APRA Music Awards of 2004

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2004 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 24 May at Melbourne's Regent Theatre, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).^[1][2] The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC).^[3] The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).^[4]

Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.

Song of the Year
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][6]
"Across the Night"		Silverchair		Daniel Johns		Nominated
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"		Jet		Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey		Nominated
"Innocent Eyes"		Delta Goodrem		Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga		Nominated
"Lighthouse"		The Waifs		Joshua Cunningham		Nominated
"Zebra"		John Butler Trio		John Butler		Won
Songwriters of the Year
Writer						Result [7]
Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins						Won
APRA Breakthrough Award
Writer						Result [7]
Delta Goodrem						Won
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Name						Result [7]
Don Burrows						Won
Most Performed Australian Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][7]
"Born to Try"		Delta Goodrem		Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira		Nominated
"Innocent Eyes"		Delta Goodrem		Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga		Nominated
"Falling"		Candice Alley		Candice Giannarelli		Nominated
"Lovesong"		Amiel		Amiel Daemion		Won
"On My Mind"		Powderfinger		Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, John Collins, Ian Haug, Jonathan Coghill		Nominated
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][7]
"Love Is in the Air"		John Paul Young		Harry Vanda, George Young		Won
Most Performed Country Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][7]
"Lead Me Home"		Carter and Carter		Merelyn Carter, David Carter		Won
"Raining on the Plains"		Sara Storer, Douglas Storer, Garth Porter		Merelyn Carter, David Carter		Nominated
"Way It Is"		Lee Kernaghan		Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter		Nominated
"Something in the Water"		Lee Kernaghan		Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan		Nominated
"Wish I Was a Train"		Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly		Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly		Nominated
Most Performed Dance Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][7]
"Bang This"		J-Wess		James Essex, Andrew Gardner		Nominated
"Danger"		Katie Underwood		Katie Underwood, Simon Hosford,James Kempster		Nominated
"One of My Kind"		Rogue Traders		James Appleby, Steve Davis, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence		Nominated
"Tonight"		Amiel		Amiel Daemion, Barry Palmer, Stuart Crichton		Nominated
"U talkin to me"		Disco Montego		Darren Dowlut, Dennis Dowlut, Robert Woolf		Won
Most Performed Foreign Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][7]
"Beautiful"		Christina Aguilera		Linda Perry		Nominated
"Unwell"		Matchbox Twenty		Robert Thomas		Nominated
"I'm with You"		Avril Lavigne		Avril Lavigne, Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards		Nominated
"Lost Without You"		Delta Goodrem		Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard		Nominated
"Big Yellow Taxi"		Counting Crows		Joni Mitchell		Won
Most Performed Jazz Work
Title		Artist		Writer		Result [5][7]
"Stars Apart"		Allan Browne		Paul Grabowsky		Nominated
"Solitude"		Fiona Burnett		Fiona Burnett		Nominated
"Mandella"		Guy Strazzullo		Guy Strazzullo		Nominated
"If You Love Me"		Sharny Russell		Sharny Russell		Won
"East St Kilda Toodle Oo"		Allan Browne		John Scurry		Nominated
Best Composition by an Australian Composer
Title			Composer			Result [8][9]
Learning to Howl			Andrew Ford			Won
Best Performance of an Australian Composition
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [8][9]
Time and the Bell		Peter Rankine		Richard Haynes		Won
Instrumental Work of the Year
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [8][9]
Rumba Flamenca		Gareth Koch		Saffire Guitar Quartet		Nominated
Stoneworks		Richard Charlton		Saffire Guitar Quartet		Won
Threnody		Peter Sculthorpe		Patricia Pollett		Nominated
The Room of the Saints		Gerard Brophy		Patricia Pollett		Nominated
Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music
Artist or Organisation						Result [8][9]
Felix Werder						Won
Orchestral Work of the Year
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [8][9]
"Love Duet" – Oboe Concerto		Ross Edwards		Diana Doherty		Nominated
Love Me Sweet		Carl Vine		Diana Doherty		Nominated
Pipe Dreams		Carl Vine		Australian Chamber Orchestra		Nominated
This Insubstantial Pageant		Gordon Kerry		West Australian Symphony Orchestra		Won
Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Individual
Individual			Work			Result [8][9]
Patricia Pollett			Still Life			Won
Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Organisation
Organisation			Work			Result [8][9]
West Australian Symphony Orchestra						Won
Most Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music in Education
Organisation			Work			Result [8][9]
Lyn Carr			2003 Keys National Piano Competition			Won
Most Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music in a Regional Area
Organisation			Work			Result [8][9]
Queensland Biennial Festival of Music						Won
Vocal or Choral Work of the Year
Title		Composer		Performer		Result [8][9]
Berceuse		Gerard Brophy		Sydney Philharmonia Choirs		Won
Best Feature Film Score
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Japanese Story			Elizabeth Drake			Won
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World			Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti			Nominated
One Perfect Day			David Hobson, Josh G. Abrahams, Paul van Dyk			Nominated
The Wannabes			David Hirschfelder			Nominated
Best Music for an Advertisement
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Lux Lift Plus			Paul Healy, Antony Partos			Won
Qantas Recharge			Carlo Giacco			Nominated
Surflifesavers – "Last Patrol"			Christopher Elves			Won
Toyota Landcruiser – “Snakebite”			Bruce Heald, Mark Rivett			Nominated
Best Music for Children's Television
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Active Kidz			Scott Ehler, Glenn Heaton, Geoffrey McGarvey, Amy Wilkins			Won
Fergus McPhail			Jamie Saxe			Nominated
New MacDonald's Farm			Jay Somerville Collie			Nominated
Tabaluga and Leo – A Christmas Adventure			Guy Gross			Nominated
Best Music for a Documentary
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Poisonous Women			Christopher Elves			Won
Roger			Tamara O’Brien			Nominated
Silent Storm			Guy Gross			Nominated
Troubled Minds			Dale Cornelius			Nominated
Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
BenQ			Alison Cole, David Smith			Nominated
Docklands			Robert Upward			Nominated
Ocean to Outback			Ashley Klose			Nominated
Qantas Entertainment			Barbara Griffin			Won
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Floodhouse			Amanda Brown			Nominated
Marking Time			Martin Armiger			Nominated
Salem's Lot			Christopher Gordon			Nominated
Shark Net			Alan John			Won
Best Music for a Short Film
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Black Berries			James Lee			Nominated
The Scree			Adrian Van De Velde			Won
Syntax Error			Andrew Lancaster, David McCormack, Antony Partos			Nominated
The Tooth			Elliott Wheeler			Nominated
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Series or Serial		Episode title		Composer		Result [10][11]
CrashBurn		"Episode 13"		Burkhard Dallwitz		Won
McLeod's Daughters		"Episode 73"		Alastair Ford		Nominated
MDA		"Series 2 – Episode 27"		Roger Mason		Nominated
The Secret Life of Us		"Series 3 – Episode 19"		Chris Pettifer		Nominated
Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series
Song title		Work		Composer		Result [10][11]
"Freedom Song"		Floodhouse		Amanda Brown, Miro Bilbrough		Nominated
"Bitter Plum"		Somersault		Amanda Brown		Nominated
"Somersault"		Somersault		Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring)		Won
"Back Home to You"		The Honourable Wally Norman		John Bartholomeusz, Colin Swan		Nominated
Best Soundtrack Album
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
Bad Eggs			David Graney, Clare Moore			Nominated
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World			Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti			Won
Salem's Lot			Christopher Gordon			Nominated
Somersault			Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring)			Nominated
Best Television Theme
Title			Composer			Result [10][11]
CrashBurn			Burkhard Dallwitz			Nominated
"EE II EE II OO (New MacDonald’s Farm Theme)"			Barbara Griffin, Latu Harper			Nominated
The Einstein Factor			Michael Lira			Won
"If Only"			Carlo Giacco			Nominated
International Achievement Award
Artist						Result [10][11]
Lisa Gerrard						Won

See also

• Music of Australia

References

1. "2004 APRA Award Winners". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 25 May 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
2. "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
3. "Classical Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
4. "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
5. "Nominations 2004". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 August 2010.
6. "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
7. "2004 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
8. "2004 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
9. "2004 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
10. "2004 Winners - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
11. "2004 Nominations - Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.

External links

• APRA official website
• APRA Awards - History