Alan John

Alan John (born 7 May 1958 in Sydney) is an Australian composer. He studied music at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1980. His compositions include original music for various plays, films (such as Holding the Man,^[1] Three Dollars and The Bank) and TV series (including Love My Way), and the musicals Jonah Jones, Orlando Rourke and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

Operas

His opera The Eighth Wonder was premiered in 1995 by Opera Australia. It was revived in 2000, during the Sydney Olympics Arts Festival, and again in 2016. In May 2008, his chamber opera Through the Looking Glass, to a libretto by Andrew Upton, was premiered by the Victorian Opera at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne,^[2] conducted by Richard Gill.^[3][4] In May 2011, his opera How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints), to a libretto by Timothy Daly and based on Kathy Lette's 2007 book of the same name, premiered at the same venue under the same conductor.^[5]

Awards and nominations

APRA-AGSC Awards

The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.^[6]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Shark Net – John	Best Music for a Television Series or Serial[7]	Won
2005	Three Dollars – John	Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[8]	Nominated
2007	"Episode 7" – Dangerous – John, Steven Francis	Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[9]	Nominated

Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards are for live performance in Australia, including theatre, musicals, opera, dance and live music.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Mother Courage and Her Children	Best Original Score	Nominated
2011	Diary of a Madman	Best Original Score	Won
2012	The White Guard	Best Original Score	Nominated

References

1. "'Holding the Man' Soundtrack Announced". Film Music Reporter. 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
2. "Victorian Opera". 2007. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
3. "Through the Looking Glass". Malthouse Theatre. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
4. "Alice at the Opera". The Australian. 10 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
5. How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints) Archived 23 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine at the Victorian Opera
6. "Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
7. "2004 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
8. "2005 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
9. "2007 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 7 September 2010.

External links

• Alan John at IMDb