Paul Thomson (composer)
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Paul Thomson
| birth_name = Paul Ross Thomson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK
| years_active = 1994–present
| label = EMI
| occupation = Composer
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Paul Ross Thomson (born 18 February 1972 in Walsall, Staffordshire) is an English composer for film, television, and video games and music technologist who lives in the Cotswolds. He won the 2012 Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award for Music Original Title for his theme music for the BBC TV show The Fades.{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-announces-winners-craft-design-awards-20112012|title=RTS Craft & Design Awards 2011/2012 winners (RTS)|publisher=RTS|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405164519/http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-announces-winners-craft-design-awards-20112012|archivedate=2013-04-05}}
Spitfire Audio
He founded the British music technology company Spitfire Audio with fellow composer Christian Henson in 2007. The company has collaborated with Hans Zimmer,{{Cite web |author1=Ben Rogerson |date=2018-03-01 |title=Spitfire Audio promises "groundbreaking sampling" in Hans Zimmer Strings |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/spitfire-audio-promises-groundbreaking-sampling-in-hans-zimmer-strings |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}} Olafur Arnalds,{{Cite web |title=Spitfire Audio teams up with Ólafur Arnalds on a new virtual instrument |url=https://musictech.com/news/spitfire-audio-olafur-arnalds-stratus/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=MusicTech |language=en-GB}} Eric Whitacre{{Cite web |title=Spitfire Audio announce Eric Whitacre Contrast |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/news/spitfire-audio-announce-eric-whitacre-contrast |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.soundonsound.com}} and BT.{{Cite web |title=Polaris BT from Spitfire Audio |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/news/polaris-bt-spitfire-audio |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.soundonsound.com}}
Television
Thomson has written for a variety of films and television shows.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1527053/|title=Paul Thomson composer (IMDB)|publisher=IMDB}}
Recent work also includes the multiple award winning movie Missed Connections,{{cite web|url=http://missedconnectionsmovie.com/|title=Missed Connections Movie}} the film adaptation of Half of a Yellow Sun,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2215077/fullcredits#cast|title=Half Of A Yellow Sun full credits (IMDB)|publisher=IMDB}} the BAFTA Best Drama winning and BANFF Best Youth Fiction award winning The Fades (2011),{{cite web|url=http://www.banffmediafestival.com/announcements/655/|title=The Fades wins BANFF|publisher=BANFF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130215134136/http://www.banffmediafestival.com/announcements/655/|archivedate=2013-02-15}} Discovery: Project Earth (2008){{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1677144&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t%C2%A0s%C2%A0w%C2%A0p%C2%A0b%C2%A0v&results_pp=30&start=1|title=Ascap list of works|publisher=Ascap}} and The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008).{{cite web|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film865026.html|title=Genius of Darwin credits|publisher=FilmAffinity}}
Games
Thomson was a lead composer on LittleBigPlanet 2 created by Media Molecule creating all of the cinematics for the game, and several adaptive music tracks.{{cite web|url=http://m.gamespot.com/news/sound-byte-meet-little-big-planet-2s-audio-lead-kenny-young-6286461|title=LBP2 Audio|publisher=Gamespot|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130216040550/http://m.gamespot.com/news/sound-byte-meet-little-big-planet-2s-audio-lead-kenny-young-6286461|archivedate=2013-02-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mediamolecule.com/blog/article/the_music_of_littlebigplanet_2/|title=Music of LittleBigPlanet 2|publisher=MediaMolecule|date=2010-12-08|accessdate=2010-12-08}} He also worked with the company on the first game's downloadable content, scoring the Pirates of the Caribbean premium level pack{{cite web|url=http://wiki.lbpcentral.com/The_Tale_of_Sack_Sparrow|title=Music of LittleBigPlanet|publisher=MediaMolecule|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130216100021/http://wiki.lbpcentral.com/The_Tale_of_Sack_Sparrow|archivedate=2013-02-16}} and the "Marvel" premium level pack.{{cite web|url=http://wiki.lbpcentral.com/Marvel_Level_Kit#Music|title=Music of LittleBigPlanet|publisher=MediaMolecule|access-date=2011-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514184520/http://wiki.lbpcentral.com/Marvel_Level_Kit#Music|archive-date=2012-05-14|url-status=dead}}
He has also worked on LittleBigPlanet Karting, LittleBigPlanet Vita, and most recently, LittleBigPlanet 3.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1527053|name=Paul Thomson}}
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Category:English television composers
Category:English male composers
Category:Musicians from Walsall
Category:English film score composers