Christopher John Gordon (born 1956) is an English-born Australian composer and

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best known for his

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

s, but has also received major classical commissions. His film scores include, ''

Ladies in Black ''Ladies in Black'' is an Australian musical with music and lyrics by Tim Finn and book by Carolyn Burns, based on the 1993 novel ''The Women in Black'' by Madeleine St John. Synopsis Set in Sydney in the 1950s, the musical tells the story o ...

'' (2018), '' Mao's Last Dancer'' (2009), '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003) and '' On the Beach'' (2000). In 2016, Gordon ran for the

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in the

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based seat of

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, achieving 1.08% of the vote. In 2017, he was elected as councillor on the East Ward of the

for the Greens and was chosen as deputy mayor, serving a single term in 2017-2018. Gordon sought re-election for a second term on Council on 4 December 2021, but was unsuccessful.

Awards and nominations

Gordon has won national awards for composition, both in Australia and overseas. , - , 1998 , , ''

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'' (Christopher Gordon) , ,

APRA Awards APRA Awards may refer to one of two awards ceremonies: *APRA Awards (Australia) *APRA Awards (New Zealand) The APRA Music Awards are several annual and two-yearly award ceremonies run in New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association ...

: Best Television Theme , , , - , rowspan="3", 2000 , , rowspan="3", '' On the Beach'' (Gordon) , , Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie , , , - , Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Original Title Theme for a Series, Serial or Mini-Series , , , - , Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Soundtrack Album , , , - , 2001 , , ''

When Good Ghouls Go Bad ''When Good Ghouls Go Bad'' is a 2001 Fox Family television film based on a book by R. L. Stine. The story is set in the fictional town of Walker Falls, Minnesota, during the Halloween season. It stars Christopher Lloyd and was directed by Patric ...

'' (Gordon) , , Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie , , , - , 2004 , , '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (Gordon,

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, ,

ASCAP Awards The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadca ...

: Top Box Office Films , , , - , 2005 , , ''

Salem's Lot ''Salem's Lot'' is a 1975 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he li ...

'' (Gordon,

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) , , Primetime Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) , , , - , 2009 , , '' Mao's Last Dancer'' (Gordon) , , AFI Awards: Best Music Score , , , - , 2010 , , ''Mao's Last Dancer'' (Gordon) , ,

ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album The ARIA Music Award for Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie Aussie is Australian slang ...

ARIA Award previous winners. , , , - , 2018 , , ''

'' ((Gordon) , ,

AACTA Awards 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 indust ...

: Best Original Score , , , -

Film scores

* ''

'' (2018) * '' Adore'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Mao's Last Dancer'' (2009) * ''

Daybreakers ''Daybreakers'' is a 2009 science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in a futuristic world overrun by vampires, and centers around a vampiric corporation which sets out to captur ...

'' (2009) * '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003) * '' On the Beach'' (2000) * '' Sydney – A Story of a City'' (2000) * ''

'' (1998)

External links

Gordon, Gross and Dallwitz conquer Music Awards

APRA Interview

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Australian Music Centre Biography

ASCAP Interview Christopher Gordon Holds Screening and Q&A Session for Mao's Last Dancer

Official Site

Councillors Clr Christopher Gordon City of Ryde

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Christopher 20th-century classical composers APRA Award winners New South Wales local councillors Australian film score composers Australian Greens politicians Deputy mayors of places in Australia Male film score composers 20th-century Australian male musicians 20th-century Australian musicians Varèse Sarabande Records artists Living people 1956 births