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'''Andrew Plain''' is an Australian sound designer and supervising sound editor. Through his company Huzzah Sound, he has created the soundtracks for many Australian and international films and television series including [[Alex Proyas]]'s [[Knowing (film)|Knowing]], [[Phillip Noyce]]’s Catch A Fire, [[Jane Campion]]’s [[In The Cut]], [[Gillian Armstrong]]’s [[Death Defying Acts]], [[Charlotte Gray (film)|Charlotte Gray]] and [[Oscar and Lucinda]], [[Ray Lawrence (film director)|Ray Lawrence]]’s Lantana and Jindabyne, [[Neil Armfield]]’s Candy, [[Peter Duncan (director)|Peter Duncan]]’s [[Unfinished Sky]] and Children of the Revolution, [[Sarah Watt]]’s [[Look Both Ways]], [[Richard James Allen]]'s Thursday's Fictions, and Rolf De Heer’s Alexandra’s Project, [[John Curran (director)|John Curran]]'s Praise, and [[Dein Perry]]'s Bootman.
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'''Andrew Keith Plain''' (26 July 1953 – 13 December 2013) was an Australian sound designer and supervising sound editor. Through his company, Huzzah Sound, he created the soundtracks for many Australian and international films and television series including [[Alex Proyas]]'s ''[[Knowing (film)|Knowing]]''; [[Phillip Noyce]]'s ''Catch A Fire''; [[Jane Campion]]'s ''[[In the Cut (film)|In the Cut]]''; [[Gillian Armstrong]]'s ''[[Death Defying Acts]]'', ''[[Charlotte Gray (film)|Charlotte Gray]]'' and ''[[Oscar and Lucinda (film)|Oscar and Lucinda]]''; [[Ray Lawrence (film director)|Ray Lawrence]]'s ''[[Lantana (film)|Lantana]]'' and ''[[Jindabyne (film)|Jindabyne]]''; [[Neil Armfield]]'s ''[[Candy (2006 film)|Candy]]''; [[Peter Duncan (director)|Peter Duncan]]'s ''[[Unfinished Sky]]'' and ''Children of the Revolution'', [[Sarah Watt]]'s ''[[Look Both Ways (2005 film)|Look Both Ways]]'', [[Richard James Allen]]'s ''Thursday's Fictions''; Rolf De Heer's ''Alexandra's Project'', [[John Curran (director)|John Curran]]'s ''Praise'', and [[Dein Perry]]'s ''Bootman''.


Huzzah’s work has been recognised with numerous awards including 9 Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations and 3 AFI Awards for Best Sound,<ref>[http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2009_Awards_PDFs&ContentID=5758 AFI Award Winners Feature Categories 1958-2009]</ref> an Inside Film (IF) Award for Best Sound Design and a Golden Reel (Motion Pictures Sound Editors - America) nomination.
Huzzah's work was awarded nine Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations including three Awards for Best Sound, an Inside Film (IF), and for Best Sound Design. he also got a Golden Reel (Motion Pictures Sound Editors - America) nomination.


Andrew passed away on December 13, 2013.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2013/12/13/article/R-I-P-Andrew-Plain-a-giant-of-a-man/CCMPNZJIYT.html R.I.P Andrew Plain, a giant of a man]</ref>
Plain died on 13 December 2013 from [[melanoma]].<ref>[http://if.com.au/2013/12/13/article/R-I-P-Andrew-Plain-a-giant-of-a-man/CCMPNZJIYT.html R.I.P Andrew Plain, a giant of a man]</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.huzzahsound.com/ Huzzah Sound website]
*[http://www.huzzahsound.com/ Huzzah Sound website]
*{{IMDb name|0686413}}

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Latest revision as of 17:07, 21 December 2023

Andrew Plain
Born
Andrew Keith Plain

(1953-07-26)26 July 1953
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died13 December 2013(2013-12-13) (aged 60)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Sound designer and editor

Andrew Keith Plain (26 July 1953 – 13 December 2013) was an Australian sound designer and supervising sound editor. Through his company, Huzzah Sound, he created the soundtracks for many Australian and international films and television series including Alex Proyas's Knowing; Phillip Noyce's Catch A Fire; Jane Campion's In the Cut; Gillian Armstrong's Death Defying Acts, Charlotte Gray and Oscar and Lucinda; Ray Lawrence's Lantana and Jindabyne; Neil Armfield's Candy; Peter Duncan's Unfinished Sky and Children of the Revolution, Sarah Watt's Look Both Ways, Richard James Allen's Thursday's Fictions; Rolf De Heer's Alexandra's Project, John Curran's Praise, and Dein Perry's Bootman.

Huzzah's work was awarded nine Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations including three Awards for Best Sound, an Inside Film (IF), and for Best Sound Design. he also got a Golden Reel (Motion Pictures Sound Editors - America) nomination.

Plain died on 13 December 2013 from melanoma.[1]

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