Ack Kinmonth | |
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 Kinmonth at the 13th AACTA Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Craig Kinmonth |
| Born | Brisbane, Australia |
| Genres | Film Score |
| Occupation | Film composer · producer · multi-instrumentalist |
| Instrument | Guitar · synthesizer · keyboards |
| Website | https://ackkinmonth.com/ |
Anthony Craig "Ack" Kinmonth is a film and television composer from Brisbane, Australia. He was the first Australian composer to write a featured song for the American children's television series, Sesame Street: "Five Kangaroos".[1][2] It aired during the show's 44th season as performed by Australian R&B singer, Jessica Mauboy.[1] Australasian Performing Right Association reporter described it as a "catchy Australian tune" in March 2014.[1] Kinmonth wrote a second song for the program, "Farm Animal Song (1-10 Hoedown)", which aired during its 45th season and was performed by Kinmonth and voice over artist, Kate Murphy.[3]
Kinmonth was the composer for the TV miniseries, Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier (2015). He also served as the music editor and composer of additional music for Vikings: Athelstan’s Journal. Both miniseries were distributed by the History Channel.[4] In 2022, Kinmonth scored Hugo Weaving's Ky's Story, made in collaboration with LiveLab and Autism Queensland.[5][6] His work for Scarygirl received an Aria Music Awards nomination in 2024.[7] In that same year, Kinmonth composed music for The Sloth Lane, starring Leslie Jones, which premiered at the Annecy Festival.[8][9]
- ^ a b c Auton, Georgina (21 March 2014). "Brisbane composer Ack Kinmonth writes song for Sesame Street". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Blackshaw, Adam (2015). "From iconic films to Sesame Street". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Composer Ack Kinmonth composes a new song for Sesame Street via Like a Photon Creative". Campaign Brief Australia. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Ack Kinmonth". IMDb. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Cornford, Susy (11 November 2022). "Hugo Weaving re-teams with Griffith Film School students to tell his nephew's story". IF Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Bowley, Christine (29 March 2023). "Ky's Autism Stories lock in SBS deal". Griffith News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 ARIA Award nominations: Indie rockers Royel Otis take on Dom Dolla, Kylie, Troye Sivan". ABC News. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Animation film category Annecy Presents: The Sloth Lane | Annecy Festival". www.annecyfestival.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (17 May 2024). "Sola Media Closes Multiple Territory Sales on 'The Sloth Lane' Ahead of Annecy World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2024.