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{{Infobox person
| name = Mario Grigorov
| nationality = Bulgarian
| occupation = Composer
| website = https://www.mariogrigorov.com/
}}

'''Mario Grigorov''' is a Bulgarian composer for film and television and a concert pianist. He performs on the piano and improvises in the styles of jazz, classical and world music.
'''Mario Grigorov''' is a Bulgarian composer for film and television and a concert pianist. He performs on the piano and improvises in the styles of jazz, classical and world music.


Mario Grigorov's father was a concert trumpeter and his mother a concert pianist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazz24.org/2016/10/mario-grigorov-on-piano-jazz/|title=Mario Grgiorov on Piano Jazz|publisher=Jazz 24|date=October 28, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref> In 1968, the Sofia Conservatorium suspended its age requirement of seven years of age to allow a 5-year-old Grigorov to begin his classical studies.<ref name="EAF">{{Cite web|url=https://www.enterart.com/artists/mario-grigorov/|title=MarioGrigorov|publisher=Enter Art Foundation|date=|accessdate=}}</ref> In 1969, Mario’s father took the opportunity to play in the Shah’s handpicked orchestra, and the family relocated for 6 years. Mario’s tutelage in classical piano continued, and he was exposed to the sounds of the new culture he found himself surrounded by. In 1976, again for Mr. Grigorov’s symphony career, the family relocated, this time to East Germany. While finishing out the 1970s with a classical regimen, Grigorov and family moved to Vienna where Mario studied under renowned 20th century composer Thomas Christian David at the Vienna Conservatorium. In the early 1980s Mario moved to Sydney, Australia where he took classes in electronic music and Jazz studies with Don Burrows. He worked with many Australian rock groups. He has lived in Iran, Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Germany and USA, now resides between Berlin and London.<ref name="EAF"/>
Mario Grigorov's father was a concert trumpeter, and his mother was a concert pianist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazz24.org/2016/10/mario-grigorov-on-piano-jazz/|title=Mario Grgiorov on Piano Jazz|publisher=Jazz 24|date=October 28, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref> In 1968, the Sofia Conservatorium suspended its age requirement of seven years of age to allow a 5-year-old Grigorov to begin his classical studies.<ref name="EAF">{{Cite web|url=https://www.enterart.com/artists/mario-grigorov/|title=MarioGrigorov|publisher=Enter Art Foundation|date=|accessdate=}}</ref> In 1969, Mario's father took the opportunity to play in the Shah's handpicked orchestra, and the family relocated for 6 years. Mario's tutelage in classical piano continued, and he was exposed to the sounds of the new culture he found himself surrounded by.
In 1976, again for Mr. Grigorov's symphony career, the family relocated to East Germany. While finishing out the 1970s with a classical regimen, Grigorov and his family moved to Vienna, where Mario studied under renowned 20th-century composer Thomas Christian David at the Vienna Conservatorium. In the early 1980s, Mario moved to Sydney, Australia, where he took electronic music and Jazz studies classes with Don Burrows. He worked with many Australian rock groups. He has lived in Iran, Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, and the US, and now resides between Berlin and London.<ref name="EAF" />


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Personal Music ===
Grigorov began composing for television, commercials and film in Sydney, Australia. In 1992, Miles Goodman, a film composer helped Mario relocate to the United States.<ref>http://www.public-republic.net/artist-of-the-week-mario-grigorov/</ref> Three days after Grigorov's move to Los Angeles an A&R executive from [[Warner Brothers Records]], [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], heard him improvising in a music store and signed him to his first major-label recording contract.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/01/19/american-idol-stardom-entrepreneurs-management-big-break_slide.html#5b32e7f8ff6b |title=In Pictures: How 17 Stars Got Their Big Breaks |magazine=Forbes|first=Maureen|last=Farrell|date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> Grigorov then recorded his debut album ''Rhymes with Orange''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysonicisland.com/mario-grigorov.html |title=Mario Grigorov|publisher=My Sonic Island|first=Ralph|last=Burnett|accessdate=August 2, 2019}}</ref> Grigorov toured the album at Europe and North America supporting musicians such as Wynton Marsalis,<ref name=NYT/> Joshua Redman,<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/23/arts/jvc-jazz-festival-with-the-old-and-the-new.html|title=JVC Jazz Festival, With the Old and the New|first=Peter|last=Watrous|date=June 23, 1995|newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> Charlie Haden and Béla Fleck.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/14/arts/classical-music-symphonies-and-solos-and-crickets-join-in.html|title=Classical Music; Symphonies and Solos, and Crickets Join In|first=Kathryn|last=Shattuck|date=May 14, 1995|newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=HRA>{{cite web|url=https://www.highresaudio.com/en/artist/view/9773aeb8-3ddf-4665-aa54-2c208d288423/mario-grigorov|title=Mario Grigorov|publisher=High Res Audio|accessdate=}}</ref>
Grigorov began composing for television, commercials, and film in Sydney, Australia. In 1992, [[Miles Goodman]], a film composer, helped Mario relocate to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.public-republic.net/artist-of-the-week-mario-grigorov/|title = Artist of the Week — Mario Grigorov • Public Republic}}</ref> Three days after Grigorov's move to Los Angeles, an A&R executive from [[Warner Brothers Records]], [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], heard him improvising in a music store and signed him to his first major-label recording contract.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/01/19/american-idol-stardom-entrepreneurs-management-big-break_slide.html#5b32e7f8ff6b |title=In Pictures: How 17 Stars Got Their Big Breaks |magazine=Forbes|first=Maureen|last=Farrell|date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> Grigorov then recorded his debut album, ''Rhymes with Orange''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysonicisland.com/mario-grigorov.html |title=Mario Grigorov|publisher=My Sonic Island|first=Ralph|last=Burnett|accessdate=August 2, 2019}}</ref> Grigorov toured the album in Europe and North America, supporting musicians such as [[Wynton Marsalis]],<ref name="NYT" /> [[Joshua Redman]],<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/23/arts/jvc-jazz-festival-with-the-old-and-the-new.html|title=JVC Jazz Festival, With the Old and the New|first=Peter|last=Watrous|date=June 23, 1995|newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> [[Charlie Haden]], and [[Béla Fleck]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/14/arts/classical-music-symphonies-and-solos-and-crickets-join-in.html|title=Classical Music; Symphonies and Solos, and Crickets Join In|first=Kathryn|last=Shattuck|date=May 14, 1995|newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="HRA">{{cite web|url=https://www.highresaudio.com/en/artist/view/9773aeb8-3ddf-4665-aa54-2c208d288423/mario-grigorov|title=Mario Grigorov|publisher=High Res Audio|accessdate=}}</ref>


His second album, ''Aria'', a collaboration with [[Paul Schwartz]], was released on 14 October 1997 by Astor Place Records. ''Aria'' was a darker crossover with funk along with operatic themes from Carmen, The Magic Flute, Madame Butterfly and Dido and Aeneas. The album reached No. 4 on [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]’s Top Classical Crossover chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2Q4EAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2Q4EAAAAMBAJ/page/n58 59]|quote=Billboard march 21 1998 top classical cross.|title=Billboard|first=Nielsen Business Media|last=Inc|date=March 21, 1998|publisher=Nielsen}}</ref>
Astor Place Records released his second album, Aria, a collaboration with Paul Schwartz, on 14 October 1997. ''Aria'' was a darker crossover with funk along with operatic themes from ''[[Carmen]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' and ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]''. The album reached No. 4 on [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]’s Top Classical Crossover chart.


=== Music for the Screen ===
In 2000, Grigorov began composing music for screen in United States. He is most recognized for his musical scores on films by director [[Lee Daniels]]. They worked together on ''[[Shadowboxer]]'' (2005), ''[[Tennessee (film)|Tennessee]]'' (2008), ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' (2009) and ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altfg.com/film/mario-grigorov/|title=Mario Grigorov Q&A: Composer Discusses His ‘Precious’ Music|publisher=Alt Film Guide|first=Andre|last=S.|date=2010|accessdate=}}</ref>
In 2000, Grigorov began composing music for screen in the United States. He is most recognized for his musical scores on films by director [[Lee Daniels]]. They worked together on ''[[Shadowboxer]]'' (2005), ''[[Tennessee (film)|Tennessee]]'' (2008), ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' (2009) and ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altfg.com/film/mario-grigorov/|title=Mario Grigorov Q&A: Composer Discusses His 'Precious' Music|publisher=Alt Film Guide|first=Andre|last=S.|date=2010|accessdate=}}</ref> In 2005, he opened his own commercial music company, Siblings Music, Inc.. Siblings existed from 2005 - 2010, creating original music for the moving picture. In 2011, he wrote the score for ''Patang'' by Indian director [[Prashant Bhargava]] which premiered at that year's [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prashant-bhargavas-patang-in-berlin/articleshow/7519510.cms|title=Prashant Bhargava's 'Patang' in Berlin|first=Meenakshi|last=Shedde|date=February 18, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>
In 2005 he opened his own commercial music company called Siblings Music, Inc. Siblings existed from 2005 - 2010 creating original music for the moving picture. For its duration, Mario has selected immensely talented musicians to compose on behalf of the company.<ref>https://sonicscoop.com/2013/01/30/butter-music-sound-adds-mario-grigorov-west-coast-creative-director/</ref>
In 2011 he wrote the score for ''Patang'' by Indian director [[Prashant Bhargava]] which premiered at the same year [[Berlin International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prashant-bhargavas-patang-in-berlin/articleshow/7519510.cms|title=Prashant Bhargava's 'Patang' in Berlin|first=Meenakshi|last=Shedde|date=February 18, 2011|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> ''The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell'' by director Brendan Donovan and three films by Leonardo Ricagni’s: ''29 Palms'', ''The Life Jacket is Under Your Seat'' and ''[[El chevrolé|El Chevrolé]], for which Grigorov received 'Best Original Score' at the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}


In 2014 Mario met with director [[David Yates]], and they worked together on Yates' film ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://coolmusicltd.com/mario-grigorov-composes-song-with-j-k-rowling-for-fantastic-beasts/|title=MarioGrigorov composes song with J. K. Rowling for 'Fantastic Beasts'|publisher=Cool Music |date=November 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moviemusicuk.us/2016/11/19/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-james-newton-howard/|title=Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |first=Jonathan|last=Broxton|publisher=Movie Music UK|date=November 20, 2016}}</ref> Mario Grigorov composed and co-wrote an original song, "Blind Pig", with [[J. K. Rowling]], which was performed by [[Emmi (Australian singer)|Emmi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pottermore.com/news/exclusive-debut-of-blind-pig-jazz-song-from-fantastic-beasts-soundtrack |title=Exclusive:Pottermore debuts jazz song from the Fantastic Beasts soundtrack|publisher=Pottermore|date=November 17, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37990676 |title=Singer wins big break in Fantastic Beasts|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=November 15, 2016|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
In 2013, he won 'Best Music Feature' at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for his work on [[Susan Seidelman]]'s ''Musical Chairs''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.massiff.org/2013-films|title=2013 Films Massachusetts Independent Film Festival|publisher=Massachusetts Independent Film Festival|date=2013|accessdate=}}</ref>


=== Music for Television ===
In 2014 Mario met with director [[David Yates]] and they worked together on Yates' film ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://coolmusicltd.com/mario-grigorov-composes-song-with-j-k-rowling-for-fantastic-beasts/|title=MarioGrigorov composes song with J. K. Rowling for 'Fantastic Beasts'|publisher=Cool Music|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moviemusicuk.us/2016/11/19/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-james-newton-howard/|title=Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them|first=Jonathan|last=Broxton|publisher=Movie Music UK|date=November 20, 2016}}</ref> Mario Grigorov composed and co-wrote an original song, "Blind Pig", with [[J. K. Rowling]], which was performed by [[Emmi (Australian singer)|Emmi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pottermore.com/news/exclusive-debut-of-blind-pig-jazz-song-from-fantastic-beasts-soundtrack|title=Exclusive:Pottermore debuts jazz song from the Fantastic Beasts soundtrack|publisher=Pottermore|date=November 17, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37990676|title=Singer wins big break in Fantastic Beasts|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=November 15, 2016|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
As a television film composer, he wrote the musical score for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]’s 2014 made-for-television films, ''[[Flowers in the Attic (2014 film)|Flowers in the Attic]]'' and ''[[Petals on the Wind (film)|Petals on the Wind]]''. He continued to work with Lifetime on several other television movies, including ''Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/06/26/harry-meghan-a-royal-romance-soundtrack-released/|title='Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance' Soundtrack Released &#124|publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=|accessdate=}}</ref>


Mario also has provided the music for several documentaries, including ''Third Wave: A Volunteer Story,'' presented by [[Sean Penn]], the [[Anna Halprin]] biographical film ''[[Breath Made Visible]]'' by filmmaker Ruedi Gerber, and the war documentary ''[[Taxi to the Dark Side]]'' by [[Alex Gibney]], which won a 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary.<ref name="Oscar">{{cite web |url=http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/26/taxi_to_the_dark_side_|title="Taxi to the Dark Side": Exposé on US Abuses in "War on Terror" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary|date=February 26, 2008 |publisher=Democracy Now|accessdate=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008 |title=The 80th Academy Awards|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=August 2, 2019}}</ref>
As a television film composer he wrote the musical score for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]’s 2014 made for television films, ''[[Flowers in the Attic (2014 film)|Flowers in the Attic]]'' and ''[[Petals on the Wind (film)|Petals on the Wind]]''. He continued to work with Lifetime on several other television movies including ''Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/06/26/harry-meghan-a-royal-romance-soundtrack-released/|title=‘Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance’ Soundtrack Released &#124|publisher=Film Music Reporter|date=|accessdate=}}</ref>


=== Art Work ===
Mario also has provided the music several documentaries, including: ''Third Wave: A Volunteer Story'' presented by [[Sean Penn]], the [[Anna Halprin]] biographical film ''[[Breath Made Visible]]'' by filmmaker Ruedi Gerber, and the war documentary ''[[Taxi to the Dark Side]]'' by [[Alex Gibney]], which won a 2008 Academy Award for best Documentary.<ref name="Oscar">{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/26/taxi_to_the_dark_side_|title="Taxi to the Dark Side": Exposé on US Abuses in "War on Terror" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary|date=February 26, 2008|publisher=Democracy Now|accessdate=August 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008 |title=The 80th Academy Awards|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=August 2, 2019}}</ref>
As well as being a composer and performer, Mario Grigorov is also an artist and creates two-handed symmetrical drawings.<ref name="EAF" /> He combined his drawing style with his piano playing to develop an experimental type of keyboard play known as Mirror Tones.<ref name="HRA" />


=== Awards and recognition ===
As well as being a composer and performer, Mario Grigorov is also an artist and creates two-handed symmetrical drawings.<ref name="EAF"/> He combined his drawing style to his piano playing to develop an experimental type of keyboard play known as Mirror Tones.<ref name=HRA/>
In 2013, he won 'Best Music Feature' at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for his work on [[Susan Seidelman]]'s ''Musical Chairs''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=2013 Films Massachusetts Independent Film Festival |url=http://www.massiff.org/2013-films |accessdate= |publisher=Massachusetts Independent Film Festival}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{{Colbegin}}
* ''[[Glass (1989 film)|Glass]]'' (1989)
* ''Fear in America'' (1992 TV Movie documentary)
* ''[[This Won't Hurt a Bit]]'' (1993)
* ''A Song for You'' (1993 Short)
* ''Young at Hearts'' (1994)
* ''[[Edge City (film)|Edge City]]'' (1998)
* ''Razor's Edge'' (1999 Short)
* ''Here'' (2001 Short)
* ''[[29 Palms (film)|29 Palms]]'' (2002)
* ''Grasp'' (2002 Short)
* ''The Life Jacket Is Under Your Seat'' (2002)
* ''The Americans'' (2004 Short)
* ''Rescue?'' (2004 Short)
* ''[[Shadowboxer]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Insurgents]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Third Wave (2007 film)|The Third Wave]]'' (2007 Documentary)
* ''Feathers to The Sky'' (2007 Short)
* ''The Attic'' (2007 Video)
* ''Tennessee'' (2008)
* ''Accelerating America'' (2008 Documentary)
* ''Ten: Thirty One'' (2008 Short)
* ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' (2009)
* ''War Against The Weak'' (2009 Documentary)
* ''[[Breath Made Visible|Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin]]'' (2009 Documentary)
* ''Jackson Parish'' (2009 Short original music)
* ''Devoted to Dance'' (2010 Documentary)
* ''Oprah & Tyler: A Project of Passion'' (2010 Video documentary, short, original score music)
* ''From Push to Precious'' (2010 Video documentary, short, original score music)
* ''A Precious Ensemble'' (2010 Video documentary, short, original score music)
* ''Malice N Wonderland'' (2010 Video short)
* ''The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell'' (2010)
* ''Seniors Rocking'' (2010 Documentary short)
* ''Patang'' (2011 TV Series) (5 Episodes)
* ''Untitled Jersey City Project'' (2011 TV Series) (5 episodes)
* ''[[Musical Chairs (film)|Musical Chairs]]'' (2011)
* ''Off-Ramp'' (2011 Short)
* ''[[Beyond (2012 film)|Beyond]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' (2012)
* ''The Anderson Monarchs'' (2012 Documentary)
* ''59 Middle Lane'' (2012 Documentary)
* ''Trauma Team'' (2012)
* ''[[Crazy Kind of Love]]'' (2013)
* ''Stay at Home'' (2013 Short) (co-composer)
* ''Our Boys'' (2013)
* ''[[Dracula: The Dark Prince]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Flowers in the Attic (2014 film)|Flowers in The Attic]]'' (2014 TV Movie) (music by)
* ''Squatters'' (2014 Video)
* ''[[Flowers in the Attic (2014 film)|Flowers in The Attic 2: Petals on The Wind]]'' (2014 TV Movie) (music by)
* ''Out in the Night'' (2014 Documentary)
* ''Seasons of Love'' (2014 TV Movie)
* ''Out in the Night'' (2015)
* ''P.O.V.'' (2015 TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
* ''Harry Benson: Shoot First'' (2016 Documentary)
* ''The Best Democracy Money Can Buy'' (2016 Documentary)
* ''[[The Evil Within (2017 film)|The Evil Within]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Another Mother's Son]]'' (2017)
* ''Gnaw'' (2017)
* ''[[Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance]]'' (2018 TV Movie)
* ''The Conversation'' (2018)
* ''No Shame'' (Short) (2018)
* ''[[Look Away (2018 film)|Look Away]]'' (2018)
* ''Wheels'' (2018)
* ''Totengebet'' (2019 TV Movie)
* ''Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story'' (2019 TV Movie)
* ''Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal'' (2019 TV Movie)
* ''The Dare'' (2019 completed)
* ''Kill Chain'' (2019) (5 episodes)
* ''Penumbral'' (2019 Short)
* ''[[Line of Descent]]'' (2019 Indian film released on [[ZEE5]]) (2019)
* ''Spides'' (2020 TV Series) (8 episodes)
* ''White Knight'' (2021 post-production)
* ''Lair'' (2021 pre-production)
{{Colend}}


== Discography ==
2020 Lair (pre-production)
* Squatters, 2019

* The Absence of Presence, 2019
Penumbral (Short) (post-production)
* Hello Big Shot, 2019

* War Against the Weak, 2019
White Knight (post-production)
* Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance, 2018

* Ragtime to Shine, 2018
2019 Line of Descent (post-production)
* The Presence of Absence, 2018

* Atomic Lounge, 2017
2019 Spides (TV Series) (8 episodes) (post-production)
* Rhymes with Orange, 1994

- Episode #1.8 (2019)

- Episode #1.7 (2019)

- Episode #1.6 (2019)

- Episode #1.5 (2019)

- Episode #1.4 (2019)

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Kill Chain (completed)

2019 The Dare (completed)

2019 Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (TV Movie)

2019 Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (TV Movie)

2019 Totengebet (TV Movie)

2018 Wheels

2018 Look Away

2018 No Shame (Short)

2018/VI The Conversation

2018 Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (TV Movie)

2017 Gnaw

2017 Another Mother's Son

2017 The Evil Within

2016 The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (Documentary)

2016 Harry Benson: Shoot First (Documentary)

2015 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Out in the Night (2015)

2014 Seasons of Love (TV Movie)

2014 Out in the Night (Documentary)

2014 Flowers in the Attic 2: Petals on the Wind (TV Movie) (music by)

2014 Squatters (Video)

2014 Flowers in the Attic (TV Movie) (music by)

2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince

2013 Our Boys

2013 Stay at Home (Short) (co-composer)

2013 Crazy Kind of Love

2012 Trauma Team

2012 59 Middle Lane (Documentary)

2012 The Anderson Monarchs (Documentary)

2012 The Paperboy

2012/II Beyond

2011 Off-Ramp (Short)

2011 Musical Chairs

2011 Untitled Jersey City Project (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Episode #1.1 (2011)

- Episode 5 (2011)

- Episode 3 (2011)

- Episode 2 (2011)

- Episode #1.4 (2011)

2011 Patang

2010 Seniors Rocking (Documentary short)

2010 The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell

2010 Malice N Wonderland (Video short)

2010 A Precious Ensemble (Video documentary short) (original score music)

2010 From Push to Precious (Video documentary short) (original score music)

2010 Oprah & Tyler: A Project of Passion (Video documentary short) (original score music)

2010 Devoted to Dance (Documentary)

2009 Jackson Parish (Short) (original music by)

2009 Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin (Documentary)

2009 War Against the Weak (Documentary)

2009/II Precious

2008 Ten: Thirty One (Short)

2008 Accelerating America (Documentary)

2008 Tennessee

2007 The Attic (Video)

2007 Feathers to the Sky (Short)

2007 The Third Wave (Documentary)

2006 The Insurgents

2005 Shadowboxer

2004 Rescue? (Short)

2004 The Americans (Short)

2002 The Life Jacket Is Under Your Seat

2002 Grasp (Short)

2002 29 Palms

2001 Here (Short)

1999 Razor's Edge (Short)

1998 Edge City

1994 Young at Hearts

1993 A Song for You (Short)

1993 This Won't Hurt a Bit

1992 Fear in America (TV Movie documentary)
1989 Glass

== Recordings ==

Squatters, 2019

The Absence of Presence, 2019

Hello Big Shot, 2019

War Against the Weak, 2019

Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance, 2018

Ragtime to Shine, 2018

The Presence of Absence, 2018

Atomic Lounge, 2017

Rhymes with Orange, 1994


== Notable Concerts ==
== Notable Concerts ==


* "Chamber Music in Historic Sights" Los Angeles, CA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-05-ca-64960-story.html|title=PERFORMING ARTS : Music in All the Right Places : Da Camera Society founder MaryAnn Bonino is a nonstop cheerleader for chamber music--in the proper venue.|date=November 5, 1995|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
"Chamber Music in Historic Sights"
Los Angeles, CA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-05-ca-64960-story.html|title=PERFORMING ARTS : Music in All the Right Places : Da Camera Society founder MaryAnn Bonino is a nonstop cheerleader for chamber music--in the proper venue.|date=November 5, 1995|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* Stereophile Show Waldford Astoria New York, NY<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/696awsi/index.html|title=ShowTime|date=November 14, 2007|website=Stereophile.com}}</ref>
* Clifford Brown Jazz Festival{{CN|date=May 2024}}

* Quebec Jazz Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/420991555/|title=The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada on May 13, 1995 · 92|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Stereophile Show
* Toronto Jazz Festival
Waldford Astoria
* Edmonton Jazz festival, Shocton Theatre Edmonton, Alberta
New York, NY<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/696awsi/index.html|title=ShowTime|date=November 14, 2007|website=Stereophile.com}}</ref>
* Victoria Jazz Festival Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

* Saskatoon Jazz Festival Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Clifford Brown Jazz Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clifford_Brown_Jazz_Festival&oldid=902773619|title=Clifford Brown Jazz Festival|date=June 21, 2019|via=Wikipedia}}</ref>
* Saratoga Jazz Festival Saraoga, NY

* Montreal Jazz Festival Dy Maurier Hall Montreal, Quebec
Quebec Jazz Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/420991555/|title=The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada on May 13, 1995 · 92|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
* Newport Jazz Festival

Toronto Jazz Festival
* San Jose Jazz Festival San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA
* Santa FE Chamber Festival Santa FE, NM

* Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, LA
Edmonton Jazz festival,
* Performing Arts Center Calgary, Alberta
Shocton Theatre
* Hirshorn Museum Washington, Dc<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/|title=- The Washington Post|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
Edmonton, Alberta

Victoria Jazz Festival
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Saskatoon Jazz Festival
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Saratoga Jazz Festival
Saraoga, NY

Montreal Jazz Festival
Dy Maurier Hall
Montreal, Quebec

Newport Jazz Festival

San Jose Jazz Festival
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose, CA

Santa FE Chamber Festival
Santa FE, NM

Contemporary Arts Center
New Orleans, LA

Performing Arts Center
Calgary, Alberta

Hirshorn Museum
Washington, Dc<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/|title=- The Washington Post|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>


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Mario Grigorov
NationalityBulgarian
OccupationComposer
Websitehttps://www.mariogrigorov.com/

Mario Grigorov is a Bulgarian composer for film and television and a concert pianist. He performs on the piano and improvises in the styles of jazz, classical and world music.

Mario Grigorov's father was a concert trumpeter, and his mother was a concert pianist.[1] In 1968, the Sofia Conservatorium suspended its age requirement of seven years of age to allow a 5-year-old Grigorov to begin his classical studies.[2] In 1969, Mario's father took the opportunity to play in the Shah's handpicked orchestra, and the family relocated for 6 years. Mario's tutelage in classical piano continued, and he was exposed to the sounds of the new culture he found himself surrounded by.

In 1976, again for Mr. Grigorov's symphony career, the family relocated to East Germany. While finishing out the 1970s with a classical regimen, Grigorov and his family moved to Vienna, where Mario studied under renowned 20th-century composer Thomas Christian David at the Vienna Conservatorium. In the early 1980s, Mario moved to Sydney, Australia, where he took electronic music and Jazz studies classes with Don Burrows. He worked with many Australian rock groups. He has lived in Iran, Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, and the US, and now resides between Berlin and London.[2]

Career

Personal Music

Grigorov began composing for television, commercials, and film in Sydney, Australia. In 1992, Miles Goodman, a film composer, helped Mario relocate to the United States.[3] Three days after Grigorov's move to Los Angeles, an A&R executive from Warner Brothers Records, Bob James, heard him improvising in a music store and signed him to his first major-label recording contract.[4] Grigorov then recorded his debut album, Rhymes with Orange.[5] Grigorov toured the album in Europe and North America, supporting musicians such as Wynton Marsalis,[6] Joshua Redman,[6] Charlie Haden, and Béla Fleck.[7][8]

Astor Place Records released his second album, Aria, a collaboration with Paul Schwartz, on 14 October 1997. Aria was a darker crossover with funk along with operatic themes from Carmen, The Magic Flute, Madame Butterfly and Dido and Aeneas. The album reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Classical Crossover chart.

Music for the Screen

In 2000, Grigorov began composing music for screen in the United States. He is most recognized for his musical scores on films by director Lee Daniels. They worked together on Shadowboxer (2005), Tennessee (2008), Precious (2009) and The Paperboy (2012).[9] In 2005, he opened his own commercial music company, Siblings Music, Inc.. Siblings existed from 2005 - 2010, creating original music for the moving picture. In 2011, he wrote the score for Patang by Indian director Prashant Bhargava which premiered at that year's Berlin International Film Festival.[10]

In 2014 Mario met with director David Yates, and they worked together on Yates' film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.[11][12] Mario Grigorov composed and co-wrote an original song, "Blind Pig", with J. K. Rowling, which was performed by Emmi.[13][14]

Music for Television

As a television film composer, he wrote the musical score for Lifetime’s 2014 made-for-television films, Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind. He continued to work with Lifetime on several other television movies, including Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance.[15]

Mario also has provided the music for several documentaries, including Third Wave: A Volunteer Story, presented by Sean Penn, the Anna Halprin biographical film Breath Made Visible by filmmaker Ruedi Gerber, and the war documentary Taxi to the Dark Side by Alex Gibney, which won a 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary.[16][17]

Art Work

As well as being a composer and performer, Mario Grigorov is also an artist and creates two-handed symmetrical drawings.[2] He combined his drawing style with his piano playing to develop an experimental type of keyboard play known as Mirror Tones.[8]

Awards and recognition

In 2013, he won 'Best Music Feature' at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for his work on Susan Seidelman's Musical Chairs.[18]

Filmography

  • Glass (1989)
  • Fear in America (1992 TV Movie documentary)
  • This Won't Hurt a Bit (1993)
  • A Song for You (1993 Short)
  • Young at Hearts (1994)
  • Edge City (1998)
  • Razor's Edge (1999 Short)
  • Here (2001 Short)
  • 29 Palms (2002)
  • Grasp (2002 Short)
  • The Life Jacket Is Under Your Seat (2002)
  • The Americans (2004 Short)
  • Rescue? (2004 Short)
  • Shadowboxer (2005)
  • The Insurgents (2006)
  • The Third Wave (2007 Documentary)
  • Feathers to The Sky (2007 Short)
  • The Attic (2007 Video)
  • Tennessee (2008)
  • Accelerating America (2008 Documentary)
  • Ten: Thirty One (2008 Short)
  • Precious (2009)
  • War Against The Weak (2009 Documentary)
  • Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin (2009 Documentary)
  • Jackson Parish (2009 Short original music)
  • Devoted to Dance (2010 Documentary)
  • Oprah & Tyler: A Project of Passion (2010 Video documentary, short, original score music)
  • From Push to Precious (2010 Video documentary, short, original score music)
  • A Precious Ensemble (2010 Video documentary, short, original score music)
  • Malice N Wonderland (2010 Video short)
  • The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell (2010)
  • Seniors Rocking (2010 Documentary short)
  • Patang (2011 TV Series) (5 Episodes)
  • Untitled Jersey City Project (2011 TV Series) (5 episodes)
  • Musical Chairs (2011)
  • Off-Ramp (2011 Short)
  • Beyond (2012)
  • The Paperboy (2012)
  • The Anderson Monarchs (2012 Documentary)
  • 59 Middle Lane (2012 Documentary)
  • Trauma Team (2012)
  • Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
  • Stay at Home (2013 Short) (co-composer)
  • Our Boys (2013)
  • Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)
  • Flowers in The Attic (2014 TV Movie) (music by)
  • Squatters (2014 Video)
  • Flowers in The Attic 2: Petals on The Wind (2014 TV Movie) (music by)
  • Out in the Night (2014 Documentary)
  • Seasons of Love (2014 TV Movie)
  • Out in the Night (2015)
  • P.O.V. (2015 TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
  • Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016 Documentary)
  • The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016 Documentary)
  • The Evil Within (2017)
  • Another Mother's Son (2017)
  • Gnaw (2017)
  • Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018 TV Movie)
  • The Conversation (2018)
  • No Shame (Short) (2018)
  • Look Away (2018)
  • Wheels (2018)
  • Totengebet (2019 TV Movie)
  • Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019 TV Movie)
  • Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (2019 TV Movie)
  • The Dare (2019 completed)
  • Kill Chain (2019) (5 episodes)
  • Penumbral (2019 Short)
  • Line of Descent (2019 Indian film released on ZEE5) (2019)
  • Spides (2020 TV Series) (8 episodes)
  • White Knight (2021 post-production)
  • Lair (2021 pre-production)

Discography

  • Squatters, 2019
  • The Absence of Presence, 2019
  • Hello Big Shot, 2019
  • War Against the Weak, 2019
  • Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance, 2018
  • Ragtime to Shine, 2018
  • The Presence of Absence, 2018
  • Atomic Lounge, 2017
  • Rhymes with Orange, 1994

Notable Concerts

  • "Chamber Music in Historic Sights" Los Angeles, CA[19]
  • Stereophile Show Waldford Astoria New York, NY[20]
  • Clifford Brown Jazz Festival[citation needed]
  • Quebec Jazz Festival[21]
  • Toronto Jazz Festival
  • Edmonton Jazz festival, Shocton Theatre Edmonton, Alberta
  • Victoria Jazz Festival Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
  • Saskatoon Jazz Festival Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • Saratoga Jazz Festival Saraoga, NY
  • Montreal Jazz Festival Dy Maurier Hall Montreal, Quebec
  • Newport Jazz Festival
  • San Jose Jazz Festival San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA
  • Santa FE Chamber Festival Santa FE, NM
  • Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, LA
  • Performing Arts Center Calgary, Alberta
  • Hirshorn Museum Washington, Dc[22]

References

  1. ^ "Mario Grgiorov on Piano Jazz". Jazz 24. October 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "MarioGrigorov". Enter Art Foundation.
  3. ^ "Artist of the Week — Mario Grigorov • Public Republic".
  4. ^ Farrell, Maureen (January 19, 2010). "In Pictures: How 17 Stars Got Their Big Breaks". Forbes.
  5. ^ Burnett, Ralph. "Mario Grigorov". My Sonic Island. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Watrous, Peter (June 23, 1995). "JVC Jazz Festival, With the Old and the New". New York Times.
  7. ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (May 14, 1995). "Classical Music; Symphonies and Solos, and Crickets Join In". New York Times.
  8. ^ a b "Mario Grigorov". High Res Audio.
  9. ^ S., Andre (2010). "Mario Grigorov Q&A: Composer Discusses His 'Precious' Music". Alt Film Guide.
  10. ^ Shedde, Meenakshi (February 18, 2011). "Prashant Bhargava's 'Patang' in Berlin". The Economic Times.
  11. ^ "MarioGrigorov composes song with J. K. Rowling for 'Fantastic Beasts'". Cool Music. November 18, 2016.
  12. ^ Broxton, Jonathan (November 20, 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Movie Music UK.
  13. ^ "Exclusive:Pottermore debuts jazz song from the Fantastic Beasts soundtrack". Pottermore. November 17, 2016.
  14. ^ Savage, Mark (November 15, 2016). "Singer wins big break in Fantastic Beasts". BBC.
  15. ^ "'Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance' Soundtrack Released &#124". Film Music Reporter.
  16. ^ ""Taxi to the Dark Side": Exposé on US Abuses in "War on Terror" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary". Democracy Now. February 26, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  17. ^ "The 80th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "2013 Films Massachusetts Independent Film Festival". Massachusetts Independent Film Festival. 2013.
  19. ^ "PERFORMING ARTS : Music in All the Right Places : Da Camera Society founder MaryAnn Bonino is a nonstop cheerleader for chamber music--in the proper venue". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1995.
  20. ^ "ShowTime". Stereophile.com. November 14, 2007.
  21. ^ "The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada on May 13, 1995 · 92". Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "- The Washington Post" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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