Paul Charlier


Paul Charlier is an Australian composer and sound designer who works primarily in theatre and film. He has also worked in radio and was a founding member of the Sydney post-punk band SoliPsiK. His theatre work includes the Sydney Theatre Company productions of A Streetcar Named Desire and Uncle Vanya, as well as the Company B productions of Faith Healer and The Diary of a Madman. His film credits include The Final Quarter, Looking for Alibrandi, Candy, Paul Kelly - Stories of Me and Last Ride.

Awards and nominations

Film

Theatre

The Diary of a Madman - Won a 2010 Sydney Theatre Award A Streetcar Named Desire - Won a 2009 Sydney Theatre Award and a 2010 Helpmann Award Buried Child - Nominated for a 2003 Helpmann Award

Physical theatre

Honour Bound - Won a 2006 Sydney Theatre Award and a 2006 Greenroom Award

Body of work

Film

Theatre - original music and sound design

Theatre - sound design

The Diary of a Madman - Dir: Neil Armfield. Company B. Deuce - Dir: Michael Blakemore. Music Box Theatre. Ying Tong - Dir: Richard Cottrell. Sydney Theatre Company. Hedda Gabler - Dir: Robyn Nevin. Sydney Theatre Company. The Real Thing - Dir: Robyn Nevin. Sydney Theatre Company. Waiting For Godot - Dir: Neil Armfield. Company B. Copenhagen - Dir: Michael Blakemore. Sydney Theatre Company. The Judas Kiss - Dir: Neil Armfield. Company B and The Festival Of Sydney. Night On Bald Mountain - Dir: Neil Armfield. Company B. Hamlet - Dir: Neil Armfield. Company B.

Physical theatre and dance - original score and sound design

Jurrungu Ngan-ga/Straight Talk - Chr: Dalisa Pigram with the performers Dir: Rachael Swain. Marrugeku and Carriageworks Honour Bound - Dir: Nigel Jamieson, Chr: Garry Stewart. Sydney Opera House and Malthouse Theatre. Already Elsewhere - Chr: Kate Champion. Force Majeure and Sydney Festival. DV8: The Cost Of Living / Can We Afford This? - Dir/Chr: Lloyd Newson. DV8 Physical Theatre. Blood Vessel - Dir: Rachael Swain. Stalker Theatre Company.

Radio features - script and music

E-Dice: A Plan For Eurydice - Commissioned by ABC Radio. A Fall - Commissioned by ABC Radio. The Touring Machine - Commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Co-produced by ABC Radio. Remembrance Day - ABC Radio 'Surface Tension'.

Discography

Soundtracks

Last Ride OST - Level 2 Music. Candy OST - Inertia.

SoliPsiK

See Saw on Can't Stop It 2 – Australian Post Punk 1979-84, Chapter Music. Leichenschrei Zombod on "A Sampler", M-Squared Records. See Saw, M-Squared Records.

Other

The Touring Machine - The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Other reading

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