Peter Best (composer)

Peter Best (born 18 October 1943 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is an award-winning^[1] Australian film composer who has contributed to such films as Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997), Muriel's Wedding (1994), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Crocodile Dundee II (1988), Bliss (1985) and The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972). His career started in 1970.

Many of his scores have been released on compact disc, including Crocodile Dundee on Varèse Sarabande, Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, and We of the Never Never on 1M1 Records.

Awards

AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score (1975-1979)

The Cars That Ate Paris and The Great McCarthy - Bruce Smeaton (1975) Not awarded (1976) The Picture Show Man - Peter Best (1977) The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith - Bruce Smeaton (1978) Mad Max - Brian May (1979)

Complete list (1975–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019)

AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score (1980–1999)

Manganinnie – Peter Sculthorpe (1980) Fatty Finn – Rory O'Donoghue and Grahame Bond (1981) The Man from Snowy River – Bruce Rowland (1982) Phar Lap – Bruce Rowland (1983) Street Hero – Garth Porter and Bruce Smeaton (1984) Rebel – Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Peter Best, Billy Byers, Bruce Rowland (1985) Young Einstein – William Motzing and Martin Armiger (1986) The Tale of Ruby Rose – Paul Schütze (1987) The Lighthorsemen – Mario Millo (1988) Dead Calm – Graeme Revell (1989) The Big Steal – Phil Judd (1990) Dingo – Michel Legrand and Miles Davis (1991) Romper Stomper – John Clifford White (1992) The Piano – Michael Nyman (1993) Traps – Douglas Stephen Rae (1994) Hotel Sorrento – Nerida Tyson-Chew (1995) Shine – David Hirschfelder (1996) Doing Time for Patsy Cline – Peter Best (1997) Oscar and Lucinda – Thomas Newman (1998) In a Savage Land – David Bridie (1999)

Complete list (1975–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019)

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