Michael Nyman

Michael Nyman

Known for
Sound
Born
March 23, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Stratford, London, England, UK

Biography

Michael Nyman is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway) and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano.

Known For

Filmography

2022
Dance Dance Danseur poster

Dance Dance Danseur

TV · Music · 1 ep

2020
The Hour poster

The Hour

Movie · Music

2018
McQueen poster

McQueen

Movie · Music

2016
The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema poster

The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

Movie · Music

2016
Juana Inés poster

Juana Inés

TV · Music · 7 eps

2015
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words poster

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Eighteam poster

Eighteam

Movie · Music

2012
White Elephant poster

White Elephant

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
Everyday poster

Everyday

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
The Trip poster

The Trip

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
Slow Walkers poster

Slow Walkers

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
2 Graves

2 Graves

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
An Organization of Dreams poster

An Organization of Dreams

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Man on Wire poster

Man on Wire

Movie · Music

2007
Theresa: The Body of Christ poster

Theresa: The Body of Christ

Movie · Music

2007
Never Forever poster

Never Forever

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Detroit: Ruin of a City poster

Detroit: Ruin of a City

Movie · Music

2004
Kiállítás poster

Kiállítás

Movie · Music

2004
Nathalie... poster

Nathalie...

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
The Libertine poster

The Libertine

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Luminal poster

Luminal

Movie · Music, Original Music Composer

2003
The Actors poster

The Actors

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman poster

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Act Without Words I

Act Without Words I

Movie · Music

2000
The Claim poster

The Claim

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
The End of the Affair poster

The End of the Affair

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Nabbie's Love poster

Nabbie's Love

Movie · Music

1999
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Ravenous poster

Ravenous

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
Gattaca poster

Gattaca

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

1996
The Ogre poster

The Ogre

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Anne Frank's Diary poster

Anne Frank's Diary

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Carrington poster

Carrington

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
6 Days, 6 Nights poster

6 Days, 6 Nights

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Mesmer poster

Mesmer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
The Piano poster

The Piano

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
The Michael Nyman Songbook

The Michael Nyman Songbook

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Not Mozart: Letters, Riddles and Writs poster

Not Mozart: Letters, Riddles and Writs

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Prospero's Books poster

Prospero's Books

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
The Hairdresser's Husband poster

The Hairdresser's Husband

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover poster

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Monsieur Hire poster

Monsieur Hire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Hubert Bals Handshake

Hubert Bals Handshake

Movie · Music

1988
Drowning by Numbers poster

Drowning by Numbers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Movie · Music

1987
Miracle Healing poster

Miracle Healing

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
The Disputation poster

The Disputation

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
A Zed & Two Noughts poster

A Zed & Two Noughts

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
The Cold Room poster

The Cold Room

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Making a Splash poster

Making a Splash

Movie · Music

1983
The Sea in Their Blood poster

The Sea in Their Blood

Movie · Music

1983
Nelly's Version poster

Nelly's Version

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
The Pledge poster

The Pledge

Movie · Music

1982
The Draughtsman's Contract poster

The Draughtsman's Contract

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Brimstone & Treacle poster

Brimstone & Treacle

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
The Falls poster

The Falls

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor, Musician

1981
Zandra Rhodes poster

Zandra Rhodes

Movie · Music

1980
Act of God poster

Act of God

Movie · Music

1978
Vertical Features Remake poster

Vertical Features Remake

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
A Walk Through H poster

A Walk Through H

Movie · Original Music Composer

1976
1-100 poster

1-100

Movie · Music

1976
Goole by Numbers poster

Goole by Numbers

Movie · Music

1976
Keep It Up Downstairs poster

Keep It Up Downstairs

Movie · Music