Carly Paradis
{{Short description|Canadian–British musician and composer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Carly Paradis at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.jpg
| caption = Paradis in 2017
| name = Carly Paradis
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| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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| origin = Stoney Creek Ontario, Canada
| genre = {{hlist|Contemporary classical|indie|instrumental|electronic|Chamber Pop|alternative}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|composer}}
| instrument = Piano
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| spouse = {{marriage|Colin Murray|2012|2022|end=separated}}{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/countdown-colin-murray-splits-from-wife-carly-paradis-11-years-b1061639.html|work=Evening Standard|title=Countdown host Colin Murray 'splits from wife Carly Paradis after 11 years of marriage'|first=Lisa|last=McLoughlin|date=20 February 2023|access-date=26 March 2023}}
| website = {{URL|carlyparadis.com}}
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Carly Paradis is a Canadian-born British composer, songwriter, and pianist.{{cite web|url=http://www.carlyparadis.com/ |title=Official website of composer Carly Paradis |website=Carlyparadis.com |access-date=November 10, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Carly+Paradis |title=Carly Paradis – Discover music, concerts, stats, & pictures at |website=Last.fm |date=February 11, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2011}}{{cite web|author=Un |url=http://www.myspace.com/lacarlyparadis |title=Carly Paradis | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |website=Myspace.com |access-date=November 10, 2011}} She composes soundtracks for movies, TV series and solo albums.
In 2007, she worked with film composer Clint Mansell arranging piano parts on Mansell's soundtrack for the film Moon directed by Duncan Jones, and played all piano on the official score and soundtrack. As of 2022, Paradis has been playing keyboards for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Career
=Background=
She was formerly in a Canadian pop/rock duo called Oceanship.{{Cite web |date=2008-12-29 |title=Oceanship: Don't Wear Me Out {{!}} Today's Top Tune |url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/todays-top-tune/oceanship-dont-wear-me-out |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=KCRW |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Oceanship - Oceanship Album Reviews, Songs & More |website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/oceanship-mw0001251899 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-27}} The group released one self-titled album.
=Film and television scoring=
She worked alongside Clint Mansell, arranging piano in the 2009 feature film The Rebound starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.{{IMDb name|nm4134988}} She composed the score to the 2010 Steven Seagal film Deadly Crossing{{cite web |date=December 27, 2010 |title=Deadly Crossing | Blu-ray and DVD reviews by Maggie Woods |url=http://www.motorbar.co.uk/dvd_deadlycrossing.htm |access-date=November 10, 2011 |website=Motorbar.co.uk}} and his 2011–2012 television series True Justice.{{cite web |title=Deadly Crossing (TV) (2011) |url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film912667.html |access-date=November 10, 2011 |website=Filmaffinity.com}}[http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12240] {{Dead link|date=November 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} In 2010 she composed the score to the BBC Two documentary Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final which was hosted by her husband Colin Murray.{{cite web |author= |title=Davis v Taylor – The '85 Black Ball Final (Part 6 of 6) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVBV1uzUbts |access-date=November 10, 2011 |via=YouTube}}{{cite web |title=Press Office – Colin Murray |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radio1/colin_murray.shtml |access-date=November 10, 2011 |publisher=BBC}}
She composed the theme to BBC's drama Line of Duty, the ITV prequel series Prime Suspect 1973, and the Sky One comedy Sick Note. She also composed a segment of the first female driven horror anthology XX which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2017.{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=2017-01-25 |title='XX': Film Review {{!}} Sundance 2017 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/xx-review-sundance-2017-968345/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Paradis scored The Innocents in 2018 on Netflix.
=Performance=
Paradis has performed piano and keyboard alongside noted film composer Clint Mansell and Sonus Quartet showcasing his works at the Gent Film Festival in Belgium, Tenerife International Film Festival in the Canary Islands,{{cite web |author=Héctor A. Rodríguez |url=http://www.ladefuncion.com/music/conciertos_deta.php?recordID=27 |title=La Defunción |website=Ladefuncion.com |access-date=November 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724010209/http://www.ladefuncion.com/music/conciertos_deta.php?recordID=27 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Union Chapel, Islington, Le Trianon (theatre) Paris, Barbican Centre London, Royal Festival Hall London, Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, National Concert Hall Dublin and Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the Melbourne Festival.{{cite web|author=Vanesa Bocanegra|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=1323 |title=News : Fimucité Comes Back with its Third Edition Devoted to the Alien Saga. Special Guests to Include Mark Snow, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Clint Mansell, Joel McNeely and John Ottman |website=Soundtrack.net |date=July 13, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2011}}[http://www.tenerifeevents.com/music/clint-mansell-and-the-sonus-quartet] {{Dead link|date=November 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://thecliffedge.com/blog/?paged=23|title=RAY BENNETT | movies • stage • TV • music|page=23|website=Thecliffedge.com|access-date=July 17, 2023}}{{cite web|last=O'Neill |first=Phelim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/jul/29/film-scores-outside-cinemas |title=Film music that needs to be heard outside of cinemas | Music | guardian.co.uk |work=The Guardian |location=UK |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2011}}
Paradis performed her Netflix original series suite and theme song to The Innocents at the BBC Proms 2019 Royal Albert Hall conducted by Robert Ames and performed by London Contemporary Orchestra.
In 2022, Paradis became a touring member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, playing keyboards during their live performances. She contributed whistling to the song "O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)" on the band's 2024 studio album, Wild God, stating: "I can whistle pretty good and I do bird calls. I'm from Canada, when I'm up North at my cottage, there's a certain bird I can call, a warbler, and it'll fly to me."{{cite magazine|last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date= September 2024 |title=Dark Victory: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Interview|magazine= Mojo}}
Albums
In April 2011, the mini-album They Have Been Watching was released on iTunes.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/they-have-been-watching/430401772 |title=iTunes – Music – They Have Been Watching by Carly Paradis |website=iTunes |date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2011}}
In November 2013, the debut album Hearts to Symphony was released on iTunes and green vinyl.
In 2014, the official Line of Duty TV series soundtrack was released on iTunes.
In November 2019, the album Nothing Is Something was released digitally and on cream-colored vinyl.
In March 2022, the TV soundtrack album The Rising was released on Lakeshore Records.
Awards and nominations
BAFTA 2022 TV Craft nomination for Original Music Line of Duty Series 6. Winner of Royal Television Society and the Music + Sound Award for best titles music The Rising (TV series) 2022. Royal Television Society for best title music The Pembrokeshire Murders and NI original music score for Line of Duty series 4 nomination. Won a Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) for original song in Netflix Original The Innocents. She won silver Promax Awards for her The Story of God with Morgan Freeman trailer music. Underwire Film Festival nomination for best score for short film Trial written and directed by The Brothers Lynch. Paradis was nominated for Piano / Keyboard Player of the Year in the Hamilton Music Awards 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.thespec.com/living/article/52816--2009-hamilton-music-awards-nominees |title=2009 Hamilton Music Awards nominees |publisher=TheSpec |date=October 17, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2011}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonmusicawards.com/music_2009winners.html|title=2009 Hamilton Music Awards|date=September 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930012031/http://www.hamiltonmusicawards.com/music_2009winners.html |access-date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2011 }}
On Thursday 23 May 2024, her soundtrack to Typist Artist Pirate King was nominated for the Best Original Film Score Ivor Novello Award.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mark |date=2024-04-23 |title=Nominations announced for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2024 |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-with-amazon-music-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|carlyparadis.com}}
- {{IMDb name|4134988|Carly Paradis}}
{{Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series}}
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Category:Canadian television composers
Category:Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario
Category:Canadian women composers