Stan Walker, Dark Horse up for awards

Maioha Award nominee Stan Walker (New Zealand Herald Photograph by Jason Oxenham).

APRA has named its nominees in its soundtrack, Maori songwriting and contemporary classical categories for the 2015 Silver Scroll awards.

Stan Walker figures among the APRA Maioha Award hopefuls, while The Dark Horse is up for yet another local prize with a nomination for its score by composer Dana Lund.

Among the SOUNZ Contemporary Award nominations one nominee Chris Watson is up against his Victoria University PhD supervisor Ross Harris for their respective compositions.

The awards will be announced in Auckland on September 17 alongside the Silver Scroll for song of the year.

The nomination list:

Maioha Award

Aotearoa - by Vince Harder, Stan Walker and Troy Kingi, performed by Stan Walker, Troy Kingi, Ria Hall and Maisey Rika

Ki Uta / Rangai Maomao - Ranea Aperahama, performed by Ranea

Upokohue - Scotty Morrison, Paddy Free and Moana Maniapoto, performed by Moana and the Tribe

SOUNZ Contemporary Award

Expanse - for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, composed by Reuben Jelleyman

Piano Quintet - for piano quintet, composed by Ross Harris

sing songs self - for piano and orchestra, composed by Chris Watson

Best Original Music in a Feature Film

Consent - Grayson Gilmour

Housebound - Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

The Dark Horse - Dana Lund

Best Original Music in a Series

Girl vs. Boy (Series 3) - Tom McLeod

Hope and Wire - Emile de la Rey

Life Force (Season 2 - Mutant Planet) - David Donaldson, Janet Roddick and Stephen Roche