Selma Mutal

Selma Mutal
BornLima, Peru
OccupationFilm score composer
Years active2005–present
Websiteselmamutal.com

Selma Mutal (born in Lima, Peru) is a Franco-Dutch film score composer.[1][2] She is known for her collaborations with filmmakers Claudia Llosa, Javier Fuentes-León, and Tod Lending. Mutal has also scored films directed by Fabien Gorgeart, Piotr Dumala, Pola Rapaport, and Víctor García León, work for TV, and a Chanel campaign, among other things.

Early life

Mutal was born in Lima, Peru to Dutch parents. She studied music composition at the National Conservatory of Amsterdam and film scoring at the École Normale de Musique in Paris. Mutal also studied piano improvisation with the jazz pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg.[3]

Career

Mutal embarked on her career composing for dance, theatre, and television. In 2003, she started working in film. French music publisher Frédéric Leibovitz Editeur produces many of her soundtracks.[3]

Filmography

Other work

  • With Tarek Schmidt, original music for Corpo Barocco, the Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance Company, Zurich, 2018[14][15]
  • Soundtrack for Block'hood (video game, José Sanchez, 2017)
  • Original music for In.Quieta Rooms, the Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance Company, 2017[16]

Awards and distinctions

Shared awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Golden Bear in Berlin for "The Milk of Sorrow". Original score by Selma Mutal". cezame.co.uk/. Cezame Music Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Oh! Pays-Bas présente 4 films néerlandais au Festival International du Film d'Aubagne". PRWeb. 22 February 2013.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "About". Selma Mutal.
  4. ^ https://www.common-hood.com/credits
  5. ^ "Nadia Comăneci, the gymnast and the dictator - Television - Distribution - ZED". www.zed.fr. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ^ "POV's 'All the Difference' Chronicles Odds-Defying Success of College-Bound African-American Males; Documentary Airs Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 on PBS". POV.org. 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ CHANEL (5 December 2014), Behind the Scenes Film - Métiers d'Art 2014/15 Paris-Salzburg CHANEL Show, retrieved 12 July 2016
  8. ^ a b "Festivals > Toronto International Film Festival > Programmes > Discovery > The Vanished Elephant". Toronto International Film Festival via the WayBack Machine. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Contracorriente (2011)". Cinezik.fr.
  10. ^ Premiere - Issues 383-388 - Page 34 2009 "Musique Selma Mutal Production Antonio Chavarrias."
  11. ^ Segnalazioni cinematografiche 2009 secondo semestre - Vol. 147 - p. 37 2009 "La Teta Asustada... Selma Mutal"
  12. ^ "Madeinusa | Oberon". oberoncinematografica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Emue & Furiosa (2005)". unifrance.org. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Corpo Barocco". October 2021.
  15. ^ "Company". October 2021.
  16. ^ "In.quieta Rooms". October 2021.
  17. ^ "Los ganadores de Buenos Aires Series". television.com.ar. 6 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Les Prix UCFM > Les Compositeurs nommés pour le Prix UCMF 2018, catégorie Nouveaux Media étaient". Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films.
  19. ^ "Play > Block'hood". Games For Change. 2 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Global Digital Platforms Unite April 28th to Create Worldwide Conversation on Poverty and Hunger". Sundance Institute. 28 April 2014.
  21. ^ "Sundance Institute".
  22. ^ "The Milk of Sorrow". Oscars.org.