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Burkhard von Dallwitz (born 28 January 1959) is a German Australian
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...
based in
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, best known for his
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for 1998 American film ''
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''. Since 1984, he has worked as a composer for feature films, television and commercials in
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,
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and the
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.


Early life and education

Dallwitz began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight. By thirteen he was writing songs and music, and from fifteen, Dallwitz wrote, arranged and performed for various musical groups. In 1979, Dallwitz moved to
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where he studied music at
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's
La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
. He majored with
musical composition Musical composition can refer to an Originality, original piece or work of music, either Human voice, vocal or Musical instrument, instrumental, the musical form, structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new pie ...
, and studied advanced composition under the tutelage of Keith Humble. In 1996, he released his first CD recording of original instrumental works called ''Worlds Apart''.


Underbelly theme and Olympics theme

Dallwitz worked on the Nine Network Australia television series '' Underbelly,'' and the UK.TV mini-series '' False Witness'' where he wrote the theme and the original musical score. He also composed the theme for the Seven Network's coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympics (in addition to the 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 compositions) and more recently the soundtrack for the 2011 movie '' The Way Back''.


Awards and nominations

In 1999, Burkhard and
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were awarded the
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for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for
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. The score also won The Chicago Film Critics' Award and the
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Film and Television Award, and the soundtrack reached number two on the ''
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'' chart. In 2001, he won the APRA award for Best Television Theme for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The world renowned 385 voice
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performed and recorded his 2002 theme for the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. In 2004, he won the APRA-AGSC ( Australian Guild of Screen Composers) Screen Music Award 'Best Music for a Television Series' for '' CrashBurn''. Burkhard has several soundtrack albums out in general release.


APRA-AGSC Awards

The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by
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(APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks. , - , rowspan="2",
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, , rowspan="2", '' The Caterpillar Wish'' , , Feature Film Score of the Year , , , - , Best Soundtrack Album , , , - , '' Torino 2006 Winter Olympics'' , , Best Television Theme , , , - , rowspan="3",
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, , "Episode 5" – '' Underbelly'' , , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , , , - , ''Underbelly'' , , Best Television Theme , , , - , "It’s a Jungle Out There" – ''Underbelly'' , , Best Original Song Composed for the Screen , , , - , rowspan="2",
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, , '' False Witness'' , , Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie , , , - , "Episode 9 – Judas Kiss" – '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' , , Best Music for a Television Series or Serial , ,


ARIA Music Awards

The
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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
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, ''Underbelly'' , rowspan="3" , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , , rowspan="2" , ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, ''LOCUSTS: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' , , - ,
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, ''Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey''
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (with Brett Aplin) , , , -


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallwitz, Burkhard 1959 births APRA Award winners Golden Globe Award–winning musicians German emigrants to Australia German film score composers German television composers Living people German male film score composers Male television composers