Ack Kinmonth
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Anthony Craig "Ack" Kinmonth (Official website) is a film and television composer from Brisbane, Australia. He was the first Australian composer to write a featured song for the American children's television series, Sesame Street: "Five Kangaroos".[1] It aired during the show's 44th season as performed by Australian R&B singer, Jessica Mauboy.[2] Australasian Performing Right Association reporter described it as a "catchy Australian tune" in March 2014.[1] Kinmonth wrote a second song for the program, "Farm Animal Song (1-10 Hoedown)", which aired during its 45th season and was performed by Kinmonth and voice over artist, Kate Murphy.[3]
In 2012 he composed the music for Tender, a short comedy film, produced by Liz Tomkins for QPIX.[4][5] Kinmonth was the music and sound designer for The Cube Globe, a digital interactive learning and display space created by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for the 2014 G20 Leaders Summit held in Brisbane.[6][7]
Kinmonth was the composer for the TV miniseries, Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier (2015). He also served as the music editor and composer of additional music for Vikings: Athelstan’s Journal. Both miniseries were distributed by the History Channel.[8]
Filmography[edit]
- Tender – composer (2012)
- Limbo – Composer, Sound Editor (2013)[8]
- Factory hands – Composer (2014)
- Resonance - Composer (2015)
- Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier - Composer (2015)
- Vikings: Athelstan’s Journal – Composer (additional music), Music Editor (2015)
- The Wishmas Tree - Composer (2019)[9]
- Combat Wombat (film) - Composer (2020)[10]
- Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal - Composer (2020)[11]
- Christmas on the Farm - Composer (2021)[12]
- Scarygirl - Composer (2023)[13]
Soundtrack[edit]
- Sesame Street – "Five Kangaroos" – Writer (March 2014)[8]
- Another Country – "Fuse" – Writer, Performer (2015)
- Sesame Street – "Farm Animal Song!" – Writer (2015)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Kinmonth was the recipient of two bronze medals at the 2014 Brisbane Advertising and Design Club (BADC) Awards for his compositional work on a documentary series about HIV awareness for the HIV Foundation Queensland.[14][15]
APRA Awards[edit]
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal | Best Music for Children's Programming | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| 2022 | Ostelin: "Strong Women" | Best Music for an Advertisement | Nominated | [18] [19] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "APRA Member Ack Kinmonth Writes Song for Sesame Street Performed by Jessica Mauboy!". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners' Society (AMCOS). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Kent, Lucinda. "Australian musician first to crack Sesame Street". 612 ABC Brisbane (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Composer Ack Kinmonth composes a new song for Sesame Street via Like a Photon Creative". Campaign Brief Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "How Ack Kinmonth Composes for Film". Tender. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Suarez, Hannah (12 December 2009). "QPIX // {Interview} {Film} {TV} {Gen TV}". Brisbane Creative Industries. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "QUT - News - QUT know-how puts the G20 in 'touch' with the best from Queensland". QUT. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "IFE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT" (PDF). Queensland University of Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ack Kinmonth". IMDb. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "The Wishmas Tree (2019) - Filmaffinity.com".
- ^ "Combat Wombat (2020) - Filmaffinity.com".
- ^ "Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal (2021) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Christmas on the farm (2021) - Filmaffinity.com".
- ^ "Scarygirl (2023) - screenaustralia.gov.au".
- ^ "Mediacom and Hoodlum Create Doco Series To Destigmatise HIV - B&T". B&T. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "BADC | Brisbane Advertising and Design Club | Winners & Finalist List for 2014!". www.badc.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees". APRA AMCOS Australia. 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Congratulations to the 2021 Screen Music Awards winners". APRA AMCOS Australia. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees". APRA AMCOS Australia. 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "2022 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced". APRA AMCOS Australia. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.