Christopher Gordon (composer)

Christopher John Gordon (born 1956) is an English-born Australian composer and politician best known for his film scores, but has also received major classical commissions.^[1] His film scores include, Ladies in Black (2018), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and On the Beach (2000).^[2]

Christopher Gordon
Deputy Mayor of Ryde
In office 26 September 2017 – 11 September 2018
Mayor	Jerome Laxale
Preceded by	Jane Stott
Succeeded by	Simon Zhou
Councillor of the City of Ryde for East Ward
In office 9 September 2017 – 4 December 2021
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 68–69) England, United Kingdom
Political party	New South Wales Greens (since 2017)
Other political affiliations	Arts Party (2016)
Occupation	Composer

Political career

In 2016, Gordon ran for the Arts Party in the City of Ryde based seat of Bennelong, achieving 1.08% of the vote.^[3]

In 2017, he was elected as councillor on the East Ward of the City of Ryde for the Greens and was chosen as deputy mayor, serving a single term in 2017–2018.^[4][5][6] Gordon sought re-election for a second term on Council on 4 December 2021, but was unsuccessful.^[7][8]

Awards and nominations

Gordon has won national awards for composition, both in Australia and overseas.^[9]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)	APRA Awards: Best Television Theme[10]	Won
2000	On the Beach (Gordon)	Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie	Won
		Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Original Title Theme for a Series, Serial or Mini-Series	Won
		Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Soundtrack Album	Won
2001	When Good Ghouls Go Bad (Gordon)	Australian Screen Music Awards: Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie	Won
2004	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Gordon, Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti	ASCAP Awards: Top Box Office Films	Won
2005	Salem's Lot (Gordon, Lisa Gerrard)	Primetime Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)[11][9]	Nominated
2009	Mao's Last Dancer (Gordon)	AFI Awards: Best Music Score	Won
2010	Mao's Last Dancer (Gordon)	ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album[12]	Nominated
2018	Ladies in Black (Gordon)	AACTA Awards: Best Original Score[13]	Won
2021	June Again (Gordon)	AACTA Awards: Best Original Score	Won

Film scores

• June Again (2021)
• Ladies in Black (2018)^[14]
• Adore (2013)
• Crawl (2011)
• Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
• Daybreakers (2009)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
• On the Beach (2000)
• Sydney – A Story of a City (2000)
• Moby Dick (1998)

External links

• Gordon, Gross and Dallwitz conquer Music Awards
• APRA Interview
• Colonne Sonore Interview
• Christopher Gordon at IMDb
• Australian Music Centre Biography
• ASCAP Interview Christopher Gordon Holds Screening and Q&A Session for Mao's Last Dancer
• Official Site
• Councillors Clr Christopher Gordon City of Ryde