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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Ramin Djawadi| image = Ramin Djawadi.jpg| caption =| background = non_performing_personnel| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1974|7|19|mf=y| origin = Duisburg , Germany | instrument = Piano , Keyboard instrument|Keyboard , Guitar | genre = Film score | occupation = Film composer Record producer|Executive score producer | years_active = 1990–present | label = WaterTower Music , Remote Control Productions |nationality= Iranian | website = http://www.ramindjawadi.com | notable_instruments = Ramin Djawadi (born July 19, 1974) is an Iranian-German composer of orchestral music for film and television. Djawadi may be best known for his Grammy-nominated, guitar-driven score for Iron Man (film)|Iron Man and for the TV series Prison Break , Game of Thrones (soundtrack)|Game of Thrones and Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest .
Life and career
He was born in Duisburg , Germany to an Iranian father and 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 , writing additional music on The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine , Basic (film)|Basic , The Recruit , and the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . He then collaborated with Zimmer, co-composing and producing the score for Thunderbirds (film)|Thunderbirds and collaborating on '' Something's Gotta Give (film)|Something's Gotta Give and Batman Begins .
He then went out on his own with Blade: Trinity , collaborating with The RZA for director David 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 (2009 film)|The Unborn , which was produced by Michael Bay . Further collaboration with Goyer was the hit television show FlashForward , earning him his second Emmy Award|Emmy nomination. Djawadi also composed the Emmy-nominated main title theme music 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 (2008 film)|Deception , starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor , and Robert Towne 's Ask the Dust (film)|Ask the Dust .
Djawadi scored the first Sony Animation project, Open Season (film)|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 (film)|Fly Me to the Moon . Djawadi completed Warner Brothers' Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans in 2010. Djawadi also scored the soundtrack for the 2010 video game Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|Medal of Honor and HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones (soundtrack)|Game of Thrones .cite web|url= http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/05/31/game-of-thrones-soundtrack-details/|title=Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details|publisher=Film Music Reporter|date=May 31, 2011|accessdate=June 15, 2011
He is currently composing the music for the hit TV series Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest .
Djawadi's usual orchestrators are Stephen Coleman and Tony Blondal .
Persondata | NAME =Djawadi, Ramin | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = July 19, 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Duisburg , Germany , Iranian Nationality | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Djawadi, Ramin Category:1974 births Category:German people of Iranian descent Category:American people of Iranian descent Category:Iranian film score composers Category:Living people Category:People from Duisburg Category:American musicians of German descent
