| Michael Pärt | |
| Background: | non_performing_personnel |
| Birth Date: | 1977 8, df=yes |
| Origin: | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Occupation: | Music producer |
Michael Pärt (in Estonian pronounced as /ˈpær̺t/, born 17 August 1977) is an Estonian music producer and music editor.
Since 2010 he is chairman of the board of the Arvo Pärt Centre.[1] He also owns the music editing company Michael Pärt Musik.[2]
Michael Pärt was born as the younger son of classical composer Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora. In 1980 the family left the Soviet Union for political reasons.[3] Michael Pärt spent his childhood and youth in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom before returning to Estonia in 2008.
He holds a Master's degree in Music for Composing for Film and TV with distinction from Kingston University in London.[4]
He has worked with several notable people within the music and film industries, including Icelandic singer Björk,[5] composers Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, and Howard Shore,[6] and directors Peter Jackson,[7] Francis Ford Coppola, and Tom Hooper.
His most recent film projects working as a music editor were Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (2015) and Justin Chadwick's Tulip Fever (2017).
Additionally, he contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta and Vulnicura by Björk and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire.[8]
In 2008 Michael Pärt returned to Estonia to establish the Arvo Pärt Centre which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations.[9]