Clint Mansell
Clinton Darryl Mansell (/ˈmænsəl/; born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, singer, and composer, born in Coventry. He served as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist of alt-rock band Pop Will Eat Itself[1][2] before embarking on a career as a film score composer. Mansell moved to the United States after the dissolution of the group and started working with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. He has subsequently become an award-winning, Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated film composer,[3] collaborating extensively with Aronofsky, and also writing scores for dozens of other films (both shorts and features), TV series and video games.[1]
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 Mansell with the Sonus Quartet, playing in Union Chapel, London, 20 July 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Clinton Darryl Mansell |
| Born | 7 January 1963 |
| Origin | Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Genres | Film score, alternative rock, grebo rock, electronic, industrial rock, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | Pop Will Eat Itself |
| Website | iamclintmansell.com |
Mansell resides in Los Angeles, composing and occasionally touring live versions of his work.[4] A pioneer of sampling in his own work, Mansell's work is now a favourite with sampling musicians.[5]
Career
Pop career
Mansell was raised in Coventry, then in Warwickshire. For a decade from their foundation in 1986, Mansell was a member of Pop Will Eat Itself, as a lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and writer or co-writer of many of the band's songs.[6] The band were pioneers of sampling and electronic music in the UK alternative rock scene, bringing influences from hip hop, industrial music, house and other dance genres into their music. In the United States, PWEI were signed in 1994 to Nothing Records the label owned by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Mansell and Reznor, a long time fan of PWEI, became friends after Mansell moved to New York, and Mansell subsequently performed backing vocals on nine Inch Nails' 1999 album The Fragile.[7]
Soundtrack composer
Mansell started composing film soundtracks when director Darren Aronofsky hired him to score his debut film, Pi, in 1996.[8] He also wrote the score for Aronofsky's next film, Requiem for a Dream, which became a cult hit.[8][9] The film's primary composition "Lux Aeterna" was popular, appearing in adverts, film trailers[10][11][12] and YouTube videos labelled as Epic Music. Mansell has composed the music to every subsequent Aronofsky film with the sole exception of mother!.[13]
Film trailers
The trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers used an orchestral and choral arrangement of "Lux Aeterna",[10] called "Requiem for a Tower".[10] This orchestration was arranged by Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen and Veigar Margeirsson.[10]
The original "Lux Aeterna" and "Requiem for a Tower" arrangements have been used in Zathura: A Space Adventure, The Da Vinci Code,[11] Sunshine, Babylon A.D., Lost, Top Gear, Soccer Saturday, EuroSport LIVE, and America's Got Talent.
Mansell's theme from the film Moon appears on the trailer for The Iron Lady[14] and the computer game Aliens: Colonial Marines.[15]
Publishing Deal
In February 2019, Mansell signed a publishing deal with Decca Publishing, a division in Decca Music that brought his catalogue of more than 650 original pieces, including his Pop Will Eat Itself work, under a single umbrella for the first time.[5]
Other work
Other work includes creating the music for Coventry UK City of Culture's manifesto film[16] which was released in July 2020.[17]
Discography
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [18] |
AUS [19] |
US [20] | ||
| 1987 | Box Frenzy | - | - | - |
| 1989 | This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! | 24 | - | 169 |
| 1990 | Cure for Sanity | 33 | 51 | - |
| 1992 | The Looks or the Lifestyle? | 15 | - | - |
| 1994 | Dos Dedos Mis Amigos | 11 | - | - |
Live albums
- Weird's Bar and Grill (Live) (1993) UK No. 44
- The Radio 1 Sessions 1986-87 (1997)
- Reformation: Nottingham Rock City 20.01.05 (2005)
- Reformation: Birmingham Carling Academy 22.01.05 (2005)
- Reformation: Birmingham Carling Academy 23.01.05 (2005)
- Reformation: London Shepherds Bush Empire 24.01.05 (2005)
- Reformation: London Shepherds Bush Empire 25.01.05 (2005)
Compilations
- Now for a Feast! (1988)
- 16 Different Flavours of Hell (Best of) (1993) UK No. 73
- Wise Up Suckers (BMG best of) (1996)
- PWEI Product 1986-1994 (Anthology) (2002)
- The Best Of (2008)[21]
Remix albums
- Two Fingers My Friends! (1995) UK No. 25
EPs
- 2000 Light Ales from Home (1986) under the name 'Wild And Wandering'
- The Poppies Say GRRrrr! (1986)
- Poppiecock (1986)
- Very Metal Noise Pollution (1989) UK No. 45
- Amalgamation (1994)[21]
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Sweet Sweet Pie" | 100 | – | – | Now for a Feast! |
| "Love Missile F1-11" | 78 | – | – | ||
| "Beaver Patrol" | 76 | – | – | Box Frenzy | |
| 1988 | "There Is No Love Between Us Anymore" | 66 | – | – | |
| "Def. Con. One" | 63 | – | 30 | This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! | |
| 1989 | "Can U Dig It?" | 38 | – | – | |
| "Wise Up! Sucker" | 41 | – | – | ||
| 1990 | "Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina" | 28 | – | – | Cure for Sanity |
| "Dance of the Mad Bastards" | 32 | – | – | ||
| 1991 | "X Y & Zee" | 15 | 88 | 11 | |
| "92 Degrees" | 23 | – | – | ||
| "Another Man’s Rhubarb" | – | – | – | ||
| 1992 | "Karmadrome" / "Eat Me Drink Me Love Me" | 17 | – | – | The Looks or the Lifestyle? |
| "Bulletproof!" | 24 | – | – | ||
| 1993 | "Get The Girl! Kill The Baddies!" | 9 | – | – | |
| "R.S.V.P. / Familius Horribilus" | 27 | – | – | Dos Dedos Mis Amigos | |
| 1994 | "Ich Bin Ein Auslander" | 28 | – | – | |
| "Everything's Cool" | 23 | 97 | – | ||
| 2010 | "Axe of Men 2010" | – | – | – | |
Filmography
Film
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Hire: Ticker | Joe Carnahan | BMW films | |
| 2006 | The Big Forever |
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N/A | |
| 2007 | In the Wall | Mike Williamson | N/A | |
| The Healing Syndrome | Michael Sheehan | High Tyde Productions | ||
| My Mother | Elaine Wickham | Medb Films | ||
| 2009 | The Odds | Paloma Baeza |
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| Blue Knight | Mark Anthony | Man of Mistery Films | ||
| 2010 | Fragged | Devon Avery | N/A | |
| 2014 | A Rose Reborn | Park Chan-wook | N/A | |
| 2015 | Gaslighting | Elaine Wickham | N/A | |
| Deathly | Mike Williamson | N/A |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Danny Cannon | Episode: "MIA/NYC NonStop" | |
| 2011 | United | James Strong |
|
Television film |
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Owen Harris |
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Episode: San Junipero |
| 2018-19 | Titans | Various |
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| 2019 | Doom Patrol |
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Video games
| Year | Title | Director | Studio / Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | Casey Hudson | Composed with Sascha Dikiciyan, Sam Hulick, Christopher Lennertz & Cris Velasco |
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- World Soundtrack Awards - Soundtrack Composer of the Year (1): 2011
See also
References
- "Clint Mansell". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Clint Mansell". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Five essential film scores by award-winning composer Clint Mansell | Royal Albert Hall". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Young, Graham (23 March 2016). "From dreadlocks to no locks - the amazing transformation of pop star turned Hollywood composer Clint Mansell". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Decca Publishing signs composer and musician Clint Mansell". Music Business Worldwide. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Pop Will Eat Itself | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Godfrey, Alex. "Clint Mansell: Aronofsky, Reznor and Me, Part One". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Pete Paphides Clint Mansell: pop ate itself, and out popped Hollywood The Times Retrieved 14 May 2010
- Requiem for a Dream – Clint Mansell AllMusic Retrieved 31 January 2011
- "Requiem for a Tower Dream by Various Artists on Apple Music". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- The Da Vinci Code Trailer Retrieved 31 January 2011
- Sundance 2009 Composers – Clint Mansell BMI Retrieved 31 January 2011
- Bray, Elisa (28 January 2011) Duo Darren Aronofsky and Clint Mansell score on pointes The Independent Retrieved 31 January 2011
- "Streama Film - Allt Om Laglig Streaming TV & Film Online". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- IGN (27 January 2012). "Exclusive Aliens: Colonial Marines Cinematic Trailer". Retrieved 30 November 2016 – via YouTube.
- "Uncommon's modular Coventry City of Culture identity references the city's brutalist history". itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- LLoyd, Matt (27 July 2020). "Inspirational film launches new City of Culture brand". CoventryLive. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Chart Stats - Pop Will Eat Itself". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Everything's Cool": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Nov 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- "Chart Stats - Pop Will Eat Itself". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 431. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Clint Mansell at IMDb
- Mansell at Yahoo Movies
- Clint Mansell at Rotten Tomatoes
- Interview focusing on Pop Will Eat Itself
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