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Nigel Westlake (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films Ali's Wedding , Paper Planes , Miss Potter , Babe , Babe: Pig in the City , Children of the Revolution and The Nugget .
Sep 4, 2018 · Born on 6 September 1958, Nigel Westlake is the son of Donald Westlake, the much-admired long-time Principal Clarinet of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, famous for his performances and recordings with the orchestra in the 1960s and 1970s. From around the age of 10, Nigel took lessons from his father and became an accomplished clarinettist himself.
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Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer whose music is known and loved by audiences all over the world. He is the composer of music for feature films such as Babe, Babe-Pig in the City, The Nugget, A Little Bit of Soul, Children of the Revolution, and Imax classics such as Antarctica, The Edge and Solarmax.
Nigel Westlake made his conducting debut with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 1997 and has since conducted performances and recordings of his own works with all the major symphony orchestras in Australia.
Nigel Westlake’s career, spanning almost 5 decades, began as a clarinettist. His concert works and movie scores have received many awards including the 2022 APRA Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen, 2 Aria awards, 15 APRA/AGSC awards, the Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize (2x) & the Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
Aug 2, 2021 · Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. Born in 1958 in Western Australia to a musical family, Nigel Westlake began his professional life as a clarinettist like his ...
Nigel Westlake’s career, spanning 4 decades, began as a clarinettist. He started composing from 1980 for radio, theatre, circus, TV and film. Westlake has received many awards including 2 Arias, 15 APRA awards, [screen & classical categories] the Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize, & Gold Medal for “Best Original Music” at the New York ...
