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Nathaniel Méchaly

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Nathaniel Méchaly
Born1972 (age 51–52)
France
GenresRock, film scores
Occupation(s)Composer, record producer, musician
Labels
Websitenathanielmechaly.fr

Nathaniel Méchaly (born 1972[1]) is a French musician and film composer. His composing credits include Avanim (2004), Revolver (2005), Colombiana (2011), The Grandmaster (2013), and the Taken trilogy (2008–2014).

Early life

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Méchaly was born in 1972. He studied music at the Conservatoire National de Région de Musique de Marseille.[1] His older sister, opera singer Gaëlle Méchaly, studied music at the same conservatoire.[2]

Career

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Méchaly began his career as a composer for television shows and commercials for French media conglomerates. He served as an assistant to French-Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared.[3]

He wrote his first score for French-Israeli writer and director Raphaël Nadjari's 2004 film Avanim. He went on to score two more Israeli feature films: Ushpizin (2004), and Tehilim (2007) which was also directed by Nadjari. Eventually, the French production company EuropaCorp's music department director became aware of Méchaly's earlier works and commissioned him to compose French actor Richard Berry's 2005 directorial feature film The Black Box. French screenwriter and director Luc Besson, co-founder of EuropaCorp was pleased with Méchaly's work in The Black Box and decided to hire him for future projects.[3]

Méchaly won Best Original Film Score at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Composer at the 8th Asian Film Awards for The Grandmaster (2013) with Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi.[4][5]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
2004 Avanim Raphaël Nadjari BVNG Productions
Transfax Film Productions
2.1 Films
Compagnie des Phares et Balises
Ushpizin Gidi Dar [he] Eddie King Films
2005 Revolver Guy Ritchie Samuel Goldwyn Films
The Black Box Richard Berry EuropaCorp
2007 Tehilim Raphaël Nadjari BVNG Productions
Transfax Film Productions
The Secret Vincent Perez EuropaCorp
The Last Gang Ariel Zeitoun
Room of Death Alfred Lot Bac Films
2008 Taken Pierre Morel EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US)
Dorothy Mills Agnès Merlet Dutch FilmWorks
2009 Eyes Wide Open Haim Tabakman Peccadillo Pictures
The Assassin Next Door Danny Lerner Bleiberg Entertainment
2010 Une petite zone de turbulences Alfred Lot UGC / TFI Films
2011 Final Balance Pierre Lacan Sombrero Films
Colombiana Olivier Megaton EuropaCorp
2012 Taken 2 EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US)
Black Really Suits You Jacques Bral Thunder Films International
2013 The Grandmaster Wong Kar-wai Block 2 Pictures
Jet Tone Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona International Film Group
Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi and Stefano Lentini
2014 Angélique Ariel Zeitoun EuropaCorp
Get Well Soon Jean Becker ICE3
K.J.B. Production
SND Films
France 3 Cinéma
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Pure Life Jeremy Banster Cantina Studio
Taken 3 Olivier Megaton EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US)
2016 Shut In Farren Blackburn Transfilm International
Lava Bear Films
Canal+
Ocs
Cine+
See You Tomorrow Zhang Jiajia Alibaba Pictures
2017 Stratton Simon West GFM Films

References

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  1. ^ a b "About: Nathaniel Méchaly". www.nathanielmechaly.fr. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Les airs de jeunesse de Nathaniel Méchaly, de Gilbert Montagné à "Starmania"". www.telerama.fr. 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b Schweiger, Daniel (2 October 2012). "Interview with Nathaniel Méchaly". Film Music Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Nathaniel Méchaly".
  5. ^ "'The Grandmaster' wins big at HKFA[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
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