Theo Green
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Theo Greenis anASCAPAward-winning British composer andOscarwinningsound designer.He is known for his music forThe Gambler,[1]House at the End of the Street,[2]his Academy Award nominated sound design forBlade Runner 2049.[3][4][5]and hisAcademy Awardwinningsound designforDune.[6]
Early life
[edit]Green was in the New College Choir as a chorister ofNew College School[7][8]inOxfordand later studied atAbingdon School[9]and theCourtauld Institute of Art,London.[10]
Film and TV
[edit]Theo Green’s work onDenis Villeneuve’sDunewon an Oscar for his sound design, and signaled the reunion of Theo Green andHans Zimmer,who worked together onBlade Runner 2049.[11]Zimmer worked very closely with Green onDune[12]with Green's composition "Tooth of Shai Hulud" providing the score for early scenes on Arrakis.[13] In 2017, Green was the Sound Designer for Denis Villeneuve's filmBlade Runner 2049[14][15]and composed additional musical cues.
In 2014 Green teamed up with directorRupert Wyattfor a third time withParamount Pictures'The Gambler,[16]starringMark Wahlberg,John Goodman,Brie LarsonandJessica Lange.Theo Green composed original music for the film.
In 2009 Theo Green wrote the score forWarp Films' thrillerHush,[17]directed byMark Tonderai.In 2012 he teamed up withMark Tonderaia second time for theJennifer Lawrence-starring suspense thriller,House at the End of the Street,creating a score that was awarded theASCAPPRS Film Award. The film occupied the top position at the US Box Office on its opening weekend, going on to make over $45m from a budget under $7m.[18]Since then, Green has composed the scores forKidulthooddirectorMenhaj Huda'sComedown,Steve Barker's follow up to his film "Outpost"-Outpost: Black Sunand Shan Khan'sHonourstarringPaddy Considine.
2008'sBAFTAandBIFA-winningThe Escapist[19][20][21]was Green's first feature, assound designerand additional composer, having collaborated with directorRupert Wyattpreviously on the short film, "Get The Picture".[22]
Awards and nominations
[edit]In 2022 Theo Green won anAcademy Award for Best Soundand aBAFTAforDune.In 2018 he was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Sound Editing,as Sound Designer forBlade Runner 2049[23]and aBAFTAfor Best Sound,Blade Runner 2049,[24]and won theMPSEGolden Reel Award[25][26]
Green's score forHouse at the End of the Streetwas awarded theASCAPPRS Film Award in 2013.[27]
Film credits
[edit]- Dune(2021)
- Blade Runner 2049(2017)
- The Gambler(2014)
- Honour(2013)
- House at the End of the Street(2012)
- Comedown(2012)
- Lemon(2011)
- Outpost: Black Sun(2011)
- Blue Moon Rising(2010)
- Prowl(2010)
- Dread(2009)
- Hush(2009)
- The Escapist(2008)
- Get the Picture(2004, Short)
References
[edit]- ^[1]:The Gambler Official Site.
- ^[2]:House at the End of the Street Composer Interview.
- ^[3]:MPAA Theo Green Interview.
- ^[4]:Sound and Picture Interview.
- ^[5]:2018 Oscars Winners and Nominees
- ^[6]:Timothée Chalamet Gets His Knives Out in Exclusive Dune Scene
- ^[7]Archived29 November 2014 at theWayback Machine:New College Choir
- ^"Academy Awards Success".New College School.Retrieved1 September2023.
- ^[8]:Abingdon School
- ^[9]:Panda Gossips.
- ^"Composer Hans Zimmer on the musical worlds ofDuneandNo Time to Die".The Hindu.21 October 2021.
- ^"Dune: Hans Zimmer on Composing the Sci-Fi Epic's Otherworldly Score".IGN.15 October 2021.
- ^"Dune".Soundtrack.net.24 November 2023.
- ^[10]:Cinemontage Magazine.
- ^[11]:Soundworks Collection.
- ^"AFI FEST REVIEW – THE GAMBLER | Very Aware: The Movie Blog | Movie and TV news, reviews and other goodness".Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2014.Retrieved22 November2014.:Very Aware Review - The Gambler
- ^[12]:TCM Turner Classic Movies.
- ^The Numbers:House at the End of the Street Box Office
- ^British Independent Film AwardsArchived16 December 2013 at theWayback Machine:BIFA Winners 2008
- ^[13]:Lloyds TSB BAFTA Scotland Awards 2008
- ^The Irish Times:The Escapistreview.
- ^[14]:Get The Picture
- ^[15]:Oscar Sound Editing Nomination for Blade Runner 2049
- ^[16]:BAFTA Film Awards
- ^[17]:MPSE Golden Reel Winner
- ^[18]:MPSE Golden Reel
- ^[19]:ASCAP Honors Top PRS Songwriters and Composers.
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