Dan Golding

Dan Golding is an Australian writer, composer, broadcaster, and academic. He holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne,[1] and is currently a lecturer in media and communication at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Australia.[2]

Dan Golding
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Composer, academic, writer
Years active2016–present
Associated actsDili Allstars
Websitewww.dangolding.com

Writing

Golding is the author of Star Wars After Lucas,[3] and the co-author of Game Changers.[4] Golding and his work has been featured on The Conversation,[5] BoingBoing,[6] Australian Broadcasting Corporation,[7] and in Wired.[8] His 2019 book, Star Wars after Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy, was reviewed on The Verge[9] and in Leonard.[10] As a writer, Golding won the Lizzie for Best Games Journalist at the 11th Annual IT Journalism Awards for work published with Crikey.[1]

Music

Golding is the creator of the soundtracks for Untitled Goose Game,[11] The Haunted Island,[12] and Push Me Pull You.[13] His soundtrack for The Haunted Island won the APRA AMCOS award for best music at the 2019 Australian Game Developer Awards.[14] Untitled Goose Game was nominated for audio awards at the 2020 Independent Games Festival Awards,[15] the Game Developers Choice Awards,[16] and the British Academy Games Awards.[17] In March 2020, Golding's soundtrack album for Untitled Goose Game was released by Decca Records.[18]

Golding was the director of Australia's Freeplay Independent Games Festival from 2014 to 2017,[19] and from 2006 to 2009 was a member of the Dili Allstars.

Broadcasting

Golding is the host of the weekly Screen Sounds program on ABC Classic radio,[20] He is a co-host of the Art of the Score podcast.[21] He has created video essays about film music, including A Theory of Film Music in response to a video by Every Frame a Painting. The dialogue between the two was described by Fandor as "an extraordinary case study in how popular video essayists and academically trained scholars can bring out the best from each other".[22]

In 2015, Golding presented A Short History of Videogames, a four-part documentary series for ABC Radio National.[23] With Linda Marigliano, Golding co-hosted the documentary series What Is Music for ABC Television and Triple J.[24]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[25][26] Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack) Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated

Further reading
Books by Dan Golding
  • Star Wars after Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press (2019). ISBN 978-1-5179-0542-2
  • Game Changers: From Minecraft to Misogyny, the Fight for the Future of Videogames, co-authored by Leena van Deventer. Melbourne: Affirm Press (2016). ISBN 978-1-9253-4450-9
Albums by Dan Golding
  • Untitled Goose Game (Original Soundtrack). Decca Classics (2020).

References
  1. Bunyan, Marcus (2019-01-10). "Dr Dan Golding - Lecturer, Swinburne University, and Writer — School of Culture and Communication". Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Profile | Swinburne University of Technology". www.swinburne.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. Liptak, Andrew (2019-05-01). "10 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in May". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. admin (2016-03-01). "Game Changers". Affirm Press. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  5. Johnstone, Stefanie. "The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here's why stories work so well in threes". The Conversation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. James, Andrea (19 September 2016). "Dan Golding's brilliant response to the Marvel soundtrack originality debate". Boing Boing. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. Williams, Cameron (26 May 2019). "Twenty years on, we're still feeling the aftershocks of The Phantom Menace". ABC News. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. Rogers, Adam. "Star Wars Fans Know Nostalgia Well. It's Time to Build a Future". Wired. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  9. Liptak, Andrew (1 May 2019). "10 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in May". The Verge. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  10. Sweeting, James (6 July 2019). "Review of Star Wars After Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy". Leonardo/ISAST. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. "Developing a horrible goose and a huge following | Film Victoria". www.film.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  12. Couture, Joel. "Road to the IGF: Grace Bruxner's The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  13. "Push Me Pull You". pmpygame.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  14. Di Giovanni, Gianni. "The Winners for the 2019 AGDAs have been announced". www.pixelsift.com.au. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  15. "Mutazione, Eliza, Untitled Goose Game Are Some of the Key Nominees for the 22nd Annual Independent Games Festival". GlobeNewswire. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  16. Gamastura staff (8 January 2020). "Death Stranding leads the pack of 2020 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees". Gamasutra. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  17. Stuart, Keith (3 March 2020). "Death Stranding and Control dominate Bafta games awards nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  18. O'Connor, James (31 March 2020). "Honk! The Untitled Goose Game Soundtrack Is Available Now--Listen To It Here". Gamespot. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  19. Dominguez, James 'DexX' (2014-10-23). "Freeplay, Australia's premier indie games festival, gets a shake-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  20. "Screen Sounds". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  21. "Art of the Score". Art of the Score. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  22. "The Best Video Essays of 2016". Fandor. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  23. "A Short History of Videogames". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  24. "What Is Music". ABC iView. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  25. "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  26. "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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