Nicholas Pike
Nicholas H. Pike (* 1955 in Water Orton , Warwickshire , England ) is a British composer .
Life
After Nicholas H. Pike was accepted into the prestigious Canterbury Cathedral Choir School at the age of seven , he learned not only to sing, but also to play the flute and piano . His family later moved to South Africa , where he sang in the choir of St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town and played with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra . After playing with the South African band Hammak and coming into contact with musical styles such as rhythm and blues and jazz , he decided to study at Berklee College of Music after graduating from high school in the USA . During his student days he played the flute both in Boston and in New York City in various bands and with well-known musicians such as Bill Frisell , Billy Hart , Hank Roberts , Bill Connors , Naná Vasconcelos and Kenny Werner .
With the London Symphony Orchestra Pike recorded the piece Master Herold and the Boys in 1985 and with the orchestra of Abbey Road Studios he recorded his first film music in 1986 for the horror film Night Shift . He then composed for well-known cinema productions such as Critters 2 - They Are Returning , Captain Ron and Attack of the 20-Meter Woman .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: Night Shift (Graveyard Shift)
- 1988: Critters - The Main Course
- 1990: I'm Dangerous Tonight
- 1992: Captain Ron
- 1992: The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
- 1992: Sleepwalkers (Sleepwalkers)
- 1992: Unpredictable (Perfect Family)
- 1993: Attack of the 20 Foot Woman (Attack of the 50 Ft Woman.)
- 1994: Mac Millionaire - Too Smart for a Blank Check
- 1995: Amnesia - Murderous Memory (In the Shadow of Evil)
- 1995: The Time Experiment (WEIRD World)
- 1995: Kidnapped and Buried (A Child Is Missing)
- 1997: Ghosts
- 1997: American Dreamer (Telling Lies in America)
- 1997: The Shining (Stephen King's The Shining)
- 1998: Pizza for a Corpse (Delivered)
- 1999: Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge
- 2000: Back to you (Return to Me)
- 2000: Felix (Drôle de Félix)
- 2002–2004: Everything revolves around Bonnie (Life with Bonnie) (TV series, 42 episodes)
- 2002: FearDotCom
- 2002: Virginia's run
- 2004: Riding the Bullet (Riding the Bullet - The dead travel fast)
- 2004: The I Inside (The I Inside)
- 2005: Checking Out - Everything according to my rules (Checking Out)
- 2006: Desperation (Stephen King's Desperation)
- 2007: The Contractor - Double Game (The Contractor)
- 2009: Blood and Bone
- 2009: Wrong Turn at Tahoe
- 2011: Stephen Kings Bag of Bones (Bag of Bones)
Web links
- Nicholas Pike in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website on nicholaspike.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nicholas Pike at buysoundtrax.stores.yahoo.net (English), accessed on March 29, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pike, Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pike, Nicholas H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Water Orton , Warwickshire, England, UK |