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Mychael Danna

マイケル・ダナ　/　まいける・だな

Composer from Canada

September 20, 1958 (age 67)　・　Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Manitoba
composer
film score composer
music arranger

My Take

Mychael Danna is one of those composers I'll follow into any film. The Winnipeg-born, Toronto-trained writer occupies a rare niche, fusing Eastern and Western instrumentation into scores that deepen a picture without ever shouting over it. Winning the Oscar and Golden Globe for Life of Pi, plus an Emmy on the television side, signals a range most film composers never reach. What I admire most is his restraint: the music feels like emotional architecture rather than decoration, the kind that lingers long after the credits roll. I have endless respect for the artists who shape a film's feeling from the shadows, and Danna is among the very best.

Overview

Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores. He won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Score for Life of Pi. He has also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) in his work on the miniseries World Without End.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mychael Danna
Name (Japanese): マイケル・ダナ
Reading: まいける・だな
Born: September 20, 1958 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / film score composer / music arranger / film producer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Nelson High School
University: University of Toronto

Awards & achievements

2013 Academy Award for Best Original Score

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.mychaeldanna.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mychaeldanna/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%8A

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