In this episode of Sync Music Matters I’m talking to Emmy Award Winning Michael Price.
Michael talks about his journey from the music department of WHSmith’s to composing for shows like Sherlock and Unforgotten.
He reveals the challenges of composing music over multiple series and how his creative approach changes when writing music as a solo artist.
He talks fondly of his time working with the late great Michael Kaman who apparently used to try and improvise action cues in a single take.
Several life milestones that have changed the ways that he wants to create and write music. In Episode 7 Danny Mulhern talks about improvisation and flow state which Michael also draws on heavily to be at his creative best.
Michael Price BiogEmmy Award winning Michael Price has composed music for TV shows such as Sherlock, Dracula, and Unforgotten. He has received numerous award nominations and was recently nominated for a BAFTA and an Emmy for his work on Dracula with David Arnold.
His film scoring work includes films such as Eternal Beauty, Cheerful Weather and Just Jim
As well as being a master of music for TV and Film, Michael releases music as a solo artist.
His solo work takes the form of beautiful improvised piano works, as heard on albums like Diary, or via the more lush, grand orchestral work, that you might hear on critically acclaimed releases Entanglement (2015) Tender Symmetry (2018) from via Erased Tapes’
His lastest release, The Hope of Better Weather, is rooted in the piano world but also exists as a bridge crossing into new terrain, including reworks and remixes from the likes of Yann Tiersen, Bill Ryder-Jones and Eluvium
And his forthcoming album, Whitsun, is an exploration of the connection between sound and memory.
Michael Price’s website
Some of Michael Price’s Musical Influences:
Michael Kaman
Keith Jarret – Concert in Koeln
John Tavener – The Protecting Veil
Arvo Paert
Japan – Ghosts
Jim Hustwit is a music producer and composer specialising in trailer music, production music and music for TV ads
16 – Working with Composers on Game of Thrones – Last Watch and Your Fat Friend with Jeanie Finlay
15 – Making People Feel Uncomfortable with Award Winning Jed Kurzel
14 – Hannah Peel (Ivor Novello Winner) – Challenging yourself creatively and drawing on personal experiences
13 – Happy Accidents and Scoring White Lotus with Cristobal Tapia de Veer
12 – His Dark Materials – Finding the Musical Tone with Stephen Haren
10 – Custom Trailer Music for Jurassic World: Dominion with Jules Bromley of Evolving Sound
09 – The Importance of Creative Compatibility with Emmy Nominated Editor Paulo Pandolpho
Musical Musing 02 – Composing Trailer Music with Rolf Krueger 
08 – Scoring Netflix’ 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible using Music and Foley with Nainita Desai
07 – Improvisation and Flow State with TV and Film Composer Danny Mulhern
Musical Musing 01 – Finding Your Unique Creative Voice
06 – The Power of Rhythm and Music in BAFTA Winning Comedy with Editor Mike Holliday
5 – Finding Creative Inspiration Outside Music with Award Winning Isobel Waller-Bridge
04 – The Power of Unique Sonic Textures with Universal Production Music’s Senior Music Producer Andrew Stannard
03 – Trailer Music Supervision for The Crown with Award Winning Emma Middleton
02 – Immersive Music and Sound Design for BAFTA Winning Games with Todd Baker
01 – Writing Music with Personality with Oscar Winning Stephen Warbeck
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