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Original Music Score William Motzing

Original Songs

(cast) Rock Musicians Mark Moffatt Rex Goh

Country Band Mick Conway Palz Vaughan Kim Cook Jim Niven Kim Constable

Music Recording Engineer Gerry Nixon

SONGS

Home For My Heart Composed & written by Tim Finn Performed by Tim Finn • • Alan Spenner Charlie Morgan & Guy Fletcher Produced by Phil Manzanera Cup/Enz Productions With the permission of CBS/ Mushroom Music & Enz Music

Coca-Cola Jingle & Strange Night Composed & written by Tim Finn Performed by Tim Finn • • Ricky Fataar & Paul Hester Produced by Mark Moffat & Ricky Fataar With the permission of Mushroom Records Mushroom Music & Enz Music Waltzing Matilda Traditional Melody Words by A.B. Paterson Performed by Conway's Carnival By arrangement with Retusa Pty Ltd and Allans Music Pty Ltd

Tim Finn and others from the scene appear in the film - for example, those who have a soft spot for Paul Hester and remember his unhappy fate can spot him on drums.

(Below: Tim Finn, Paul Hester and others in the recording studio scene in the film)

The indefatigable Mic Conway and his group also appear as a country band. Conway has a short wiki here, and at time of writing had his eponymous website here.

(Below: Mic Conway and his band as they appear in the film).

Greta Scacchi and producer David Rowe provided a little information about the music for the film, and related matters, in the Umbrella DVD 'making of':

Rowe: The Coca-Cola jingle that's used in the film was written by Tim Finn and I think it's just fantastic… "don't want to go where there's no Coca-Cola" … Tim wrote it … I think it was the end of Split Enz and the beginning of , so Paul Hester's in the film. We were very lucky to have Tim Finn involved, he did a lot of the music and he was a good presence. Scacchi: He came to play a recording artist in a scene, I think it was his first film appearance, and we fell in love … so yes I can't say that I didn't have a good time on that film … he came on right towards the end and we didn't start our story until after, but that's where we met. It was, in spite of these two characters, the crazy Yugoslav and the Hollywood actor, it was a journey that for most of us Aussies was colourful and fun … for me the film was very successful in every way, not just a fun time and I got to have a bond with with my producer like it's very rare to have, because you know he was really going through it and we became very good friends and still are… and I got myself a boyfriend out of it … very happy relationship … six years I had with Tim and the following year the film was invited to Cannes so we were very lucky and very proud of that … Rowe: The film was shown in competition at Cannes and we had a big party afterwards on the beach, and Tim Finn was there and Greta was there and there was some people who'd been associated with the film there … Scacchi: We had a good party, the film was very well received, and Tim had his guitar and he was having a little play there towards the end of the party, when we were all feeling quite happy and satisfied … the tension, the apprehension, for David, for all of us about the approach of that day, our day at Cannes, and then the way that the press conference went and the way that the screening went, it couldn't have been better, the way that the whole thing was received and as I say it was very much of a Cannes ilk, and it was very good humoured by the end of it and Tim found himself playing '' and Dušan and David and I all sang it together, whole-heartedly to each other … I hope I never have to see you again … and if only Eric had been there, I think he would have sung it too … (laughs).

There is more than enough information already available online about the and their music.

The covers below, for the 45 released in association with the film, were found at the Musiceum here, and it has many more covers and other information for Finn-maniacs.

Tim Finn has a wiki here, and an official Facebook page here, and many other easily googled pages.

Mushroom released a 45 of the Tim Finn song, Home For My Heart, K9648, released August 1985:

A side: Home For My Heart (Tim Finn) Vocals: Tim Finn B side: Strange Night (Tim Finn)

Producer: Phil Manzanera Engineer: Trevor Smith Recorded at: Gallery Studios, U.K.

Lyrics for Tim Finn's Home For My Heart, which runs over the tail credits. These are the lyrics for the full song released on the 45:

Tell me what's thing they call the self Everybody needs somebody else And when Iʼm finished with my work, Thereʼs no-one there to share its worth All in all I face another day Sun behind me, clouds to light my way Itʼs not a weakness to confess Iʼm looking for some tenderness Home. Iʼm looking for a home. A place where Iʼll be safe, and warm Home. Iʼm looking for a home A home for my heart

Ooh, yeah.

Down the alleyways and off the street Restless people wander to the beat Of a discontented drum Keeping time ʼtil morning comes Living in a world thatʼs hard and cold Searching for a way back to before Slippers by the fire side A welcome on a winterʼs night Home, Iʼm looking for a home A place where Iʼll be safe and warm Home. Iʼm looking for a home A home for my heart. Home. Iʼm looking for a home A meadow for my soul to roam Home. Iʼm looking for a home, A home for my heart. Yeah

Ooh yeah

Everything is foreign to these eyes A destination always out of reach Iʼm homesick for the place Iʼve been Only in my wildest dreams Home. Iʼm looking for a home A place where Iʼll be safe and warm Home. Iʼm looking for a home A home for my heart,

Ooh.

Home. Iʼm looking for a home A meadow for my soul to roam Home. Iʼm looking for a home A home for my heart. Chorus: Iʼm looking for a home Chorus: Iʼm looking for a home Tim: A meadow for my soul Chorus: Iʼm looking for a home

Chorus: Iʼm looking for a home Tim: Iʼm looking, looking Chorus: Iʼm looking for a home

A truncated version of the song runs over the end credits:

Ooh I'm looking for a home A place where I'll be safe … and warm Ooh I'm looking for a home A home for my heart ... mmm Down the alleyways and off the street Restless people wander to the beat Of a discontented drum Keeping time ʼtil morning comes Living in a world thatʼs hard and cold Searching for a way back to before Slippers by the fire side A welcome on a winterʼs night Home, Iʼm looking for a home A place where Iʼll be safe and warm … warm … warm ... Home. Iʼm looking for a home A home for my heart. Home. Iʼm looking for a home A meadow for my soul to roam Home. Iʼm looking for a home, A home for my heart. Yeah … (synth solo) Everything is foreign to these eyes A destination always out of reach Iʼm homesick for the place Iʼve been Only in my wildest dreams Home. Iʼm looking for a home A place where Iʼll be safe and warm Home. Iʼm looking for a home A home for my heart … Home, I'm looking for a home A meadow for my soul ... (The song ends by building to a climax with with over-lapping repeats of "home" "looking for a home" "home for my heart" "I'm looking for a home" and "meadow for my soul" "I'm looking for a home" "yeah, lookin', lookin …")

Composer William Motzing:

Composer William Motzing was on something of a roll in the early 1980s in terms of scoring feature films. In short order, he composed the score for the cult film The Return of Captain Invincible, the admittedly woeful comedy Stanley - Every Home Should Have One, the under-appreciated story of Berlei bras in Australia, Undercover, John Duigan's One Night Stand, Silver City, and The Coca-Cola Kid, though in the latter case he shared duties with Tim Finn, who did the end titles song and a few other bits, including a Coca- Cola advertising ditty seen in the body of the film.

William Motzing's site, Spare Parts Productions, active as of October 2014, provides this short CV:

William Motzing (BMus, MMus) was born in the USA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and continued his studies earning a Masters Degree from Manhattan School of Music.He went on to study conducting with Ernest Matteo, Nicholas Flagello, Ionel Perlea and Olga von Geczy; composition with Ludmila Ulehla and John Mayer at Birmingham Conservatoire(UK) and arranging with Rayburn Wright. During his career as a professional trombonist Bill performed with Kai Winding Septet, Jon Eardley Quintet, Gerry Mulligan Big Band,Bill Russo Big Band, Sal Salvador Big Band, Eastman-Rochester Symphony and the Symphony. His diverse career has also included being the sound designer for Blood,Sweat and Tears for three years. In the classical arena Bill has conducted major symphony orchestras including the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestras. In Europe he has conducted the BBC Radio Orchestra,the Irish Radio/Television Concert Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, the Budapest Opera Orchestra and the Babelsberg Film Studio Orchestra in Berlin. Bill has composed, arranged, produced and conducted stage productions including Academy Award presentations and over 100 and CDs in the USA, Australia and Europe. As a composer/arranger his film credits include The Quiet American, Soul Food and the Simpsons. In Australia he is well represented via filmscores and television series including Mother and Son, Come in Spinner, Brides of Christ and Young Einstein. He currently teaches theory, arranging, modern jazz history, improvisation and ensembles at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Bill continues to perform his works regularly in Sydney and inspires all musicians he comes in contact with. (Below: William Motzing)

(Below: William Motzing on the right, here conducting the music for the Australian feature film Kokoda at Studios 301, with composer John Gray on the left)