Kyls Burtland

Kyls Burtland
Also known asKylie Burtland
Born
Kyls Alexandra Burtland

Canada
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
EducationAustralian Film, Television and Radio School
University of Sydney
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Music producer
  • Television producer
Years active2002–present
Awards
  • Australian Songwriters Association – Songwriter of the Year (×2)
  • APRA Screen Song Hubs Scholarship (2019)

Kyls Burtland is a Canadian-born Australian composer working in film, television, advertising, sound installation and VR.

Early life and education

Burtland is a graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, where she studied screen composition,[1] and later studied composition at the University of Sydney.

Career

Music and production

Burtland formed a production duo, Heavenly Antennas, with Josh Wermut.[2] During May–June 2013 they provided the score for Lighting of the Sails as part of the Vivid Sydney Festival.[2] Burtland co-wrote "Misery" with Larissa Rate, who provided vocals for the electro-pop track, which was issued to promote the festival.[2][3]

Burtland is also a content creator and early career TV producer, and was one of Screen Producers Australia (SPA's) Ones to Watch in 2014.[4]

Television work

Burtland's television work includes Bad Mothers (2019), Here Come the Habibs (2016),[5][6][7] Whitlam: The Power and the Passion (2015),[8][9] music for the Shanghai Pavilion interactive experience at World Expo 2010, music for the projections on the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney (2013),[10][11][12][13] and the song "Triumph of the One" for the 2006 Asian Games closing ceremony in Doha, performed by Lea Salonga.[14][15]

Awards and nominations

Awards

Burtland has received several awards, including twice winning Songwriter of the Year through the Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) Awards,[16] and in 2019 she was awarded a full scholarship by composer and Song Hubs curator Ashley Irwin to attend APRA's Screen Song Hubs in Los Angeles.[17]

Nominations

In 2002, she received a nomination for Emerging Talent of the Year by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.[18]

In 2010, she was nominated for Best Music for a Short Film at the APRA Music Awards of 2010 for her work on Zero.[19]

In 2016, she was also nominated both for Best Television Theme at the APRA Music Awards of 2016 for Here Come the Habibs,[20] and Best Theme at the Asian Television Awards for Destination Flavor Scandinavia.[21]

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ "Brief: SPA's Ones to Watch for 2014". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Alemayehu, Dagmawit (16 May 2013). "Heavenly Antennas Set Sail". Scenestr. Eyeball Media Enterprises. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Misery' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 May 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'
  4. ↑ "Kyls Burtland". Screen Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Entertainment. "Entertainment News & Reviews | Movies, TV, Music, Arts". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (31 January 2016). "Here Come the Habibs – TV Tonight". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Here Come the Habibs!". 9 February 2016 – via www.imdb.com.
  8. ↑ Blundell, Graeme (18 May 2013). "Gough's Time Examined in ABC Documentary Whitlam The Power and The Passion". The Australian. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Whitlam: The Power and the Passion". 26 May 2013 – via www.imdb.com.
  10. ↑ 94.5FM (20 May 2013). "Interview :: Heavenly Antennas". FBi Radio. Retrieved 5 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Lighting the Sails. An analysis of sound & interaction on an epic scale. | jamesgbarrow". Jamesgbarrow.wordpress.com. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Saeed, Layth (14 May 2013). "Interview: Heavenly Antennas". The Orange Press. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Vivid Sydney festival 2013 – Transforms the Harbour City with Light, Music and Ideas". Designalmic. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "15th Asian Games: Lea Salonga performing Triumph of the One". YouTube. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Manila Standard Today: "Lea leads closing program"
  16. ↑ "APRA / ASA Songwriter of the Year (1983 - 2015) |". Asai.org.au. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "SongHubs heads to Hollywood to make music for the screen | APRA AMCOS Australia". apraamcos.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "2002 Contest |". Asai.org.au. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Screen Music Awards 2010". APRA AMCOS. Australasian Performing Right Association. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Kyls Burtland nominated for 'Best Theme Song' at ATA2016". Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Zero". 25 May 2011 – via www.imdb.com.
  23. ↑ "The Jesters". 27 August 2009 – via www.imdb.com.
  24. ↑ "Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry and Bob". July 2014 – via www.imdb.com.
  25. ↑ "Touch". 21 May 2015 – via www.imdb.com.
  26. ↑ "Destination Flavour Scandinavia | SBS Food". Sbs.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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