Background
He was born near Frankfurt and began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight.
He was born near Frankfurt and began ten years of classical piano training at the age of eight.
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.
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.