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Mychael Danna

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Starting with Family Viewing, Danna has served as the composer for every theatrically released film that Atom Egoyan has since directed. See more trivia »

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in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Hide HideMusic Department (24 titles)
Medium (TV series) (composer: theme - 55 episodes, 2005-2008) (theme by - 36 episodes, 2006-2011) (composer: theme music - 33 episodes, 2005-2009)
– Me Without You (2011) (theme by)
– Labor Pains (2011) (theme by)
– Only Half Lucky (2011) (theme by)
– Blood on the Tracks (2010) (theme by)
– The People in Your Neighborhood (2010) (theme by)
See all 124 episodes »
 
2010 All Good Things (score producer)
 
2010 Lone Star (TV series) (additional score - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2010) (additional score)
 
2010 The Whistleblower (music producer)
 
2009 Chloe (musician: guitars, orchestrator)
 
2008 Management (score producer)
 
2008 Stone of Destiny (music orchestrator)
 
2008 Adoration (orchestrator)
 
2007 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
– Prison Town, USA (2007) (composer: additional music)
 
2007 Surf's Up (orchestrator)
 
2007 Breach (additional orchestrator)
 
2005 Tideland (score producer)
 
2005/I Water (musician: tanpura)
 
2005 Capote (music producer, orchestrator)
 
2005 Where the Truth Lies (musician: electronic organ, piano and guitar, orchestrator)
 
2005 Aurora Borealis (musician: accordion)
 
2004 Being Julia (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2004 Vanity Fair (orchestrator)
 
2003 The Snow Walker (orchestrator)
 
2002 Ararat (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2001 Hearts in Atlantis (music score producer, orchestrator)
 
2001 Monsoon Wedding (music score producer)
 
1997 Behind the Lines (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1997 The Sweet Hereafter (musician: harmonium and acoustic guitar)
 
Show ShowComposer (95 titles)
2013 Devil's Knot (completed)
 
2012 World Without End (TV mini-series)
– Checkmate (2012)
– Queen (2012)
– Rook (2012)
– Pawns (2012)
– Check (2012)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2012 Life of Pi
 
2011 Moneyball
 
2011 Camelot (TV mini-series)
– Reckoning (2011)
– The Battle of Bardon Pass (2011)
– Igraine (2011)
– The Long Night (2011)
– Three Journeys (2011)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2010 The Whistleblower
 
2010 Going the Distance
 
2010 Love Beyond Words (video documentary short) (original score music)
 
2010 An Unconventional Love Story (video documentary short) (original score music)
 
2009-2010 Dollhouse (TV series)
– The Hollow Men (2010)
– Getting Closer (2010) (score by)
– Stop-Loss (2009) (score by)
– The Attic (2009) (score by)
– A Love Supreme (2009) (score by)
See all 26 episodes »
 
2009 Cooking with Stella
 
2009 Chloe
 
2009 The Time Traveler's Wife
 
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
 
2009 (500) Days of Summer
 
2009 New York, I Love You (segment "Mira Nair")
 
2008 Pomegranates and Myrrh
 
2008 8 (segment "how can it be ?")
 
2008 Lakeview Terrace
 
2008 Management
 
2008 Heaven on Earth (music by)
 
2008 Stone of Destiny
 
2008 Adoration
 
2008 Trucker
 
2008 New Amsterdam (TV series)
– Love Hurts (2008)
– Reclassified (2008)
– Legacy (2008)
– Keep the Change (2008)
– Honor (2008)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2008/I Migration (short)
 
2007 Surf's Up
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "Artaud Double Bill")
 
2007 Fracture
 
2007 Breach
 
2006 The Nativity Story
 
2006 Lonely Hearts
 
2006 Little Miss Sunshine
 
2005 Sohni Sapna (Beautiful Dream) (short)
 
2005 Sohni Sapna (short)
 
2005 Eve and the Fire Horse
 
2005 Tideland
 
2005/I Water
 
2005 Capote
 
2005 Where the Truth Lies
 
2005 Aurora Borealis
 
2005 Opening Night (TV series)
– The Four Seasons Mosaic (2005)
 
2004 Being Julia
 
2004 Vanity Fair
 
2003 The Snow Walker
 
2003 Shattered Glass
 
2003 Public Memory (video documentary)
 
2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (video documentary short)
 
2002 Antwone Fisher
 
2002 The Guys
 
2002 Ararat
 
2002 The Matthew Shepard Story (TV movie)
 
2001 Hearts in Atlantis
 
2001 Monsoon Wedding
 
2001 Chosen (short)
 
2001 Stranger Inside (TV movie)
 
2001 Green Dragon
 
2000 Bounce
 
1999 Girl, Interrupted
 
1999 Don't Think Twice (short)
 
1999/I Ride with the Devil
 
1999 Felicia's Journey
 
1999 8MM
 
1999 The Confession
 
1998 At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story (TV movie)
 
1997 Behind the Lines
 
1997 The Sweet Hereafter
 
1997 The Ice Storm
 
1996 Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story (TV movie)
 
1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
 
1996 Lilies
 
1995-1996 Avonlea (TV series)
– Ah... Sweet Mystery of Life (1996)
– Davey and the Mermaid (1996)
– The More Things Change (1995)
 
1995 Johnny Mnemonic (director's cut / Japanese release)
 
1994 Dance Me Outside
 
1994 The Darling Family
 
1994 Exotica
 
1994 Hush Little Baby (TV movie)
 
1994 Narmada: A Valley Rises (documentary)
 
1993 Ordinary Magic
 
1993 Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (TV movie)
 
1992 Montréal vu par... (segment "En passant")
 
1991 The Adjuster
 
1991 The Big Slice
 
1991 Johann's Gift to Christmas (TV short)
 
1990 Still Life: The Fine Art of Murder
 
1989 One Man Out
 
1989 Speaking Parts
 
1989 Cold Comfort
 
1989 Termini Station
 
1989 Without Work: Not by Choice (short)
 
1988 Murder One
 
1988 Blood Relations
 
1988 Family Viewing
 
1987 Caribe
 
1978 Metal Messiah
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (16 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special) (writer: "Pi's Lullaby")
 
2012 Life of Pi (writer: "Pi's Lullaby" / producer: "Pi's Lullaby")
 
2011 Moneyball (writer: "It Would Be Like This")
 
2010/I Valentine's Day (writer: "Banished" / performer: "Banished")
 
2009 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (writer: "The Blood of Cu Chulainn 2010")
 
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (writer: "Street Organ" / music: "We Love Violence" / arranger: "We Are The Children Of The World")
 
2006 The Nativity Story (music: "In Rosa Vernat Lilium")
 
2006 Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection (video) (writer: "Kama Sutra")
 
2006 Little Miss Sunshine (producer: "Til the End of Time")
 
2005 Medium (TV series)
 
2004 Vanity Fair (music: "She Walks in Beauty", "Such a Lovely Family", "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" / producer: "She Walks in Beauty", "The Mermaids Song", "Over the Mountains/The Great Adventurer", "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal")
 
2003 Hulk (writer: "Mother")
 
2002 Ernest & Bertram (short) (writer: "Shoplift")
 
2001 Monsoon Wedding (producer: "Aj Mera Jee Kardaa" Today My Heart Desires)
 
1999 The Boondock Saints (writer: "The Blood of Cuchulainn")
 
1997 The Sweet Hereafter (music: "Dog Track Drizzle", "Boy", "The Sweet Hereafter" / arranger: "One More Colour", "Courage")
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1997 The Sweet Hereafter
Live band harmonium player (uncredited)
 
1989 Speaking Parts
Concert pianist (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (video documentary short) (camera operator: behind-the-scenes)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1993 Calendar (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
2013 Q with Jian Ghomeshi (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #6.21 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 An Unconventional Love Story (video documentary short)
Himself - Composer
 
2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (video documentary short)
Himself - Composer
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2000) Composition for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Michael Danna
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on film awards] The non-stop parties for two months are fun, and the big silver pieces of metal are fun, but it's not about me. It's about the story and the music and the director's vision of where the music needs to live. See more »

Trivia:

Starting with Family Viewing, Danna has served as the composer for every theatrically released film that Atom Egoyan has since directed. See more »

Trademark:

Often works on indie or arthouse films by such directors as Terry Gilliam, Troy Duffy and Marc Webb. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo