Kerry Muzzey
{{short description|American classical composer (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kerry Muzzey
| image =
| image_size =
| landscape =
| alt =
| caption = Composer Kerry Muzzey
| birth_name = Kerry Muzzey
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1970|4|26|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
| origin =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| genre = Film score, Classical Music
| occupation = Film Composer, Composer
| instrument = Piano, Keyboard, Organ, Logic Pro
| years_active = 1993-present
| label =
| associated_acts = The Candlepark Stars
| website = {{URL|http://www.kerrymuzzey.com}}
}}
Kerry Muzzey (born 1970) is an American classical composer.
Early life
Muzzey was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1319652/|title=Kerry Muzzey|website=IMDb}} Muzzey graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, with a degree in piano performance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.johnnyjet.com/travel-style-kerry-muzzey/|title=Travel Style: Kerry Muzzey -|last=Jet|first=Johnny|date=2016-01-16|website=Johnny Jet|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-18}}
Career
In 2007, he was commissioned by director Bill Purple and Iron Ocean Films' executive producers Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple to create the score for Iron Ocean Films' first film, Hole in the Paper Sky.{{cite web|url=http://www.bignoisenow.com/jessicabiel.html |title=Jessica Biel Hole in the Paper Sky Film |publisher=Bignoisenow.com |date= |access-date=2013-07-06}} In that same year he also lent several instrumental compositions to the Robert Redford– and Terrence Malick–produced documentary, The Unforeseen.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912596/soundtrack|title=The Unforeseen (2007)|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}} Muzzey also scored the film Amexicano.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/movies/19amex.html|title=Relationships Beyond Borders|first=Laura|last=Kern|work=The New York Times |date=18 September 2008|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933844.html?u=IMDB&p=H2BE&cs=1|title=Variety}}{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-09-17/film/amexicano/|title=Amexicano|date=14 September 1972 |publisher=villagevoice.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/09/19/2008-09-19_amexicano_pulses_with_the_hum_of_city_li.html|title='Amexicano' pulses with the hum of city life|website=New York Daily News |publisher=}}
In 2009, Kerry Muzzey was approached by the music supervisor of Glee about using Muzzey's composition "Looking Back" as a love theme in the first two episodes of the series. The music was well received and was used in multiple episodes of the series.{{cite web|url=http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/arts/allison-schrager/art-muse-love|title=Where Do Love Songs Come From?|publisher=More Intelligent Life|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921230123/http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/arts/allison-schrager/art-muse-love|archive-date=2013-09-21|access-date=2013-07-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1319652/|title=Kerry Muzzey|website=IMDb}}{{cite web|url=http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Songwriter-Kerry-Muzzey-Dishes-on-GLEE-Music-and-More-20100215|title=Songwriter Kerry Muzzey Dishes on GLEE Music and More - BWWTVWorld|date=|publisher=Tv.broadwayworld.com|access-date=2013-07-06}} In 2011, Muzzey was commissioned to score the Wendie Malick film What Happens Next, followed by Holiday Engagement.{{cite web|author=Hollywood.com, LLC |url=http://www.hollywood.com/movies/32146961/a-holiday-engagement |title=A Holiday Engagement (N/A) | Movies |publisher=Hollywood.com |date= |access-date=2013-07-06}}
Kerry Muzzey's contemporary classical music has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, for which Muzzey created a custom version of his composition "Bernini's Angels"{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/berninis-angels-mw0002216705 |title=Bernini's Angels - Kerry Muzzey : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |access-date=2013-07-06}}{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.trailermusicnews.com/2011/07/dancing-epic-music/ |title=Dancing to epic music? |publisher=TrailerMusicNews |date=2011-07-30 |access-date=2013-07-06}}{{cite web|author=Karen Ruffini |url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/so-you-think-you-can-dance-recap-season-8-narrows-down-contestants-07-29-2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707003220/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/so-you-think-you-can-dance-recap-season-8-narrows-down-contestants-07-29-2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-07 |title=So You Think You Can Dance' Recap: Season 8 Narrows Down Contestants |publisher=TheCelebrityCafe.com |date=2011-07-29 |access-date=2013-07-06 }} In 2012, choreographer Christopher Scott used Muzzey's composition "Architect of the Mind" as the opening number for the show's Top 20 dancers.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/katelyn-mullen/so-you-think-you-can-dance-recap-episode-6-season-9_b_1666898.html|title='So You Think You Can Dance' Recap: Top 20 Dancers Face-Off In Season 9, Episode 7|first=Katelyn|last=Mullen|website=HuffPost |date=12 July 2012|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.realityshack.com/archives/8194|title=So You Think You Can Dance, July 11 – A Fantastic Ending – Reality Shack|website=www.realityshack.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.realitywanted.com/newsitem/5549-so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-9-top-20-performance-recap#.UdHEeBZ7fpg |title=So You Think You Can Dance Season 9: Top 20 Performance Recap|publisher=RealityWanted.com|date= |access-date=2013-07-06}}{{cite web|url=http://entertainista.com/2012/07/12/recap-sytycd-seaon-nine-top-20/ |title=Recap: SYTYCD, The Top20 Compete |publisher=Entertainista.com |date=2012-07-12 |access-date=2013-07-06}} In 2012 Kerry again collaborated with choreographer Christopher Scott and director Jon M. Chu to compose the music for "Earth Chorus," a composition that used NASA recordings of the Earth's sounds as heard from space and turned them into musical instruments. The video was performed by The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers and was featured on Mashable.{{cite web|author=Chris Taylor2013-04-22 13:59:04 -0500 |url=http://mashable.com/2013/04/22/a-dance-to-the-music-of-earth/ |title=A Dance to the Music of Earth [VIDEO] |publisher=Mashable.com |date=2013-04-22 |access-date=2013-07-06}}
In August 2014, Muzzey released the album The Architect, which was recorded at AIR Lyndhurst by the Chamber Orchestra of London. The album debuted at #5 on the iTunes Classical Chart and simultaneously debuted at #5 on the Billboard Classical Chart. The album also spent three months in featured placement on the iTunes Classical storefront. In 2015, Muzzey scored the documentary film The Seer (later retitled Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry)
In 2017, Muzzey was commissioned to create the original score for Northern Ballet's full length ballet, Casanova,{{Cite news |title=Casanova, dance review: A charisma bypass at the heart of this legendary lover's tale |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/casanova-dance-review-a-charisma-bypass-at-the-heart-of-this-legendary-lovers-tale-a3680821.html |access-date=11 May 2022}} which premiered in London at Sadler's Wells.
Kerry Muzzey resides in Los Angeles.
References
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muzzey, Kerry}}
Category:American male classical composers
Category:20th-century American classical composers
Category:21st-century American classical composers
Category:American television composers
Category:American film score composers
Category:Musicians from Los Angeles
Category:Classical musicians from California
Category:American male film score composers