John R. Graham (composer)
John R. Graham | |
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| Birth name | John Roderick Graham |
| Born | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Genres | Film score, game score |
| Occupation(s) | composerandconductor |
| Instrument(s) | Piano,Keyboard,Electronic composition,Voice |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | johngrahammusic |
John Roderick Grahamis an American film composer. He is best known for his film scores toKingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVand the score for thetaiga dramaKirin ga Kuru.[1]He is also known for the scores toThe Royal Treatment(film),Bitch Slap,Lange Flate Ballær 2,andAmerican Strays.He won first prize for Best Original Score for his music in "Alleged" at the Michigan Film Festival, and won Best Soundtrack Album for his score for Long Flat Balls II at the Just Plain Folks awards.
Life and career[edit]
Graham was born inCharlottesville, Virginia.During his youth he studied atCharterhouse SchoolinSurrey, England,studying singing and orchestral writing. Graham began his career singing and playing in bands, while studying traditional orchestral music. After Charterhouse, Graham pursued his studies atWilliams College,Stanford University,andUCLA,focusing more and more on film music over time.
Graham's first film score was written forFull Contact,a film directed byRick Jacobson,whom he has also worked with at other times, including, most recently, on "The Royal Treatment(film)".He has also worked withJames Brolinon "The Royal Hearts,"My Brother's War,andPensacola: Wings of Gold.
Graham also works withImmediate Music,and his music has been featured in the trailers forAvatar,Edge of Darkness,"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian"(Fox),"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,and others.
On March 8, 2019, it was announced that Graham would be the composer for the 59thtaiga dramaKirin ga Kuru.[2]He is the first American composer to score a taiga drama since they began in 1963.
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References[edit]
- ^"2020 năm sông lớn ドラマ “Kỳ lân がくる” "Mỹ nùng biên" biểu diễn giả phát biểu ".NHK. Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2019.Retrieved11 March2019.
- ^"2020 năm sông lớn ドラマ “Kỳ lân がくる” "Mỹ nùng biên" biểu diễn giả phát biểu ".NHK. Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2019.Retrieved11 March2019.
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