Marc Canham (composer)
{{short description|English music composer and record producer}}
{{About|the composer|footballer|Marc Canham (footballer)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Marc Canham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = United Kingdom
| genre = {{hlist|Orchestral|dark ambient|experimental|electronica|experimental rock}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|composer}}
| instrument = {{hlist|digital audio workstation|Prophet 5|OP-1}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Iggy Pop | Nathan Johnson | Philip Glass | Baaba Maal | Bryan Mantia | Paul Hartnoll | Nimrod Sound | Nimrod Studio Orchestra | OneBigGame | Square Enix }}
| website = [https://www.marccanham.com marccanham.com]
}}
Marc Canham is a British composer of music for film and video games. In 2008, he scored Far Cry 2, and in 2020, he composed the film score to I Care A Lot, {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/movies/i-care-a-lot-netflix-inspirations.html|url-access=limited|title='Jackie Brown' and Tangerine Dream: What 'I Care a Lot' Is Made Of|date=March 9, 2021|first=Elisabeth|last=Vincentelli|website=The New York Times|access-date=April 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.northerniowan.com/14224/movie-reviews/i-care-a-lot-is-devilishly-fun/|title='I Care a Lot' is devilishly fun|date=February 25, 2021|first=Hunter|last=Friesen|website=Northern Iowan|access-date=April 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/j-blakesons-latest-thriller-i-care-a-lot-scored-by-marc-canham-out-on-amazon-prime-video-2917|title=J. Blakeson's Latest Thriller I Care A Lot - Scored by Marc Canham - Out on Amazon Prime Video|date=February 20, 2021|website=Abbey Road Studios|access-date=April 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fabermusic.com/news/marc-canham-scores-j-blakesons-i-care-a-lot25092020|title=Marc Canham Scores 'I Care A Lot'|date=September 15, 2020|website=Faber Music|access-date=April 24, 2021}} for which he received an ASCAP award.{{cite web |title=Marc Canham wins ASCAP Screen Music Award for ‘I Care A Lot’ {{!}} Faber Music |url=https://www.fabermusic.com/news/marc-canham-wins-ascap-screen-music-award-for-i-care-a-lot06052022 |website=www.fabermusic.com |language=en}} Canham has collaborated with several artists including Iggy Pop, Nathan Johnson, Philip Glass, Baaba Maal, Bryan Mantia, and Paul Hartnoll.{{cite web|url=https://www.fabermusic.com/we-represent/canham-marc|title=Marc Canham|website=Faber Music|access-date=April 24, 2021}}
On creating music, Canham stated that he wanted to deliver emotion through a "sound palette" of combinations of sounds, textures, and ensembles of instruments, then letting loose with melodies and motifs.{{cite web|url=http://filmandgamecomposers.com/interviews/composer-interview-marc-canham/|title=Composer Interview: Marc Canham|date=April 11, 2014|website=Film and Game Composers|access-date=April 24, 2021}} For I Care A Lot, Canham claims to have created the score from the script, as opposed to the film.{{cite web |title='I Care A Lot' score gets an ASCAP Award |url=https://www.marccanham.com/blog/2022/5/3/i-care-a-lot-score-gets-an-ascap-award |website=Marc Canham}}
Nimrod Productions
Along with Richard Aitken and others, Canham founded Nimrod Productions Limited in 2000, a music production company in Oxfordshire, UK.{{Cite web|url=https://squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/marccanham.shtml|title=Game Music :: Interview with Marc Canham (April 2011)|website=squareenixmusic.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/marc-canham|title=Marc Canham Artist Profile | AAE Music}} Nimrod has provided orchestral soundtracks for The Getaway, Black Monday, Gran Turismo 4 and Driver versions 2 and 3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/recording-24-game|title=Recording 24: The Game|website=www.soundonsound.com}} It was dissolved in 2019 and succeeded by Nimrod Sound as Rich Aitken’s mix company.
Nimrod Studio Orchestra
Canham founded the Nimrod Studio Orchestra (NSO) in 2002, a commercial session orchestra which has been behind game scores including 24: The Game, Killzone 2, and Act of War: Direct Action.
Works
=Film scores=
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| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 2009
|The Disappearance of Alice Creed{{Cite web|url=https://www.addictedtomedia.net/2010/09/blu-ray-review-disappearance-of-alice.html|title=Blu-ray Review: The Disappearance of Alice Creed | Addicted to Media}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.female.com.au/gemma-arterton-the-disappearance-of-alice-creed.htm|title=Gemma Arterton The Disappearance of Alice Creed|website=www.female.com.au}} (with NSO) |
| 2012 |
| 2015 |
| 2015 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
=Games=
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| Year
! Title |
|---|
| 2002 |
| 2002 |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|Act of War: Direct Action (Collaboration with Jonathan Williams and NSO) |
| 2006
|24: The Game (With NSO and Nimrod Productions) |
| 2006 |
| 2006 |
| 2007
|Driver 76 (with Andy Gannon and Ed Scroggie) |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2009
|Killzone 2 (With NSO) |
| 2010 |
| 2010
|Chime (as music producer / integrator) |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2014 |
| 2014 |
=Installations=
The Danger Tree, Titanic Museum, Belfast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marccanham.com/blog/2018/9/5/titanic-museum-hosts-the-danger-tree|title=Titanic Museum Hosts The Danger Tree|website=Marc Canham}}{{Cite web|url=https://irishtechnews.ie/titanic-belfast-hosts-interactive-digital-art-exhibition-the-danger-tree/|title=Titanic Belfast hosts interactive digital art exhibition 'The Danger Tree' - Irish Tech News}}