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NevilleCopland

  • Composer
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Neville Copland began learning keyboards in Southland at the age of six, later studying Music with Honours at Otago University. After a gig in 1986 as music director for Play School, he plunged into a prolific composing career for TV, including many NHNZ docos which have screened internationally. In 2011 Copland was nominated for an Aotearoa Film Award for his first feature score: The  Insatiable Moon.

Screenography

2010 Composer Film
Nature - Life in Death Valley
2006 Composer Television
NZ - Sanctuary Keepers
2003 Composer Television
Shark Gordon
2000 - 2002 Composer Series
1999 Composer Television

Awards

2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Original Music - Feature Film: for The Insatiable Moon

1999 TV Guide NZ Television Awards
Best Original Music: for Dolphins of the Shadowlands

“I can’t speak highly enough of the dedication and professionalism Neville has brought to the job. Of course with four film and television awards for best music, he has some experience! But he’s brought his heart and soul to this project, and we’re the grateful recipients of it.”

Producer Mike Riddell, on The Insatiable Moon website