Known for Sound
David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960) is an Australian musician and composer. He was a member of Little River Band from 1983-1986 and has composed music for numerous films, including Oscar-nominated scores for Shine (1996) and Elizabeth (1998).
Born
November 18, 1960 (age 65)
Birthplace
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Filmography
57 films, 3 shows


The Fabulous Four
2024 · 1h 39m · US
Three lifelong friends travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in the surprise wedding of their college girlfriend Marilyn. Once there, sisterhoods are rekindled, the past rises up again in all its glory, and there’s enough sparks, drinks, and romance to change all their lives in ways they never expected.


Sleeping Dogs
2024 · 1h 52m · US
Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.


Escape from Pretoria
2020 · 1h 42m · AU
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.


The Whistleblower
2019 · 2h 14m · AU
Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk, and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth.


Ride Like a Girl
2019 · 1h 38m · AU
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.


In Like Flynn
2018 · 1h 35m · AU
A mostly true account of future Hollywood star Errol Flynn's sea adventures in the early thirties, sailing from Australia to Papua in search of gold, along with his best friend Rex, a former Canadian smuggler; Dook, a handy English gentleman; and Charlie, a grumpy old sailor.


A Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · 1h 43m · UK
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.


The Dressmaker
2015 · 1h 58m · AU
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.


The Water Diviner
2014 · 1h 52m · AU
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.


Healing
2014 · 1h 52m · AU
Viktor Kahdem is a man who has almost given up on life, sentenced to a low-security prison farm, a completely non-threatening environment where it is still felt that some individuals can be reformed. At Won Wron, Case Worker Matt Perry has established a unique program to rehabilitate broken men through giving them the responsibility for the rehabilitation of injured raptors - beautiful, fearsome proud eagles, falcons and owls. Against all odds, Matt takes on Viktor as his number one test case, introducing him to Yasmine, the majestic wedge tailed eagle with a 2 metre wingspan. If these two can tame each other, anything is possible.


The Railway Man
2013 · 1h 56m · AU
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.


Sanctum
2011 · 1h 48m · US
Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.


Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010 · 1h 37m · AU
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.


I Love You Too
2010 · 1h 47m · AU
Written by comedian Peter Helliar, I LOVE YOU TOO stars Brendan Cowell as Jim, a 30-something emotionally stunted man whose inability to declare his love to his girlfriend, Alice, threatens to cost him the best thing he ever had but leads him to befriend a talented dwarf who helps him find the words to get her back.


Australia
2008 · 2h 45m · AU
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.


Salute
2008 · 2h · AU
The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less known is the part in that episode in history played by Peter Norman, the white Australian on the podium who had run second — and the price paid afterward by all three athletes.


The Children of Huang Shi
2008 · 2h 5m · AU
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.


Aquamarine
2006 · 1h 43m · US
Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.


The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004 · 2h 12m · US
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.


Stories of Lost Souls
2004 · 1h 30m
Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.


The Weight of Water
2001 · 1h 53m · FR
A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.


Better Than Sex
2000 · 1h 24m · AU
After a one-night stand a couple is faced with the terrifying possibility of what they really want.


Hanging Up
2000 · 1h 34m · US
Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on the telephone lines that bind - when their curmudgeonly father, Lou, is admitted to a Los Angeles Hospital. After years of wild living, intermittent affection, and constant phoning, he is finally threatening to die.


Elizabeth
1998 · 2h 3m · UK
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.


Sliding Doors
1998 · 1h 39m · UK
Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.


The Interview
1998 · 1h 44m · AU
A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?


Dating the Enemy
1996 · 1h 44m · AU
Television show host Brett and his laid-back science journalist girlfriend Tash despair that they will ever truly understand each other. On their first anniversary, under a full moon, a frustrated Tash declares her wish that they could swap lives. The next morning, Brett and Tash awaken to find Tash's wish has come true. Forced to confront the unfamiliar sensations of their "new" bodies, both must navigate strange new experiences with friends and co-workers.


Shine
1996 · 1h 45m · AU
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.


Dallas Doll
1994 · 1h 44m · AU
Dallas, an American golf tutor, arrives in a quiet Sydney suburb to teach at the local school and sets about causing chaos with the family she stays with.


Strictly Ballroom
1992 · 1h 34m · AU
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?