Matteo Zingales (born 28 October 1980) is an Australian film music composer who has won the AACTA Award for Best Original Score for a Feature Film for two years running. In 2013, he shared the award with Jono Ma (of rock band Jagwar Ma) for Best Score for Not Suitable for Children (2012), and in 2012, Zingales, Michael Lira and Andrew Lancaster shared the award for Best Score for The Hunter (2011).
Matteo Zingales | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 28 October 1980 Rome, Italy |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Soundtrack |
| Occupations | Composer |
| Instruments | Piano, percussion, keyboard, synthesizer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sonar Music |
| Website | matteozingales |
Biography edit
Matteo Zingales was born on 28 October 1980 in Rome and raised in Sydney. He graduated in 2004 from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School with a Masters in Screen Composition. Zingales has cited Thomas Newman, John Barry and Arvo Pärt as his most important musical influences. "When I was nine," he recalls, "I adored movies. I wanted to be a director and then I realised what actually moved me was the music. I just used to sit down at the piano and write".[1]
He has worked across a variety of music platforms. His television credits include the music for over 200 episodes of the series, All Saints (2004–2009), broadcast in fifteen countries, and for all 22 episodes of the first series of Winners & Losers (2011), broadcast in four countries.
He has composed the music for feature films, including collaborating on The Hunter (2011), which starred Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill, and on Not Suitable for Children (2012), which was directed by Peter Templeman and starred Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Sarah Snook; for television mini-series including the ABC's Devil's Dust (2012), one of the six parts of the ABC's Redfern Now (2012), and SBS's Better Man (2013); and for short films, such as Blue Poles (2004), starring Sam Worthington. His documentary credits include Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011) for BBC Scotland and The History Channel; and he has composed music for television advertisements.
In February 2008 the Sydney Morning Herald's Mark Chipperfield included Zingales as one of Australia's top thirteen "new talents breaking ground in their chosen fields".[1]
He is a co-founder and director of Sonar Music, the leading Australian music composers' collective.
Awards and nominations edit
ARIA Music Awards edit
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Mystery Road (with Antony Partos) | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [2][3] |
| 2022 | A Fire Inside | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [4] |
APRA - Screen Music Awards edit
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | All Saints: TV Series | Best Music for a Television Series | Nominated | [5] |
| 2011 | Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia | Best Music for a Documentary | Won | [6] |
| 2012 | Dripping in Chocolate | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Nominated | |
| 2016 | DNA Nation | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 99 Homes | Feature Film Score of the Year (shared with Antony Partos) | Won | |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident | Best Original Music Score in Television (shared with Max Lyandvert) | Won | |
| 2023 | In Limbo | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Nominated | [7] |
AACTA Awards edit
| Year | Nominee / work | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Hunter | Best Original Music Score (shared with Michael Lira and Andrew Lancaster) | Won | [8] |
| 2013 | Dripping in Chocolate | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Not Suitable for Children | Best Original Score (shared with Jono Ma of rock band Jagwar Ma) | Won | |
| 2024 | In Limbo | Best Original Music Score in Television | Nominated | [9] |
Film Critics Circle of Australia Award edit
| Year | Nominee / work | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Hunter | Best Music Score for a Feature Film (shared with Michael Lira and Andrew Lancaster) | Nominated | [10] |
| 2013 | Not Suitable for Children | Best Music Score (shared with Jono Ma) | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ a b Chipperfield, Mark (February 2008). "People to Watch" (PDF). The Sydney Magazine. Sydney Morning Herald. No. 58. Fairfax Media. pp. 40–45. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Nominations - 2007". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Screen Music Awards 2011". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 Screen Music Awards - Winners & Nominees". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Swift, Brendan (15 January 2012). "AACTA unveils first round of awards". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ ""Winners & Nominees"". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Delaney, Colin (3 April 2012). "Burning Man leads Film Critics Circle of Australia's Annual Awards". Mumbrella. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2024.