Robert Duncan (composer)

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Robert Duncan (* 1973 in Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian composer .

Life

Robert Duncan grew up in Toronto. He comes from a family that has been making music for generations. His great-grandfather composed for silent films in England and other relatives worked with composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten . As a child he attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts . He learned the organ and played the trumpet . He later graduated from York University with a bachelor's degree in music . He then moved to Los Angeles , where he worked as an intern for the two composers John Welsman and Lou Natale .

He made his debut as a film composer in 1997 for the Canadian television production Dead Love . He gained greater fame through his work on the television series Buffy - The Vampire Slayer , The Unit - A Question of Honor and Lie to Me . He is currently composing for the TV series Castle and since 2012 for Missing and Last Restort . For his work on the two television series Castle and Missing , he was nominated once for an Emmy in 2009 and 2012 .

Duncan had a cameo in the 14th episode of the fourth season of Castle . He played a jazz club pianist in The Blue Butterfly .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Duncan, collaboration on the CD "August" , copyrightencyclopedia.com
  2. Cdn composer makes music TV , torontosun.com
  3. a b IAR EXCLUSIVE: Composer Robert Duncan talks 'Castle' and 'Missing' , iamrogue.com
  4. Composer Robert Duncan, Having Fun Scoring the Castle , tracksounds.com
  5. Castle Composer Robert Duncan Dishes on Season 4 Finale Score, "I Just Want You," and More - Exclusive! , wetpaint.com
  6. Interview: Robert Duncan Talks Castle and The Entitled , shockya.com
  7. Composer uses submarine sounds for ABC show  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , variety.com@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.variety.com  
  8. Castle Music Composer Robert Duncan Dishes on Alternative Season 3 Finale Song and His Blue Butterfly Cameo! , wetpaint.com