Ramin Djawadi
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 19, 1974 Duisburg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Genres | Film score |
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| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboard, guitar |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Website | www |
Ramin Djawadi (Persian: رامین جوادی; born July 19, 1974) is an Iranian-German composer. Djawadi is best known for his Grammy-nominated, guitar-heavy[1] score for the 2008 Marvel film Iron Man and for the oft-covered[2] theme to HBO's popular television series Game of Thrones.[3]
Life and career
He was born in Duisburg, West Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. After graduating summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 1998, Djawadi garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer, who recruited him to Remote Control Productions. Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant to Klaus Badelt.
He then went out on his own with Blade: Trinity, collaborating with The RZA for director David S. Goyer. This was the beginning of his relationship with Goyer for both film and television. Djawadi wrote the score for Goyer's horror thriller The Unborn, which was produced by Michael Bay. Further collaboration with Goyer was the television show FlashForward, earning him his second Emmy nomination. Djawadi also composed the Emmy-nominated main title theme for Prison Break and the title theme for the related show Breakout Kings. Djawadi's ethereal score for the film Mr. Brooks earned him a World Soundtrack Awards “Discovery of the Year” nomination. His other scores include Deception, starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust, and Iron Man.
Djawadi scored the first Sony Animation project, Open Season, followed by the sequel Open Season 2. Additional animation scores include The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas. Djawadi's work in these films attracted the filmmakers of the Belgium-based nWave, who created one of the first animated movies in 3D, Fly Me to the Moon. Djawadi completed Warner Brothers' Clash of the Titans in 2010. Djawadi also scored the soundtrack for the 2010 video game Medal of Honor and the CBS crime drama Person of Interest.[4] He also scores the FX's vampire drama The Strain, created by Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro.
In 2011 he was selected to score HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones, based, in part, on his themes with ethnic influence from Medal of Honor and Clash of the Titans.[5] His continued work on Game of Thrones have garnered him several industry awards.[6]
Djawadi's usual orchestrators are Stephen Coleman and Tony Blondal.
Discography
Films
Television
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Channel | Notes |
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| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Peter Markle | NBC | — |
| 2005 | Buffalo Dreams | David Jackson | Disney Channel | — |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Part 1: Nick Santora Seth Hoffman Part 2: Zack Estrin Karyn Usher |
Fox | — |
Television series
| Year | Title | Episode(s) | Notes |
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| 2004 | The Grid | 6 | — |
| 2005 | Threshold | "Revelations" | — |
| 2005–2009 | Prison Break | 81 | — |
| 2006 | Blade: The Series | 13 | — |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | 22 | — |
| 2011–2012 | Breakout Kings | 23 | |
| 2011–present | Person of Interest | 90 | — |
| 2011–present | Game of Thrones | 50 | — |
| 2014–present | The Strain | 26 | — |
| TBA | Westworld[7] | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Prison Break[8] | TBA | TBA |
Video games
| Year | Title | Developer(s) | Notes |
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| 1999 | System Shock 2 | Irrational Games Looking Glass Studios |
Composed with Josh Randall and Eric Brosius Credited as Audio Technician |
| 2010 | Medal of Honor | Danger Close Games (singleplayer) EA Digital Illusions CE (multiplayer) |
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| 2011 | Shift 2: Unleashed | Slightly Mad Studios | Composed with:
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| 2012 | Medal of Honor: Warfighter | Danger Close Games | — |
References
- ^ Ramin Djawadi biography at AllMusic
- ^ Sulagna Misra (April 17, 2015). "Why the Game of Thrones Composer Watches Each Episode a Thousand Times". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Ramin Djawadi on FamousComposers.net
- ^ "Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ Victoria Ellison (April 15, 2013). "Game of Thrones Composer Ramin Djawadi: 'I'm Just Trying to Create Something Magical' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Awards for Ramin Djawadi at IMDb
- ^ "Ramin Djawadi to Score HBO's 'Westworld'". Film Music Reporter. 30 December 2014.
- ^ Debnath, Neela (July 24, 2015). "Prison Break season 5: Ramin Djawadi says he would 'absolutely' return to the show". Daily Express. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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