Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story is a 2023 Australian documentary film focusing on the life and career of Michael Gudinski, the founder of Mushroom Records.
The film's trailer was released in May 2023 and the film is set to premiere at the MIFF on 10 August 2023 before a broader cinematic release on 31 August 2023. MIFF is promoting the film as "a uniquely Australian tribute to a much-loved industry legend ".
The film includes commentary from Kylie Minogue, Dave Grohl, Sting, Shirley Manson, Jimmy Barnes, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.
The documentary won the AACTA Award for Best Sound in a Documentary at the AACTA Awards on 9 February 2024.
The film was also broadcast on the Seven Network.
Awards
|2025 |TV Week Logies |Best Factual or Documentary Program
Soundtrack
A soundtrack was released on 11 August 2023. The album contains 44 tracks by 33 different artists; all but two (Garbage and Ed Sheeran) are Australian.
Track listing Disc one "I Hear Motion" by Models "Come Back Again" by Daddy Cool "I Remember When I Was Young" by Matt Taylor "Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy)" (Live from Sunbury) by Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs "12lb Toothbrush" by Madder Lake "Living in the 70's" by Skyhooks "Love's Not Good Enough" by Skyhooks "Horror Movie" by Skyhooks "Ego (Is Not A Dirty Word)" by Skyhooks "Hit & Run" by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons "Counting the Beat" by The Swingers "Who Listens to the Radio" by The Sports "Take a Long Line" (Live) by The Angels "The Slab" by Hunters & Collectors "Throw Your Arms Around Me" by Hunters & Collectors
Disc two "Talking to a Stranger" by Hunters & Collectors "From St Kilda to Kings Cross" by Paul Kelly "Last of the Riverboats" by Stars "I'd Die to Be with You Tonight" by Jimmy Barnes "No Second Prize" by Jimmy Barnes "Even When I'm Sleeping" by Leonardo's Bride "Pressure Sway" by Machinations "The Loco-Motion" by Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue "Took the Children Away" by Archie Roach "Treaty" (Radio Mix) by Yothu Yindi "It's Only the Beginning" by Deborah Conway "Only Happy When It Rains" by Garbage "Mysterious Girl" by Peter Andre
Disc three "My Turn to Cry" by Cold Chisel "Heading in the Right Direction" (Live) by Renée Geyer "Addicted" by Bliss n Eso "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" by Kylie Minogue "Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap "Forever Young" by Youth Group "Riptide" by Vance Joy "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran "We're All in This Together" by Ben Lee "The Glow" by DMA's "Under the Milky Way" by The Church "Extraordinary Life" by Gordi "Djapana (Sunset Dreaming)" (Radio Mix) by Yothu Yindi "Do You See What I See?" by Hunters & Collectors "Say Goodbye" by Hunters & Collectors
Charts + Weekly chart performance for Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Chart (2023) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 18
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Chart (2023) Position Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 14 Chart (2024) Position Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 8
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