Music Peter Sullivan "Jesus End of Man's Desire" Music - Peter Sullivan, Lyrics - Bob Ellis Sung by Mount Eliza High School Choir "It's Over" Words and Music by Steve J. Spears "Australia, Australia" Music - Peter Sullivan, Lyrics - Bob Ellis Music Recorded by Assisted by Recorded at Ross Cockle Michael Wickow Metropolis Audio Peter Sullivan's blog post, 6th March, 2012, here, provides these career details for him as a film and television composer: EDUCATION: Diploma of Music - University of Melbourne (1972) Performance piano and double bass Diploma of Music - University of Melbourne (1972) Composition supervisor Keith Humble Master of Music - University of Melbourne (2002) Composition supervisor Brenton Broadstock Private Studies in conducting with Prof John Hopkins (2002-9) AWARDS: Penguin Award 1984 (Best Mini Series Theme) Penguin Award 1986 (Best Mini Series Theme) Penguin Award 1988 (Excellence in Music for the song Fly) Penguin Award 1990 (Best Mini Series Theme, The Magistrate) APRA Award 1991 Advance Australia Services to Music 1992 Australia Day Ambassador 1998-2011 Life Member - Australia Day Ambassador 2008 Variety Club Childrenʼs Entertainer of the Year 2011
CAREER: 1988 commissioned to compose and conduct the song for the Australian Pavilion at 1998 Expo in Brisbane The Two-Man Band - with Mike Brady highest selling Australian single Up There Cazaly Arranger and Producer - albums and CDs for many of Australiaʼs leading artists including: Pseudo Echo, Little River Band, Mike Brady, Daryl Somers, Ricky May, Normie Rowe, The Seekers, Colleen Hewitt, Dennis Walter, Franciscus Henri, John Farnham and the Aussie Pops Orchestra. Music Director at Channel 9 shows included The Michael Crawford Special, Ernie and Denise, Pot of Gold, The Footy Show, In Melbourne Tonight, Alan Border Medal, Carols By Candlelight. Music Director of the Peter Sullivan Big Band performed at many major private, and corporate events and backing major international performers including Wayne Newton, Michael Crawford, Petula Clark, Kathryn Grayson, Chubby Checker, Barry Humphries, Paul Hogan, Kenny Rogers and in 1988 played at a reception during the visit of Price Charles and Lady Diana in 1988. Conductor of all types of ensembles for films TV, big band, the Classical Experience Orchestra at The Crown Showroom TELEVISION CREDITS Composer, arranger, conductor: Man From Snowy River (3 series), Hinch, House Rules, The Magistrate, Half a World Away, Rose Against The Odds, Embassy, Chances, Law of the Land, Boys from the Bush, Boney, Half Way Around the Galaxy and Turn Left, The Bob Morrison Show, Ted Whitten Special, Pigʼs Breakfast, Queens Kat, Carmel and St Jude, In Melbourne Tonight, Fear Factor, The Footy Show FEATURE FILMS Composer, arranger, conductor: Pirate Movie, Humpty Dumpty Man, As Time Goes By, Breakaway, Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train, Nigel, Ground Zero, The Dish
SULLIVAN STUDIO - producer: Recorded and produced many albums, CDs, commercials and commissioned works in fully equipped studio. TEACHING: Guest Lecturer at the University of Melbourne Composer In Residence at Brighton Grammar Director of SAM Sullivan Academy of Music Private Teacher piano, arranging, composition TECHNOLOGY: Specialist working knowledge of Fairlight, Pro Tools and Sibelius Notation Software and Word Processing. Another blog post here, dated 13th February 2012, provided further details: Peter "Sully" Sullivan TV's Musical Director IMT, Footy Show, Carols By Candlelight for Channel 9 and many more. Is currently the resident pianist at Melbourne 's Prestigious PARK HYATT If you have any function that may require some musical entertainment, please don't hesitate to contact Sully, either direct or through the Park Hyatt. In 1981, Sully was part of Australia's top selling single "Up There Cazaly" as one haof of "The Two Man Band". You may want a song written especially for your function. Please keep Sully in mind. Sully's bands range from 40's Big Band thru to current pop starting from a duo to a Symphony Orchestra Sully and his bands have recently performed at The Starry Starry Night
function at Crown,Lord Mayors Ball,Regent Theatre and many prestigious functions over the years. (Below: Peter Sullivan) Sullivan scores a cameo in the film, playing the piano and leading a singalong on the train:
Playwright and actor Steve J. Spears also plays the piano and leads a singalong, but then also gets to go off with Wendy Hughes to her bunk.