Michael Pärt

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Michael Pärt
Michael Pärt at 2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards
Michael Pärt at 2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards
Background information
Born (1977-08-17) 17 August 1977 (age 44)
OriginTallinn, Estonia
GenresSoundtrack
Occupation(s)Music producer
Websitepaert.com

Michael Pärt (sometimes spelled Michael Paert, Estonian pronunciation: [ˈpær̺t], born 17 August 1977 in Tallinn, Estonia) 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 a music editing company Michael Pärt Musik.[2]

Biography[]

Michael Pärt was born as a younger son of classical composer Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora. The family had to leave the Estonian SSR and the Soviet Union on political reasons in 1980.[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 music[]

He has worked together with several notable people of music and film, including Icelandic singer Björk,[5] composers Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, and Howard Shore,[6] and film directors Peter Jackson,[7] Francis Ford Coppola, and Tom Hooper.[citation needed]

His most recent film projects as 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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Board". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Pärt Musik". Telliskivi Creative City. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Biography". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Michael Pärt". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Michael Pärt takes care of the film's soul". Estonian World. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ Michael Pärt at IMDb
  9. ^ "Arcade Fire". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Arvo Pärdi poeg rajab Laulasmaale kuulsa isa arhiivi". Postimees. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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