The Soundtracks Collection - Part IX

 

For this collection of Australian soundtracks I have selected several outstanding dramas that were highly praised by critics and audiences. The soundtracks were also composed by prominent Australian artists.

Beautiful Kate is a 2009 Australian drama film directed by Rachel Ward and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Maeve Dermody and Sophie Lowe. Writer Ned Kendall is returning to the remote and isolated family home inhabited by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father, Bruce, who is dying. Ned also brings his fiancée, Toni, who has trouble getting used to the isolation and harshness of rural Australia.

The score is composed by Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson.

1 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Beautiful Kate (Main Theme) 3:20

2 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Wilpena Pound 1:45

3 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– The Shed 0:33

4 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Weeping Windmill 2:32

5 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– The Old School Room 1:10

6 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– The Memory 1:18

7 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Room Service 1:33

8 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Beautiful Kate (Kiss And Make Up) 0:59

9 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– The Chase 2:23

10 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Ned Walks Back 1:28

11 Blind Dog Taylor And One More Mile, Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Always On My Mind / Finding Kate

12 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Beautiful Kate (The Dam) 1:04

13 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– You're Not Gonna Tell Him Are You? 1:16

14 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Forgiveness 0:57

15 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Washing Bruce 1:46

16 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Beautiful Kate (Goodbye) 1:17

17 Tex Perkins, Murray Paterson And Megan Washington– This Little Bird 1:58

18 Tex Perkins And Murray Paterson– Closing Titles (Remembering Russell Dunlop) 5:34

Beautiful Kate

Jindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film by third time feature director Ray Lawrence and starring Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness and John Howard. Jindabyne was filmed entirely on location in and around the Australian country town of the same name: Jindabyne, New South Wales, situated next to the Snowy Mountains.

It was one of a rush of over 16 Australian cinema releases that year. Critics praised its refinement and the film is credited as a signal of Australian cinema's maturity.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 the soundtrack by Paul Kelly and Dan Luscombe and featuring Soteria Bell, won the ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.

1 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Rocks

2 Katie Brianna And The Stormwater Boys*– Jindabyne Fair

3 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Body Drop

4 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Claire On The Road

5 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Mirror

6 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Morning Fishing

7 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Stewart And Claire

8 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Power Lines

9 Paul Kelly & The Stormwater Boys– Nukkanya

10 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Night River

11 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– So Soft

12 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Going To Susan's

13 Doonuch Clan– Welcome Dance

14 Ursula Yovich– The Way That I Love You

15 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Humming Way

16 Paul Kelly And Dan Luscombe– Troitsa Bratya

17 Paul Kelly – Everything's Turning To White

Jindabyne

One Night the Moon is a 2001 Australian musical film made for television, starring husband-and-wife team Paul Kelly, a singer-songwriter, and Kaarin Fairfax, a film and television actress, along with their daughter Memphis Kelly. The film was directed by Rachel Perkins and co-written by Perkins with John Romeril. In 2009 Romeril adapted the script as a musical theatre work.

Kelton Pell portrayed an Aboriginal tracker, Albert Yang, with Ruby Hunter playing his wife, who searches for the missing child. Musical score was by Kelly, Kev Carmody and Mairead Hannan, and with other artists they also contributed to the soundtrack. The film won ten awards, including two Australian Film Institute Awards.

1 Paul Kelly – I Don't Know Anything Anymore

2 Mairead Hannan– Flinders Theme

3 Kaarin Fairfax– One Night The Moon

4 Mairead Hannan & Deirdre Hannan– Moon Child

5 Mairead Hannan– The Gathering

6 Mairead Hannan & Deirdre Hannan & Alice Garner– Now Listen Here

7 Paul Kelly & Kelton Pell– This Land Is Mine

8 Mairead Hannan– The March Goes On - The Gathering 2

9 Kev Carmody– Spirit Of The Ancients

10 Kaarin Fairfax & Kelton Pell– What Do You Know

11 Mairead Hannan– Carcass - The Gathering 3

12 Kev Carmody & Alice Garner & Deirdre Hannan & Mairead Hannan– Night Shadows

13 Kev Carmody– Black & White

14 Mairead Hannan– Moment Of Death

15 Deirdre Hannan & Mairead Hannan– Hunger

16 Kelton Pell & Kaarin Fairfax– Unfinished Business

17 Kev Carmody– Spirit Of The Ancients

18 Deirdre Hannan– Moody Broody

19 Kaarin Fairfax– Little Bones

20 Ruby Hunter– O Breathe On Me

21 Kev Carmody– Moonstruck

One Night The Moon

Split Enz - A Collection

 

Split Enz were a New Zealand band formed in 1972 in Auckland. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progressive/art rock sound, flamboyant visual style and theatrical performances. The band later moved toward a pop/new wave sound that yielded hit singles such as "I See Red" (1978), "I Got You" (1980), "History Never Repeats" (1981), "Dirty Creature" (1982) and "Message to My Girl" (1983). The band also released several critically-acclaimed and commercially successful albums, including Mental Notes (1975), Dizrythmia (1977), True Colours (1980) and Time and Tide (1982). Split Enz broke up in 1984. Since that time, the band has staged several brief reunions.

Mental Notes (1975)

Second Thoughts (1976)

Dizrythmia (1977)

Frenzy (1979)

The Beginning Of The Enz (1979)

True Colours (1980)

Corroboree (1981)

Time and Tide (1982)

Conflicting Emotions (1983)

See Ya 'Round (1984)

The Living Enz (1985)

The Best of Split Enz - History Never Repeats (1989)

The Best of Split Enz (1993)

Anniversary (1994)

ENZSO (1996)

Spellbound (1997)

Other Enz - Split Enz and Beyond (1999)

Live In America (2007)

The Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes (2007 reissue)

Shakin' All Over (Australian Pop Of The 60's) - various artists

 

1-1 Normie Rowe– Shakin' All Over

1-2 The Allusions– The Dancer

1-3 The Executives – My Aim Is To Please You

1-4 The Cherokees – Minnie The Moocher

1-5 The Groove – Relax Me

1-6 Ray Brown & The Whispers– Fool Fool Fool

1-7 Digger Revell– My Prayer

1-8 Lynne Randell– Ciao Baby

1-9 Flying Circus – La La

1-10 The Throb – The Fortune Teller

1-11 Marty Rhone– No No No No

1-12 The Seekers– Georgy Girl

1-13 Russell Morris– The Girl That I Love

1-14 The Henchmen – Rockin Robin

1-15 Bev Harrell– One In A Million

1-16 Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs– Sick And Tired

1-17 Jon Blanchfield– Somebody To Love

1-18 Doug Parkinson– Without You

1-19 Ross D. Wyllie– The Star

1-20 The Valentines – My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man

2-1 The Easybeats– Sorry

2-2 Tony Worsley And The Fabulous Blue Jays– Velvet Waters

2-3 Max Merritt And The Meteors– Western Union Man

2-4 Johnny Young Kompany*– Step Back

2-5 Jeff Phillips – Baby It's You

2-6 Marcie & The Cookies – I Would If I Would

2-7 The Twilights – Young Girl

2-8 The Groop – Woman You're Breaking Me

2-9 MPD Ltd – Little Boy Sad

2-10 Bryan Davies– Alberta

2-11 Bee Gees– Spicks And Specks

2-12 Masters Apprentices – Elevator Driver

2-13 Johnny Farnham – I Don't Want To Love You

2-14 Bobby And Laurie– Hitch Hiker

2-15 The Loved Ones – The Loved Ones

2-16 The Zoot – 1x2x3x4

2-17 Town Criers – Love Me Again

2-18 The Strangers – Happy Without You

2-19 Little Pattie– Pushing A Good Thing Too Far

2-20 The Id/Jeff St. John – Big Time Operator

Shakin' All Over (Australian Pop Of The 60's)

Homebake Vol. 2 - various Australian Alternative/Indie artists compilation

 

1-1 The Feelers– Pressure Man

1-2 The Living End– Save The Day

1-3 Not From There– Sich-Offnen

1-4 Resin Dogs– Que-Kumbers

1-5 Jebediah– Military Strongmen

1-6 TISM– Thunderbirds Are Coming Out

1-7 Ammonia – Keep On My Side

1-8 Pauline Pantsdown– I Don't Like It

1-9 The Whitlams– You Sound Like Louis Burdett

1-10 Ratcat– Tripping On A Blind Date

1-11 Karma County– Good Things Come To Me Now

1-12 Custard– Music Is Crap

1-13 Sidewinder – God

1-14 Even– No Surprises

2-1 Spiderbait– Horschack Army

2-2 Something For Kate– Roll Credit

2-3 Endorphin – Relapse

2-4 Screamfeeder– Hi C's

2-5 Nancy Vandal– Move Over Satan

2-6 Grinspoon– Don't Go Away

2-7 Primary – Brazillian

2-8 The Mavis's– Lever

2-9 Eskimo Joe– Sweater

2-10 Frenzal Rhomb– Mum Changed The Locks

2-11 Frontside– Evol

2-12 Bodyjar– You Say

2-13 Fini Scad– It's Not Real

2-14 Toe To Toe– Cutting Cancer

Homebake Vol. 2

Little River Band - A Collection (1975-1983)

 

Little River Band (LRB) originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Under the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked at No. 2. Nine singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles chart, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No. 3.

They have received many music awards in Australia. The 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, George McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at the 18th annual ARIA Music Awards of 2004. Most of the group's 1970s and 1980s material was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change", written by Shorrock, as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. "Reminiscing", written by Goble, received a 5-Million Broadcast Citation from BMI in 2020.

The group have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation, including John Farnham as lead singer after Shorrock first departed in 1982. None of the musicians now performing as Little River Band are original members, nor members in the 1970s. In the 1980s, members included Farnham, Wayne Nelson, Stephen Housden, David Hirschfelder and Steve Prestwich.

Little River Band (1975)

After Hours (1976)

Diamantina Cocktail (1977)

Sleepercatcher (1978)

First Under the Wire (1979)

Time Exposure (1981)

The Net (1983)

The Soundtracks Collection - Part VIII (TV Series)

 

City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers.

City Homicide (Music From The Hit Series):

1-1 The John Butler Trio– What You Want

1-2 Empire Of The Sun– Walking On A Dream

1-3 Pete Murray– Saving Grace

1-4 Wolfmother– Joker And The Thief

1-5 Gyroscope – Silver Heart

1-6 Josh Pyke– Goldmines

1-7 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– Into My Arms

1-8 Evermore– The Only One I See

1-9 Little Birdy– On And On

1-10 My Friend The Chocolate Cake– It's All In The Way

1-11 The Grates– Aw Yeah

1-12 Kisschasy– Spray On Pants

1-13 Whitley– The Life I Keep

1-14 Intercooler – Hold Me Again

1-15 Lovers Electric– Could This Be

1-16 Bob Evans – Don't You Think It's Time

1-17 Dash & Will– Pick You Up

1-18 Skybombers– It Goes Off

1-19 Anika Moa– Ka Whakahuia Ano

2-1 Gabriella Cilmi– Don't Wanna Go To Bed Now

2-2 Jessica Mauboy Feat. Flo Rida– Running Back

2-3 The Living End– Moment In The Sun

2-4 The Presets – Down Down Down

2-5 Operator Please– Get What You Want

2-6 Rogue Traders– What You're On

2-7 Cut Copy– Lights & Music

2-8 The Potbelleez– Are You With Me

2-9 Paul Kelly – I Won't Be Your Dog Anymore

2-10 Choirboys– Run To Paradise

2-11 Clare Bowditch And The Feeding Set*– Old Joelene

2-12 Kate Miller-Heidke– Can't Shake It

2-13 Tim Finn– Salt To The Sea

2-14 Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams

2-15 Lenka– The Show

2-16 Missing Hours– Falling Down

2-17 The Screaming Jets– Blue Sashes

2-18 Rose Tattoo– Bad Boy For Love

City Homicide

East of Everything is an Australian drama television drama series set in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales which screened in 2008–2009 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television network. It was produced by Deb Cox (SeaChange), Fiona Eagger (CrashBurn) and Roger Monk (The Secret Life of Us). Two seasons were produced. In addition to its principal themes of families, relationships, values and small-town politics, the series pays homage to the relaxed beach lifestyle, adjacent rainforest, "hippy vibe", and potential conflicts with developers associated with its principal setting, a somewhat downmarket version of the tourist town of Byron Bay on the northern New South Wales coast.

East Of Everything (Series One Soundtrack):

1-1 Machine Translations– A Most Peculiar Place

1-2 Machine Translations– Art Comes Home

1-3 Howlin' Wind– Road To Agra

1-4 Azo Bell– Long Road

1-5 Art Of Fighting– Reasons Are All I Have Left

1-6 The Church– Under The Milky Way

1-7 Lior– This Old Love

1-8 Mia Dyson– Choose

1-9 Juzzie Smith– Weather

1-10 Azo Bell– Spiderwalk

1-11 Sara Tindley– Waza

1-12 Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea– Better Off Dancing

1-13 Machine Translations– Trailer Music

1-14 Machine Translations– Best Office In The World

1-15 Machine Translations– Art And Eve's Theme

1-16 Sime Nugent & The Forefathers– Something Else

1-17 Jesse Younan– Forever

1-18 Machine Translations– Bev Comes Home

2-1 Custom Kings– Something Burning

2-2 Jackie Marshall – Fresh Meat

2-3 Sara Tindley– Heart It Was A Desert

2-4 Andrew Kidman– Blood On Your Shadow

2-5 Machine Translations– Eve's Confusion

2-6 Machine Translations– Horse Story Pts 1 & 2

2-7 Marshall And The Fro*– Get Up (Raise Your head)

2-8 Machine Translations– Art On The Rocks

2-9 Machine Translations– Don't Give Up On Me ... Just Yet

2-10 Jesse Younan– Queeny

2-11 King Curly– What A Beautiful Day

2-12 Sara Tindley– House By The Sea

2-13 Sime Nugent & The Forefathers– The Undertow

2-14 Machine Translations– Court Scene

2-15 Juzzie Smith– Happy Daze

2-16 Andrew Kidman– Light Inside Of You

2-17 Sara Tindley– Somewhere

2-18 G. Wayne Thomas– Morning Of The Earth

East Of Everything

Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 and ran to 2013. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and life issues, while also tackling serious social issues. The Logie award winning series was the highest rating to screen on the Seven Network in 2008, and the show was consistently among the top 5 shows of the year throughout its run in Australia.

Packed To The Rafters (Music From The Hit Series):

1 Jason Mraz– I'm Yours 4:03

2 Gabriella Cilmi– Sweet About Me 3:22

3 Josh Pyke– Memories And Dust 3:07

4 Ben Lee– Love Me Like The World Is Ending 3:46

5 Khan Brothers– Stronger Together 3:00

6 Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams (Radio Edit) 3:34

7 The Cat Empire– Fishes 3:13

8 Old Man River– LA (Album Version) 3:23

9 José González– Down The Line 3:10

10 James Reyne– Reckless 3:05

11 Alex Lloyd– Same Day 4:10

12 Lior– Burst Your Bubble 3:22

13 Jenny Morris– Street Of Love 4:12

14 Mark Sholtez– Love Me For The Cool 3:36

15 Abby Dobson– It's Only Love 3:05

16 Eric Hutchinson– Rock & Roll 3:58

Packed To The Rafters

Keep On Rockin' (Australian Pop Of The 70's Vol.5) - various artists

 

1-1 Brian Cadd– Keep On Rockin' 4:39

1-2 Doug Ashdown– Winter In America (Leave Love Enough Alone) 3:18

1-3 Autumn – Yellow River 3:05

1-4 Daryl Braithwaite– Old Sid 3:25

1-5 Ariel – Jamaican Farewell 2:50

1-6 Stars – Back Again 4:13

1-7 Marcie Jones– Gonna Get Married 3:40

1-8 The Strangers – Melanie Makes Me Smile 3:03

1-9 Ray Burton – Too Hard To Handle 2:57

1-10 Johnny O'Keefe– So Tough 2:24

1-11 Fielding & Dyer– The Ghost 3:18

1-12 Ted Mulry Gang– My Little Girl 3:37

1-13 Kevin Johnson – Man Of The 20th Century 4:12

1-14 Russell Morris– Live With Friends 3:40

1-15 Flake – Under The Silent Tree 3:52

1-16 Ol' 55– Stay (While The Night Is Young) 4:08

1-17 Railroad Gin– Do Ya Love Me 3:16

1-18 Ray Burgess– Touch Me 4:27

1-19 Digby Richards– Raincoat In The River 3:02

1-20 John St. Peeters– So Many Ways 3:33

1-21 Stuart & McKay– Hey Billy 2:59

1-22 Finch – Short Changed Again 2:55

2-1 Sherbet– You're All Woman 2:54

2-2 Lotus – Lotus 1 (I'll Be Gone) 3:47

2-3 Doug Parkinson & The Southern Star Band– I'll Be Around 3:18

2-4 William Shakespeare – Just The Way You Are 3:10

2-5 Jon English – Handbags And Gladrags 5:22

2-6 Richard Clapton– Down In The Lucky Country 3:38

2-7 Abigail – Je T'Aime (I Love You) 3:19

2-8 Moscos & Stone– Trouble In The City 3:07

2-9 Mississippi – Kings Of The World 2:31

2-10 Sinclair Bros.– Yesterfool 4:11

2-11 Colleen Hewett– Carry That Weight 2:53

2-12 Mark Holden– I Wanna Make You My Lady 2:41

2-13 The Flying Circus– Turn Away 3:42

2-14 Col Joye– Heaven Is My Woman's Love 2:47

2-15 King Harvest – Wichita Lineman (Introducing By The Time I Get To Phoenix) 4:16

2-16 Supernaut – Too Hot To Touch 4:04

2-17 Samantha Sang– You Keep Me Dancing 2:53

2-18 Gerry & The Joy Band– Ongo Bongo 3:34

2-19 Pat Carroll– All Kinds Of Everything 3:03

2-20 Ronnie Burns– Prophet 4:20

2-21 Renee Geyer– Stares And Whispers 3:25

2-22 Reg Lindsay– Armstrong 2:41

2-23 Rabbit– Too Much Rock 'N' Roll 3:24

Keep On Rockin' (Australian Pop Of The 70's Vol.5)