Marc Canham (composer)

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Marc Canham
Born (1977-10-19) 19 October 1977 (age 47)
United Kingdom
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1997–present
Websitemarccanham.com

Marc Canham is a British composer of music for film and video games. In 2008, he scored Far Cry 2, and in 2020, he composed the film score to I Care A Lot, [1][2][3][4] for which he received an ASCAP award.[5][6] Canham has collaborated with several artists including Iggy Pop, Nathan Johnson, Philip Glass, Baaba Maal, Bryan Mantia, and Paul Hartnoll.[7]

On creating music, Canham stated that he wanted to deliver emotion through a "sound palette" of combinations of sounds, textures, and ensembles of instruments, then letting loose with melodies and motifs.[8] For I Care A Lot, Canham claims to have created the score from the script, as opposed to the film.[5]

  1. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (March 9, 2021). "'Jackie Brown' and Tangerine Dream: What 'I Care a Lot' Is Made Of". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Friesen, Hunter (February 25, 2021). "'I Care a Lot' is devilishly fun". Northern Iowan. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "J. Blakeson's Latest Thriller I Care A Lot - Scored by Marc Canham - Out on Amazon Prime Video". Abbey Road Studios. February 20, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Marc Canham Scores 'I Care A Lot'". Faber Music. September 15, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "'I Care A Lot' score gets an ASCAP Award". Marc Canham.
  6. ^ "Marc Canham wins ASCAP Screen Music Award for 'I Care A Lot' | Faber Music". www.fabermusic.com.
  7. ^ "Marc Canham". Faber Music. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Composer Interview: Marc Canham". Film and Game Composers. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2021.