Ashley Irwin

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Ashley Irwin | birth_name = Ashley John Irwin | occupation = Composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor | genre = {{flat list| * Soundtrack (Film score) * Contemporary classical }} | website = http://www.ashleyirwin.com/ }}

'''Ashley Irwin''' is an Australian born composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger and music producer. Irwin has composed, conducted, arranged, and orchestrated music for numerous movie soundtracks. He has collaborated with Clint Eastwood, Bill Conti, and has scored for silent films including Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ashley Irwin|url=https://thescl.com/leadership-team/ashley-irwin/|website=The Society of Composers and Lyricists|language=en-US|access-date=2024-11-24}}</ref> He has an Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction, and two Emmy nominations.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ashley Irwin|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ashley-irwin|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

Irwin is currently serving his sixth two-year term as the president of the Society of Composers and Lyricists.<ref name=":0" />

== Career == Ashley Irwin began his career arranging for records and commercials in Australia.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Screen composer Ashley Irwin discusses the Oscars, Clint Eastwood, and next week's Screen Music Awards|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/screen-composer-ashley-irwin-discusses-the-oscars-clint-eastwood-and-next-weeks-screen-music-awards/|date=2015-10-27|website=The Music Network|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> He was one of six arrangers commissioned to orchestrate the ill-fated 1988 Australian bicentennial musical, ''Manning Clark's History of Australia – The Musical''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/291100-Ashley-Irwin?type=Credits&subtype=Writing-Arrangement&filter_anv=0&noanv=1 Ashley Irwin: Writing and Arrangement]. Discogs</ref> After writing music for theatre, records, advertising and television, Irwin moved to the United States in 1990, composing and orchestrating for feature films.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ashley Irwin|url=http://www.musiccreatorsna.org/about/mcna-executive-ashley-irwin/|website=www.musiccreatorsna.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

In the late 90s, Irwin scored the silent classics ''The White Hell of Piz Palü'' directed by German director Arnold Fanck, and Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=European Film Philharmonic Institute|url=http://www.filmphilharmonie.de/index.php?id=163&type=123&no_cache=1&L=1&tx_filmdatenbank_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=305&cHash=57384a93cb1b45c1f8e9caf0ed97184d|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

Irwin was recommended to Clint Eastwood after his arranger retired, which led to Irwin's collaboration with Eastwood on films ''Hereafter'', ''J. Edgar'', ''Jersey Boys'', ''and The 15:17 to Paris''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Screen Composers Guild of Canada :: A national association of professional music composers and producers for film, television and media|url=https://screencomposers.ca/|website=Screen Composers Guild of Canada|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> He also worked on independent films including ''The Pardon'' starring John Hawkes and Jaime King.<ref name=":2" /> Irwin was one of the writers for the 2011 Australian musical "Pyjamas in Paradise<nowiki>''</nowiki>.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pyjamas in Paradise {{!}} Stage Whispers|url=https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/pyjamas-paradise|website=www.stagewhispers.com.au|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pyjamas in Paradise - Gold Coast Australia|url=https://www.goldcoastaustralia.com/events/view/pyjamas-in-paradise|website=www.goldcoastaustralia.com|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

Irwin has arranged and composed for 21 Academy Awards shows, several Emmy, Grammy, and other TV variety shows.<ref name=":3" /> His credits as music director include NBC's Screen Actors Guild Awards, American Giving Awards, and the Screen Musical Awards.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

=== Society of Composer and Lyricists === Ashley Irwin has served as the president of the Society of Composers and Lyricists since 2013.<ref name=":2" />

Irwin has moderated numerous interviews, among them are six-time Oscar nominee Alexandre Desplat, Christophe Beck, Bruce Broughton, and Randy Edelman. He is a frequent speaker and presenter at SCL hosted events and award shows.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Philomena' Composer Alexandre Desplat at Polo Lounge: Ban Temp Tracks, 'Capture the Soul of a Film'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/philomena-composer-alexandre-desplat-at-683071|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 February 2014 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BMI Attends SCL Holiday Party in NY to Honor Award-Winning Composer David Yazbek|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-attends-scl-holiday-party-in-ny-to-honor-award-winning-composer-da|date=2019-12-12|website=BMI.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Win Big at Inaugural Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/society-of-composers-lyricists-awards-women-win-big-hildur-guonadottir-1203460388/|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2020-01-08|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Los Angeles Film School and SCL present: Musical Anatomy of Animation|url=https://www.lafilm.edu/event/the-los-angeles-film-school-and-scl-present-musical-anatomy-of-animation/|website=The Los Angeles Film School|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=Fruitful discussions at the Creators' Roundtable in L.A.|url=http://composeralliance.org/press-release-fruitful-discussions-at-the-creators-roundtable-in-l-a/|date=2019-03-14|website=ECSA-Composer Alliance|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Composers' Org to Begin Hosting Annual Film and TV Music Awards (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-composers-org-begin-hosting-170024777.html|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=9 September 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Broughton, Edelman honored by Society of Composers & Lyricists - by Jon Burlingame|url=http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2017/121117.html|website=www.filmmusicsociety.org|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Oscars: A Recap of the Long, Rainy, Party-Packed Weekend Leading Up to Sunday Night|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-2014-a-recap-long-684872|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2 March 2014 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

=== APRA === Irwin is an official APRA Ambassador. He was the music director for APRA's Screen Music Awards between 2013 and 2016.

== Recognition == Ashley Irwin was awarded an Emmy in 1992 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction for the 64th annual Academy Awards.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> He has previously been nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction in 1990 and 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Outstanding Music Direction Nominees / Winners 1990|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1990/outstanding-music-direction|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Outstanding Music Direction Nominees / Winners 1991|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1991/outstanding-music-direction|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

The Australian Guild of Screen Composers recognized Irwin for his score to ''The White Hell of Piz Palü'' and ''The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'', awarding him the Best Feature Film Score in both 1998 and 1999.<ref name=":2" />

Irwin was given a G.A.N.G. award for his work in ''The Godfather'' video game in 2006.<ref name=":0" />

He was nominated for AACTA and APRA awards for his recreated songs in the mini-series Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door.<ref name=":0" />

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== External links == {{Official website|http://www.ashleyirwin.com/home.html}}

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