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Morris was born in London, Ontario, Canada, 2 hours west of Toronto. He was accepted to St. Mary's school for the arts as a child, where he studied violin and choir daily. At age 13, Morris was commissioned by his school to compose a piece for his graduating class to perform in honor of the Pope John Paul II 's visit to Canada.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY. Trevor Morris, born in Canada and living in Los Angeles, CA (USA), has scored music for over 50 feature films and TV series, and has won 2 EMMY awards for outstanding composition for his work in Television with The Borgias in 2011 and The Tudors in 2007.
An award-winning Canadian film, television, and video game composer whose credits include The Tudors, The Borgias, Pillars of the Earth, and Vikings. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 2000s - 2010s. Born. May 25, 1970 in London, Ontario, Canada. Genre.
Stepping out in front of an audience of thousands on stages around the world (Poland, Spain, LA), Trevor has entered the world live performance conducting suites of his music adapted for live performance. Trevor is a dual citizen of Canada and Great Britain who lives and works Los Angeles with his young family.
- What Was Your First Paid Commission? How Did It Feel?
- How Did You Get Started Scoring For Media?
- Was The Music of The Tudors Recorded, Sampled Or Somewhere In-Between?
- How Did You Establish The ‘Sound’ of The Tudors.
- How Was It Different from The TV Work You Had Done previously.
- What Sort of Studio/Technology Setup Do You Use on A Daily basis?
- What Projects Have You Got on The Horizon?
- What’s The Most Important Thing You Look to Accomplish When Working on A Score?
- Here’s A Fun One, What Would You Consider to Be Your Musical Superpower?
- My Readers Are Aspiring Composers, What Advice Could You Pass on to them?
Well, my first first was believe it or not when I was 13, my music elementary school commissioned me to write a piece for piano and 4 part choir, to be sung by my graduating class that year. My fee was $50, which when you’re 13 years old is a fortune !
I began scoring TV & Radio commercials in my native Toronto in my 20’s, which wet my appetite for the magic that happens when music and images meet together in a meaningful way. That lead to my desire to have longer than 30 seconds to say what I had to say musically, so TV and Film was what followed.
Originally all samples with a solo violin on the tune, we later re-recorded the strings and choir live. You can really hear the difference from season 1 and 2, to season 3 and 4 if you listen to them back to back.
That question would take an entirely different interview! But the long and the short of it is, I just did it as I did it, I just let myself flow with what I was feeling until it happened.
TV, Films and Interactive all share commonalities, and at the same time are all different. But a film of the size and scale of “Immortals” is by nature the big difference. Which is something I embraced and thoroughly enjoyed. I have worked on many many feature films before Immortals, so it wasn’t like my first rodeo.
My studio is very state of the art, a highly technology based environment. I am surrounded by many many computers and devices and peripherals. Which is the way I like it, I am big on technology. Its an enabler in a great way, not for everyone but it is for me. But on some level it comes down to my sequencer as composing tool, which is called Cubase...
Doing an action packed movie called “Death Race,” which is brilliant for me because it is SO different than The Borgias, it’s Rock n Roll ! The Borgias is back for Season III in the fall which is great too. And hopefully a vacation in there somewhere to recharge the batteries.
Something that stands the test of time, that is not ephemera, that I can sing along with and still moves me emotionally. I get it right sometimes, and not on others, but I always look to accomplish it.
Bionic hearing. It’s a blessing and a curse. Though I’m not sure super power hearing is going to save the world anytime soon… but it’s helpful for me.
Learn, persist, apprentice if you can, and above all, you have to work harder than the guy beside you. There really is NO substitute for ridiculously hard work, nothing makes up for it. Not talent, not personality, nothing. Its is the one and only key to success that I have seen proven true time and time again. It’s proven true for me.
2 Time EMMY Award winning composer Trevor Morris is a dual Citizen of Canada and Great Britain, living and working in Los Angeles. Trevor composes music for Feature Film, Television and Video Games. He is most recognized for his Television work on "The Tudors", "The Borgias" and "Vikings".
Biography. Born. 25 May 1970 (age 52) Born In. London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Trevor Morris (born 25 May 1970) is a Canadian orchestral composer, music producer, and creator of electronic music.
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