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Mica Levi

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Mica Levi
Mica Levi (also known as "Micachu") was born outside of London to a record collector and professional Cellist in a household where music was not just a hobby, but a starting point for everything. Mica was playing violin as soon as they were old enough to hold one. They were classically trained at the Purcell School on a scholarship from the Music and Ballet Scheme, then went on to win another scholarship to study composition at the Guildhall School of music where they met 'the Shapes' (of eventual band 'Micachu and the Shapes') Raisa Khan and Marc Pell. Largely on a laptop in Mica's bedroom Micachu and the Shapes made their critically acclaimed debut album 'Jewellery' (Rough Trade, 2009). Using unorthodox, handmade instruments the group collaborated with The London Sinfonietta (one of the world's leading contemporary orchestras), the group released the album 'Chopped & Screwed' (Rough Trade, 2011), recorded live in front of an audience at King's Place. In 2012, the band released their second studio album 'Never' (Rough Trade) which was fully recorded and produced by the band themselves at Pell's handmade studio. Renowned for recording with unconventional, often household or handmade instruments such as hoovers, decks of cards and bowed CD racks, on 'Never' the group built upon this resourceful creativity by visually accompanying the album with self-directed and produced music videos for every track.

Mica is an artist in residence at London's Southbank Centre, the youngest individual musician to have ever been granted this unique role.

Mica composed the soundtrack to Under the Skin (2013), a film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Scarlett Johansson. The film is based upon the eponymous novel by Michel Faber. Mica was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for their music in Under the Skin (2013) in the Best Technical Achievement category and a BAFTA award. She was also recently nominated for a second BAFTA award for her music score for the Jacqueline Kennedy movie, Jackie (2016).
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Mica Levi at an event for The Oscars (2017)
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Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)
Under the Skin
6.3
  • Composer
  • 2013
Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)
Jackie
6.7
  • Composer(music composed by)
  • 2016
Monos (2019)
Monos
6.9
  • Composer(music by)
  • 2019
Small Axe (2020)
Small Axe
7.9
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  • Composer(original score)

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  • When We Have Adequately Tortured Each Other
  • Victoria Renteria, Carolyn Chester, Victoria Legregin, Catherine Stabe, Andes Lee, Gavin Loper, and Renia Gardner in A feeling that was (2021)
    A feeling that was
  • Small Axe (2020)
    Small Axe
    • (original score)
  • Strasbourg 1518 (2020)
    Strasbourg 1518
    • (music)
  • Riley Keough and Taylour Paige in Zola (2020)
    Zola
    • (music by)
  • Lee Byford in The Fall (2019)
    The Fall
  • Monos (2019)
    Monos
    • (music by)
  • Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels (2017)
    Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels
  • Jon Hamm and Lois Smith in Marjorie Prime (2017)
    Marjorie Prime
  • Delete Beach (2016)
    Delete Beach
    • (original music score)
  • Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)
    Jackie
    • (music composed by)
  • Willem Peek in Door de ogen van de Ander (2016)
    Door de ogen van de Ander
    • (music by)
  • Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)
    Under the Skin

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  • Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)
    Under the Skin

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  • Care (2021)
    Care

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    'Jewellery' (Rough Trade) - Micachu and the Shapes album

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