Search results
Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is 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.
Michael Nyman's Official YouTube channel. As one of Britain's most innovative and celebrated composers, Michael Nyman's work encompasses operas and string quartets, film soundtracks and orchestral ...
The Michael Nyman Band celebrate their 40th birthday throughout 2017; performing at many events and festivals.. Programmes will includes music from The Draughtsman’s Contract, Drowning By Numbers, Prospero’s Books and Memorial (the stunning climax to The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover), as well as Bird List Song from Peter Greenaway’s early experimental film The Falls, and ...
Sep 28, 2014 · Enjoy the captivating soundtrack by Michael Nyman from the award-winning film The Piano (1993), featuring the iconic theme "The Heart Asks Pleasure First". Listen to the full album, watch the ...
- 3 min
- 8.9M
- Shanina
Michael Nyman is a British composer, music critic and director, known for his film scores for Peter Greenaway and other directors. He has also written operas, ballet music and chamber and concert pieces.
- January 1, 1
- Composer, Music Department, Director
- London, England, UK
- Michael Nyman
He’s had film score successes galore and his style is both inventive and distinctive. So why, asks Nick Shave, does Michael Nyman often find himself deserted by the tide of musical opinion?
People also ask
Who is Michael Nyman?
How many operas has Michael Nyman written?
When did Michael Nyman start composing music?
Did Michael Nyman score the piano?
Michael Nyman’s score for Jane Campion’s 1993 film The Piano is one of the most successful film soundtracks of all time. The film itself won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival in 1993 and went on to win several Oscars at the 1994 Academy Awards. Holly Hunter’s role as Ada the film’s central role was that of an ...
