Mychael Danna - A Dogs Way Home (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) '2019

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Mychael Danna is an Academy Award-winning film composer recognized for his
evocative blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic
music. His highly awarded works include the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning score
for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, following his collaborations with Lee on The
Ice Storm (1997) and Ride with the Devil (1999). Among his other awards are the
Emmy for Outstanding Composition for the mini-series World Without End (2013),
the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing (2013), the World Soundtrack Awards
for Film Composer of the Year, and Best Score of the Year (both 2013), and the
Hollywood Film Award for Composer of the Year (2016).
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“The most gratifying filmmaking experiences are ones that take effort to
unpeel the layers surrounding the heart of the story, and to find the best
musical expression of that heart,” says Danna. “Those are always the
film scores that I am most proud of.”
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His passion for presenting complex ideas in a musically accessible way began as
Danna learned his craft at the University of Toronto. There, he was exposed to
early- and world-music that later influenced his style. Danna earned the
school’s inaugural Glenn Gould Composition Award in 1985 and also began
scoring for student theatre groups, as he launched his artistic partnership with
filmmaker Atom Egoyan. Danna has scored all of Egoyan’s films since
1987’s Family Viewing.
Danna’s work on Egoyan’s films Ararat (2002), Felicia’s
Journey (1999), The Sweet Hereafter (1997) and Exotica (1994) secured him Genie
awards from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television; as did his score for
Deepa Mehta’s Oscar-nominated film, Water (2005).
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Life of Pi’s rich soundscape reflects a deeply trans-national story with
inventive cross-cultural arrangements: Indian sitars play French melodies,
European accordions play South Asian motifs, a church choir sings in Sanskrit,
and a variety of other musical combinations soar alongside a full studio
orchestra.
Danna says his approach is to “making music an integral part of the
storytelling, not simply repeating what is happening onscreen, but adding
unexpected dimension and insight that enrich the experience of the directors
vision.” Other celebrated collaborations include those with Bennett Miller
on his Oscar-nominee Moneyball (2011) and his Oscar-winning drama Capote (2005);
with Terry Gilliam on his Oscar-nominated The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
(2009) and Tideland 
(2005); with Mira Nair on Vanity Fair (2004), Monsoon Wedding 
(2001) and Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996); and with Billy Ray on Breach
(2007) and Shattered Glass (2003).
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Danna’s credits also include the Oscar-winning Little Miss Sunshine
(2006), for which he shared a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation
Soundtrack Album; Marc Webb’s acclaimed romantic comedy (500) Days of
Summer (2009 ); and James Mangold’s Oscar-winning film, Girl, Interrupted
(1999). In the animation medium, Mychael worked with his brother Jeff on the
score for Disney/Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur receiving an Annie nomination
for Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production. Mychael
also scored the Oscar-nominated Pixar short preceding the film, Sanjay’s
Super Team.
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Other animated work they have done together includes Storks (2016), and Norah
Twomey’s The Breadwinner (2017). Highlights in television are Camelot
(2011), Tyrant (2014-2016), The Last Tycoon (2016) and Alias Grace (2017).
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 “I have had exactly the career that I want for many years now,”
says Danna. “Ive been fortunate enough to work alongside many of the
worlds best directors, telling challenging and compelling stories. I hope to
continue doing exactly this.”

Tracklist:
1:11 | 01. Mychael Danna - Baby Bella
1:26 | 02. Mychael Danna - Mother Dog is Taken
1:09 | 03. Mychael Danna - Mother Cat
2:00 | 04. Mychael Danna - Meet Bella
2:59 | 05. Mychael Danna - Play Time
0:22 | 06. Mychael Danna - Squirrel!
1:22 | 07. Mychael Danna - Sneaking In
2:20 | 08. Mychael Danna - Bella at the VA
1:07 | 09. Mychael Danna - Practicing Go Home
0:48 | 10. Mychael Danna - Squirrel Chase
2:06 | 11. Mychael Danna - Impounded
2:12 | 12. Mychael Danna - To New Mexico
0:38 | 13. Mychael Danna - Good Dog Moon
1:06 | 14. Mychael Danna - Jump The Fence
1:48 | 15. Mychael Danna - Begin The Journey
0:38 | 16. Mychael Danna - Rabbit Chase
2:07 | 17. Mychael Danna - Foraging With Friends
1:24 | 18. Mychael Danna - Continue The Journey
2:25 | 19. Mychael Danna - Big Kitty
1:39 | 20. Mychael Danna - As Time Passed
1:10 | 21. Mychael Danna - Coyote Chase
1:12 | 22. Mychael Danna - Campers
0:54 | 23. Mychael Danna - Avalanche
0:39 | 24. Mychael Danna - Rescue
1:13 | 25. Mychael Danna - Bella Adopted
2:16 | 26. Mychael Danna - Bella Has to Leave
2:17 | 27. Mychael Danna - Axel
2:44 | 28. Mychael Danna - Chained
0:52 | 29. Mychael Danna - Bella is Freed
2:40 | 30. Mychael Danna - Coyote Attack
1:35 | 31. Mychael Danna - Reunion
2:33 | 32. Mychael Danna - Goodbye Big Kitty
0:55 | 33. Mychael Danna - Highway Crossing
1:15 | 34. Mychael Danna - Almost Home
0:55 | 35. Mychael Danna - Wheres Lukas
2:11 | 36. Mychael Danna - End of The Journey

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