Background
He was born near Frankfurt and began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight.
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Burkhard Dallwitz
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There he studied music at Melbourne’s Latrobe University. He majored with Honours in Composition, and studied Advanced Composition under the tutelage of Professor Keith Humble.
Career
By thirteen he was writing songs and music, and from fifteen, Burkhard wrote, arranged and performed for various musical groups. In 1979 Burkhard fulfilled his dream of travelling to Australia. Since 1984, Burkhard has worked as a composer for feature films, television and commercials.
In 1996 he released his first Civil Defense recording of original instrumental works called Worlds Apart.
Most recently Burkhard has worked on the Nine Network Australia television series Underbelly and the United Kingdom.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.
Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration-AGSC.
Achievements
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He won two Screen Music from the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (1993 & 1996), and was also nominated in 1998 & 2000. In 1999, Burkhard and Philip Glass were awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for The Truman Show. The score also won The Chicago Film Critics’ Award and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Film and Television Award, and the soundtrack reached number two on the Billboard chart. In 2001 he won the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration award for Best Television Theme for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The world renowned 385 voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed and recorded his 2002 theme for the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. In 2004 he won the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration-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. The annual Screen Music are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.
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Nationality
Germany
Awards
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He won two Screen Music from the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (1993 & 1996), and was also nominated in 1998 & 2000. In 1999, Burkhard and Philip Glass were awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for The Truman Show. The score also won The Chicago Film Critics’ Award and the ASCAP Film and Television Award, and the soundtrack reached number two on the Billboard chart. In 2001 he won the APRA award for Best Television Theme for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The world renowned 385 voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir 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.He won two Screen Music from the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (1993 & 1996), and was also nominated in 1998 & 2000. In 1999, Burkhard and Philip Glass were awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for The Truman Show. The score also won The Chicago Film Critics’ Award and the ASCAP Film and Television Award, and the soundtrack reached number two on the Billboard chart. In 2001 he won the APRA award for Best Television Theme for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The world renowned 385 voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir 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.