David Hirschfelder has composed film scores for many films, including Strictly Ballroom, Australia, The Railway Man, The Water Diviner and The Dressmaker.
12 Facts About David Hirschfelder
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David Hirschfelder was nominated for Academy Awards for his scores for Shine and Elizabeth.
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In 1980 David Hirschfelder joined the Peter Cupples Band, Cupples had just left his soul-pop group, Stylus, and formed the rock group with David Hirschfelder on keyboards, Virgil Donati on drums, Ross Ingliss on guitar and Robert Little on bass guitar.
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In 1982 David Hirschfelder provided piano on Little River Band's album, Greatest Hits.
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David Hirschfelder joined the group in September 1983, as they toured in the United States.
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For touring in support of the album Farnham and David Hirschfelder were joined on the Jack's Back Tour by Angus Burchill on drums, Brett Garsed on lead guitar, and Greg Macainsh on bass guitar.
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David Hirschfelder remained with Farnham for the studio albums, Age of Reason and Chain Reaction.
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In 1992 David Hirschfelder left Farnham's backing band to concentrate on his score work for television and feature films.
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David Hirschfelder has composed scores for films including Strictly Ballroom, Shine, Sliding Doors, Elizabeth, Hanging Up, Peaches, Australia, and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
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David Hirschfelder has worked numerous times with directors Ian Gilmour, Craig Monahan, Ann Turner, Roger Spottiswoode and Baz Luhrmann.
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David Hirschfelder won the Best Score BAFTA in 1993 for Strictly Ballroom.
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David Hirschfelder composed for the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.