Michael Nyman

    Known For

    Sound

    Birthday

    March 23, 1944 (81 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Stratford, London, England, UK

    Michael Nyman

    Biography

    Michael Nyman is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway) and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano.

    Known For

    • Gattaca

      Gattaca

      1997

    • The Piano

      The Piano

      1993

    • Man on Wire

      Man on Wire

      2008

    • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

      The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

      1989

    • Ravenous

      Ravenous

      1999

    • 9 Songs

      9 Songs

      2004

    • The Libertine

      The Libertine

      2004

    • The Trip

      The Trip

      2011

    • The End of the Affair

      The End of the Affair

      1999

    • The Draughtsman's Contract

      The Draughtsman's Contract

      1982

    • The Hairdresser's Husband

      The Hairdresser's Husband

      1990

    • Drowning by Numbers

      Drowning by Numbers

      1988

    • Monsieur Hire

      Monsieur Hire

      1989

    • A Zed & Two Noughts

      A Zed & Two Noughts

      1985

    • McQueen

      McQueen

      2018