Projects
2017
The Bureau of Magical Things
Composer
TV Series (20 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten, Netflix
The BBQ
Composer
Feature Film
A Stephen Amis Production
Principal Cast :: Shane Jacobson, Magda Szubanski, Manu Feildel, Julia Zemiro and Nicholas Hammond
BBQ Three Pty Ltd
Sanctus
Composer
Concert Work
For Baritone, Girl Soprano, Massed Choirs, Organ, Percussion and Cathedral Bells
Commissioned by Saint Davids Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania :: Premiere 10 Days on the Island Festival (Hobart, Tasmania) 25th March 2017
2016
Mako Mermaids Series 3 (aka Mako: Island of Secrets Series 3)
Composer
TV Series (16 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Principal Cast :: Isabel Durant, Allie Bertram, Linda Ngo, Chai Romruen, Gemma Forsyth, Dominic Deutscher
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten, Netflix
Baxter and Me
Orchestrator
Feature Documentary
Gecko Films Pty Ltd
Director :: Gillian Leahy
Principal Cast :: Baxter Leahy, Gillian Leahy
Gecko Films Pty Ltd
Dance Academy: The Movie
Orchestrator
Feature Film
Werner Film Productions
Principal Cast :: Miranda Otto, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jordan Rodrigues, Dena Kaplan, Xenia Goodwin
Australian Children's Television Foundation, Werner Film Productions, ZDF Enterprises
2015
Mako Mermaids Series 2 (aka Mako: Island of Secrets Series 2)
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Grant Brown, Evan Clarry
Principal Cast :: Amy Ruffle, Allie Bertram, Isabel Durant, Chai Romruen, Gemma Forsyth, Alex Cubis, Dominic Deutscher
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten, Netflix
The Dressmaker
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Jocelyn Moorhouse Film
Principal Cast :: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving
Apollo Media, Film Art Media, Screen Australia
Looking for Grace
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Sue Brooks Film
Principal Cast :: Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Myles Pollard
Palace Films
2014
James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge
Composer
Feature Documentary
A John Bruno, Ray Quint, Andrew Wight Film
Principal Cast :: James Cameron, Frank Lotito, Lachlan Woods
National Geographic, Beyond Production
The Water Diviner
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Russell Crowe Film
Principal Cast :: Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko
Fear of God Films, Hopscotch Features, RatPac Entertainment
The Lego Movie
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Film
Principal Cast :: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell
Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Healing
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Craig Monahan Film
Principal Cast :: Hugo Weaving, Don Hany
Pointblank Pictures, Screen Australia
John Doe: Vigilante
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Kelly Dolen Film
Principal Cast :: Jamie Bamber, Daniel Lissing
Rapidfire Entertainment, Screen Corporation
2013
Mako Mermaids Series 1 (aka Mako: Island of Secrets Series 1)
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Grant Brown, Evan Clarry
Principal Cast :: Lucy Fry, Ivy Latimer, Amy Ruffle, Chai Romruen, Gemma Forsyth, Dominic Deutscher
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten, Netflix
Reef Doctors
Composer
TV Series (13 x 60 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Colin Budds, Grant Brown
Principal Cast :: Lisa McCune, Richard Brancatisano
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
2012
Lightning Point
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Colin Budds, Evan Clarry
Principal Cast :: Lucy Fry, Philippa Coulthard, Jessica Green, Kenji Fitzgerald
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
Fanfares for the City of Hobart
Composer
Concert Work
Commissioned by The City of Hobart :: Premiere Saint David's Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania 24th March 2012
The 25th Reich
Composer
Feature Film
A Stephen Amis Film
Principal Cast :: Jim Knobeloch, Serge De Nardo, Angelo Salamanca, Jak Wyld, Dan Balcaban
Revolution Pictures, KikGroup, Acme Film Company
2011
mal.com
Composer
TV Series (13 x 15 minutes)
Series Director :: David Swann
Principal Cast :: Geoff Paine, Luke Ledger, Ruby Hall
A Susie Campbell Production, Animazing Productions
The Elephant Princess Series 2
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Grant Brown, Colin Budds
Principal Cast :: Emily Robins, Maddy Tyers, Liam Hemsworth
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
Sanctum
Orchestrator
Feature Film
An Alister Grierson Film
Principal Cast :: Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Wayfare Entertainment
Burning Man
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Jonathan Teplitzky Film
Principal Cast :: Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic
Archer Street Productions, Latitude Media, Meercat Films
2010
h2o: Just Add Water Series 3
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Colin Budds, Jeffrey Walker
Principal Cast :: Phoebe Tonkin, Cariba Heine, Indiana Evans, Angus McLaren
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
Back to my Roots
Composer
Documentary
A David Swann Documentary
Principal Cast :: Simon Palomares, Jorge Segura
El Comico Productions
Legend of the Guardians
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Zack Snyder Film
Principal Cast :: Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving
Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Animal Logic
2009
Kohonas
Composer
Documentary
A David Swann Documnetary
Principal Cast :: Simon Palomares, Jorge Segura
El Comico Productions
Cutud
Composer
Documentary
A Scott Wurth Documnetary
The 15th Station
Composer
Documentary
A Scott Wurth Documnetary
The Blue Mansion
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Glen Goei Film
Principal Cast :: Patrick Teoh, Louisa Chong, Kay Siu Lim
Tiger Tiger Pictures
Under the Mountain
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Jonathan King Film
Principal Cast :: Sam Neill, Tom Cameron, Sophie McBride
120dB Films, Index Films, Liberty Films
2008
The Elephant Princess Series 1
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Grant Brown, Roger Hodgman, Daniel Nettheim
Principal Cast :: Emily Robins, Maddy Tyers
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
Australia
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Baz Luhrmann Film
Principal Cast :: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Bazmark Films, ScreenWest
The Children of Huang Shi
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Roger Spottiswoode Film
Principal Cast :: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rahda Mitchell, Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Ming Productions, Bluewater Pictures
The Bank Job
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Roger Donaldson Film
Principal Cast :: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows
Mosaic Media Group, Relativity Media, Skyline (Baker St)
2007
h2o: Just Add Water Series 2
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Colin Budds, Jeffrey Walker
Principal Cast :: Phoebe Tonkin, Cariba Heine, Claire Holt, Angus McLaren
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
Cheap Seats
Composer
Short Film
A Phillip Donnellon Film
Principal Cast :: Barry Otto
Phillip Donnellon Films
Shake Hands with the Devils
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Roger Spottiswoode Film
Principal Cast :: Roy Dupuis, Deborah Kara Unger
Barna-Alper Productions, Halifax Film Company, Head Gear Films
2006
h2o: Just Add Water Series 1
Composer
TV Series (26 x 30 minute)
Jonathan M Shiff Production
Series Directors :: Colin Budds, Jeffrey Walker
Principal Cast :: Phoebe Tonkin, Cariba Heine, Claire Holt, Angus McLaren
ZDF Enterprises, Network Ten
Irresistible
Orchestrator
Feature Film
An Ann Turner Film
Principal Cast :: Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt
Baker Street, Film Finance, Film Victoria
Aquamarine
Orchestrator
Feature Film
An Elizabeth Allen Film
Principal Cast :: Emma Roberts, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Sara Paxton
Fox 2000 Pictures, Storefront Pictures
Elephant Tales
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Mario Andreacchio Film
Principal Cast :: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Anni Lindner, Patrick Floersheim
AMPCO Films, Breakout Films, Adelaide Motion Picture Company
Black Jack [episode 6 "Ghosts"]
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Kate Woods Film
Jigsaw Entertainment Productions
2005
Surviving Extremes
Composer
Documentary
A David Parer Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
The Writer
Composer
Short Film
A Matt Norman Film
Wingman Pictures
Kidnapped
Orchestrator
Television Movie
A Brendan Maher Film
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), South Pacific Pictures
Black Jack [episode 5 "At the Gates"]
Orchestrator
Television Mini Series
A Peter Andrikidis Film
Jigsaw Entertainment Productions
2004
Terrors of Tasmania
Composer
Documentary
A David Parer Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
All the King's Horses
Composer
Short Film
A Matt Norman Film
Wingman Pictures
Killers in Eden
Composer
Documentary
A Klaus Toft Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
Transformers
Composer
Video Game
Published by Atari, Inc. (Atari Australia)
Developed by Atari Melbourne House Pty Ltd.
Released May 05, 2004
Platform PlayStation 2
Shank
Composer
Short Film
A Matt Norman Film
Wingman Pictures
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Orchestrator
Television Movie
A Lloyd Kramer Film
Five People Productions Inc., Hallmark Entertainment
Peaches
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Craig Monahan Film
Peach Films Pty. Ltd., Silverscreen Films, Pointblank Pictures
One Perfect Day
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Paul Currie Film
Lightstream Films
Black Jack [episode 4 "Dead Memory"]
Orchestrator
Television Mini Series
A Peter Andrikidis Film
Jigsaw Entertainment Productions
2003
The Navigators - Baudin vs. Flinders
Composer
Documentary
A Klaus Toft Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
From the Heart
Composer
Documentary
A Bruce Permezel Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Composer
Video Game
Published by Atari, Inc. (Atari Australia)
Developed by Black Ops Entertainment, LLC
Released Nov 11, 2003
Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox
C-2 Pictures, Intermedia Films, Black Ops Entertainment
The Wannabies
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Nick Giannopoulos Film
G.O. Films, Macquarie Film Corporation
Japanese Story
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Sue Brooks Film
Fortissimo Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Gecko Films Pty. Ltd.
2002
Not Without You
Composer
Short Film
Michelle Lehmann
Xanana, The Man, The Nation
Orchestrator
Documentary
A Michael Rivette Documentary
France Television Distribution
Bootleg
Orchestrator
Television Mini Series
A Ian Gilmour Series
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Burberry Productions
Whale Rider
Technical Music Support
Feature Filmn
A Niki Caro Series
South Pacific Pictures, ApolloMedia Distribution, Pandora Filmproduktion
2001
Island Life [Theme]
Composer
Documentary
Producer Dione Gilmour
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
Island Life [Episode 2 - Christmas Island]
Composer
Documentary
A Judith Curran Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
Island Life [Episode 6 - Macquarie Island]
Composer
Documentary
A Wade Fiarley Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit
Return to Eden
Composer
Documentary
A Celia Tate Documentary
An Artemis International Production
Croc Country
Composer
Documentary
A Tom Hearn Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit, National Geographic
A Tea Towel Tour of Ireland
Composer
Documentary
A Jimeoin McKeown Documentary
Ten Million Wildcats
Composer
Documentary
A Gary Steers & Dina Dalton-Hagege Documentary
Wild Visuals Production
2000
Animal Olympians
Composer
Documentary
A Gary Steers & Dina Dalton-Hagege Documentary
Wild Visuals Production
Storm Chasers
Composer
Documentary
A Mark Lamble, Klaus Toft, Jeni Clevers, Ashley Smith Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit, National Geographic
1999
The Craic
Composer
Feature Film
A Ted Emery Film
Starring Jimeoin McKeown
Australian Film Commission, The, Crack Pty. Ltd., Foster Gracie
Australia, Eye of the Storm
Composer
Documentary
A Mark Lamble, Klaus Toft, Jeni Clevers, Ashley Smith Documentary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Natural History Unit, National Geographic
1998
Crackers
Composer
Feature Film
A David Swann Film
Australian Film Commission, The, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Film Victoria
The Interview
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Craig Monahan Film
Pointblank Pictures
Sliding Doors
Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Peter Howitt Film
Intermedia Films, Mirage Enterprises, Miramax Films
1996
Shine
Assistant Musical Director, Conductor, Orchestrator
Feature Film
A Scott Hicks Film
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Film Victoria, South Australian Feature Film Company
1995
The Life of Harry Dare
Orchestrator
Feature Film
An Aleksi Vellis Film
Infinity Pictures