Selma Mutal (born in Lima, Peru) is a Franco-Dutch film score composer.[1][2] She is known for her collaborations with filmmakers Claudia Llosa, Javier Fuentes-León, and Tod Lending. Mutal has also scored films directed by Fabien Gorgeart, Piotr Dumala, Pola Rapaport, and Víctor García León, work for TV, and a Chanel campaign, among other things.
Selma Mutal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lima, Peru |
| Occupation | Film score composer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | selmamutal |
Early life
editMutal was born in Lima, Peru to Dutch parents. She studied music composition at the National Conservatory of Amsterdam and film scoring at the École Normale de Musique in Paris. Mutal also studied piano improvisation with the jazz pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg.[3]
Career
editMutal embarked on her career composing for dance, theatre, and television. In 2003, she started working in film. French music publisher Frédéric Leibovitz Editeur produces many of her soundtracks.[3]
Filmography
edit- Common'hood Video Game (2022, dir. José Sanchez)[4]
- The Best Families (Las Mejores Familias) (2020, dir. Javier Fuentes-León)
- El Día de mi Suerte, TV miniseries (2019, dir. Daniel Vega Vidal)
- Los Europeos (2019, dir. Víctor García León)
- Nadia Comaneci: la Gymnaste et le Dictateur (2016, dir. Pola Rapaport)[5]
- Ederly (2016, dir. Piotr Dumala)
- All the Difference (2015, dir. Tod Lending)[6]
- Making-of Behind the Scenes Karl Lagerfeld (2015 for Chanel)[7]
- The Vanished Elephant (2014, dir. Javier Fuentes-León)[8]
- Vezo, (2014, short film, dir. Tod Lending)
- Burden of Silence (2012, dir. Tod Lending)
- Contracorriente (Undertow) (2010, dir. Javier Fuentes-León)[9]
- The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) (2009, dir. Claudia Llosa)[10][11]
- Madeinusa (2006, dir. Claudia Llosa)[12]
- Emue & Furiosa (2004, dir. Fabien Gorgeart)[13]
Other work
edit- With Tarek Schmidt, original music for Corpo Barocco, the Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance Company, Zurich, 2018[14][15]
- Soundtrack for Block'hood (video game, José Sanchez, 2017)
- Original music for In.Quieta Rooms, the Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance Company, 2017[16]
Awards and distinctions
edit- Best Soundtrack at the 2020 International Series Festival of Buenos Aires for the El Dia de Mi Suerte series[17]
- Best Music, New Media, at the 2018 French Film Music Association Awards (Union des compositeurs de musiques de films) for Block'Hood soundtrack[18]
- Best Original Soundtrack Award at the International Film Festival of Annonay, Ardèche, France for Undertow, 2010
Shared awards
edit- Best Gameplay Award, Games for Change festival, New York City, for Block'hood, 2016[19]
- Toronto International Film Festival premiere for Javier Fuentes-León's The Vanished Elephant, 2014[8]
- Sundance Film Festival premiere for Tod Lending's short film Vezo, 2014[20]
- Sundance Film Festival, World Cinema Audience Award Dramatic for Fuentes-León's Undertow, 2011[21]
- Academy Award nomination, Best Foreign Language Film for Claudia Llosa's The Milk of Sorrow, 2010[22]
- The Golden Bear at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival for The Milk of Sorrow[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Golden Bear in Berlin for "The Milk of Sorrow". Original score by Selma Mutal". cezame.co.uk/. Cezame Music Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Oh! Pays-Bas présente 4 films néerlandais au Festival International du Film d'Aubagne". PRWeb. 22 February 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b "About". Selma Mutal.
- ^ https://www.common-hood.com/credits
- ^ "Nadia Comăneci, the gymnast and the dictator - Television - Distribution - ZED". www.zed.fr. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "POV's 'All the Difference' Chronicles Odds-Defying Success of College-Bound African-American Males; Documentary Airs Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 on PBS". POV.org. 28 January 2016.
- ^ CHANEL (5 December 2014), Behind the Scenes Film - Métiers d'Art 2014/15 Paris-Salzburg CHANEL Show, retrieved 12 July 2016
- ^ a b "Festivals > Toronto International Film Festival > Programmes > Discovery > The Vanished Elephant". Toronto International Film Festival via the WayBack Machine. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Contracorriente (2011)". Cinezik.fr.
- ^ Premiere - Issues 383-388 - Page 34 2009 "Musique Selma Mutal Production Antonio Chavarrias."
- ^ Segnalazioni cinematografiche 2009 secondo semestre - Vol. 147 - p. 37 2009 "La Teta Asustada... Selma Mutal"
- ^ "Madeinusa | Oberon". oberoncinematografica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Emue & Furiosa (2005)". unifrance.org. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Corpo Barocco". October 2021.
- ^ "Company". October 2021.
- ^ "In.quieta Rooms". October 2021.
- ^ "Los ganadores de Buenos Aires Series". television.com.ar. 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Les Prix UCFM > Les Compositeurs nommés pour le Prix UCMF 2018, catégorie Nouveaux Media étaient". Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films.
- ^ "Play > Block'hood". Games For Change. 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Global Digital Platforms Unite April 28th to Create Worldwide Conversation on Poverty and Hunger". Sundance Institute. 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Sundance Institute".
- ^ "The Milk of Sorrow". Oscars.org.