# APRA Music Awards of 2004

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2004 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 24 May at Melbourne's Regent Theatre, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).

## Awards

Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.
APRA Music Awards :
| Song of the Year |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Across the Night" | "Across the Night" | Silverchair | Silverchair | Daniel Johns | Daniel Johns | Nominated |
| "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | Jet | Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey | Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey | Nominated |
| "Innocent Eyes" | "Innocent Eyes" | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga | Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga | Nominated |
| "Lighthouse" | "Lighthouse" | The Waifs | The Waifs | Joshua Cunningham | Joshua Cunningham | Nominated |
| "Zebra" | "Zebra" | John Butler Trio | John Butler Trio | John Butler | John Butler | Won |
| Songwriters of the Year |||||||
| Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Result |
| Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins | Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins | Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins | Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins | Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins | Powderfinger – Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton, John Collins | Won |
| APRA Breakthrough Award |||||||
| Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Writer | Result |
| Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Won |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |||||||
| Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Result |
| Don Burrows | Don Burrows | Don Burrows | Don Burrows | Don Burrows | Don Burrows | Won |
| Most Performed Australian Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Born to Try" | "Born to Try" | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira | Delta Goodrem, Audius Mtawarira | Nominated |
| "Innocent Eyes" | "Innocent Eyes" | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga | Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga | Nominated |
| "Falling" | "Falling" | Candice Alley | Candice Alley | Candice Giannarelli | Candice Giannarelli | Nominated |
| "Lovesong" | "Lovesong" | Amiel | Amiel | Amiel Daemion | Amiel Daemion | Won |
| "On My Mind" | "On My Mind" | Powderfinger | Powderfinger | Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, John Collins, Ian Haug, Jonathan Coghill | Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, John Collins, Ian Haug, Jonathan Coghill | Nominated |
| Most Performed Australian Work Overseas |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Love Is in the Air" | "Love Is in the Air" | John Paul Young | John Paul Young | Harry Vanda, George Young | Harry Vanda, George Young | Won |
| Most Performed Country Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Lead Me Home" | "Lead Me Home" | Carter and Carter | Carter and Carter | Merelyn Carter, David Carter | Merelyn Carter, David Carter | Won |
| "Raining on the Plains" | "Raining on the Plains" | Sara Storer, Douglas Storer, Garth Porter | Sara Storer, Douglas Storer, Garth Porter | Merelyn Carter, David Carter | Merelyn Carter, David Carter | Nominated |
| "Way It Is" | "Way It Is" | Lee Kernaghan | Lee Kernaghan | Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter | Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter | Nominated |
| "Something in the Water" | "Something in the Water" | Lee Kernaghan | Lee Kernaghan | Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan | Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan | Nominated |
| "Wish I Was a Train" | "Wish I Was a Train" | Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly | Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly | Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly | Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly | Nominated |
| Most Performed Dance Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Bang This" | "Bang This" | J-Wess | J-Wess | James Essex, Andrew Gardner | James Essex, Andrew Gardner | Nominated |
| "Danger" | "Danger" | Katie Underwood | Katie Underwood | Katie Underwood, Simon Hosford, James Kempster | Katie Underwood, Simon Hosford, James Kempster | Nominated |
| "One of My Kind" | "One of My Kind" | Rogue Traders | Rogue Traders | James Appleby, Steve Davis, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | James Appleby, Steve Davis, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | Nominated |
| "Tonight" | "Tonight" | Amiel | Amiel | Amiel Daemion, Barry Palmer, Stuart Crichton | Amiel Daemion, Barry Palmer, Stuart Crichton | Nominated |
| "U Talkin' to Me" | "U Talkin' to Me" | Disco Montego | Disco Montego | Darren Dowlut, Dennis Dowlut, Robert Woolf | Darren Dowlut, Dennis Dowlut, Robert Woolf | Won |
| Most Performed Foreign Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Beautiful" | "Beautiful" | Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | Linda Perry | Linda Perry | Nominated |
| "Unwell" | "Unwell" | Matchbox Twenty | Matchbox Twenty | Robert Thomas | Robert Thomas | Nominated |
| "I'm with You" | "I'm with You" | Avril Lavigne | Avril Lavigne | Avril Lavigne, Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards | Avril Lavigne, Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards | Nominated |
| "Lost Without You" | "Lost Without You" | Delta Goodrem | Delta Goodrem | Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard | Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard | Nominated |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | "Big Yellow Taxi" | Counting Crows | Counting Crows | Joni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Won |
| Most Performed Jazz Work |||||||
| Title | Title | Artist | Artist | Writer | Writer | Result |
| "Stars Apart" | "Stars Apart" | Allan Browne | Allan Browne | Paul Grabowsky | Paul Grabowsky | Nominated |
| "Solitude" | "Solitude" | Fiona Burnett | Fiona Burnett | Fiona Burnett | Fiona Burnett | Nominated |
| "Mandella" | "Mandella" | Guy Strazzullo | Guy Strazzullo | Guy Strazzullo | Guy Strazzullo | Nominated |
| "If You Love Me" | "If You Love Me" | Sharny Russell | Sharny Russell | Sharny Russell | Sharny Russell | Won |
| "East St Kilda Toodle Oo" | "East St Kilda Toodle Oo" | Allan Browne | Allan Browne | John Scurry | John Scurry | Nominated |
| Classical Music Awards |||||||
| Best Composition by an Australian Composer |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Learning to Howl | Learning to Howl | Learning to Howl | Andrew Ford | Andrew Ford | Andrew Ford | Won |
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition |||||||
| Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Performer | Performer | Result |
| Time and the Bell | Time and the Bell | Peter Rankine | Peter Rankine | Richard Haynes | Richard Haynes | Won |
| Instrumental Work of the Year |||||||
| Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Performer | Performer | Result |
| Rumba Flamenca | Rumba Flamenca | Gareth Koch | Gareth Koch | Saffire Guitar Quartet | Saffire Guitar Quartet | Nominated |
| Stoneworks | Stoneworks | Richard Charlton | Richard Charlton | Saffire Guitar Quartet | Saffire Guitar Quartet | Won |
| Threnody | Threnody | Peter Sculthorpe | Peter Sculthorpe | Patricia Pollett | Patricia Pollett | Nominated |
| The Room of the Saints | The Room of the Saints | Gerard Brophy | Gerard Brophy | Patricia Pollett | Patricia Pollett | Nominated |
| Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music |||||||
| Artist or Organisation | Artist or Organisation | Artist or Organisation | Artist or Organisation | Artist or Organisation | Artist or Organisation | Result |
| Felix Werder | Felix Werder | Felix Werder | Felix Werder | Felix Werder | Felix Werder | Won |
| Orchestral Work of the Year |||||||
| Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Performer | Performer | Result |
| "Love Duet" – Oboe Concerto | "Love Duet" – Oboe Concerto | Ross Edwards | Ross Edwards | Diana Doherty | Diana Doherty | Nominated |
| Love Me Sweet | Love Me Sweet | Carl Vine | Carl Vine | Diana Doherty | Diana Doherty | Nominated |
| Pipe Dreams | Pipe Dreams | Carl Vine | Carl Vine | Australian Chamber Orchestra | Australian Chamber Orchestra | Nominated |
| This Insubstantial Pageant | This Insubstantial Pageant | Gordon Kerry | Gordon Kerry | West Australian Symphony Orchestra | West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Won |
| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Individual |||||||
| Individual | Individual | Individual | Work | Work | Work | Result |
| Patricia Pollett | Patricia Pollett | Patricia Pollett | Still Life | Still Life | Still Life | Won |
| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Organisation |||||||
| Organisation | Organisation | Organisation | Work | Work | Work | Result |
| West Australian Symphony Orchestra | West Australian Symphony Orchestra | West Australian Symphony Orchestra | | | | Won |
| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music in Education |||||||
| Organisation | Organisation | Organisation | Work | Work | Work | Result |
| Lyn Carr | Lyn Carr | Lyn Carr | 2003 Keys National Piano Competition | 2003 Keys National Piano Competition | 2003 Keys National Piano Competition | Won |
| Most Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music in a Regional Area |||||||
| Organisation | Organisation | Organisation | Work | Work | Work | Result |
| Queensland Biennial Festival of Music | Queensland Biennial Festival of Music | Queensland Biennial Festival of Music | | | | Won |
| Vocal or Choral Work of the Year |||||||
| Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Performer | Performer | Result |
| Berceuse | Berceuse | Gerard Brophy | Gerard Brophy | Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Won |
| Screen Music Awards |||||||
| Best Feature Film Score |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Japanese Story | Japanese Story | Japanese Story | Elizabeth Drake | Elizabeth Drake | Elizabeth Drake | Won |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti | Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti | Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti | Nominated |
| One Perfect Day | One Perfect Day | One Perfect Day | David Hobson, Josh G. Abrahams, Lisa Gerrard, Paul van Dyk | David Hobson, Josh G. Abrahams, Lisa Gerrard, Paul van Dyk | David Hobson, Josh G. Abrahams, Lisa Gerrard, Paul van Dyk | Nominated |
| The Wannabes | The Wannabes | The Wannabes | David Hirschfelder | David Hirschfelder | David Hirschfelder | Nominated |
| Best Music for an Advertisement |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Lux Lift Plus | Lux Lift Plus | Lux Lift Plus | Paul Healy, Antony Partos | Paul Healy, Antony Partos | Paul Healy, Antony Partos | Won |
| Qantas Recharge | Qantas Recharge | Qantas Recharge | Carlo Giacco | Carlo Giacco | Carlo Giacco | Nominated |
| Surflifesavers – "Last Patrol" | Surflifesavers – "Last Patrol" | Surflifesavers – "Last Patrol" | Christopher Elves | Christopher Elves | Christopher Elves | Nominated |
| Toyota Landcruiser – “Snakebite” | Toyota Landcruiser – “Snakebite” | Toyota Landcruiser – “Snakebite” | Bruce Heald, Mark Rivett | Bruce Heald, Mark Rivett | Bruce Heald, Mark Rivett | Nominated |
| Best Music for Children's Television |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Active Kidz | Active Kidz | Active Kidz | Scott Ehler, Glenn Heaton, Geoffrey McGarvey, Amy Wilkins | Scott Ehler, Glenn Heaton, Geoffrey McGarvey, Amy Wilkins | Scott Ehler, Glenn Heaton, Geoffrey McGarvey, Amy Wilkins | Won |
| Fergus McPhail | Fergus McPhail | Fergus McPhail | Jamie Saxe | Jamie Saxe | Jamie Saxe | Nominated |
| New MacDonald's Farm | New MacDonald's Farm | New MacDonald's Farm | Jay Somerville Collie | Jay Somerville Collie | Jay Somerville Collie | Nominated |
| Tabaluga and Leo – A Christmas Adventure | Tabaluga and Leo – A Christmas Adventure | Tabaluga and Leo – A Christmas Adventure | Guy Gross | Guy Gross | Guy Gross | Nominated |
| Best Music for a Documentary |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Poisonous Women | Poisonous Women | Poisonous Women | Christopher Elves | Christopher Elves | Christopher Elves | Won |
| Roger | Roger | Roger | Tamara O'Brien | Tamara O'Brien | Tamara O'Brien | Nominated |
| Silent Storm | Silent Storm | Silent Storm | Guy Gross | Guy Gross | Guy Gross | Nominated |
| Troubled Minds | Troubled Minds | Troubled Minds | Dale Cornelius | Dale Cornelius | Dale Cornelius | Nominated |
| Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| BenQ | BenQ | BenQ | Alison Cole, David Smith | Alison Cole, David Smith | Alison Cole, David Smith | Nominated |
| Docklands | Docklands | Docklands | Robert Upward | Robert Upward | Robert Upward | Nominated |
| Ocean to Outback | Ocean to Outback | Ocean to Outback | Ashley Klose | Ashley Klose | Ashley Klose | Nominated |
| Qantas Entertainment | Qantas Entertainment | Qantas Entertainment | Barbara Griffin | Barbara Griffin | Barbara Griffin | Won |
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Floodhouse | Floodhouse | Floodhouse | Amanda Brown | Amanda Brown | Amanda Brown | Nominated |
| Marking Time | Marking Time | Marking Time | Martin Armiger | Martin Armiger | Martin Armiger | Nominated |
| Salem's Lot | Salem's Lot | Salem's Lot | Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard | Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard | Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard | Nominated |
| Shark Net | Shark Net | Shark Net | Alan John | Alan John | Alan John | Won |
| Best Music for a Short Film |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Black Berries | Black Berries | Black Berries | James Lee | James Lee | James Lee | Nominated |
| The Scree | The Scree | The Scree | Adrian Van De Velde | Adrian Van De Velde | Adrian Van De Velde | Won |
| Syntax Error | Syntax Error | Syntax Error | Andrew Lancaster, David McCormack, Antony Partos | Andrew Lancaster, David McCormack, Antony Partos | Andrew Lancaster, David McCormack, Antony Partos | Nominated |
| The Tooth | The Tooth | The Tooth | Elliott Wheeler | Elliott Wheeler | Elliott Wheeler | Nominated |
| Best Music for a Television Series or Serial |||||||
| Series or Serial | Series or Serial | Episode title | Episode title | Composer | Composer | Result |
| CrashBurn | CrashBurn | "Episode 13" | "Episode 13" | Burkhard Dallwitz | Burkhard Dallwitz | Won |
| McLeod's Daughters | McLeod's Daughters | "Episode 73" | "Episode 73" | Alastair Ford | Alastair Ford | Nominated |
| MDA | MDA | "Series 2 – Episode 27" | "Series 2 – Episode 27" | Roger Mason | Roger Mason | Nominated |
| The Secret Life of Us | The Secret Life of Us | "Series 3 – Episode 19" | "Series 3 – Episode 19" | Chris Pettifer | Chris Pettifer | Nominated |
| Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series |||||||
| Song title | Song title | Work | Work | Composer | Composer | Result |
| "Freedom Song" | "Freedom Song" | Floodhouse | Floodhouse | Amanda Brown, Miro Bilbrough | Amanda Brown, Miro Bilbrough | Nominated |
| "Bitter Plum" | "Bitter Plum" | Somersault | Somersault | Amanda Brown | Amanda Brown | Nominated |
| "Somersault" | "Somersault" | Somersault | Somersault | Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring) | Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring) | Won |
| "Back Home to You" | "Back Home to You" | The Honourable Wally Norman | The Honourable Wally Norman | John Bartholomeusz, Colin Swan | John Bartholomeusz, Colin Swan | Nominated |
| Best Soundtrack Album |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| Bad Eggs | Bad Eggs | Bad Eggs | David Graney, Clare Moore | David Graney, Clare Moore | David Graney, Clare Moore | Nominated |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti | Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti | Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti | Won |
| Salem's Lot | Salem's Lot | Salem's Lot | Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard | Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard | Christopher Gordon, Lisa Gerrard | Nominated |
| Somersault | Somersault | Somersault | Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring) | Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring) | Kenny Davis, Benjamin Ely, Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac, Tom Schutzinger (see Decoder Ring) | Nominated |
| Best Television Theme |||||||
| Title | Title | Title | Composer | Composer | Composer | Result |
| CrashBurn | CrashBurn | CrashBurn | Burkhard Dallwitz | Burkhard Dallwitz | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated |
| "EE II EE II OO (New MacDonald's Farm Theme)" | "EE II EE II OO (New MacDonald's Farm Theme)" | "EE II EE II OO (New MacDonald's Farm Theme)" | Barbara Griffin, Latu Harper | Barbara Griffin, Latu Harper | Barbara Griffin, Latu Harper | Nominated |
| The Einstein Factor | The Einstein Factor | The Einstein Factor | Michael Lira | Michael Lira | Michael Lira | Won |
| "If Only" | "If Only" | "If Only" | Carlo Giacco | Carlo Giacco | Carlo Giacco | Nominated |
| International Achievement Award |||||||
| Artist | Artist | Artist | Artist | Artist | Artist | Result |
| Lisa Gerrard | Lisa Gerrard | Lisa Gerrard | Lisa Gerrard | Lisa Gerrard | Lisa Gerrard | Won |