Marc Canham is a British composer of music for film and video games. In 2008, he scored Far Cry 2, and in 2020, he composed the film score to I Care A Lot, [1][2][3][4] for which he received an ASCAP award.[5][6] Canham has collaborated with several artists including Iggy Pop, Nathan Johnson, Philip Glass, Baaba Maal, Bryan Mantia, and Paul Hartnoll.[7]
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| Born | 19 October 1977 United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | marccanham.com |
On creating music, Canham stated that he wanted to deliver emotion through a "sound palette" of combinations of sounds, textures, and ensembles of instruments, then letting loose with melodies and motifs.[8] For I Care A Lot, Canham claims to have created the score from the script, as opposed to the film.[5]
Nimrod Productions
editAlong with Richard Aitken and others, Canham founded Nimrod Productions Limited in 2000, a music production company in Oxfordshire, UK.[9][10] Nimrod has provided orchestral soundtracks for The Getaway, Black Monday, Gran Turismo 4 and Driver versions 2 and 3.[11] It was dissolved in 2019 and succeeded by Nimrod Sound as Rich Aitken’s mix company.
Nimrod Studio Orchestra
editCanham founded the Nimrod Studio Orchestra (NSO) in 2002, a commercial session orchestra which has been behind game scores including 24: The Game, Killzone 2, and Act of War: Direct Action.[10]
Works
editFilm scores
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2009 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed[12][13] (with NSO) |
| 2012 | When the Lights Went Out |
| 2015 | Burn Burn Burn |
| 2015 | Final Girl |
| 2019 | Close |
| 2020 | I Care a Lot |
| 2021 | Barbarians |
| 2022 | The Lost Girls |
Games
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2002 | Stuntman (video game) |
| 2002 | Taz: Wanted |
| 2004 | Driver 3 |
| 2005 | Act of War: Direct Action (Collaboration with Jonathan Williams and NSO) |
| 2006 | 24: The Game (With NSO and Nimrod Productions)[11] |
| 2006 | Reservoir Dogs (video game) |
| 2006 | Driver: Parallel Lines |
| 2007 | Driver 76 (with Andy Gannon and Ed Scroggie) |
| 2008 | Far Cry 2 |
| 2009 | Battlefield Heroes |
| 2009 | Killzone 2 (With NSO) |
| 2010 | Split/Second |
| 2010 | Chime (as music producer / integrator)[8] |
| 2011 | Driver: San Francisco[10] |
| 2012 | The Secret World |
| 2014 | Infamous First Light |
| 2014 | Infamous Second Son |
Installations
editReferences
edit- ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (March 9, 2021). "'Jackie Brown' and Tangerine Dream: What 'I Care a Lot' Is Made Of". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Friesen, Hunter (February 25, 2021). "'I Care a Lot' is devilishly fun". Northern Iowan. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "J. Blakeson's Latest Thriller I Care A Lot - Scored by Marc Canham - Out on Amazon Prime Video". Abbey Road Studios. February 20, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Marc Canham Scores 'I Care A Lot'". Faber Music. September 15, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "'I Care A Lot' score gets an ASCAP Award". Marc Canham.
- ^ "Marc Canham wins ASCAP Screen Music Award for 'I Care A Lot' | Faber Music". www.fabermusic.com.
- ^ "Marc Canham". Faber Music. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "Composer Interview: Marc Canham". Film and Game Composers. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Game Music :: Interview with Marc Canham (April 2011)". squareenixmusic.com.
- ^ a b c "Marc Canham Artist Profile | AAE Music".
- ^ a b "Recording 24: The Game". www.soundonsound.com.
- ^ "Blu-ray Review: The Disappearance of Alice Creed | Addicted to Media".
- ^ "Gemma Arterton The Disappearance of Alice Creed". www.female.com.au.
- ^ "Titanic Museum Hosts The Danger Tree". Marc Canham.
- ^ "Titanic Belfast hosts interactive digital art exhibition 'The Danger Tree' - Irish Tech News".