Amin Bhatia

Amin Bhatia (born July 10, 1961 in London, England) is a recording artist, film and television music score composer and producer. In 1981 his compositions won the Roland Corporation International Synthesizer competition for two consecutive years. The judges included Oscar Peterson, synth veterans Robert Moog and Ralph Dyck, and Japanese artist Isao Tomita. The exposure led to projects with David Foster, Steve Porcaro and a solo album on Capitol Records Cinema label called "The Interstellar Suite" which launched his career in music for film and television.

Amin Bhatia is known for lush orchestral work with contemporary influences. His early compositions were created strictly with analog keyboards and tape, combining and layering hundreds of electronic parts to achieve a warm orchestral sound that was not sampled from an orchestra. In later years, Amin’s strengths in both music and midi synthesizer programming led him to projects like "John Woo's Once a Thief" and “Iron Eagle II”. Over the years Bhatia has moved into actual orchestral work with his film and television scores. The IMAX film “Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees” features members of the Toronto Symphony and Opera Orchestras with hit songs recorded in Africa with Johnny Clegg. The GFT epic war feature “Going Back” was recorded by the Munich Symphony Orchestra and the animated adventure “Rescue Heroes: The Movie'” (Nelvana) features players from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

In 2005 Amin won two Gemini awards for his music score work in television, and in 2006 Amin and co-writer Ari Posner received an Emmy nomination for the Disney animated series "Get Ed".

Current projects include a “sequel” album to "The Interstellar Suite". Comprised of two large scale works the album is titled “Virtuality” and is scheduled for release in 2007.

Selected Credits

Feature Films

Rescue Heroes: The Movie (2003)
Detention (2003)
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002)
Going Back (2001)
Gold Fever (1999)
Gridlock (1996) Gemini Nomination for Best Music Score
John Woo's Once A Thief (1997) Gemini Nomination for Best Music Score
Black Ice (1993)
Cafe Romeo (1992)
Primo Baby (1989)
Iron Eagle II (1988)
Storm (1987) Award for Best Music Score, Alta Motion Picture Assoc.

Television Series

Get Ed (Co-composer with Ari Posner) (2005) Emmy Nomination for Best Music Score, Academy of Arts and Sciences
Queer as Folk (2005)
King (2003) Gemini Award Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Franny's Feet (with Ari Posner and Meiro Stamm) (2003) Gemini Nomination Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Zack Files Theme (with Ari Posner) (2001)
Code Name:Eternity (with Trevor Morris) (1999)
Power Play (TV series) (1999)
John Woo's Once A Thief, The Series (1997) Gemini Nomination, Best Music for a Series
Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993/1994/1999)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992-1996)
Blazing Dragons (1996)
Free Willy (TV series) (1994-1995)
Ray Bradbury Theater (1990-1992) Award for Best Music Score, Alta Motion Picture Assoc.

Television Movies

Recipe For a Perfect Christmas (2005)
In The Dark (2003) Gemini Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries: Colder Kind Of Death (2000)
The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries: The Wandering Soul Murders (2000)
The Awakening (1995)
Ordeal in the Arctic (1993)
Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror (1992)
Anything for Love (1993)

Recordings

Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees: Original Soundtrack Recording (2003)
The Interstellar Suite (1987, re-released 2003)
Toto: Fahrenheit (album) (1986)
David Foster: The Best of Me (1983)
Prototype: Video Kids (1984)
Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982 Synth Programming for David Foster contribution)

Other Works

Jambo Kenya (2004)
IMAX (1997/98)
CFNY 102.1 FM (1993 to present)
Music for national ad campaigns include Bell, Discovery Network, Leon's, Live Ent., Mark's Work Wearhouse, MuchMusic. CLIO Awards of Exellence, New York 1985-1990
Roland Synthesizer Corporation, Presentor / Consultant / Beta tester (1986-current)
Q Sound Labs (1991)
The 1988 Winter Olympics
CBC Radiodrama "Vanishing Point" and "Birdie French" radio series. (1987-1993)
Roland International Synthesizer Competition, First Prize, Tokyo Japan 1982, Grand Prize, Tokyo Japan 1981

Affiliations

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
ACTRA
BMI
Guild of Canadian Film Composers
Society of Composers & Lyricists, Los Angeles
Soundtrack Music Associates

External Links

Official Amin Bhatia site