Thierry Malet Explained

Thierry Malet, is a French composer[1] [2] of film music. He is also the designer of the very first MIDI guitars[3] and a new 3D spatialization system for feature film music.[4]

Life and career

Thierry Malet started to study the piano at the age of 7 at the Conservatoire of Paris with the pianist and concertist Marie-Claire Laroche,[5] where he took courses in harmony and composition. But it was to be a further ten years before he discovered his true passion at Claude Bolling's school,[6] writing film scores. In order to gain a fuller understanding of musical acoustics, he went to study acoustics at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.

In 1986, he developed the very first MIDI digital guitar in Belgium with the RTBF laboratories. before moving to the University of Sheffield in England where he graduated with a Ph.D. in bioacoustics[7] [8] and architectural acoustic computer simulation.[9] [10] Confident in this experience, he returned to France in 1994 and was soon to compose a number of original scores for television broadcasts and documentaries before going on to sign scores for French and American feature films. In 1995, he founded his own executive musical production company[11] in order to gain a perfect understanding of the recording business.

In 2005, he signed the original score of the musical film Imago[12] which won the Golden Rail at the Cannes film festival | Semaine de la critique. He won the SACEM prize for the best film score.[13]

Latest events

In 2015, he composed the music of the film Winter Roses[14] [15] directed by Lorenzo Gabriele with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Mylène Demongeot and Léa Drucker.

In 2016, he signed the music of a big show at the Grand Palais in Paris (France), The Conquest of the Air,[16] [17] a full 360° 6000 m2 picture with a 3D music as a tribute to the 100 years anniversary of the French aviation.

In 2017, he attended a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France where he announced the release of a new 3D system of spatialization[18] called ARPEGAM and dedicated to the recording of feature film music.

Selected filmography [''Original titles in french'']

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Compositeurs français de Musique de film: General Books - 2013. 2013-01-16. General Books, 2013. 978-1230700991. fr.
  2. News: Interview with Thierry Malet by Jacques Brachet - 2014 - Evasion Magazine. Evasion Magazine. 2014-06-23. fr. 2017-10-17.
  3. News: Article about the French Composer Thierry MALET. BORIGINAL Magazine. 2017-10-23. fr. 2017-12-19.
  4. News: Interview du compositeur par Cyril Coplan - 2017 - Musique de film. Musique de film. 2017-03-01. fr. 2017-12-19.
  5. News: Musica et Memoria. Biographies de musiciens. Lauréats du Prix de Rome. . 17 October 2017.
  6. News: Biography. en. 2017-10-17.
  7. News: Ranking of some famous people who graduate to Sheffield University. en. 2017-10-17.
  8. Book: Malet, Thierry. Acoustique des salles. 2001-01-01. Publications Georges Ventillard. 9782851102751. fr.
  9. Web site: Review of the French book "Acoustique des Salles" by Michel Cassan. Soundesigners. fr. 2017-10-17.
  10. Web site: Study of optimal architectural shape for a concert hall - Thesis by Nicolas Remy. fr. 2017-10-17.
  11. Web site: ARPEGAM Company - French Business Review. Regnard. Sylvie. 1988-11-05. French Business Review. fr. 2017-10-17.
  12. Web site: Bio Thierry Malet . 2023-02-05 . www.thierrymalet.com.
  13. News: First Prize SACEM for the Best Original Score in 2006 . 28 June 2006.
  14. News: Interview of the French Composer Thierry Malet. Summarize. 2011-06-23. 2017-10-17.
  15. News: Interview with Thierry Malet - 2009 - Score of the film Winter Roses. Groupe25 images. 2014-06-23. 2017-10-17.
  16. Web site: The Air Conquest Show - 2016 - Presentation of the composer Thierry Malet. 2016-04-05. conquetedelair.com/en/. en. 2017-10-17.
  17. Web site: Interview of the composer Thierry Malet and the film director Bruno Seillier - The Air Conquest Show at Grand Palais - April 2016. 2016-04-05. conquetedelair.com/en/. fr. 2017-10-17.
  18. News: Review - 3D music for the Air Conquest Show - Usinenouvelle. fr. 2016-04-09. 2017-10-17.
  19. Web site: Review - Soundtrack of the film "Paris sous les eaux". 2016-04-05. cineserenade.com. fr. 2017-10-17.
  20. Web site: Review: The original motion picture soundtrack of the movie Qui sème l'Amour composed by Thierry Malet. Debegue. Eric. 2015-10-15. cristalrecords.com. fr. 2017-10-17.
  21. Web site: L'oeil du Cyclone - Album review - Music News 2015 by Hellen Page. fr. 2015-01-01.
  22. Web site: Review of the last 3 film scores composed by Thierry Malet - Cineserenade Magazine. 2016-04-05. cineserenade.com. fr. 2017-10-17.
  23. News: Reviews: Paris sous les eaux - La grande Crue - Fil Music Website. fr. 2013-06-21. 2017-10-17.
  24. News: Best Prize SACEM 2016 - Topmp3nline . fr. 28 January 2015.