David Hirschfelder's guest appearances

David Hirschfelder

My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan

Spoiler Alert Radio

Talking Melbourne with Darren James

Eddie Hamilton

John Sayles

Paul Kelly

Amanda Shires

Lucinda Williams

Ang Lee

John Adams

Jane Eyre

Paul Simon

Nick Prueher

Patti Smith

Willie Nelson

Jimmie Allen

Lee Brice

Lou Reed

OwlTail

Today I’m joined by composer David Hirschfelder (Australia, Strictly Ballroom, Sliding Doors) to take the show’s first cautious steps into the world of jazz fusion, with Weather Report’s 1977 classic ‘Heavy Weather’. After a brief discussion of David’s majestic 80s mullet, we dive into all of it - fusing electronic sounds and rock attitude into celebrations of trad jazz, the surprising hit status of ‘Birdland’, how it inspired David to fuse electronic and acoustic sounds and influenced his scores for films like ‘Strictly Ballroom’, how the album has dated in a positive way, seeing the band live in their heyday and the genius of bass legend Jaco Pastorius.

<p>Today I’m joined by composer David Hirschfelder (Australia, Strictly Ballroom, Sliding Doors) to take the show’s first cautious steps into the world of jazz fusion, with Weather Report’s 1977 classic ‘Heavy Weather’. After a brief discussion of David’s majestic 80s mullet, we dive into all of it - fusing electronic sounds and rock attitude into celebrations of trad jazz, the surprising hit status of ‘Birdland’, how it inspired David to fuse electronic and acoustic sounds and influenced his scores for films like ‘Strictly Ballroom’, how the album has dated in a positive way, seeing the band live in their heyday and the genius of bass legend Jaco Pastorius.</p>

323. David Hirschfelder on Weather Report 'Heavy Weather' (1977)

Huang Shi

As a musician, David has been a member of Little River Band and the John Farnham Band.  David has composed film scores for Strictly Ballroom, Shine, Elizabeth, The Interview, Better Than Sex, Shake Hands with the Devil, and The Children of Huang Shi.  David after these has scored: Australia, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, The Railway Man, Healing, and The Water Diviner.  More recently, David worked on the acclaimed features, The Dressmaker and A Street Cat Named Bob. 

<p>As a musician, <a href="https://www.davidhirschfelder.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David</a> has been a member of <a href="http://www.littleriverband.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little River Band</a> and the <a href="http://www.johnfarnham.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Farnham Band</a>.  <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386595" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David</a> has composed film scores for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105488" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strictly Ballroom</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117631" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shine</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127536" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120714" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Interview</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Better Than Sex</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472562" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shake Hands with the Devil</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889588" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Children of Huang Shi</a>.  <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386595" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David</a> after these has scored: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australia</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219342" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2058107" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Railway Man</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310792" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Healing</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3007512" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Water Diviner</a>.  More recently, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386595" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David</a> worked on the acclaimed features, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910904" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dressmaker</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606888" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Street Cat Named Bob</a>. </p>

David Hirschfelder - Oscar nominated Australian Film Composer - Strictly Ballroom, Shine, Elizabeth, The Interview, Australia, Legend of the Guardians, The Children of Huang Shi, The Water Diviner, The Dressmaker, and A Street Cat Named Bob