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Mychael Danna

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Mychael Danna

A struggling composer must navigate the cutthroat world of Hollywood to create a masterpiece that will bring him critical acclaim and redemption, but at what personal cost?

Born
September 20, 1958
From
Winnipeg, Canada
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107
Credits on file
6
Decades active
2
Awards

In short · Composing since 1978, 6 decades active, 107 credits, 1 Academy Award win.

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Biography

Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores. He won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Score for *Life of Pi*. He has also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) in his work on the miniseries *World Without End*.

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Producer

2 credits

Composer

102 credits

Other crew

1 credit

Awards & Nominations

1 win · 1 nomination

Academy Awards

  • Won2012Oscar — Music (original Score)
  • Nom2012Oscar — Music (original Song)

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