Helpmann Award for Best Original Score

The Helpmann Award for Best Original Score is a musical award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001.[1] In the following list winners are listed first and marked in gold, in boldface, and the nominees are listed below with no highlight.

Winners and nominees

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   Winners are listed first and marked in a separate colour, in boldface.
Year Recipient Production Presenter(s)
2001
(1st)
Paul Grabowsky and I Wayan Gde Yudane The Theft of Sita Adelaide Festival and Performing Lines
Carl Vine  Mythologia Sydney Dance Company
Iain Grandage Plainsong Black Swan
Louis Andriessen Writing to Vermeer Adelaide Festival
2002
(2nd)
Iain Grandage Cloudstreet Company B Belvoir and Black Swan Theatre
David Chisholm The Shrinking Ledge Wecreate
Ian McDonald The Tempest Melbourne Theatre Company in association with Melbourne Festival
Richard Mills Batavia Opera Australia in association with Melbourne Festival
2003
(3rd)
Steve Francis Walkabout Bangarra Dance Theatre
Paul Grabowsky and Joanna Murray-Smith Love in the Age of Therapy OZOpera, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne Festival & Sydney Festival
Andree Greenwell Volpone Sydney Theatre Company
Ian McDonald Great Expectations Melbourne Theatre Company
2004
(4th)
Elena Kats-Chernin Wild Swans The Australian Ballet
Gerry Brophy & Ensemble Phobia Chamber Made Opera
David Page Unaipon (Clan Act I) Bangarra Dance Theatre
Tim Rice, Elton John, Lebo M, Hans Zimmer, Julie Taymor, Mark Mancina & Jay Rifkin The Lion King Disney Theatrical Productions (Aust)
2005
(5th)
Tom Waits The Black Rider Sydney Festival in association with International Concert Attractions and Andrew Kay & Associates
Mel Brooks The Producers SEL & GFO and Bialystock & Bloom New York Co.
Brett Collery The Red Tree Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Out of the Box Festival of Early Childhood Learning
John Haddock Madeline Lee Opera Australia
2006
(6th)
Casey Bennetto Keating! A country soul opera Catherine Woodfield
Iain Grandage The Drover's Wives Steamworks Arts Production in association with Black Swan Theatre Company
Iain Grandage The Odyssey Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Black Swan Theatre Company and the Perth International Arts Festival
Carl Polke On the Case Legs on the Wall
2007
(7th)
Paul Keelan & Gary Young Sideshow Alley McPherson Ink Pty Ltd
James Brett Walking with Dinosaurs - the Live Experience WW T-Rex Pty Ltd
Alan John Mother Courage & Her Children Sydney Theatre Company
Richard Mills The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera
2008
(8th)
Barrie Kosky The Tell-Tale Heart Malthouse Theatre and Melbourne International Arts Festival
Richard Mills Songlines for the Heart's Desire Musica Viva
Andree Greenwell Venus & Adonis Malthouse Theatre and Bell Shakespeare
Ben Frost Mortal Engine Chunky Move presented by Sydney Festival
2009
(9th)
David Page Mathinna Bangarra Dance Theatre
Liza Lim The Navigator Brisbane Festival and Melbourne International Arts Festival
The Necks – Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck & Lloyd Swanton FOOD COURT Melbourne International Arts Festival and Back to Back Theatre
Stephen Schwartz Wicked Marc Platt, David Stone, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and John Frost
2010
(10th)
iOTA with Tina Harris, Joe Accaria, Chris Ball and Martin Hailey Smoke & Mirrors Sydney Festival
Brett Dean Bliss Opera Australia
Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez Avenue Q Arts Asia Pacific and Power Arts
Taikoz Pericles Bell Shakespeare in association with Taikoz
2011
(11th)
Alan John The Diary of a Madman Belvoir
David Milroy Waltzing the Wilarra Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Regurgitator Akira Sydney Opera House
John Rodgers Where the Heart Is Expressions Dance Company and QPAC
2012
(12th)
David Page and Steve Francis Belong Bangarra Dance Theatre
Clint Bracknell, David Salvaire and Dylan Hooper The Red Tree Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Perth International Arts Festival
Jake Heggie Moby-Dick State Opera of South Australia
Alan John The White Guard Sydney Theatre Company
2013
(13th)
Iain Grandage The Secret River Sydney Theatre Company
Marius de Vries (original music), Michael Mitnick and Richard Thomas (additional lyrics), featuring songs and original compositions by 3D, Guy Garvey, Sarah McLachlan, Justice and The Avalanches King Kong Global Creatures
David Page TERRAIN Bangarra Dance Theatre
Gordon Kerry and Louis Nowra Midnight Son Victorian Opera
2014
(14th)
Iain Grandage When Time Stops Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre in association with Brisbane Festival
David Chisholm The Bloody Chamber Malthouse Theatre
David Page & Paul Mac Blak Bangarra Dance Theatre
Nick Wales AM I Shaun Parker & Company in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival and Melbourne Festival
Jethro Woodward Pinocchio Windmill Theatre & State Theatre Company of South Australia
2015
(15th)
Kate Miller-Heidke and Iain Grandage The Rabbits Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company in association with West Australian Opera
Cameron Goodall and Quentin Grant Little Bird State Theatre Company of South Australia in association with Adelaide Festival Centre
Mikelangelo and Pip Branson performed by The Blacksea Gentlemen Masquarade Griffin Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia
Tim Rogers What Rhymes With Cars and Girls Melbourne Theatre Company
2016
(16th)
Tim Minchin Matilda the Musical The Royal Shakespeare Company and Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Michael Watt with Chokey Productions, Just for Laughs Theatricals, Glass Half Full Productions, Paula Marie Black, Greenleaf Productions and Michael Lynch
Tim Finn Ladies in Black Queensland Theatre Company
Eddie Perfect Songs From The Middle Adelaide Festival Centre's Adelaide Cabaret Festival
David Page Ochres Bangarra Dance Theatre
2017
(17th)
Iain Grandage and Rahayu Supanggah Satan Jawa Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Paul Kelly & Camille O'Sullivan with Feargal Murray Ancient Rain Far and Away Productions in association with Brink Productions, co-commissioned by Melbourne Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez The Book of Mormon Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin, Important Musicals, John Frost, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Jean Doumanian, Roy Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Kevin Morris, Jon B. Platt, Sonia Friedman Productions
Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi Attractor Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc with Arts Centre Melbourne, WOMADelaide and Brisbane Festival
2018
(18th)[4]
Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall Muriel's Wedding The Musical Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures
Sam Cromack Laser Beak Man Brisbane Festival, La Boite Theatre Company and Dead Puppet Society in association with PowerArts
Steve Francis Bennelong Bangarra Dance Theatre
Max Richter Woolf Works The Royal Ballet and QPAC
2019
(19th)[5]
Ursula Yovich, Alana Valentine and Adam Ventoura Barbara and the Camp Dogs Belvoir in association with Vicki Gordon Music Productions Pty Ltd
William Barton The Long Forgotten Dream Sydney Theatre Company
Imogen Heap Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Parts One and Two) Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, and Australian executive producer, Michael Cassel
Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall Twelfth Night Melbourne Theatre Company

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "About". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Nominees". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Australian Web Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "2018 Nominees and Winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Nominees and Winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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