Michael Price (composer)
Michael Price | |
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Background information | |
Born | Yorkshire, England |
Genres | Contemporary classical music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Erased Tapes Records |
Website | www |
Michael Price is an English composer and pianist. Prior to establishing himself as a composer, he held a number of roles within the TV & film music field such as producer, arranger and music editor, much of which whilst working alongside acclaimed film score composer Michael Kamen.
Personal life
The son of physics and biology teachers,
Early career
After writing a number of scores for contemporary dance in his early 20s,[1][2][4] he became Musical Director of DNA Dance and Music, whose projects included the arts council funded chamber opera "All the Garden Gold", based on the life of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite movement.[5]
Film and television
Prices's first film work was in 1996, when he was invited by
Prior to work as a composer, Price worked as a music editor
Price has, to date scored 31 films, increasingly focussing on contemporary drama productions. Recent highlights include his partnership with acclaimed Welsh director Craig Roberts, composing the scores for Just Jim in 2015 and Eternal Beauty in 2019. In television, recent successes include Age Before Beauty, Soulmates (TV series) and all four series of ITV's hit crime drama Unforgotten, the fourth of which premiered on 22 February 2021.
A frequent collaborator, Price often works with fellow composer David Arnold, most notably co-composing the music for all 13 episodes of Sherlock, the BBC television series created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, that premièred on BBC1 on 25 July 2010.[7] In 2015, they also co-composed the music for ITV's Jekyll and Hyde television series which premièred in October 2015.[8] Furthermore, Price has supported Arnold on film scores including Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz, The Inbetweeners Movie and The Inbetweeners 2'.
In addition to composing for
Solo career
Michael's first work to be released outside of the realms of film and television was a collection of four string quartet pieces 'A Stillness' which was released on
This was followed by Diary, 30 improvisations for solo piano, released on 1631 Recordings, and swiftly followed by his second
In 2021 Price released The Hope of Better Weather [10] a collection of 2012 piano recordings alongside new reworks by artists including Yann Tiersen, Bill Ryder-Jones, Eluvium_(musician) and Malibu as well as a duet with Peter Gregson (cellist).
The Hope of Better Weather was followed in 2022 by Whitsun, a new album of contemporary compositions centred around the Klavins Una Corda piano.[11]
In the live sphere Michael has performed as a pianist solo as well as with the ‘Michael Price Trio and Ensemble’ at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, London, Kings Place, London, Union Chapel, London, the Casa da Musica, Porto, Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, and the Stadsschouwburg in Leuven.[12]
Other information
Price has worked with several music bodies and organisations, including
Solo discography
Albums
2015 | Entanglement (Erased Tapes Records) |
2017 | Diary (1631 Recordings) |
2018 | Diary Reworks (1631 Recordings) |
2018 | Tender Symmetry (Erased Tapes Records) |
2021 | The Hope of Better Weather (The Control Room) |
2022 | Whitsun (The Control Room) |
EPs
2012 | A Stillness (Erased Tapes Records) |
2012 | The Hope of Better Weather (The Control Room) |
2014 | Berlin 1-3 with Peter Gregson (The Control Room) |
2019 | Songs for Eveline (Erased Tapes Records) |
Compilations
2018 | Erased Tapes 1+1=X (Erased Tapes Records) |
2019 | Music for Brainwaves (Erased Tapes Records) |
Remixes / reworks
2013 | Editors - Marching Orders (Michael Price Rework) |
2018 | Fyfe & Iskra Strings - Arashiyama (Michael Price Remix) |
Production
1999 | Metallica - S&M (Vertigo Records) (Technician) |
2006 | Coldcut - Sound Mirrors (Ninja Tune) (Arrangement & Collaborator) |
2008 | Dido - Safe Trip Home (RCA Records) (Orchestrator) |
Film and television credits
Film
2002 | Ashes & Sand |
2003 | LD50 Lethal Dose |
2004 | Some Things That Stay |
2005 | Dommeren (aka "The Judge") |
2006 | Eight Percent |
2007 | Dreamcatcher |
2007 | Blind Date (2007 film) |
2007 | The Possibility of Hope |
2007 | Sugarhouse (film) |
2007 | The Shock Doctrine |
2008 | Swan Song |
2008 | Agent Crush |
2008 | Wild Child |
2009 | 7 Lives |
2009 | The Mountain Within |
2010 | Wild Target |
2010 | H. G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon |
2010 | Soul Flowers |
2011 | Island |
2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie |
2012 | Cheerful Weather for the Wedding |
2012 | A Fantastic Fear of Everything |
2012 | My Brother Marvin |
2013 | Delicious |
2013 | Another Me |
2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 |
2014 | Walter (2014 film) |
2015 | Just Jim (2015 film) |
2016 | Litterbugs |
2018 | Patrick (2018 film) |
2019 | Eternal Beauty |
Television
2008 | Crooked House |
2010 | Sherlock (TV series) S1 (with David Arnold) |
2012 | Sherlock (TV series) S2 (with David Arnold) |
2012 | Mr Stink |
2012 | Beyond the Search |
2013 | Lightfields |
2013 | The Tractate Middoth |
2013 | Gangsta Granny |
2013/14 | Big School |
2014 | Sherlock (TV series) S3 (with David Arnold) |
2015 | Jekyll and Hyde (TV series) |
2015 | Unforgotten S1 |
2016 | Sherlock (TV series) The Abominable Bride (with David Arnold) |
2017 | Unforgotten S2 |
2017 | Sherlock (TV series) S4 (with David Arnold) |
2018 | Unforgotten S3 |
2018 | Age Before Beauty |
2020 | Dracula (2020 TV series) (with David Arnold) |
2020 | Soulmates (TV series) |
2021 | Unforgotten S4 |
2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries |
Music editor
2001 | Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
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2002 | Insomnia |
2002 | The Time Machine |
2002 | The Truth About Charlie |
2002 | The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
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2003 | Love Actually |
2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
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2005 | Goal! |
2005 | Nanny McPhee |
2006 | Flyboys |
2006 | Children of Men |
2007 | The Last Legion |
Other credits
1997 | Event Horizon (Music Co-Producer) |
1997 | The Winter Guest (Music Co-Producer) |
1998 | From The Earth To The Moon (Music Co-Producer) |
1998 | What Dreams May Come (Music Co-Producer) |
1999 | The Iron Giant (Music Co-Producer) |
2000 | X-Men (Music Co-Producer) |
2000 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Music Co-Producer) |
2001 | Band Of Brothers (Music Co-Producer / Orchestrator / Conductor) |
2006 | The Da Vinci Code (Booth Reader) |
2007 | Hot Fuzz (Additional Music) |
2008 | Quantum of Solace (Additional Music arranger) |
Awards
- Won: (with Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special - Sherlock ("His Last Vow")[14][15]
- Won: (with David Arnold) Music and Sound Award 2013 for Best Original Composition in a Television Programme - Sherlock (Season 2)[15][16]
- Won: (with David Arnold) Televisual Bulldog Award 2013 for Best Music - Sherlock (Season 2)[15][17]
- Won: (with David Arnold) 2010 Royal Television Award for Original Title - Sherlock (Season 1)[15][18]
- Won: MPSE Golden Reel Award 2001 for Music Editor - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[15][19]
References
- ^ a b c "The Price of Art". Huffingtonpost.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Music to Picture: An Interview with Composer Michael Price". Mid0nz.wordpress.com. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Forever Surrey - University of Surrey". Alumni.surrey.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "David Arnold and Michael Price talk about composing for "Sherlock"". Classicalmpr.org. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b "BBC Film Network". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ a b "HitFix". Hitfix.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Interview: Michael Price - M Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Michael Price Co-Scoring ITV's 'Jekyll & Hyde'". Film Music Reporter. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Erased Tapes - Artist - Michael Price". 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "The Hope of Better Weather". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: MICHAEL PRICE – WHITSUN". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Dates - Michael Price". Michaelpricemusic.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Media Committee - BASCA - British Academy of Songwriters Composers and Authors". Basca.org.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Alan Silvestri, David Arnold & Michael Price Win Emmy Awards - Film Music Reporter". Hilmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Awards - Michael Price". Michaelpricemusic.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Music+Sound Awards: 2013 Finalists". Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ UK, Televisual Media Ltd. "Televisual - HOMEPAGE". Televisual.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "RTS Craft & Design Awards 2009/2010 | Royal Television Society". 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ^ Orlowski, Michael. "Home". Mpse.org. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2018.