Ramin Djawadi

Ramin Djawadi
Background information
Born (1974-07-19) July 19, 1974
Duisburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
Genres Soundtrack
Occupation(s)
Instruments Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar
Years active 1998 – present
Labels
Website www.ramindjawadi.com

Ramin Djawadi (Persian: رامین جوادی‎‎; born July 19, 1974) is a German-Iranian composer. Djawadi is best known for his Grammy-nominated score for the 2008 Marvel film Iron Man and score for HBO's popular television series Game of Thrones.[1] He is also known for his works on movies such as Pacific Rim and Warcraft or television series as Prison Break, Person of Interest and Westworld.

Life and career

He was born in Duisburg, West Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. After graduating summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 1998, Djawadi garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer, who recruited him to Remote Control Productions. Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant to Klaus Badelt.

He then went out on his own with Blade: Trinity, collaborating with The RZA for director David S. Goyer. This was the beginning of his relationship with Goyer for both film and television. Djawadi wrote the score for Goyer's horror thriller The Unborn, which was produced by Michael Bay. Further collaboration with Goyer was the television show FlashForward, earning him his second Emmy nomination. Djawadi also composed the Emmy-nominated main title theme for Prison Break and the title theme for the related show Breakout Kings. Djawadi's ethereal score for the film Mr. Brooks earned him a World Soundtrack Awards “Discovery of the Year” nomination. His other scores include Deception, starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust, and Iron Man.

Djawadi scored the first Sony Animation project, Open Season, followed by the sequel Open Season 2. Additional animation scores include The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas. Djawadi's work in these films attracted the filmmakers of the Belgium-based nWave, who created one of the first animated movies in 3D, Fly Me to the Moon. Djawadi completed Warner Brothers' Clash of the Titans in 2010. Djawadi also scored the soundtrack for the 2010 video game Medal of Honor and the CBS crime drama Person of Interest.[2] He also scores the FX's vampire drama The Strain, created by Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro.

In 2011 he was selected to score HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones.[3] His continued work on Game of Thrones have garnered him several industry awards.[4]

In 2016 Djawadi composed for the fantasy film Warcraft and the HBO science fiction show Westworld.[5][6]

Djawadi's usual orchestrators are Stephen Coleman and Tony Blondal.

Works

Tours

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ramin Djawadi on FamousComposers.net
  2. ↑ "Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Victoria Ellison (April 15, 2013). "Game of Thrones Composer Ramin Djawadi: 'I'm Just Trying to Create Something Magical' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Awards for Ramin Djawadi at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ "Ramin Djawadi to Score Duncan Jones' 'Warcraft' Movie". filmmusicreporter.com. October 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ramin Djawadi to Score HBO's 'Westworld'". Film Music Reporter. 30 December 2014.

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