Nigel Westlake

Nigel Westlake (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films Ali’s Wedding, Paper Planes, Miss Potter, Babe and its sequel Babe: Pig in the City, Children of the Revolution, Blueback and The Nugget. He also composed the theme for SBS World News. Biography Westlake was born in Sydney, the son of Sydney Symphony Orchestra principal clarinettist Donald Westlake. In 1983, Westlake studied bass clarinet and composition in the Netherlands Personal life Westlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. Their son Eli was killed in a road rage incident on 7 June 2008, at age 21. Westlake composed Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli and dedicated it to Eli. It was premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Myer Music Bowl in February 2011. Filmography * Candy Regentag (1989) * Act of Necessity (1991) * Antarctica (1991) * Backsliding (1991) * Babe (1995) * Children of the Revolution (1996) * Wild Australia: The Edge (1996) * Babe: Pig in the City (1998) * A Little Bit of Soul (1998) * Solarmax (2000) * The Nugget (2002) * Horseplay (2003) * Hell Has Harbour Vie