MortonWilson
- Composer
- Sound
Morton Wilson began composing for film while playing in band Schtung. Hagen and fellow band member Andrew Hagen went on to provide music for a quartet of Kiwi movies, including The Scarecrow and Kingpin. In 1981 they moved to Hong Kong and got even busier, composing commercials. Wilson went on to oversee Schtung sound studios in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, while Hagen launched Schtung in Hollywood.
Screenography
Biography
Morton Wilson was relaxing at his family’s Kapiti Coast beach house when he recognised the teenager driving by, a guitar strapped to his motorbike. Wilson waved him down and said “I know you”. Wilson and Andrew Hagen were both students at Wellington Boys College; Wilson remembered an impressive monologue Hagen had given in a public speaking contest, effectively arguing he was from another planet.
Awards
1989 Australian Writers and Art Directors Awards
Craft in Television and Cinema Soundtrack (shared with Andrew Hagen): Hong Kong Tourist Association
1989 Houston International Film Festival
Gold Award for in Documentary/Corporate Section (shared with Andrew Hagen): for The Vanishing Border
“The industry is changing but ultimately it comes back to the writing, the tunes — whether it’s for a movie, a commercial or a single. If in doubt, just pick up your instrument (unless you’re a pianist, of course) and see what happens!”