Michael Atkinson (composer)
Michael Atkinson is an Australian musician and composer, known for being a member of the band Redgum. CareerAtkinson was a member of Redgum from 1975 to 1987. While with Redgum he wrote many of the band's songs, and with Michael Spicer, who had joined the band later as a keyboardist, also wrote the score for the film A Street to Die.[1][2] After leaving Redgum, he worked as a composer on Australian films, including Backlash (1986),[1] The Last Man Hanged (1993),[3] and the Russell Crowe film Heaven's Burning (1997),[1] and television series, including the popular police drama Blue Heelers.[1] His score for Stan and George's New Life was nominated for the 1991 AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.[4] In 2005, with other former members of Redgum and other Australian bands reunited as John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew, he recorded Lawson, poems by Henry Lawson set to music.[5] Awards and nominationsARIA Music AwardsThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.
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