Pierre van Dormael

Nascimento : 1952-05-24, Bruxelles, Belgium

Morte : 2008-09-03

História

Pierre Van Dormael (24 May 1952 – 3 September 2008) was a Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. In 1988, he played in the James Baldwin Project with David Linx and Deborah Brown (vocalists), Slide Hampton (trombone), Diederik Wissels (piano), Bob Stewart (tuba), and Michel Hatzigeorgiou (bass guitar). Van Dormael was also a member of Nasa Na Band, a jazz band known as the precursor of Aka Moon. He recorded soundtracks for films directed by his brother Jaco Van Dormael (Toto le Héros, Le Huitième Jour, Mr. Nobody). In 2007, he received the Belgian Golden Django Award. Posthumously he received the Magritte Award for Best Original Score for his work in the movie Mr. Nobody. He died from cancer at age 56 on 3 September 2008. Source: Article "Pierre Van Dormael" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmes

Sr. Ninguém
Sr. Ninguém
Original Music Composer
Marido de Elise (Sarah Polley) e pai de três filhos, Nemo Nobody (Jared Leto) leva uma vida comum ao lado de sua família. Ele acorda no ano de 2092 e agora, com 118 anos, é o último mortal em um planeta de seres humanos imortais. As suas preocupações, contudo, envolvem outras questões, como o que aconteceu durante a passagem de tempo e se viveu sua vida como gostaria.
O Oitavo Dia
O Oitavo Dia
Original Music Composer
Um homem com Síndrome de Down cuja mãe morreu e um ocupado homem de negócios, divorciado e sem a posse dos filhos, que não querem mais lhe ver. Os dois acabam desenvolvendo uma amizade especial quando encontram-se acidentalmente.
Toto the Hero
Toto the Hero
Original Music Composer
80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.