrack Album for The Broken Shore. His composer / producer son Jan Skubiszewski shared the award for their collaboration on Serangoon Road (Episode 6) in the Best Music for a Television Series or Serial category.

2014 Screen Music Awards Winners

International Achievement Award

Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks (The D.A’s Office)

Feature Film Score of the Year:

Title                  The Railway Man

Composed by    David Hirschfelder

Published by      Native Tongue Music Publishing

Best Music for a Documentary

Title                  Once My Mother

Composed by    Cezary Skubiszewski

Best Music for a Short Film

Title                  Where Do Lilacs Come From

Composed by    Luke Howard

Best Soundtrack Album

Title                  The Broken Shore

Composed by    Cezary Skubiszewski

Best Original Song Composed for the Screen

Title                  Don’t Let Go from Rake

Composed by    David McCormack and Antony Partos

Published by      Sonar Music Pty Ltd

Best Music for Children’s Television

Title                  Get Ace - Series 1

Composed by    Russell Thornton

Published by      Galaxy Pop

Best Television Theme

Title                  Fat Tony & Co             

Composed by    Burkhard Dallwitz

Best Music for a Television Series or Serial

Title                  Serangoon Road- Episode 6

Composed by    Cezary Skubiszewski and Jan Skubiszewski*

Published by      Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*

Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie

Title                  The Outlaw Michael Howe

Composed by    Roger Mason

Best Music for an Advertisement
Title                  Where Australia Shines

Composed by    Ryan Walsh

Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia

Composer          Jay Stewart

Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas

Composer          Neil Sutherland