Michael Nyman

Born in London in 1944, Nyman studied at the Royal Academy of Music and King's College, London.  Apart from his student works he began composing in 1976 for a production of Goldoni's Il Campiello and composed continuously since then.  His works include film scores, operas, concertos, string quartets, orchestral and vocal music.

Nyman’s music has reached its largest audience through his film scores, most notably for Peter Greenaway, with whom he collaborated on 11 movies (including The Draughtsman’s Contract, Drowning by Numbers), Jane Campion (The Piano), Volker Schlöndorff (The Ogre), Neil Jordan (The End of the Affair) and Michael Winterbottom (Wonderland, The Claim, 9 Songs, A Cock and Bull Story).

In 2005 Nyman launched his own record label – MN Records.  The label has offered instrumental albums, operas and original soundtrack recordings, plus definitive new editions of his most celebrated soundtrack work.  The tenth CD on the label is a recording of Love Counts released in spring 2007.  Full details of all releases can be found at www.mnrecords.com.

For further information about all MN Records releases see www.mnrecords.com

For enquiries, please contact Jeremy Woods.