Jed Kurzel

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Jed Kurzel is an award-winning composer and musician. His feature film debut for the critically-acclaimed Australian movie SNOWTOWN was named Feature Film Score of the Year at Australia’s 2011 Screen Music Awards and he has since gone on to score feature films including: THE BABADOOK (Dir: Jennifer Kent), which William Friedkin, director of THE EXORCIST, described as the most “terrifying film” he had ever seen; SLOW WEST (Dir: John Maclean), which won Jed his second Screen Music Award for Feature Film Score of the Year; and MACBETH (Dir: Justin Kurzel), starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, which premiered in competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Before shifting his focus to composing, Jed was best known as the frontman and songwriter for Australian duo The Mess Hall. Their 2006 album DEVIL’S ELBOW was awarded the prestigious 2007 Australian Music Prize.

 

Film

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MONKEY MAN

2024

BRON Studios / Netflix

Dir: Dev Patel
Prods: Christine Haebler, Basil Iwanyk, Bavand Karim, Erica Lee, Anjay Nagpal, Anjay Nagpal, Samarth Sahni, Jomon Thomas
*Won: Headliner Audience Award, SXSW 2024

THE POPE'S EXORCIST

2023

Screen Gems

Dir: Julius Avery
Prods: Doug Belgrad, Michael Patrick Kaczmarek, Jeff Katz

SAMARITAN

2022

Balboa Productions / Amazon Prime Studios

Dir: Julius Avery
Prods: Braden Aftergood, Sylvester Stallone

NITRAM

2021

GoodThing Productions

Dir: Justin Kurzel
Prods: Nick Batzias, Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel, Virginia Whitwell
*Nominated: Best Original Score in Film, AACTA Awards 2021
*In Competition, Cannes Film Festival 2021

ENCOUNTER

2021

Amazon Studios

Dir: Michael Pearce
Prods: Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger, Piers Vellacott
*Nominated: Best Music, British Independent Film Awards 2021
*Premiered at 48thTelluride Film Festival 2021

A WRITER'S ODYSSEY

2021

Free Whale Pictures

Dir: Yang Lu
Prods: Juan Wan, Ning Zhang

TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG

2019

Porchlight Films / Daybreak Pictures / Film Victoria / Film4 / La Cinéfacture / Screen Australia

Dir: Justin Kurzel
Prods: Justin Kurzel, Paul Ranford, Hal Vogel, Liz Watts
*Nominated: Best Original Score, AACTA Awards 2020

THE NIGHTINGALE

2019

BRON Studios / Causeway Films / FilmNation Entertainment / Made Up Stories

Dir: Jennifer Kent
Prods: Kristina Ceyton, Steve Hutensky, Jennifer Kent, Bruna Papandrea

THE MUSTANG

2019

Canal+ / Cine+ / Légende Films / Nexus Factory / Umedia / Focus Features

Dir: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Prods: Ilan Goldman, Catherine Morisse, Adrian Politowski

OVERLORD

2018

Bad Robot / Paramount Pictures

Dir: Julius Avery
Prods: J.J. Abrams, Lindsay Weber

JUPITER'S MOON

2017

Proton Cinema

Dir: Kornél Mundruczó
Prod: Viktória Petrányi
* Nominated: Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 2017

ALIEN: COVENANT

2017

Scott Free Productions / 20th Century Fox

Dir: Ridley Scott
Prod: David Giler, Walter Hill, Mark Huffam, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott

ASSASSIN'S CREED

2016

RatPac Entertainment / The Kennedy/Marshall Company / DMC Films

Dir: Justin Kurzel
Prod: Jean-Julien Baronnet, Patrick Crowley, Michael Fassbender, Frank Marshall, Conor McCaughan, Arnon Milchan

UNA

2016

WestEnd Films / Jean Doumanian Productions

Dir: Benedict Andrews
Prod: Maya Amsellem, Patrick Daly, Jean Doumanian
* Nominated: Best Film, London Film Festival 2016

MACBETH

2015

See-Saw Films / StudioCanal

Dir: Justin Kurzel
Prod: Iain Canning, Laura Hastings-Smith, Emile Sherman
* Nominated: Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 2015
* Nominated: Best British Independent Film, British Independent Film Awards 2015

SLOW WEST

2015

See-Saw Films / Film4

Dir: John Maclean
Prod: Iain Canning, Michael Fassbender, Rachel Gardner, Conor McCaughan, Emile Sherman

*Winner: Feature Film Score of the Year, Australian Screen Music Awards 2015
*Winner: Sundance Institute's World Cinema Jury Prize - Dramatic

SON OF A GUN

2014

Altitude Film Entertainment

Dir: Julius Avery
Prod: Timothy White

* Nominated: Best Film, London Film Festival 2014

THE BABADOOK

2014

Causeway Films / IFC Films

Dir: Jennifer Kent
Prod: Kristina Ceyton, Kristian Moliere

*Nominated: Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year, Australian Screen Sound Guild 2014

DEAD EUROPE

2012

See-Saw Films

Dir: Tony Krawitz
Prods: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Liz Watts

* Nominated: Best Original Score, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2014
* Official Selection: Toronto, Sydney & London Film Festivals 2012

SNOWTOWN

2011

Warp X Australia / Screen Australia

Dir: Justin Kurzel
Prod: Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw

* Won: Feature Film Score of the Year, Australian Screen Music Awards 2011
* Nominated: Best Original Music Score, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2011
* Nominated: Best Music Score, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2011
* Won: Best Australian Film, Australian Film Critics Association Awards 2011
* Won: FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival 2011

Television

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NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH

2024

Curio Pictures / Sony Pictures Television

Dir: Justin Kurzel
Prod: Alexandra Taussig

CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

2022

Exile Entertainment / Netflix

Dir: Jennifer Kent
Prods: J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro, Gary Ungar

SPIRITED
SEASONS 1 & 2

2011

Northside Productions

Dir: Jessica Hobbs, Daniel Nettheim, Jonathan Teplitzk, Jonathan Brough, Michael J Rowland, Rowan Woods, Stuart McDonald
Prod: John Edwards, Claudia Karvan, Jacquelin Perske

*Nominee: Best Television Drama Series, Australian Film Institute Awards 2010

Documentaries

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ALL THIS MAYHEM

2014

Pank & Martin / Playmaker Films / Vice Films

Dir: Eddie Martin
Prod: James Gay-Rees, Eddie Martin, George Pank
* Won: Best Original Music Score in a Documentary, AACTA Awards 2015

NAKED ON THE INSIDE

2007

Magic Real Picture Company

Dir: Kim Farrant
Prod: Ian Walker

Short Films

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SAMMY BLUE

2001

Dir: Kim Farrant

MEETING MISTY RAIN

2000

Dir: Justin Kurzel

*Winner: 2nd Prize, Tropicana Film Festival 2000

Other

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FOR THE BIRDS
LP

2009

Band: The Mess Hall

*Nominee: Australian Music Prize 2009

DEVIL'S ELBOW
LP

2007

Band: The Mess Hall

*Winner: 2007 Australian Music Prize

NOTES FROM A CEILING
LP

2005

Band: The Mess Hall

*Winner: Best Engineer, ARIA Awards 2006
*Nominee: Best Producer, ARIA Awards 2006
*Nominee: Australian Music Prize 2005

FEELING SIDEWAYS
EP

2003

Band: The Mess Hall

*Nominee: Best Independent Release, ARIA Awards 2003

THE MESS HALL
SELF-TITLED LP

2001

Band: The Mess Hall

Theatre

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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

2017

The Young Vic

Dir: Benedict Andrews