Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch | |
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Born | Paris, France |
Alma mater | |
Years active | 2009–present |
Website | emilielf |
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (French: [emili ləvjenɛz faʁuʃ]) is a French pianist and composer based in London. She signed with FatCat Records' post-classical imprint 130701 in 2014 and Manners McDade in 2019.[1][2] Her original score for Sarah Gavron's Rocks (2019) was nominated for a British Independent Film Award.[3]
Early life
[edit]Levienaise-Farrouch was born in Paris and grew up in Bordeaux. She began training in classical piano as a child. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music from the University of Westminster in 2009 and a Master of Music (MA) in Acoustic Composition from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2010. During her studies, she worked for the online electronic music store Bleep.[4][5] She got her start creating scores when she met film school students who needed music for their student films.[6]
Discography
[edit]Albums and EPs
[edit]Title | Details |
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Like Water Through the Sand | Released: November 2015
Label: 130701[7] |
Époques | Released: July 2018 |
Only You (EP) | Released: July 2019
Label: 130701 |
Ravage | Released: May 2022
Label: 130701[10] |
Commissions
[edit]- Audial for 2014 Victoria & Albert Museum exhibit
- "The Flaneur" for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Audial for Alice May Williams' exhibit at Speke Hall
- "The Minutes" for the 2017 BBC Proms[11]
- "Oparin" for violinist Galya Bisengalieva
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2012 | The Sheik and I | Caveh Zahedi | Documentary |
2014 | Tiger Orange | Wade Gasque | |
2015 | Art Ache | Berty Cadilhac | |
2018 | Only You | Harry Wootliff | [12] |
2019 | Rocks | Sarah Gavron | |
2020 | The Forgotten Battle | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | [13][14] |
2021 | Censor | Prano Bailey-Bond | [15][16] |
2022 | Living | Oliver Hermanus | |
2023 | The Strays | Nathaniel Martello-White | |
2023 | All of Us Strangers | Andrew Haigh | |
2024 | The Assessment | Fleur Fortuné |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Music | Rocks | Nominated | [a] |
2022 | Ivor Novello Awards | Best Original Film Score | Censor | Nominated | |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score in an Independent Film | Living | Won |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Shared with Connie Farr.
References
[edit]- ^ "FatCat Records' 130701 label relaunch with new releases by Dmitry Evgrafov and Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch". Circuit Sweet. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Manners McDade Signs Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch to Agency Roster". Little Black Book. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2020-12-09). "'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "French pianist Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch returns with her stunning new release, 'Époques'". Pianist. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Roman (17 September 2018). "Vivre sans les compositions d'Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch est une hérésie". Sour d'Oreille (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (11 November 2022). "Composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Says Her Music Keyed On The Beauty And Hope Within 'Living' – Sound & Screen". Deadline. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Interview And New Video". Ransom Note. 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Honeybourne, Ray (2 July 2018). "There's much to admire on Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch's Epoques". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Pursley, Mike (21 May 2018). "French composer/pianist Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch announces sophomore album Époques, shares first track "Bleuets"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Ravage". Headphone Commute. 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Proms at... The Tanks At Tate Modern: Open Ear". BBC. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Manners McDade's Emilie Levienaise Farrouch Scores 'Only You'". Little Black Book. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch". Score. December 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch - De slag om de Schelde". VPRO (in Dutch). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (8 June 2021). "Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch channels Goblin & Carpenter on score for new horror film 'Censor'". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (28 July 2021). "British Director Prano Bailey-Bond on Psychological Horror 'Censor'". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2022.