ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album

The ARIA Music Award for Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",[1] and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987.[2]

ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First awarded1987
Currently held byVarious Artists, Faraway Downs (2024)
Websiteariaawards.com.au

Original soundtrack albums and cast/show albums by solo artists, groups and various artist compilations are eligible. This includes recordings of existing or planned theatrical productions and soundtracks, scores and underscores for existing or planned film and television productions. Compilation soundtracks must contain over 50% of previously unreleased material by tracks and/or time and all artists must meet the artist eligibility criteria. It is judged by a specialist judging school of representatives experienced with the genre.[3]

The ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album has been awarded since the inaugural ARIA Awards in 1987, and was originally named Best Australian Original Soundtrack or Cast Recording. Between 1999 and 2003, separate awards were given for Best Original Soundtrack Album and Best Original Show/Cast Album.

Winners and nominees

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In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. Nominees in 1988 are not available in published sources.[4]

  Winner marked in a separate colour
Year Winner(s) Album title
1987
(1st)
Robyn Archer The Pack of Women
Martin Armiger Dancing Daze
Nathan Waks For Love Alone
Peter Best "Crocodile" Dundee
Peter Carey, Martin Armiger Illusion
1988
(2nd)
Original Australian Cast Recording Nine
Mario Millo The Lighthorsemen
1989
(3rd)
Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews You've Always Got the Blues (songs from the ABC TV series Stringer)
Various Artists Rikky and Pete
David Reeves Seven Little Australians
Bruce Rowland The Man from Snowy River II
Various Artists Boulevard of Broken Dreams
1990
(4th)
Original Australian Cast Recording Anything Goes
Australian Cast Recording 42nd Street
Various Artists Sons of Steel
Various Artists Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds
Various Artists The Navigator
1991
(5th)
Jon English and David Mackay Paris
Brian May Bloodmoon
Bruce Smeaton Wendy Cracked a Walnut
Michael Askill & Nigel Westlake Road to Xanadu - The Genius That Was China
Vince Jones & Grace Knight Come in Spinner
1992
(6th)
Mario Millo Brides of Christ
Jan Castor Red Express
Not Drowning, Waving Proof
Original Australian Cast Return to the Forbidden Planet
Philip Judd Death in Brunswick
1993
(7th)
John Clifford White Romper Stomper
Australian Cast Recording Jesus Christ Superstar
Ricky Fataar & Others Spotswood
Paul Grabowsky The Last Days of Chez Nous
Various Strictly Ballroom
Nigel Westlake Antarctica[5]
1994
(8th)
Original Cast Recording Hot Shoe Shuffle
The Australian Opera, Giacomo Puccini La bohème
Michael Easton, Michael Atkinson (original soundtrack) Snowy
Carl Vine Bedevil
John Waters, Lennon & McCartney Looking Through a Glass Onion
1995
(9th)
Cast Recording The Pirates of Penzance
Martin Armiger Fornicon
Guy Gross The Priscilla Companion Original Score
Various Heartland
Various Metal Skin
Various Once in a Blue Moon
1996
(10th)
Australian Cast Recording Beauty and the Beast
Australian Cast Recording The Secret Garden
Iva Davies The Berlin Tapes
Cezary Skubiszewski Lilian's Story
Nigel Westlake Babe
1997
(11th)
Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey To Have & to Hold
Mario Millo G.P.
Various Idiot Box
Various Love and Other Catastrophes
Various What I Have Written
1998
(12th)
Original Cast Recording The Boy From Oz
The Necks The Boys
Cezary Skubiszewski The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Various A Little Bit of Soul
Various To Hal and Bacharach
1999
(13th)
Soundtrack
David Hirschfelder Elizabeth
Felicity Fox Afrika - Cape Town to Cairo
David Hirschfelder The Interview
Various Praise
Various Two Hands
1999
(13th)
Cast/Show
Judi Connelli & Suzanne Johnston Perfect Strangers
Bananas in Pyjamas It's Show Time!
Opera Australia, Christine Douglas & Suzanne Johnston Hansel & Gretel
State Orchestra of Victoria Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote
2000
(14th)
Soundtrack
David Bridie In a Savage Land
Iva Davies The Ghost of Time
Paul Grabowsky Siam Sunset
Various Soft Fruit
Various The Wog Boy
David Hirschfelder & Various Artists What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
2000
(14th)
Cast/Show
Australian Cast Recording The Sound of Music
John Farnham Live at the Regent
State Orchestra of Victoria, John Lanchbery The Merry Widow
Various Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical
2001
(15th)
Soundtrack
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Various Music from the Motion Picture – The Dish
David Hirschfelder, Various Better Than Sex - Original Soundtrack
Lisa Gerrard with Hans Zimmer More Music from Gladiator
Richard Pleasance, Various The Very Best of SeaChange
Single Gun Theory The Monkey's Mask
Various Sydney 2000 The Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Official Music from the Opening Ceremony
2001
(15th)
Cast/Show
Original Cast Recording Shout! The Legend Of The Wild One
Australian Concert Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Harper Scotland the Brave
David Chesworth Wicked Voice
Janet Seidel Doris and Me
Various Sydney 2000 The Games of the XXVII Olympiad - Official Music from the Opening Ceremony
2002
(16th)
Soundtrack
Paul Kelly, Shane O' Mara, Steve Hadley, Bruce Haymes, Peter Luscombe Lantana
Graham Tardif & Rolf de Heer (composers), Archie Roach (performer) The Tracker
David Thrussell The Hard Word
Mario Millo Changi
Various Dirty Deeds
2002
(16th)
Cast/Show
Various The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
Judi Connelli Back to Before
Opera Australia, Simone Young Verdi: Requiem
Original Australian Cast Recording The Wizard of Oz
Play Act One Story of Abbey
2003
(17th)
Soundtrack
Mick Harvey Australian Rules
Cezary Skubiszewski After the Deluge (Original Television Mini-series Soundtrack)
Dave Graney & Clare Moore Music from the Motion Picture - Bad Eggs
The Saddle Club On Top of the World
Various Artists The Secret Life of Us Volume 3
2003
(17th)
Cast/Show
Various Long Way to the Top – Live in Concert
2004
(18th)
David Bridie Nautical Forlorn
Australian Chamber Orchestra Musical Renegades
Decoder Ring Somersault
Elizabeth Drake Japanese Story
Various Australian Idol Final 12
2005
(19th)
Severed Heads The Illustrated Family Doctor
Art Phillips Outback House
Ben Mingay & Deone Zanotto Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage
Roger Mason The Extra
Various Artists Deck Dogz
2006
(20th)
Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Katie Brianna & the Stormwater Boys Jindabyne soundtrack
David Bridie RAN – soundtrack
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis The Proposition
Francois Tetaz Wolf Creek – original motion picture soundtrack
Various Little Fish – soundtrack
2007
(21st)
Choir of Hard Knocks Choir of Hard Knocks
David Bridie Gone
Monsieur Camembert Famous Blue Cheese
David Bridie The Circuit
Various The Countdown Spectacular Live
2008
(22nd)
Chris Lilley Summer Heights High soundtrack
Cezary Skubiszewski Night – original soundtrack
Cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical
Ben Lee and Jessica Chapnik The Square – original soundtrack
Various Countdown Spectacular 2
2009
(23rd)
Soundtrack Balibo
Amanda Brown Son of a Lion – original soundtrack
Soundtrack Samson and Delilah
Soundtrack East of Everything – series two soundtrack album
Tex Perkins, Murray Paterson Beautiful Kate
2010
(24th)
Triple J Before Too Long: Triple J's Tribute to Paul Kelly
Burkhard Dallwitz Underbelly
Christopher Gordon & Various Artists Mao's Last Dancer
Various Artists Bran Nue Dae
Various Artists Accidents Happen
2011
(25th)
Chris Lilley Angry Boys – Official Soundtrack Album
Jed Kurzel Snowtown
Stephen Pigram, Alan Pigram, Alex Lloyd Mad Bastards – Music from the Motion Picture
Sydney Symphony & cast, Alexander Briger (conductor) Don John of Austria
Various Artists – Original Australian Cast Recording Mary Poppins
2012
(26th)
Triple J Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave
Jane Rutter An Australian in Paris
RocKwiz The RocKwiz Christmas Album
Jon English & the Original Cast of the Rock Show The Rock Show
Various Artists The Sapphires Original Soundtrack
2013
(27th)
Paul Kelly, James Ledger, Genevieve Lacey & ANAM Musicians Conversations with Ghosts
David Bridie Satellite Boy
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Lawless
Tina Arena Symphony of Life
Various Artists triple j's One Night Stand
2014[6]
(28th)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Gurrumul: His Life And Music
Glenn Shorrock & Brian Cadd The Story of Sharky and The Caddman
Katie Noonan Fierce Hearts: The Music of Love-Song-Circus
Various Artists Spirit Of Akasha
Various Artists triple j's One Night Stand: Mildura
2015
(29th)
Various Artists Beat the Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of Triple J
Ed Kuepper Last Cab to Darwin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Nigel Westlake Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Opera Australia (Brett Dean / Amanda Holden / Peter Carey) Bliss
Various Artists The Water Diviner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2016
(30th)
Josh Pyke & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live at the Sydney Opera House
Kate Miller-Heidke The Rabbits (Original Live Cast Recording)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Gallipoli Symphony
Various Artists The Divorce (Original Cast Recording)
Various Artists Velvet (The Original Cast Recording)
2017
(31st)
Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with Joseph Tawadros, Slava Grigoryan & Lior Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)
Australian Cast Recording feat. David Campbell Dream Lover
Cezary Skubiszewski Red Dog: True Blue (original soundtrack)
Jessica Mauboy The Secret Daughter (Songs from the Original TV Series)
Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra Mountain
2018
(32nd)
Jimmy Barnes Working Class Boy: The Soundtracks
Evelyn Ida Morris Acute Misfortune (Original Soundtrack)
Jessica Mauboy The Secret Daughter Season Two (Songs for the Original 7 Series)
Liars 1/1 (Original Soundtrack)
Various Artists Muriel's Wedding: The Musical (The Original Cast Recording)
2019
(33rd)
Various Artists The Recording Studio (Music From The TV Series)
Burkhard Dallwitz LOCUSTS: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Gang of Youths MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne)
Luke Howard The Sand That Ate the Sea
Trials Cargo
2020
(34th)
Chelsea Cullen I Am Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Dan Golding Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack)
Grigoryan Brothers A Boy Called Sailboat
Matteo Zingales & Antony Partos Mystery Road (Original Score: Seasons 1-2)
Sally Seltmann & Darren Seltmann The Letdown (Music from Seasons 1+2)
2021
(35th)
Angus & Julia Stone Life Is Strange
Antony Partos Rams (Original Motion Picture Score)
Caitlin Yeo, Maria Alfonsine, Damian de Boos-Smith Wakefield (Season One Official Soundtrack)
Sia Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Yve Blake Fangirls
2022
(36th)
Australian Chamber Orchestra and Richard Tognetti River (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Brett Aplin No Mercy, No Remorse (Original Score)
In Hearts Wake Green Is the New Black
Maria Alfonsine with Itunu Pepper Akoni (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Matteo Zingales A Fire Inside (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2023
(37th)
Various Artists John Farnham: Finding the Voice (Music from the Feature Documentary)
Brett Aplin and Burkhard Dallwitz Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Helena Czajka Unseen Skies (Original Score Soundtrack)
Nigel Westlake, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Benjamin Northey Blueback (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Sophie Payton (Gordi), Jason Fernandez Ride (Music from the Film)
2024
(38th)
Various Artists Faraway Downs
Ack Kinmonth Scarygirl
Harlow This is Harlow (Music From Paper Dolls)
Helena Czajka Nemesis (Original Series Soundtrack)
Jackson Milas The Way, My Way

References

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  1. ^ "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ "ARIA 2011 - Eligibility Criteria and Category Definitions" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ This nomination is not listed on the ARIA Award's website, but is in ARIA's March 1993 media release and list of nominees.
  6. ^ "Chet Faker and his beard are set to rule ARIAs". The Age. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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