Dominic Lewis Explained

Birth Name:Dominic Alexander Charles Lewis
Birth Date:29 January 1985
Birth Place:London, England
Genre:Film and television scores, pop, rock, ambient, electronic, jazz
Occupation:Composer, singer
Instrument:Vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, cello
Years Active:2004–present

Dominic Alexander Charles Lewis (born January 29, 1985) is a British film and television composer and singer. He first worked on various music departments for film projects before transitioning into more solo work starting with Free Birds. His other credits includes The Man in the High Castle, DuckTales, Peter Rabbit, , Monsters at Work, Bullet Train and The Fall Guy. He also served as the singing voice for Lurch in The Addams Family 2 and for Donald Duck in the DuckTales reboot.

Life and career

Lewis was born and raised in London, England. Both his parents are musicians and he began learning the cello at age three. He also played the piano and guitar, sang in choirs, formed rock bands, and wrote songs while growing up. He cites his early influences as John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Strauss, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.[1] [2]

He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he was classically trained in cello and music composition. During his time there, he was under the mentorship of film composer, Rupert Gregson-Williams.[3] In 2009, Lewis relocated to Los Angeles, California to join Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions. He served in the music departments of various major studio films under composers Henry Jackman, John Powell and Ramin Djawadi, usually in the capacity of providing additional music.[4]

In 2014, Lewis was nominated for the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production for his work on the 2013 film Free Birds. In 2015, he was nominated for the World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year for the 2015 film .[5] In 2016, he scored Jodie Foster's film Money Monster in under three weeks.[6] [7] [8]

Lewis's close collaboration with Henry Jackman, led to the pair scoring Amazon's The Man in the High Castle. Both Lewis and Jackman co-scored the first season, while the second, third and fourth were scored by Lewis alone. Speaking about the project, Lewis employed an orchestral method but infused it with various traditional and ethnic instruments. He also developed character themes and assigned instruments like the cello for Juliana Crain and the french horn for Joe Blake.[9] [10] [11]

In 2018, Lewis was hired to score the live-action/animated comedy film Peter Rabbit directed by Will Gluck.[12] He reunited with Gluck on the sequel, .

In 2022, he wrote the score for the film Bullet Train, marking his first collaboration with director David Leitch.[13] Lewis and Letich collaborated once again for the 2024 film, The Fall Guy.[14]

Filmography

Film

Main composer

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2011Gift of the Night FuryTom OwensShort film
Composed with John Powell
2013Free BirdsJimmy Hayward
2015The DUFFAri SandelFirst collaboration with Ari Sandel
Spooks: The Greater GoodBharat NalluriAlso known as MI-5
2016David FeissComposed with Rupert Gregson-Williams
Money MonsterJodie FosterReplaced Michael Andrews
Music produced by Henry Jackman
2017Fist FightRichie Keen
Rough NightLucia Aniello
2018Peter RabbitWill GluckFirst collaboration with Will Gluck
Ari SandelSecond collaboration with Ari Sandel
2020My SpyPeter Segal
2021Will Gluck
JoltTanya Wexler
The King's ManMatthew VaughnComposed with Matthew Margeson
2022Bullet TrainDavid LeitchFirst collaboration with David Leitch
SpiritedSean AndersOriginal songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Violent NightTommy Wirkola
2024LiftF. Gary GrayComposed with Guillaume Roussel
The Fall GuyDavid Leitch

Other credits

YearTitleRoleComposer(s)
2010Clash of the TitansAdditional musicRamin Djawadi
Gulliver's TravelsHenry Jackman
How to Train Your DragonAdditional music arranger, programmer and orchestratorJohn Powell
2011RioAdditional music
RangoHans Zimmer
Kung Fu Panda 2Hans Zimmer
John Powell
Henry Jackman
Puss in Boots
2012Wreck-It-Ralph
2013This Is the End
2014Captain America: The Winter SoldierAdditional music and featured vocalist
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Featured vocalistHans Zimmer
The Magnificent Six
Big Hero 6Additional musicHenry Jackman
Kingsman: The Secret ServiceHenry Jackman
Matthew Margeson
2020DuckTalesDonald Duck's singing voice; Episode: "Louie's Eleven!"Himself
2021The Addams Family 2Lurch's singing voice; "I Will Survive"Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna
2024Expend4blesScore producerGuillaume Roussel

Television

YearTitleNotes
2015Kevin from Work10 episodes
The Player9 episodes
2015–2019The Man in the High Castle40 episodes, with Henry Jackman (Season 1)
2017–2021DuckTales69 episodes
2019–2020The Rocketeer22 episodes, with Beau Black
2021Monsters at Work14 episodes, with Daniel Futcher (Season 2)
2022Baymax!6 episodes[15]
2023Kaleidoscope8 episodes
2023–presentMy Adventures with SupermanComposed with Daniel Futcher

Awards and nominations

|-| 2014| Free Birds| Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production| [16] [17] |-| 2015| | World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year| [18] [19] |-|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Interview: Dominic Lewis Talks 'Ducktales', Previews 'Peter Rabbit'. 2017-10-04. Monkeys Fighting Robots. 2017-11-17. en-US. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005182100/https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.com/interview-dominic-lewis-talks-ducktales-previews-peter-rabbit/. live.
  2. News: Dominic Lewis Talks Scoring Music For Jodie Foster's Hit Film "Money Monster" - Musing on Music. 2016-06-08. Musing on Music. 2017-11-17. en-US. 8 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608060119/http://www.musingonmusic.com/dominic-lewis-talks-scoring-music-for-jodie-fosters-hit-film-money-monster/. live.
  3. News: Dominic Lewis Scores 'Free Birds' Film. Animation World Network. 2017-11-17. en. 28 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220428224954/https://www.awn.com/news/dominic-lewis-scores-free-birds-film. live.
  4. Web site: Dominic Lewis – Composer SyncSummit. syncsummit.com. en-US. 2017-11-17. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031702/https://syncsummit.com/lewis/. live.
  5. Web site: Composer Interview: Dominic Lewis - Film.Music.Media. www.filmmusicmedia.com. 2017-11-17. 25 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325025521/http://www.filmmusicmedia.com/interviews/composerinterviewdominiclewis. live.
  6. News: How 'Money Monster's' Composer Completed the Score in Less Than a Month. Galas. Marj. 2016-06-16. Variety. 2017-11-17. en-US. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801122129/http://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/money-monster-composer-dominic-lewis-1201795587/. live.
  7. News: Oscars: 145 Original Scores Eligible to Compete. The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-11-17. en. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043948/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-145-original-scores-eligible-compete-955956. live.
  8. News: Composer Dominic Lewis On His Organic Electronic Sounds In "Money Monster". Galas. Marjorie. 2016-05-20. Variety 411. 2017-11-17. en-US. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034745/http://variety411.com/article/composer-dominic-lewis-on-his-organic-electronic-sounds-in-money-monster-4147884/. live.
  9. News: 'The Man in the High Castle' Composer on Writing for Series' Alternate Universe. Galas. Marj. 2016-02-11. Variety. 2017-11-17. en-US. 2 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071258/https://variety.com/2016/digital/production/the-man-in-the-high-castle-composer-dominic-lewis-1201701403/. live.
  10. Web site: How The Man in the High Castle's Composer Set the Dystopian Tone. Long. Kelle. 2017-02-28. Where to Watch. 2017-11-17. 8 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230708154756/https://www.motionpictures.org/the-credits/. live.
  11. News: Composer Dominic Lewis Reflects On "The Man In The High Castle". Galas. Marjorie. 2015-12-19. Variety 411. 2017-11-17. en-US. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030942/http://variety411.com/article/composer-dominic-lewis-reflects-on-the-man-in-the-high-castle-4146111/. live.
  12. Web site: Dominic Lewis to Score Will Gluck's 'Peter Rabbit' Film Music Reporter. filmmusicreporter.com. en-US. 2017-11-17. 6 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183143/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/09/05/dominic-lewis-to-score-will-glucks-peter-rabbit/. live.
  13. Burlingame. Jon. The Music of Bullet Train Delivers Mayhem to Match Brad Pitt Thriller. August 21, 2022. Variety. August 5, 2022.
  14. Web site: Dominic Lewis Scoring David Leitch's 'The Fall Guy' . Film Music Reporter . September 19, 2023 . April 4, 2024 . September 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923053202/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/09/19/dominic-lewis-scoring-david-leitchs-the-fall-guy/ . live .
  15. Web site: Dominic Lewis Scoring Disney+'s 'Baymax!' . 23 May 2022 . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522221659/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/21/dominic-lewis-scoring-disneys-baymax/ . live .
  16. Web site: Annie Awards. annieawards.org. en. 2017-11-17. 10 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110135827/http://www.annieawards.org/legacy/41st-annie-awards. live.
  17. News: 'Frozen,' 'Croods' Among Annie Nominees for Best Animated Feature. The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-11-17. en. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044004/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/frozen-croods-annie-nominees-best-660912. live.
  18. News: Antonio Sanchez Redeemed as Discovery Nominee for World Soundtrack Awards. Chagollan. Steve. 2015-09-10. Variety. 2017-11-17. en-US. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032050/http://variety.com/2015/music/news/antonio-sanchez-redeemed-as-discovery-nominee-for-world-soundtrack-awards-1201590110/. live.
  19. Alex Ebert & Geoff Barrow Among World Soundtrack Discovery Award Nominees: Exclusive. Billboard. 2017-11-17.