Paul Mounsey
Paul Mounsey (born April 15, 1959 in Ayrshire ) is a composer and producer from Scotland .
Life
Graduated with Honors from Trinity College of Music in London , where he studied piano and composition with Richard Arnell , he wrote for film, television, theater, advertising and for the Latin American pop market. During his studies he met his wife Dorinha and lived in Brazil for 20 years . He taught briefly at Goldsmiths College before becoming the creative director of Play It Again, one of the largest commercial music houses in Brazil. He also wrote articles on various aspects of music. He wrote pop hits for Mexican boy bands (e.g. Magneta), received compositions for chamber and multimedia works, lived in indigenous communities in the Amazon region and recorded their music, and has released five solo albums to date. Mounsey's music has been used in television and cinema advertising for tourism such as VisitScotland. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a composer, orchestrator and programmer in the film industry.
The long list of well-known musicians Mounsey has worked with includes Etta James , Jimmy Cliff and Antônio Carlos Jobim .
Discography
Solo albums
- Nahoo (1994)
- NahooToo (1997)
- Nahoo 3 - Notes from the Republic (1999)
- City of Walls (2003)
- Tha Na Laithean a 'Dol Seachad (The Days Flash Past) (2005)
with Runrig
- Proterra (2003)
Collaboration in the music department of films (only the latest)
- Turbo - little snail, big dream 2013
- Epic - Hidden Kingdom 2013
- The fantastic world of Oz 2013
- Ice Age 4 - Fully Postponed 2012
- The Lorax (3D) 2012
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
- Knight and Day (2010)
- Ice Age 3: The Dinosaurs Are On The Loose (2009)
swell
- ↑ Biography on the official website of Mounsey from October 19, 2010 ( Memento from February 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed via archive.org on November 20, 2013
- ^ Allmusic.com profile , accessed November 20, 2013
- ↑ allcelticmusic.com Online store , accessed on November 20, 2013
- ↑ Portrait on bdimusic.com ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 171 kB), accessed on November 20, 2013
Web links
- Paul Mounsey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- BDi composer biography
- Planeta Musical Sur
- Folk World interview
- Green Man Review
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mounsey, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ayrshire , Scotland |