David Hirschfelder

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 30 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Shine Composer

(1996)

Elizabeth Composer

(1998)

Australia Composer

(2008)

The Dressmaker Composer

(2015)

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Composer (63 credits)

Escape from Pretoria (post-production)

2019 The Whistleblower

2019 Ride Like a Girl

2019 Between Two Lines (Short)

2018 In Like Flynn

2018 Riot (TV Movie)

2017 House of Bond (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (2017)

- Episode 1 (2017)

2017 Dance Academy: The Movie

2017 A Few Less Men (composer)

2016 A Street Cat Named Bob

2015/I The Dressmaker

2015 Banished (TV Mini-Series) (7 episodes)

- Episode #1.7 (2015)

- Episode #1.6 (2015)

- Episode #1.5 (2015)

- Episode #1.4 (2015)

- Episode #1.3 (2015)

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2014 The Water Diviner

2014/I Healing

2014 John Doe: Vigilante

2013 The Railway Man

2012 Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness (Documentary)

2011 Sanctum

2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010 I Love You Too

2009 Emergence (Short)

2009 The Blue Mansion

2008 Australia

2008 Salute (Documentary)

2008 The Children of Huang Shi

2007 BlackJack: Ghosts (TV Movie)

2007 Shake Hands with the Devil

2006 Pancho and Lefty (Short)

2006 BlackJack: At the Gates (TV Movie)

2006 BlackJack: Dead Memory (TV Movie)

2006 Irresistible

2006 Aquamarine

2005 BlackJack: Ace Point Game (TV Movie)

2005 BlackJack: In the Money (TV Movie)

2005 Kidnapped (TV Movie)

2004 The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV Movie) (music composed by)

2004 BlackJack: Sweet Science (TV Movie)

2004 Peaches

2004/I Hooked (Short)

2003 Standing Room Only (Short)

2003 Criminal Ways

2002 Bootleg (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (2002)

- Episode #1.2 (2002)

- Episode #1.1 (2002)

2002 Hirschfelder & Hobson: Inside This Room (TV Movie documentary)

2000 Better Than Sex

2000 The Weight of Water

2000 Hanging Up

1999 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

1998 Elizabeth

1998 The Interview

1998 Sliding Doors

1996 Dating the Enemy

1996 Shine

1995 Bathing Boxes (Short)

1995 The Life of Harry Dare

1995 Tunnel Vision

1994 Dallas Doll

1993 A Kid Called Troy (Documentary)

1993 Ratbag Hero (TV Movie)

1992 Strictly Ballroom

1990 John Farnham: In Days to Come (Video short)

1990 Shadows of the Heart (TV Movie)

1990 Skirts (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Wrong Impression (1990)

1981 Sporting Chance (TV Series) (10 episodes)

- Eating Dirt (1981)

- Iron Man (1981)

- One More Season (1981)

- A Perfect Ten (1981)

- A Full House (1981)

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Soundtrack (21 credits)

2017 The Conway Curve (arranger: "The Blue Danube") / (performer: "The Blue Danube")

2015 Red Oaks (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Labor Day Luau (2015) ... (writer: "Playing To WIn" - uncredited)

2015/I The Dressmaker (arranger: "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen", "Be Anything", "Bridal Chorus", "A Fool Such As I", "Three Little Maids" from "The Mikado") / (producer: "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen", "Be Anything", "A Fool Such As I")

2013 Celebrity Splash! Australia (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Heat 2 (2013) ... (writer: "Playing to Win" - uncredited)

2012 Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #12.4 (2012) ... (writer: "Playing To Win" - uncredited)

2011 Happy Feet Two (producer: "Under Pressure", "Rawhide")

2011/I Anonymous (performer: "Night of the Long Knives") / (writer: "Night of the Long Knives" - as Hirschfelder)

2008 Australia (music: "Flynn's Aria") / (producer: "Flynn's Aria")

2008 It Takes Two (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #3.1 (2008) ... (writer: "Playing To Win")

2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age (performer: "Coronation Banquet", "Love Theme - Arrest") / (writer: "Coronation Banquet", "Love Theme - Arrest")

2007 So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Top 8 Results (2007) ... (music: "Scott and Fran's Paso Doble")

2006 Irresistible ("I'll Make You Crazy")

2005 Australian Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Top 13 Performance Show: Australian Made (2005) ... (writer: "Playing to Win")

2004 Peaches (music: "More than a Dream") / (performer: "Cannery Cava;cade", "Even the Peaches are Happy") / (writer: "Eighties")

2000 Better Than Sex (performer: "The Word") / (writer: "The Word" - as D. Hirschfelder)

1998 The Truman Show ("Scales to America") / (performer: "Scales to America")

1996 Shine (arranger: "Gloria, rv 589", "Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera", "Funiculì, Funiculà", "Piano Concerto No 3 In D Minor, Opus 30", "Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Opus 125")

1993 The Heartbreak Kid (producer: "Teacher I Need You", " (I Can Just) Lose Myself In You") / (writer: " (I Can Just) Lose Myself In You")

1992 Strictly Ballroom (arranger: "Time After Time", "The Blue Danube Waltz", "La Cumparsita", "Tequila", "Espana Cani", "Étude - Opus 10, No. 3 in E Major", "Londonderry Air", "Overture From 'Carmen'") / (music: "Rumba De Burros")

1987 Whispering Jack: In Concert (Video) (writer: "Going, Going, Gone", "Paper Paradise", "Playing To Win")

1982 The Pirate Movie (performer: "Happy Ending") / (producer: "Happy Ending")

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Music department (9 credits)

2015/I The Dressmaker (soloist: piano)

2009 Inside 'Salute' (Video documentary) (composer: theme music)

2008 Australia (musician: harmonica)

2006 Aquamarine (conductor)

2004 The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV Movie) (conductor)

2000 The Weight of Water (conductor)

1998 Elizabeth (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1998 Sliding Doors (orchestrator)

1990 Skirts (TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)

- The Wrong Impression (1990) ... (composer: theme music)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2015 The Making of 'The Water Diviner' (Video documentary short) (thanks)

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Self (10 credits)

2017 Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (Documentary)
Himself

2017 Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2015 Drawing the Audience in: Making the Music for 'Shine' with David Hirschfelder (Video documentary short)
Himself - Music Composer & Music Director for 'Shine'

2015 The Making of 'The Water Diviner' (Video documentary short)
Himself - Composer

2012 1st AACTA Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Musical Score

2005-2007 Spicks and Specks (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #3.14 (2007) ... Himself

- Episode #1.38 (2005) ... Himself

- Episode #1.8 (2005) ... Himself

2002 Hirschfelder & Hobson: Inside This Room (TV Movie documentary)
Co-Narrator

1989 New Faces (TV Series)
Himself

- Series Final (1989) ... Himself

1987 Whispering Jack: In Concert (Video)
Himself (pianist)

1983 The Daryl Somers Show (TV Series)
Himself - Pyramid

- Episode #2.12 (1983) ... Himself - Pyramid

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Archive footage (1 credit)

1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

Before becoming a film composer, Hirschfelder was a member of the Australian group, Little River Band. He was served as keyboardist on the albums, The Net, Playing To Win, and No Reins.