Michael Galasso

Michael Galasso
Born	1949 Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	September 9, 2009 Paris, France
Occupation	Composer

Michael John Galasso (1949, Hammond, Louisiana - September 9, 2009, Paris) was an American composer, violinist, and music director.^[1][2][3]

Film Scores

Galasso wrote music for films, including Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood for Love", Babak Payami's "Secret Ballot" and Turkish directors Yeşim Ustaoğlu's "Waiting for the Clouds" and Derviş Zaim's "Mud".

He won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film in 2009 for the film Séraphine, directed by Martin Provost.

Sound Installations

Galasso made numerous sound installations, including the Giorgio Armani Retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2000 (the first sound installation in the New York Guggenheim's history) and the Guggenheim Bilbao in 2001.

Discography

• Scenes (ECM, 1984)
• Scan Lines (Igloo, 1985)
• High Lines (ECM, 2005)

References

1. ^ New York Times
2. ^ New York Times
3. ^ New York Times

External links

• Official website
• Michael Galasso at the Internet Movie Database
• Legacy.com

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Name	Galasso, Michael
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Date of birth	1949
Place of birth	Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death	September 9, 2009
Place of death	Paris, France