StephenMcCurdy
- Composer
Composer Stephen McCurdy's screen music has crossed the gamut — from jazz, chamber pieces, rock, and pop, to the faux Peggy Lee song which opened each episode of 80s soap Gloss. McCurdy won NZ Film Awards for his scores to Came a Hot Friday and The End of the Golden Weather.
Screenography
Biography
Stephen McCurdy's work for the screen ranges from the jazz/country exuberance of Came a Hot Friday, the spare and sombre orchestral score for Barry Barclay's Feathers of Peace, to the cello and sampler shadings of End of the Golden Weather.
Awards
1992 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Score: for The End of the Golden Weather
1988 Listener New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Original Music - Television: for Gloss
“I think the tendency for New Zealand screen music is to be quite sparse ... and that's a good thing. Part of my job is knowing exactly when to sit on my hands. ”