Conductor - Nic Raine

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Composer|Conductor|Arranger
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biography
Born in London, Nic Raine studied organ,
Nic Raine has had a special collaborative
piano, double bass and guitar. As a con-
relationship with John Barry. The two
ductor he has appeared with the English
have worked together for twenty years
Chamber, Royal Philharmonic and Phil-
on many films scores, including two Bond
harmonia Orchestras, Academy of St.
movies (A View to a Kill and The Living
Martin in the Fields, Chamber Orchestra
Daylights) ‘Enigma’ and on John’s highly
of London, Czech Philharmonic Orches-
acclaimed album ‘The Beyondness of
tra, Ulster Orchestra, Royal Scottish Na-
Things’. He has also arranged some of the
tional Orchestra, Orchestra of the City of
songs for Barry’s London west-end musi-
Granada, the New Millenium Orchestra
cal ‘Brighton Rock’. Nic has re-recorded
de Gijon, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra,
many of Barry’s older film scores and a
the Radio-Philharmonie Hannover NDR
successful four CD set of the complete
the SWDR Orchestra of Kaiserslautern
James Bond music.
and the Staaskapelle orchestra of Weimar
and the Orchestra of the City of Quebec.
He is accustomed to working with silent
He has also conducted more than thirty
movies having orchestrated many scores
recordings of film music for Silva Screen
for Carl Davis including ‘The General’,
records with the City of Prague Philhar-
Safety Last’, ‘The Kid Brother’, ‘The Four
monic Orchestra.
Horsemen of the Apocalypse’, ‘Wings’ and
the ‘Phantom of the Opera’. Nic also recon-
As an orchestrator and arranger, Nic Raine
structed Chaplin’s score for ‘City Lights’
has worked on film scores with Miklos
and Hugo Riesenfelds score for ‘Sunrise’.
Rozsa, Elmer Bernstein, George Fenton,
He has also conducted live performances
Maurice Jarre, Howard Blake, Hans Zim-
of James Bernard’s silent movie score for
mer, Stanley Myers, Gabriel Yared, Mark
‘Nosferatu’ at the Royal Festival Hall and
Ayres, Stanislas Syrewicz, Shaun Davey,
performances of ‘The General’ at the Al-
Kevin Kiner and Michael Kamen. For televi-
hambra in Granada, Spain.
sion he has orchestrated the Wallace and
Gromit animation films ‘The Wrong Trousers’ and ‘A Close Shave’ for Julian Nott
and ‘The King’s Beard’ for Philip Appleby.
Nic Raine has worked with contemporary
In addition to his work as an orchestra-
artists having arranged tracks for Maire
tor and conductor, Nic Raine has had
Brennan (Clannard), Duran Duran, Aha,
success as a composer, writing the mu-
B.A. Robertson, Desree and Texas. He also
sic for ‘Lon Chaney, Man of a Thousand
orchestrated the ‘Liverpool Oratorio’ for
Faces’, ‘Cinema Europe, the other Hol-
Carl Davis and Paul McCartney. More re-
lywood,’ ‘D.W. Griffith, the Father of
cently, Nic has orchestrated the music
Film’, and the short film ‘Bathtime’. He
for the fantasy Sony Playstation games
has co-composed the musical ‘Ludwig 2’
‘Primal’ and ‘Medievil II’ and for Micro-
with Konstantin Wecker and Christopher
soft, ‘Kameo’ and ‘Viva Pinata’ I and II
Franke which played in Füssen, Bavaria.
and Sega’s Vikings, Battle for Asgard. He
He recently compsed the score for the
has also orchestrated 90 minutes of the
Swiss film ‘Impasse du Desir.’ Einfügen
popular synthesizer music of Jean Michel
am Ende: Nic Raine just wrote the score
Jarre, including pieces from Oxygene,
music for “Der Mann mit den Fagott” a
Chronologie, Magnetic Fields and Indus-
family drama based on the book of Udo
trial Revolutions for CD release.
Jürgens.
Other film credits are the Oliver Stone
movie ‘Alexander’ for which Nic orchestrated, arranged and conducted music
by Vangelis, and the Wallace and Gromit
film ‘Curse of the Were-rabbit’! Collaborating with Kevin Kiner, he has recently
orchestrated the Lucasfilm animated
Star Wars picture Clone Wars. Nic also
works in the French film industry having recently collaborated with Laurent
Boutonnat on ‘Jacquou le Croquant’ and
Philippe Sarde on ‘Les Temoins’, ‘La Princesse de Montpensier – director Bertrand
Tavenier’ – and ‘Once I was’.
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biography
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filmography
2011 Den kæmpestore bjørn
(conductor)
2011 Der Mann mit dem Fagott
(composer, conductor, orchestrator
2011 Impasse du Desir
(composer, conductor, orchestrator)
2005I’m King Kong!: The Exploits of
Merian C. Cooper
(documentary) (orchestrator)
2005Garbo
(documentary) (orchestrator)
2010 GoldenEye 007
2004So Funny It Hurt:
Buster Keaton & MGM
2010Once I Was
2004Alexander
2010Jackboots on Whitehall
2003Das Wunder von Bern
2010Die Prinzessin von Montpensier
2002War Game (short)
2009Zoomerne
2001Ein Weihnachtsmärchen
2009Hulk Vs.
2001Heiraten für Fortgeschrittene
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2001Der Schneider von Panama
2008Viking: Battle for Asgard
2001Enigma - Das Geheimnis
2007Until Death
2000David Copperfield
2007Jacquou le croquant
1999The Clandestine Marriage
2005Kameo: Elements of Power
1998T.R.A.N.S.I.T. (short)
2005Wallace & Gromit – Auf der Jagd
nach dem Riesenkaninchen
1997Amy Foster - Im Meer der Gefühle
(Video Game) (orchestrator)
(arranger, conductor)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor)
(video) (orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(Video Game) (conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(orchestrator, conductor)
(Video Game) (conductor, orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
(TV documentary) (composer)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
(TV movie) (orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(conductor, orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
1996True Blue
(orchestrator)
1996The Portrait of a Lady
(music conductor)
1995Wallace & Gromit - Unter Schafen
(short)
(orchestrator)
1995Kino Europa - Die Kunst der
bewegten Bilder
(TV mini-series documentary)
(conductor - 4 episodes)
· Opportunity Lost (1995)
(conductor)
1993Wallace & Gromit Die Techno-Hose (short)
(orchestrator )
1993Kreuzfahrt ins Jenseits
(TV movie) (orchestrator)
1993Der Prozeß
(orchestrator)
1992Chaplin
(orchestrator)
1990Harold, der Pechvogel
(orchestrator)
· Art’s Promised Land (1995)
1990Ausgerechnet Wolkenkratzer
· Where It All Began (1995)
1990Roger Corman’s Frankenstein
(conductor)
(conductor)
· End of an Era (1995)
(conductor)
(orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
1989The Rainbow
(orchestrator)
1995New York 3D
1989Scandal
1995Der scharlachrote Buchstabe
1989Fragments of Isabella
(orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
1995Cry, the Beloved Country
(orchestrator)
1995Mutters Courage
(orchestrator)
1994Ein Mann ohne Bedeutung
(orchestrator)
1994Die Witwen von Widows Peak
(orchestrator)
1994 Best of British (1988-1994)
(TV series documentary)
Thriller
(conductor, orchestrator)
Battle Cry
(conductor, orchestrator)
Conflict
(conductor, orchestrator)
Chase
(conductor, orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
(orchestrator)
1987James Bond 007 –
Der Hauch des Todes
(orchestrator)
1987The Best of British Cinema
(video documentary short) (conductor,
orchestrator)
1985James Bond 007 –
Im Angesicht des Todes
(orchestrator - as Nicholas Raine)
1984Die verrückten Abenteuer
des Robin Hood
(TV movie) (orchestrator)
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