Michael Pärt
Michael Pärt | |
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 Michael Pärt at 2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 17 August 1977 |
| Origin | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genres | Soundtrack |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer |
| Website | paert |
Michael Pärt (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈpær̺t], born 17 August 1977) is an Estonian music producer and music editor.
Since 2010 he is chairman of the board of the Arvo Pärt Centre.[1] He also owns the music editing company Michael Pärt Musik.[2]
Biography[edit]
Michael Pärt was born as the younger son of classical composer Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora. In 1980 the family left the Soviet Union for political reasons.[3] Michael Pärt spent his childhood and youth in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom before returning to Estonia in 2008.
He holds a Master's degree in Music for Composing for Film and TV with distinction from Kingston University in London.[4]
Film and music[edit]
He has worked with several notable people within the music and film industries, including Icelandic singer Björk,[5] composers Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, and Howard Shore,[6] and directors Peter Jackson,[7] Francis Ford Coppola, and Tom Hooper.[citation needed]
His most recent[as of?] film projects working as a music editor were Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (2015) and Justin Chadwick's Tulip Fever (2017).[8]
Additionally, he contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta and Vulnicura by Björk and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire.[9]
Arvo Pärt Centre[edit]
In 2008 Michael Pärt returned to Estonia to establish the Arvo Pärt Centre which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Board". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Michael Pärt Musik". Telliskivi Creative City. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Biography". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Michael Pärt". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Michael Pärt – suure muusika taustajõud - Eesti Ekspress - Uudised, Eesti, Maailm, Ilm, Meelelahutus, Video, Raadio- & Telesaade, Arvamuslood". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Postimees: ETV: Helilooja Howard Shore lindistab Tallinnas filmimuusikat". Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "Michael Pärt takes care of the film's soul". Estonian World. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Michael Pärt at IMDb
- ^ "Arcade Fire". pastemagazine.com. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Arvo Pärdi poeg rajab Laulasmaale kuulsa isa arhiivi". Postimees. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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