Mel Wesson
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Birth name | Mel Wesson |
Born | 12 February 1952 |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Ambient music design, Film score, Video game score |
Occupation(s) | Ambient Music Designer, Composer |
Instrument(s) | Synthesizer |
Website | MelWesson.com |
Mel Wesson (born 12 February 1958) is a British
On the
Early life and career
Wesson was born and raised in London, England. Despite numerous efforts to persuade him to follow a more conventional musical path he gravitated towards the synthesizer as his instrument of choice.
After leaving art college the formative stages of Wesson's career saw him touring and recording with a number of
Since that time Wesson has created his own niche within the movie score genre as an ambient music designer. This area of atmospheric sound has weaved its way through many of Zimmer's' scores including Ridley Scott's Hannibal and Black Hawk Down. Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and most recently Inception.
Outside of his feature film work, Wesson composes scores for commercials, television and video games; some of his television scores include work for the
Ambient Music Design / Additional Music
Feature films
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2005 2004 2003
2002 2001 2000 1992
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Video games
2013
2009
2007
Other projects
- Inception Live Premiere Performance
- Inception: The App
- Inception: The Soundscape
- The Dark Knight: 2-CD Special Edition
- SOS Short Films: Electroland
- Shrek 4-D Universal Studios Theme Park Ride
- Various TV-series, theatrical teaser trailers, production music CD's, music albums, music videos and commercials
Inception Live Premiere Performance
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Awards
Wesson received a multi-platinum award for his contributions to The Verve's Urban Hymns album and the anthemic single "Bitter Sweet Symphony".
See also
References
- ^ "Mel Wesson: Other Projects -". Melwesson.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.