Crafting Blueback from Tim Wintons glorious novella into a motion picture was a challenging yet enormously rewarding task and I am grateful to Rob Connolly for the opportunity to accompany him on this journey, and am deeply indebted to Tim Winton for his gifted artistry and leadership in environmental activism.  My heartfelt thanks to the […]

A look at the process of writing and recording the score for Blueback featuring Robert Connolly (writer / director) and Nigel Westlake (composer). Produced by Arena Media. NOW STREAMING

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COMPOSER NIGEL WESTLAKE TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED SERVICES TO THE AUSTRALIAN SCREEN AWARDAPRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) are honoured to announce revered Australian composer and conductor Nigel Westlake will receive the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the 2022 Screen Music Awards. Nigel Westlake’s career has spanned more than three decades. Born in Perth, Western Australia, […]

Robert Connolly’s feature film adaptation of Tim Winton’s glorious novella will be released on New Years Day 2023. Music Arranged, Orchestrated & Produced by Nigel Westlake  Recording Producer / Lead Orchestrator Jessica WellsMusic Recording, Editing & Mixing Lachlan CarrickRecording Supervisor Russell ThomsonMusic Preparation Jigsaw MusicOrchestrators Clifford Bradley, Jared Haschek, Matthew Chin

Music for Marimba is now available for streaming on all platforms Honoured and privileged to be sharing these wonderful performances by Rebecca Lagos, Synergy Percussion (Michael Askill, Alison Eddington, Philip South &Timothy Constable), Craig Ogden, Paul Tanner & Michael Askill. Engineered and mixed by Bob Scott, Warwick Maver, Lee Buddle and Craig Preston. Mastered by […]

Nigel Westlake wins University of Melbourne Albert H Maggs Award for Composition. The University of Melbourne last week decided the 2020 winner of the Albert H Maggs Composition Award as Nigel Westlake for his piece, Sacred Sky. The Albert H Maggs Composition Award is provided as a commission for Australian composers to create a new […]

The ASQ releases studio recording of Sacred Sky – String Quartet No. 3 …………. Stream on Spotify | Apple Music | iTunes | Google Play Youtube | Deezer | Tidal Performed by the Australian String QuartetDale Barltrop – Violin IFrancesca Hiew – Violin IIStephen King – ViolaSharon Grigoryan – Cello Composed by Nigel WestlakePublished by Rimshot MusicProduced by Stephen Snelleman & Nigel WestlakeEngineered and Mastered by Russell […]

Sacred Sky (String quartet No. III)

Performed by the Australian String Quartet.

Nigel Westlake has won the Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize of $25,000 for his Oboe Concerto Spirit of the Wild, composed for Diana Doherty and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.