2024 Screen Music Awards see major gongs for reality TV composers, Bluey, Monkey Man and more

By Ria Andriani

Wed Oct 30

Bluey composers including Joff Bush awarded Best Music for Children's Programming in the 2024
Screen Music Awards. (Photo: APRA AMCOS: Georgia Ginnivan)

You might not recognise their names, but musical partners Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks have been responsible for the heart-pumping moments on shows like MasterChef Australia, Married at First Sight, Travel Guides and LEGO Masters.

Last night, they were recognised at the 2024 Screen Music Awards as the most performed composers in Australia and overseas, overtaking Bluey composer Joff Bush.

Gock and Wicks have also won the award for Best Music for Unscripted and Reality Television Series for LEGO Masters, along with co-writers Anthony Ammar, David Bruggemann, Brontë Horder, David Huxtable, Richard LaBrooy, Adam Sofo, Mitch Stewart and Cassie To.

Bluey’s 28-minutes episode, The Sign, which resolved the question of whether the family would move house, won Best Music for Children’s Programming, with composers Joff Bush, Jazz D’Arcy, Daniel O’Brien and Joe Twist receiving the award.

First time winner Darren Lim received the award for Best Opening Title Television Theme for Night Bloomers, an anthology of horror stories from the Korean diaspora.

Taking out Feature Film Score of the Year was Jed Kurzel with music for Monkey Man. Directed by and starring Dev Patel, Kurzel brought the action revenge thriller to life with his music. 

The Best Original Song Composed for the Screen was Carry You from RFDS, composed by Amanda Brown, Damien Lane and David Lehā. The Best Soundtrack Album went to Stefan Gregory for feature film The Rooster.

First Nations director and film producer Rachel Perkins was honoured with Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award, presented by singer-songwriter Missy Higgins.

A live orchestra, conducted by Erkki Veltheim, performs during the ceremony. (APRA AMCOS: Georgia Ginnivan)

Higgins, along with the orchestra, performed Edge of Something from the series Total Control during the ceremony, which took place at the Forum in Naarm/Melbourne on October 29, 2024.

Winners and finalists 

Read the full article here to find out all the winners and finalists.

First published at ABC News, October 30, 2024