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Use British English|date=April 2012Use dmy dates|date=April 2012Infobox musical artist|image = ClintMansellAndSonusQuartet2009 fragment.jpg|caption=Mansell with the Sonus Quartet , playing in Union Chapel, London, 20 July 2009| name = Clint Mansell| background = non_performing_personnel| birth_name = Clinton Darryl Mansell| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|1|7| origin = Coventry , England| genre = Classical music|Classical Contemporary classical music|Contemporary classical Electronic music|Electronic Alternative rock|Alternative | occupation = Musician, composer| years_active = 1981–present| label =| associated_acts = Pop Will Eat Itself | website = http://www.clintmansell.com clintmansell.com| notable_instruments =Extra musicsample|type=single|filename = Clint Mansell Lux Aeterna.ogg|format = Ogg |title=Clint Mansell – "Lux Æterna" Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell , (born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band Pop Will Eat Itself .
After the disbanding of Pop Will Eat Itself in 1996, Mansell was introduced to film score|film scoring when director Darren Aronofsky , hired him to score his debut film, Pi (film)|p .Pete Paphides http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6716423.ece Clint Mansell: pop ate itself, and out popped Hollywood The Times Retrieved 14 May 2010 Mansell then wrote the Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack)|score for the next Aronofsky film, Requiem for a Dream , which has been well received. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r499057 Requiem for a Dream – Clint Mansell Allmusic Retrieved 31 January 2011 Its main composition " Lux Aeterna (song)|Lux Aeterna " has become extremely popular, appearing in a wide variety of advertisements and film trailer s. http://www.bmi.com/special/sundance2009_composers Sundance 2009 Composers – Clint Mansell Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Retrieved 31 January 2011
Mansell's composition for The Fountain was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score at the 64th Golden Globe Awards|64th Annual Golden Globe Awards . His other notable film scores include Moon (film)|Moon , '' Smokin' Aces#Soundtrack|Smokin' Aces , The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler , and Black Swan (film)|Black Swan .
Career
Pop career
Mansell was the lead singer and guitarist of Pop Will Eat Itself . When PWEI signed to Nothing Records , Mansell became close friends with Trent Reznor , http://www.sabotagetimes.com/music/clint-mansell-aronofsky-reznor-and-me-part-one/ Clint Mansell: Aronofsky, Reznor and Me, Part One and he performed backing vocals on the 1999 album The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails .
Soundtrack composer
Mansell's score for Darren Aronofsky 's pi (film)|p was followed up by his Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack)|score for Aronofsky's next film, Requiem for a Dream , which became a cult following|cult hit. Since their first collaboration in 1996, Mansell has composed the music to every Aronofsky film.Bray, Elisa (28 January 2011) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/duo-darren-aronofsky-and-clint-mansell-score-on-pointes-2196210.html Duo Darren Aronofsky and Clint Mansell score on pointes The Independent Retrieved 31 January 2011
Other notable achievements include the theme for the film The Hole (2001 film)|The Hole , the music for the pilot episode of CSI: NY , and the score for Aronofsky's later films The Fountain (film)|The Fountain , which was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score in the 64th Golden Globe Awards|64th Annual Golden Globe Awards , and The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler . http://www.hfpa.org/nominations/index.html 64th Golden Globe Awards nominations Mansell has also contributed the score to HBO 's Voyeur. His most recent work has been on the soundtrack for Black Swan (film)|Black Swan in 2010.McNulty, Bernadette (20 January 2011) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8271034/Clint-Mansell-interview-for-Black-Swan-soundtrack.html Clint Mansell interview for Black Swan soundtrack The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph and the video game Mass Effect 3 cite web |first=Stephen |last=Lambrechts |url= http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/114/1148798p1.html |title=Film Composer Clint Mansell to Score Mass Effect 3 |date=9 February 2011 |work=IGN.com |accessdate=30 March 2011cite web|title=These Are The People Composing Mass Effect 3's Soundtrack|url= http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/12/19/these-are-the-people-composing-mass-effect-3s-soundtrack.aspx|work=GameInformer.com|date=19 December 2011|accessdate=19 December 2011
Film trailers
The trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers contained a arrangement|rearranged version of the track "Lux Æterna", using a full orchestra and choir . The piece, named " Requiem for a Tower ", was recorded especially for the trailer. The orchestration was arranged by Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen, and Veigar Margeirsson . http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/requiem-for-tower-dream-single/id317781690 Requiem for a Tower Dream – Single iTunes
"Lux Æterna" has since become popular, with both the original and the "Requiem for a Tower" version having appeared in a wide variety of advertisements and trailers, including the trailer for the Boston Red Sox|Red Sox – New York Yankees|Yankees games in the 2007 Major League Baseball season, and trailers for the films Zathura (film)|Zathura , The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code , http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/da-vinci-code/trailer The Da Vinci Code Trailer Retrieved 31 January 2011 Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine , Babylon A.D. and the TV series Lost (TV Series)|Lost and Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear . It was also used on Sky Sports News and as the theme for Soccer Saturday from 2007–2009. In 2006, the theme was used in EuroSport LIVE trailers. The theme was also used by '' America's Got Talent as an introduction of the judges before being changed slightly. The new variant is now a regular piece on the show.
The piece "Death Is the Road to Awe" from the score for The Fountain was featured in a trailer for the 2007 film I Am Legend (film)|I Am Legend , and the trailer for the film The Mist (film)|The Mist , as well as the trailer for the film Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon , and toward the end of 2007 The Final Cut trailer for Blade Runner .
Mansell's theme tune for sci-fi movie Moon (film)|Moon also appears on the trailer for the film The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady . http://www.theironladymovie.co.uk/blog/ The Iron Lady Movie official homepage
Scoring credits
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Pi (soundtrack)|Pi , 1998
Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack)|Requiem for a Dream , 2000
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009 film)|Blood: The Last Vampire , 2009
Moon (film)|Moon , 2009
'' L'affaire Farewell , 2009
The Rebound , 2009
Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Black Swan ( Grammy Nomination ), 2010
Last Night (2010 film)|Last Night , 2010
Faster (2010 film)|Faster , 2010
United (TV drama)|United , 2011
Mass Effect 3 , 2012
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References
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External links
Official website| http://www.clintmansell.com
imdb name|543739
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop? d=hc& id=1800319878& cf=gen& intl=us Mansell at Yahoo Movies
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/ClintMansell-1127338/ Mansell at Rotten Tomatoesdead link|date=December 2010
http://www.chaoscontrol.com/? article=pwei Interview focusing on Pop Will Eat Itself
http://acloverslifeline.soup.io/post/10588451/Clint-Mansell-Music-from-The-Wrestler The Wrestler Score review
http://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2009/12/14/two-and-a-half-questions-with-clint-mansell/ Two and a Half Questions with Clint Mansell on Headphone Commute (2009)
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