Listen "From Mao's Last Dancer to Master and Commander: Christopher Gordon on his film music and beyond, and The Apartments' Peter Milton Walsh"
Episode Synopsis
Composer Christopher Gordon is being handed the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen award at this year's Screen Music Awards. Responsible for big scores to films like Mao’s Last Dancer, Ladies In Black, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Christopher has also written for television, ballet and the concert hall. He tells Andrew about catching his first big break (a score for miniseries Moby Dick) and how he’s kept up such a varied composing and conducting career.Forming in Brisbane in 1978, The Apartments have been releasing music on-and-off for over 40 years, with singer songwriter Peter Milton Walsh the only constant member. The latest album spends a lot of time looking back, balancing joys and sorrows, and arrives like a declaration: That's What the Music is For.
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