- Paul Cantelon
Paul Cantelon (born
December 25 ,1965 inGlendale, California ) is an Americancomposer ofcontemporary classical music , a film score composer and an actor [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/431963/Paul-Cantelon Paul Cantelon] "New York Times ".] He is also aviolin ist, pianist, andaccordion ist, who is also a founding member of American alternative bandWild Colonials .Background
He was a music prodigy who made his violin debut at the age of 13 at
UCLA 'sRoyce Hall . Inspired by the work of Donalee Reubenet, he started piano studies. He studied with Andre Gauthier at the Geneva Conservatory of Music inSwitzerland ,Jacob Lateiner at theJuilliard School of Music inNew York City , andVlado Perlemuter at theConservatoire de Paris .Music
Over the course of his career, he has released a number of solo classical piano recordings, including the following:
*"In the Morning Early" (a collection of Celtic hymns) (1978)
*"Paul Cantelon Solo Piano"
*"A Modern Day Mozart" (1998)
*"Nightwood, 24 Preludes for Solo Piano"
*"Point No Point" (2001)He is a founding member of the American alternative band
Wild Colonials , in which he playsviolin ,piano , andaccordion , and has featured on their albums, "Fruit of Life " (1994), "This Can’t Be Life " (1996) and "Reel Life vol 1 " (2000).Since the 1990s, he has also recorded and performed with a diverse range of artists including
Yo Yo Ma ,Joe Cocker ,The Kinks ,Red Hot Chili Peppers , George Clinton,Rickie Lee Jones ,King Crimson ,Everclear , andRy Cooder . He has guested on Perla Betalla's debut album,Everclear 's "So Much For The Afterglow ,"Lili Haydn 's " Lili,"Loup Garou 's "Dobb's Ferry," andSara Sant'Ambrogio 's "Dreaming."In the 1990s and early 2000s, he played piano in a jazz-inflected group that also featured Lili Haydn on violin, Martin Tillman on cello, and Satnam Singh Ramgotra on tablas. They released a self-titled CD under the name Luciana's Wish. In 2000, under the name Tryptich, they released an EP of cover songs called "Curio," with vocals by Angela McCluskey.
Music for film
In recent years, he is perhaps best known for compositions for films, which include the following:
* "W." (in production)
* "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008)
* "The Diving Bell & The Butterfly" (2007)
* "Superheroes" (2007)
* "Year of the Fish " (2007)
* "Everything is Illuminated" (2005) [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THSJ4DZAVTc "Everything is Illuminated" Soundtrack] ]
* "The Swimmers" (2005)
* "Kill Your Darlings " (2004)
* "Issaquena " (2002)In addition, he composed a special
centenary score for "The Battleship Potemkin " in 1995.Personal
His mother was a
trumpet er in the Philadelphia Symphony, and his father was anevangelist .At age 17, he had a serious bicycle accident which left him in a
coma . When he emerged from the coma a month later, he had significantamnesia . As a result, he had to relearn music.He is married to
Wild Colonials vocalist, Angela McCluskey. When they were in their early 20s, they met in London at the Star of India, where he was playing, and she was dining with British actorHugh Grant .His brother is the multi-talented photographer/artist/writer/musician, Lee Cantelon.
References
External links
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D8153AF936A15757C0A9629C8B63 GOOD COMPANY; The King and Queen of Scots, in TriBeCa]
* [http://www.pennyhead.com/paulcantelon.htm Paul Cantelon on Lee Cantelon's Pennyhead]
* [http://www.wildcolonials.com/bio.htm Wild Colonials' biography]
* [http://www.yearofthefish.com/YOFTPRESSKIT1_15_07.pdf Year of the Fish Presskit biography (PDF)]
* [http://www.swimmersthemovie.com/music.htm The Swimmers: Music]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article474055.ece Pop: Angela McCluskey]
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