Mychael Danna

Won 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 53 nominations. See more awards »

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Life of Pi Composer

(2012)

Moneyball Composer

(2011)

Little Miss Sunshine Composer

(2006)

Monsoon Wedding Composer

(2001)

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Composer (111 credits)

2019 The Red Sea Diving Resort (post-production)

2018 On the Basis of Sex (completed)

2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017 Alias Grace (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)

- Part 6 (2017)

- Part 5 (2017)

- Part 4 (2017)

- Part 3 (2017)

- Part 2 (2017)

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2017 The Breadwinner

2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (music by)

2016 Storks (music by)

2014-2016 Tyrant (TV Series) (32 episodes)

- Two Graves (2016)

- How to Live (2016)

- Ask for the Earth (2016)

- Bedfellows (2016)

- Truth and Dignity (2016)

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2016 The Last Tycoon (TV Series)

2015 The Good Dinosaur (music by)

2015 Sanjay's Super Team (Short)

2015/I Remember

2014 The Captive

2014/I Transcendence

2013 Devil's Knot

2012 World Without End (TV Mini-Series) (8 episodes)

- Checkmate (2012)

- Queen (2012)

- Rook (2012)

- A People Revolt (2012)

- Plague and Passion (2012)

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2012 Life of Pi

2011 Moneyball

2011 Camelot (TV Series) (10 episodes)

- Reckoning (2011)

- The Battle of Bardon Pass (2011)

- Igraine (2011)

- The Long Night (2011)

- Three Journeys (2011)

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2010 The Whistleblower

2010 Going the Distance

2010 An Unconventional Love Story (Video documentary short) (original score music)

2010 Love Beyond Words (Video documentary short) (original score music)

2009-2010 Dollhouse (TV Series) (26 episodes)

- The Hollow Men (2010)

- Getting Closer (2010) ... (score by)

- The Attic (2009) ... (score by)

- Stop-Loss (2009) ... (score by)

- Meet Jane Doe (2009) ... (score by)

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2009 Cooking with Stella

2009 Chloe

2009 The Time Traveler's Wife

2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009 (500) Days of Summer

2008 Al-mor wa al rumman

2008 8 (segment "how can it be ?")

2008 Lakeview Terrace

2008 Management

2008 Heaven on Earth (music by)

2008 New York, I Love You (segment "Mira Nair")

2008 Stone of Destiny

2008 Adoration

2008 Trucker

2008 New Amsterdam (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- Love Hurts (2008)

- Reclassified (2008)

- Legacy (2008)

- Keep the Change (2008)

- Honor (2008)

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2008/I Migration (Short)

2007 Surf's Up (music by)

2007 Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (segment "Artaud Double Bill")

2007 Fracture

2007 Breach

2006 The Nativity Story

2006 Lonely Hearts

2006 Little Miss Sunshine

2005 Opening Night (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Four Seasons Mosaic (2005)

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

2004 Being Julia

2004 Vanity Fair

2003 Public Memory (Video documentary)

2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (Video documentary short)

2003 The Snow Walker

2003 Shattered Glass

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 - Les feluettes

1995-1996 Avonlea (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Ah... Sweet Mystery of Life (1996)

- Davey and the Mermaid (1996)

- The More Things Change (1995)

1995 Dead Stop (Video)

1995 Johnny Mnemonic (director's cut, Japanese release)

1994 Narmada: A Valley Rises (Documentary)

1994 Dance Me Outside

1994 The Darling Family

1994 Exotica

1994 Hush Little Baby (TV Movie)

1993 Ordinary Magic

1993 Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (TV Movie)

1991 Johann's Gift to Christmas (TV Short)

1991 Montréal vu par... (segment "En passant")

1991 The Big Slice

1991 Sweating Bullets (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Marissa (1991)

- Roll of the Dice (1991)

1991 The Adjuster

1990 Still Life: The Fine Art of Murder

1989 Without Work: Not by Choice (Short)

1989 One Man Out

1989 Speaking Parts

1989 Cold Comfort

1989 Termini Station

1988 Murder One

1988 Blood Relations

1987 Caribe

1987 Family Viewing

1978 Metal Messiah (as Mike Danna, soundtrack music written by)

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Music department (31 credits)

2018/I Trouble (score executive producer) (filming)

2015/I Remember (composer: theme music)

2014 Foxcatcher (composer: Valley Forge theme)

2014/I Transcendence (orchestrator)

2013 Devil's Knot (music producer) / (musician: guitar ad piano)

Medium (TV Series) (composer - 88 episodes, 2005 - 2009) (theme by - 36 episodes, 2006 - 2011)

- 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)

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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 - 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)

1999/I Ride with the Devil (score producer)

1997 Behind the Lines (orchestrator - uncredited)

1997 The Sweet Hereafter (musician: harmonium and acoustic guitar)

1991 Sweating Bullets (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Marissa (1991) ... (music: performed by)

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Soundtrack (24 credits)

2017 The Last Tycoon (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)

- Burying the Boy Genius (2017) ... (writer: "The Last Tycoon Main Title" - uncredited)

- Nobody Recasts Like Monroe (2017) ... (writer: "The Last Tycoon Main Title" - uncredited)

- Eine Kleine Reichmusik (2017) ... (writer: "The Last Tycoon Main Title" - uncredited)

2014 The Judge (writer: "Opening #2")

2014 Tyrant (TV Series) (performer: "Tyrant Main Title Theme")

2014 Foxcatcher (performer: "I Thought He Was A Very Nice Gentleman") / (writer: "I Thought He Was A Very Nice Gentleman")

2013 Gimme Shelter (performer: "Not Much Time Left") / (writer: "Not Much Time Left")

2013 The Oscars (TV Special) (writer: "Pi's Lullaby")

2012 Life of Pi (producer: "Pi's Lullaby") / (writer: "Pi's Lullaby")

2011 Moneyball (writer: "It Would Be Like This")

2010 The Whistleblower (arranger: "Moj Dilbere")

2010/I Valentine's Day (performer: "Banished") / (writer: "Banished")

2009 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (writer: "The Blood of Cu Chulainn 2010")

2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (arranger: "We Are The Children Of The World") / (music: "We Love Violence") / (writer: "Street Organ")

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: "Till the End of Time")

2005/I Water (writer: "Chan Chan")

2005 Medium (TV Series) (writer: "Theme")

2004 Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live from Las Vegas (Video) (writer: "Kama Sutra")

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 (arranger: "One More Colour", "Courage") / (music: "Dog Track Drizzle", "Boy", "The Sweet Hereafter" (uncredited))

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Actor (2 credits)

1997 The Sweet Hereafter
Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)

1989 Speaking Parts
Concert Pianist (uncredited)

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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)

2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (Video documentary short) (camera operator: behind-the-scenes)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1993 Calendar (thanks)

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Self (11 credits)

Lo sguardo della musica (Documentary) (completed)
Himself

2018 Score: The Podcast (TV Series)
Himself

- Mychael Danna, The Inside Track with Siu-Lan Tan & Name That Score (2018) ... Himself

2016 Score: A Film Music Documentary (Documentary)
Himself

2016 Just Listen (Video documentary short)
Himself

2016 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series)
Himself

- The Creative Team Behind "The Good Dinosaur" (2016) ... Himself

2013 Q with Jian Ghomeshi (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #6.21 (2013) ... Himself - Guest

2013 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2013 70th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2012 MSN Exclusives (TV Series)
Himself (2013)

2010 An Unconventional Love Story (Video documentary short)
Himself - Composer

2003 The Making of 'Ararat' (Video documentary short)
Himself - Composer

Personal Details

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Solo albums: "Sirens" (1991) and "Skys" (1992). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Michael Danna | Mike Danna

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[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.

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Winner of the Glenn Gould Composition Scholarship in 1985. See more »

Trademark:

Constantly works with Canadian director Atom Egoyan. See more »

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Virgo

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