Misha Segal

Misha Segal (* 1943 in Haifa , League of Nations mandate for Palestine ) is an Israeli composer .

Life

Misha Segal was born in Haifa in 1943 as the son of a Russian musician and a Viennese woman . Both were strong music fans. The father was interested in jazz , including Louis Armstrong , while the mother was interested in Viennese classical music , such as Johann Strauss . He grew up in Tel Aviv-Jaffa and, despite his passion for music, only began to learn the piano with military service . He then studied film and philosophy, as well as music under the composer Paul Ben-Haim and Noam Sheriff at Tel Aviv University . This was followed by an internship with the German composer Dieter Schöhnbach, as well as studying composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , which he graduated from the Berklee College of Music .

Back in Israel Segal was able to assert himself as a composer for rock, pop and jazz. A few pieces by him have been played by the Israeli Philharmonic and the Israeli Chamber Ensemble . He then moved to New York City , where he worked for Columbia Records and RCA Records with musicians such as Luther Vandross , Maynard Ferguson , Phyllis Hyman and Nancy Wilson . When he signed a new contract with Motown , he moved to Los Angeles , where he also composed film music for the first time. He wrote the music for films such as The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking and The Phantom of the Opera .

1984: Ninja III: The Domination
1985: The Last Dragon
1986: Knights of the City
1987: Land of Longing (Ha-Holmim)
1987: Steele Justice
1988: The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking )
1989: The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera)
1990: Men of Respect - You only respect what you fear
1992: With Murder in Mind
1992: On the Trail of Terror (The Double 0 Kid)
1992: Jonathan : The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992: Love-Crash (Jersey Girl)
1993: 72 hours in hell of flames (Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland)
1993: The Seventh Coin
1994: Hot Nights in Paradise (Dark Tide)
1994: She Led Two Lives
1998: Love Born from Dreams (Indiscretion of an American Wife)
1999: Not Perfect (Different)
2006: Santa Baby (TV movie)
2008: Everything for my father (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv)
2009: Santa Baby 2 ( Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe , Movie made for TV)
2010: Shadows in Paradise

2008: Nomination for an Ophir Award for his score for Everything for My Father

personal data
SURNAME	Segal, Misha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Israeli composer
DATE OF BIRTH	1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haifa , League of Nations Mandate for Palestine