DAVID CHESHIRE

Composer, lyricist, pianist, music editor/engineer

David Cheshire is a classically trained Melbourne based composer, lyricist, pianist and music editor/engineer with a body of live and recorded work spanning more than three decades.

A SAMPLE OF DAVID'S MUSIC PORTFOLIO

DAVID HAS WORKED ON

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES
  • Mountains of Change
  • Ice Shelf
  • Sir David Attenborough’s Portrait Painter to the Birds
SCORES
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • The Glass Menagerie
  • When the Rain Stops Falling
  • The Drawer Boy

LIVE SHOWS
  • Australian Outback Spectacular
  • The Man from Snowy River
  • Arena Spectacular
    (ARIA Award for Best Cast Album)

TELEVISION DRAMAS
  • The Sullivans
  • Cop Shop
  • All the Rivers Run
  • Carson’s Law
  • Flying Doctors
  • Embassy 1 & 2
  • Neighbours
  • Winners & Losers
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION
  • Lift Off 1 & 2 (winner AFI Best Children’s Drama)
  • Li’l Elvis Jones & the Truckstoppers(AGSC nomination for Best Song in a Series, Mini-series or Feature Film)
  • Henderson Kids
  • Pig’s Breakfast 1 & 2
  • Jar Dwellers SOS! (Nomination APRA/AMCOS Screen Music Award, Best Children’s Television).
TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES
  • Mountains of Change
  • Ice Shelf
  • Sir David Attenborough’s Portrait Painter to the Birds
LIVE SHOWS
  • Australian Outback Spectacular
  • The Man from Snowy River
  • Arena Spectacular (ARIA Award for Best Cast Album).
SCORES
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • The Glass Menagerie
  • When the Rain Stops Falling
  • The Drawer Boy
TELEVISION DRAMAS
  • The Sullivans
  • Cop Shop
  • All the Rivers Run
  • Carson’s Law
  • Flying Doctors
  • Embassy 1 & 2
  • Neighbours
  • Winners & Losers
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION
  • Lift Off 1 & 2 (winner AFI Best Children’s Drama)
  • Li’l Elvis Jones & the Truckstoppers(AGSC nomination for Best Song in a Series, Mini-series or Feature Film)
  • Henderson Kids
  • Pig’s Breakfast 1 & 2
  • Jar Dwellers SOS! (Nomination APRA/AMCOS Screen Music Award, Best Children’s Television).

COLLABORATIONS

David has enjoyed a long, close working relationship with renowned composer, Bruce Rowland involving collaborations on many productions. Standouts include US TV series ‘Ponderosa’, feature films; ‘The Cup’ and ‘The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello’ (winner Short Film Grand Prize, Annecy International Festival of Animated Film, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations).

He is proud to have been involved in the production of David Bridie’s seminal album, ‘Another Pond’ with the eclectic and award winning band, ‘Not Drowning, Waving’.

CONTACT

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2024