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Guy Gross is an Australian film and television composer. He is known most for writing the award-winning music for the Australian science fiction series '' Farscape'' and the international hit film ''
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
''. He also composed for the animated television series ''
Blinky Bill Blinky Bill is an anthropomorphic koala and children's fictional character created by author and illustrator Dorothy Wall. The character of Blinky first appeared in Brooke Nicholls' 1933 book, ''Jacko – the Broadcasting Kookaburra'', which ...
'' and ''
Dumb Bunnies The ''Dumb Bunnies'' is a series of books created by Dav Pilkey, the author of ''Captain Underpants,'' under the pseudonym "Sue Denim". They involve the adventures of a dumb family of bunnies. The Dumb Bunnies did everything in reverse, including ...
''. He has 76 credits as screen composer./


Personal

Gross began film scoring while studying classical composition at the Conservatorium High School in Sydney, Australia. He is the son of film producers Yoram and Sandra Gross. Gross composed music for the family animation business in High School. Gross was a partner and a director of Trackdown Digital, an Australian film music and audio recording center and is now part of the Church Street Studios collective. From 2012 to 2017 he was President of the
Australian Guild of Screen Composers The Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) is a not for profit organisation, which was established in 1981, "to represent the interests of Australian screen composers by developing and promoting employment opportunities, undertaking educationa ...
.


Filmography

Guy Gross
(
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) * Composer (76 credits) * Music Department (8 credits) * Director (3 credits) * Soundtrack (9 credits) * Writer (2 credits) * Actor (1 credit) * Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit) * Sound Department (1 credit)


Films

* 2018 ** '' Swinging Safari'' (composer) * 2017 ** ''BABA'' (Short) (composer) * 2016 ** ''I Wandering Soul'' (Short) ** ''Library of Love'' (Short) * 2015 ** ''Bluey'' (Short) ** ''The Longest War: The Australian Army in Afghanistan'' (Documentary) * 2014 ** ''Flat Daddy'' (Short) ** ''Tango Underpants'' (Short) * 2013 ** ''The Landing'' (Short) ** ''Larrikin Lad'' (Documentary) (original music by) ** '' The Turning'' (segment "Sand") * 2012 ** ''Perception'' (Short) ** ''Dream Island'' (Short) ** ''The First Fagin'' (Documentary) * 2011 ** ''Blinky & Me'' (Documentary) ** ''Dancing with Dictators: The Story of the Last Foreign Publisher in Burma'' (Documentary) ** ''
A Few Best Men ''A Few Best Men'' is a 2011 comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding. A sequel, ''A Few L ...
'',
A Few Best Men (soundtrack) ''A Few Best Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes'' is the sixth soundtrack album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 20 January 2012 by Universal Records in Australia. It was released to promote and accom ...
** '' A Heartbeat Away'' ** ''The Making of I, Spry'' (Video documentary short) * 2009 ** ''Lost in Flanders'' (Video documentary) ** ''True Crime: A Model Daughter'' (TV Movie) ** ''Fat Chance'' (Documentary) ** ''Fairweather Man'' (Documentary) * 2008 ** ''
Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger ''Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger'' is a 2008 Australian independent teen film written and directed by Cathy Randall. It stars Danielle Catanzariti, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Toni Collette. The film follows Jewish 13-year-old Esther (Catanzariti), ...
'' * 2006 ** ''Final Call'' (Short) * 2005 ** ''Amorality Tale'' (Short) * 2003 ** ''Silent Storm'' (Documentary) * 2000 ** ''Uncle Chatzkel'' (Documentary) ** ''Cut'' * 1998 ** ''That's the Way I Like It'' **''
Forever Fever ''Forever Fever'' (released as ''That's the Way I Like It'' in the US) is a 1998 Singaporean musical comedy film written and directed by Glen Goei. It stars Adrian Pang as a man who becomes interested in disco once he sees '' Saturday Night Feve ...
'' * 1997 ** ''
Welcome to Woop Woop ''Welcome to Woop Woop'' is a 1997 Australian comedy film directed by Stephan Elliott and starring Johnathon Schaech and Rod Taylor. The film was based on the novel ''The Dead Heart'' by Douglas Kennedy. " Woop Woop" is an Australian colloqui ...
'' * 1994 ** ''
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
'' * 1993 ** '' Frauds'' * 1992 ** '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala'' * 1991 ** ''
The Magic Riddle ''The Magic Riddle'' is a 1991 Australian animated Musical film, musical feature film written and directed by Yoram Gross. The film tells the story of Cindy, an orphan who lives as an indentured servant to her cruel stepmother, and features elemen ...
'' ** ''When Ships Draw Near'' (Short) * 1987 ** ''Dot and the Smugglers'' ** ''
Dot Goes to Hollywood ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Yoram Gross. It was released in DVD (Region 4 format) in 2014. Plot Yoram Gross' eighth Dot movie opens in Australia with Dot and a koala named Gumley dancing and singing in the st ...
'' * 1986 ** ''
Dot and the Whale ''Dot and the Whale'' is an Australian animated film from 1986. It is based on the character Dot from the animated film '' Dot and the Kangaroo'' (1977), which in turn was based on the children's book of the same name by Ethel Pedley. Plot The ...
'' * 1985 ** '' Epic''


Television

* 2017 ** ''Pulse'' (TV Series) (8 episodes) ** ''Oh Yuck!'' (TV Series) (26 episodes) * 2014 ** ''Shark Girl'' (TV Movie documentary) ** ''Taking on the Chocolate Frog'' (TV Mini-Series documentary) ** ''Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures'' (TV Series) (8 episodes) * 2012 ** ''Raising the Curtain'' (TV Series documentary) ** ''
Dangerous Remedy ''Dangerous Remedy'' is an Australian historical drama and crime thriller telemovie, which was broadcast on ABC1 on 4 November 2012. It depicts real life Scottish-born doctor, Bertram Wainer (Jeremy Sims) as he strives for abortion law reform ...
'' (TV Movie) * 2010 ** ''I, Spry'' (TV Movie) * 2009 ** ''Lost in Flanders'' (Video documentary) ** ''True Crime: A Model Daughter'' (TV Movie) * 2008–2009 ** '' Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist'' (TV Series) (26 episodes) * 2008 ** ''The Prime Minister Is Missing'' (TV Movie) ** '' Scorched'' (TV Movie) ** ''Resistance'' (TV Series) (1 episode) * 2007–2011 ** ''
East West 101 ''East West 101'' was a drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as '' Wildside'' and ''White Collar Blue''. It ran from 2007–2011, ...
'' (TV Series) (20 episodes) * 2007 ** ''
Murder in the Outback ''Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback'' (also known as ''Murder in the Outback'') is a television film produced by Channel Ten and ITV Productions, which first aired in Australia on Channel Ten on 18 March 2007 and in the UK on ITV on Sunday 8 ...
'' (TV Movie) * 2006 ** ''
Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler? ''Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?'' is an Australian documentary film about the mysterious deaths of Dr Gilbert Bogle and Mrs Margaret Chandler in Sydney, Australia in 1963. Although it was assumed the couple were murdered, police investiga ...
'' (TV Movie documentary) * 2005 ** '' Tabaluga and Leo'' ** ''
Blinky Bill's White Christmas ''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the Yoram ...
'' ** ''Flipper & Lopaka: The Search for Neptune's Trident'' (TV Series) (1 episode) ** ''The Birth of a Queen: Directing a Drag Classic – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (Video documentary short) * 2004 ** '' Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'' (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes) ** '' Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure'' (TV Series) * 2002 ** ''
Seconds to Spare ''Seconds to Spare'', also known as ''Operation Wolverine: Seconds to Spare'', is a 2002 thriller about a hijacked train. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, it was shot in Australia and stars Antonio Sabato Jr, Kimberley Davies, Kate Beahan, N ...
'' (TV Movie) * 2001 ** '' Old Tom'' (TV Series) * 2000–2003 ** '' Farscape'' (TV Series) (58 episodes) * 1999 ** '' Flipper & Lopaka'' (TV Series) (2 episodes) * 1998 ** ''The Dumb Bunnies'' (TV Series) * 1997 ** ''Fallen Angels'' (TV Series) (20 episodes) * 1997–1998 ** '' Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown'' (TV Series) (2 episodes) * 1996 ** ''Big Bag'' (TV Series) (segment "Samuel & Nina", 1996) ** ''McLeod's Daughters'' (TV Movie) * 1995 ** '' Bordertown'' (TV Mini-Series) ** '' Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion'' (TV Series) (1 episode) * 1993 ** ''
The Adventures of Blinky Bill ''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the Yora ...
'' (TV Series) * 1994 ** ''House of Fun'' (TV Series) * 1992 ** ''The Resting Place'' (TV Short) * 1987 ** ''The Adventures of Candy Claus'' (TV Short)


Notable awards


ARIA Music Awards

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, ''The Priscilla Companion Original Score'' , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , , ARIA Award previous winners. , - * In 1994 he was nominated for an
Australian Film Institute Award The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry ...
in the Best Original Music Score category for his score for ''
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
''. * In 1995, he was nominated for the
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' Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music for ''
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
''. * In 2001 he won the Australian Screen Music Award for achievement in Film music for his score for '' Farscape''. * In 2002 he won the Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series for his score for '' Farscape''. * In 2009 he won the International Achievement Award (a Screen Music Award) from the Australasian Performing Right Association and th
Australian Guild of Screen Composers
In the same year he won another Screen Music Award in the category Best Music for Children's Television for his score for '' Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist'' * In 2002 he won the Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series for his score for '' Farscape''.{{cite web, url=http://www.apra-


References

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External links


Official site

Guy Gross (IMDb)
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