Aaron Cupples

{{Use British English|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Aaron Cupples | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | birth_name = Aaron Nicolas Cupples | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = Experimental rock, alternative rock, electronic, avant garde | occupation = Film Composer, Record Producer, Songwriter, audio engineer, musician | instrument = Guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, drum machine, | years_active =  | label = | associated_acts = Civil Civic, The Drones, Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly | website = {{URL|http://www.aaroncupples.com/}} }}

'''Aaron Nicolas Cupples''' is an Australian film composer, record producer, and mix engineer based in London, UK, known for his innovative and experimental approach to music. He often constructs bespoke instruments from unconventional materials to create distinctive soundscapes.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Things We Did Next |url=https://www.thethingswedidnext.org/?team=aaron-cupples |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=South London Gallery - Meet Michelle Williams Gamaker's composer: Q&A with Aaron Cupples |url=https://www.southlondongallery.org |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

Cupples gained recognition with his score for the 2018 documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and went on to win the Best Documentary award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tribeca 2018 Juried Awards |url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/news/tribeca-2018-juried-awards |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> The score was also nominated for Best Music at the British Independent Film Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 BIFA Nominations |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/nominations/2018 |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> The soundtrack has been described as "otherworldly and experimental" with a "supernatural aura"<ref>[https://lwlies.com/reviews/island-of-the-hungry-ghosts/ Review - Little White Lies]</ref> and was created with oversized, stretched and augmented wire instrumentation. It was ranked as #3 Soundtrack Of The Year by MOJO magazine. The soundtrack was released on PAN records in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=PAN (record label) |url=https://p-a-n.org/product/aaron-cupples-island-of-the-hungry-ghosts-ost/}}</ref>

His recent work includes the soundtrack for ''GOLIATH: PLAYING WITH REALITY'', narrated by Tilda Swinton, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021 and received an Emmy nomination in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Venice International Film Festival |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2021/venice-virtual-reality/goliath-playing-reality |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emmy Awards Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> He is also the composer for Gabrielle Brady's feature film ''The Wolves Always Come at Night'', which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wolves Always Come at Night |url=https://www.gabrielle-brady.com/feature-films/the-wolves-always-come-at-night/ |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TIFF 2024 Premiere Announcement |url=https://tiff.net/events/the-wolves-always-come-at-night |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

As a record producer, he has worked with a diverse range of artists, including Spiritualized, Blanck Mass, The Drones, Tropical Fuck Storm, Kirin J Callinan, and his own band CIVIL CIVIC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Cupples Discography |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1388395-Aaron-Cupples |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> He produced and mixed two albums included in an industry-voted ’100 Greatest Australian Records Of All Time’ list.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150930015117/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/hottest-100-australian-albums-of-all-time/820674 Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time]</ref>

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Organisation ! Award ! Result |- | 2018 | British Independent Film Awards<ref>[https://www.bifa.film/awards/2018/winners-nominations/ BIFA]</ref> |Best Music | {{nom}} |- |2019 |OZZIES<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ozflix.tv/#!/page/1150/ozzies-2019-finalists|title=Ozflix TV|access-date=17 June 2019|archive-date=3 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603144754/https://www.ozflix.tv/#!/page/1150/ozzies-2019-finalists|url-status=dead}}</ref> |Best Original Soundtrack |{{nom}} |- |2019 |Aubagne International Film Festival <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/369581/|title=Aubagne celebrates the 20th birthday of Music & Cinema}}</ref> |Best Original Soundtrack |{{nom}} |}

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==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9692778/ IMDB artist page] * [http://www.aaroncupples.com/ official website]

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