By Fiona Reynolds
Imagine your trauma leads the news. Your private life is then public property. Your anonymity is lost. That’s what it’s like to become an accidental celebrity. Now, the spotlight is turned around.
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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.
Rosie Batty let the media into her life when her ex-partner killed their 11-year-old son Luke in 2014. She chose to turn a personal tragedy into a catalyst for change, learning to play the game to galvanise support for a national campaign against family violence.
Music credits:
Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound
Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Breaking News 5 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5973-breaking-news-5
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Don’t Die on Me - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com
Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com
Troublemaker Theme - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com
What Could Have Been - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com
Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com
Outsider - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com
Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Watching The World by Philip Rice
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6824-watching-the-world
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hopes And Dreams by chilledmusic
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7059-hopes-and-dreams
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Beginning Of Conflict by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5288-beginning-of-conflict-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Here And Now by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5658-here-and-now-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Heroes In The Sky by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5356-heroes-in-the-sky-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Media credits:
Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales and News Corp Australia.
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Todd Russell was stripped of his anonymity before he’d even emerged after 14 days trapped underground by the 2006 Beaconsfield mine rockfall. Elation was quickly replaced by frustration as the media pursuit and public attention became overwhelming.
Music credits:
SFX
Explosion.wav by Kigofix - Freesound.org
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Answer them phones by jobro - Freesound.org
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Soccer kick 01 by volivieri - Freesound.org
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Itzo Dobreff » Applause_encore.aif - Freesound.org
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MUSIC
Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound
A Darker Heart by Audionautix.com
Ignotus by Agnese Valmaggia
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6273-ignotus
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Final Step by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Desert Nomads by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5491-desert-nomads-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Rising Tide (faster) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5028-rising-tide-faster-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
321 - Unitopia
Beginning Of Conflict by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5288-beginning-of-conflict-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
The Way Out by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4513-the-way-out
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Moments Of Life by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5687-moments-of-life-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Traveler's Notebook by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5316-traveler-s-notebook-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Media credits:
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Bruce and Denise Morcombe would do anything to get their 13-year-old son Daniel back after he disappeared in 2003, including sacrificing their privacy to appeal for public help. The couple learnt how the media operates, to secure ongoing coverage.
Music credits:
Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound
Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 002 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5789-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-002
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Deeplistening by Lilo Sound
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5778-deeplistening
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Man Down by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4016-man-down
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Moments Of Life by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5687-moments-of-life-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Into The Light by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5674-into-the-light-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.
SFX
Bus arriving and departing by Bone666138 - Freesound.org
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Stuart Diver was emotionally shattered, physically weak, and vulnerable to demands from a media pack when he was pulled from the rubble of the Thredbo landslide in 1997. The ski instructor relied on professional help to protect his personal interests.
Music credits:
MUSIC
Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound
Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Final Step by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Assassins by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5289-assassins-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Warm Emotions by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5475-warm-emotions-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Beginning Of Conflict by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5288-beginning-of-conflict-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Winter Night by Frank Schröter
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6910-winter-night
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Traveler's Notebook by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5316-traveler-s-notebook-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Breaking News 1 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5950-breaking-news-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
SFX
Landslide by bikesnbassboi - Freesound.org
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Media credits:
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James Scott was rescued in 1992 after 43 days alone, without food, in the freezing Himalayan mountains. The medical student defied all expectations of what a human could endure, only to face media speculation about whether he’d staged a hoax.
Music credits:
Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound
Waiting For The End Of The Quarantine by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6108-waiting-for-the-end-of-the-quarantine
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Breaking News 5 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5973-breaking-news-5
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Breaking News 2 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5951-breaking-news-2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide
Breaking News 1 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5950-breaking-news-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3
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Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Universal by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4565-universal
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Walking Into Darkness - Myuu thedarkpiano.com
SFX
Hiking in a canyon by ciccarelli - Freesound.org
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Walking on the snow by rivernile7 - Freesound.org
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Karate Class by Digital Gold Pictures - Freesound.org
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Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales, News Corp Australia and Are Media Pty Limited.
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Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton became recognisable to millions of Australians after a dingo took her precious baby Azaria in 1980. The young mother found her privacy invaded and portrayal twisted as her story and identity became commodities to the media.
Music credits:
SFX
nikon f3 with motordrive by Tim Kahn - Freesound.org
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Old_bakelite_telephone_hang_up_handset by Martin Dürr - Freesound.org
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Rockfall in mine by Benboncan - Freesound.org
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Connex Charlie by Tanoseki - Freesound.org
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
courthouse lobby ambience by Tomlija - Freesound.org
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
MUSIC
Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound
Newsflash 2 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/160-newsflash-2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Breaking News 1 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5950-breaking-news-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Urban Gauntlet by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5012-urban-gauntlet
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Call - Mattia Cupelli
https://www.mattiacupelli.com/
Myuu - Countdown https://www.thedarkpiano.com/
Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Sea Of Meditation by chilledmusic
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7023-the-sea-of-meditation-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Media credits:
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Imagine your trauma leads the news. Your private life is then public property. Your anonymity is lost. Ordinary Australians reveal what it’s like to become an accidental celebrity – offering rare insights into the tricks of a competitive trade.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/accidental-celebrity.
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