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Sound of Cinema: Mychael Danna

Mychael Danna

BBC Radio 3 - Sound of Cinema, Mychael Danna

Matthew Sweet explores the world of film music

Matthew meets award-winning Canadian composer Mychael Danna, who has written the score for Onward, which was released this week.

Academy Award-winner Mychael Danna's scores include Life of Pi, Little Miss Sunshine, The Time Traveller's Wife, and Monsoon Wedding. His regular collaborators include directors Ang Lee, Atom Egoyan, and Mira Nair.  He talks to Matthew about growing up in Toronto in the 70s, his love of India, the challenges of scoring animations and writing with his younger brother Jeff. Their new Pixar film Onward is released in the UK this weekend.

(Photo of Mychael Danna, credit: Tyler Curtis)

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