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Michael Nyman
Sound · follow into films and chains
Biography
Michael Nyman is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, 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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Gattaca
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Piano
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Appears in a KinoChain journey
9 Songs
As Himself (uncredited)
Ravenous
Original Music Composer
The End of the Affair
Original Music Composer
The Libertine
Original Music Composer
The Hairdresser's Husband
Original Music Composer
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Double Trouble
From the Academy's rare double nods to the performances that earned them, this chain celebrates actors who competed against themselves in a single awards season...
8 films
When Finishing Beats Winning
A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.
8 films
Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents
From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.
9 films
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