Hanan Townshend

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hanan Townshend
BornNew Zealand
Occupation(s)Composer
Websitehanantownshend.com

Hanan Townshend is a New Zealand-born film composer best known for his work in Terrence Malick films such as The Tree of Life, Knight of Cups, and To the Wonder.[1]

Career[]

Townshend was a music licensee on Terrence Malick's Palme d'Or winning film The Tree of Life, where he received his first significant recognition. He has composed for numerous feature films, including Malick’s 2012 film To the Wonder and more recently, Knight of Cups, starring Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett and Imogen Poots. He has scored over a dozen large commercials for brands such as Apple, American Express, Nike and Google. He has also collaborated with producers such as Mike McCarthy and Daniel Lanois.[2]

Themes and style[]

Townshend’s music reflects the broad background of inspiration from which he draws – the poetic soundscapes of his home country, the eager patterns of popular music, and the refinement of classical training and studies in art composition. Because of this, he has a penchant for approaching film music from a less conventional perspective and producing clever, memorable pieces that support just as much the picturesque as they do the auditory experience.[2]

Filmography[]

[3]

Year Title Director Notes
2009 Lya Nicolas Siegenthaler Short film
Western Brothers’ Adventure Story Drew Xanthopoulos Documentary Short film
Georgie Drew Xanthopoulos Short film
2010 The Holy Roller Patrick Gillies
By Jude Angela Chen Short film
The Finale Drew Xanthopoulos Short film
Titans Nicolas Seigenthaler Short film
2011 Little Lions Tony Costello Short film
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick As music licensee
When We Fell Drew Xanthopoulos Short film
White Gloves Courtney Stephens Documentary Short film
2012 To the Wonder Terrence Malick
Maybe Pedro Resende Short film
American Tintype Matt Morris Short film
2013 Dewars “Live True” Campaign Nacho Gayán TV Commercial
The Curiosity Collective Ditore Mayo Entertainment Web Video
Loves Her Gun Geoff Marslett
Sunny Square Hammad Rivzi Short film
Vultures Of Tibet Russell O. Bush Documentary short film
2014 The Better Angels A. J. Edwards
Believe Me Will Bakke
Apple “Your Verse” Campaign TBWA\Media Arts Lab TV Commercial
2015 Knight of Cups Terrence Malick
American Express ‘Mindy Kaling’s Journery’ Ogilvy & Mather TV commercial
Echoes of War
Google ‘Expeditions Google Education Web Video
Nike ‘Re:RUN’ Nike Short film
Avon ‘Beauty Lovers Wanted’ Avon Web video
2016 Heaven Sent Michael Landon Jr.
The Vessel Julio Quintana
Voyage of Time Terrence Malick Documentary
Hybrid Vigor Brandon Fowler
2017 Song to Song Terrence Malick Additional Music Composer
Strawberry Land
Disgraced Pat Kondelis Documentary
2020 The Book of Vision Carlo S. Hintermann
2020 Outcry (mini-series) American television documentary series

References[]

  1. ^ "Hanan Townshend". IMDb. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hanan Townshend Film Commercial TV Composer - Hanan Townshend". Hanan Townshend. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Hanan Townshend Film Composer Filmography - Hanan Townshend". Hanan Townshend. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
Retrieved from ""