Nigel Westlake

Nigel Westlake (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films Ali's Wedding, Paper Planes, Miss Potter, Babe and its sequel Babe: Pig in the City, Children of the Revolution, Blueback and The Nugget. He also composed the theme for SBS World News.

Biography Westlake was born in Sydney, the son of Sydney Symphony Orchestra principal clarinettist Donald Westlake.

In 1983, Westlake studied bass clarinet and composition in the Netherlands

Personal life Westlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. Their son Eli was killed in a road rage incident on 7 June 2008, at age 21. Westlake composed Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli and dedicated it to Eli. It was premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Myer Music Bowl in February 2011.

Filmography Candy Regentag (1989) Act of Necessity (1991) Antarctica (1991) Backsliding (1991) Babe (1995) Children of the Revolution (1996) Wild Australia: The Edge (1996) Babe: Pig in the City (1998) A Little Bit of Soul (1998) Solarmax (2000) The Nugget (2002) Horseplay (2003) Hell Has Harbour Views (2005) Miss Potter (2006) Stepfather of the Bride (2006) Paper Planes (2015) Ali's Wedding (and soundtrack) (2017) Blueback (2022)

Awards and nominations In 1985: Westlake won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition. In 1988: Westlake won Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival. In 2004, Westlake was awarded the HC Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship at the Australian National University.

APRA Awards The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. 1992 "Refractions at Summer Cloud Bay" Contemporary Classical Composition of the Year 1996 Babe Best Film Score

The Edge

Songs from the Forest The Nugget Six Fish – Saffire Guitar Quartet Instrumental Work of the Year Crystal Spheres – Solarmax film orchestra Orchestral Work of the Year

When the Clock Strikes Me - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), Sydney Symphony Best Performance of an Australian Composition

Feature Film Score of the Year Best Soundtrack Album Glass Soldier Suite – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor) Orchestral Work of the Year

Work of the Year – Orchestral Performance of the Year 2014 Compassion (with Lior & Sydney Symphony Orchestra) Work of the Year – Orchestral

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. 1991 Roads to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China (with Michael Askill)

1993 Antarctica 1996 Babe 2014 Compassion (with Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra) 2015 Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2018 - Best Original Music - Ali's Wedding - Nominee 2016 - Best Music - Paper Planes - Nominee 1997 - Best Original Music - Babe - Won

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2007 - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - Miss Potter