Michael Nyman

Composer. Born 23 March 1944 in Stratford, London, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Born

23 March 1944, Stratford, London, England, UK

Active

1982–2018

Frequently works with

Peter Greenaway, Kees Kasander

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Michael’s work 7 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $77m across 6 films with figures
Active: 1982–2018

Genres

Drama5
Romance2
Comedy1
Crime1
Documentary1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestMan on Wire2008

56WorstThe Libertine2004

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

51970s

181980s

161990s

172000s

142010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Peter Greenaway3 titles

Producers most worked with

Kees Kasander2 titles

Awards

Other awards2 won

Won2010Lucie Award: Lucie Award
Won1993AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score · The Piano

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.