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Michael Abels (born October 8, 1962) is an American composer best known for his genre-defying scores for the Jordan Peele films Get Out and Us, for which Abels won a World Soundtrack Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award, a Critics Choice nomination, and multiple' critics awards. The hip-hop influenced score for Us was short-listed for the Oscars and was even named “Score of the Decade” by TheWrap. Other recent media projects include the films Bad Education, Nightbooks, Fake Famous, and the docu-series Allen v. Farrow. Current releases include Beauty which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix, Breaking (formerly 892) which premiered at Sundance, and his third collaboration with Jordan Peele, Nope.
Abels’ works also includes many concert works, such as At War With Ourselves for the Kronos Quartet,[1] Isolation Variation for Hilary Hahn, and the opera Omar co-composed with Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rhiannon Giddens.[2][3] Some of these pieces are available on the Cedille Records, including Delights & Dances and Winged Creatures. Current commissions include a work for the National Symphony Orchestra and a guitar concerto for Mak Grgić.[4]
Abels is co-founder of the Composers Diversity Collective, an advocacy group to increase visibility of composers of color in film, gaming and streaming media.[5]
Early life
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Abels was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He spent his early years on a small farm in South Dakota, where he lived with his grandparents. Introduced to music via the family piano, he began showing an innate curiosity towards music at age 4.[6] His music-loving grandparents convinced the local piano teacher to take him on as a student despite his age. At age 8, Abels began composing music, and by age 13, his first completed orchestral work was performed.[7]
Upon graduating from high school, Abels attended the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. Abels, who is mixed race,[8] eventually studied West African drumming techniques at California Institute for the Arts, and sang in a predominantly black church choir to further explore his African-American roots.[9]
Filmography
Composer
- Get Out (2017)
- Us (2019)
- See You Yesterday (2019)
- All Day and a Night (2020)
- Bad Education (2020)
- Fake Famous (2021)
- Nightbooks (2021)
- Nope (2022)
- Breaking (2022)
Additional music
- Detroit (2017)
Other works
- Falling Sky, ballet (2020)
- At war with ourselves, a concert piece on a poem by Nikky Finney
- Omar, an original opera on the life of Omar ibn Said co-composed by Rhiannon Giddens[10]
- Get Out, in concert (2020)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fright Meter Awards | Best Score | Get Out | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Discovery of the Year | Nominated | ||
| International Online Cinema Awards | Best Original Score | Won | ||
| 2018 | International Film Music Critics Awards | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Score | Won | ||
| 2019 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award | Best Original Score | Us | Won |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Discovery of the Year | Won | ||
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Musical Score | Won | ||
| Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards | Best Score | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Best Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Phoenix Critics Circle | Best Score | Nominated | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score- Horror Film | Won | ||
| Fright Meter Awards | Best Score | Won | ||
| 2020 | 51st NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | Nominated | |
| Critics Choice Awards | Best Score | Nominated | ||
| Black Reel Award | Outstanding Score | Won | ||
| Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Award | Best Music | Nominated | ||
| Music City Film Critics' Association Award | Best Score | Nominated | ||
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Music | Nominated | ||
| Online Film & Television Association, OFTA Film Award | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards | Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Nominated | ||
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | Best Score | Nominated | ||
| International Film Music Critics Award | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Nominated | ||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Score | Won | ||
| Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Award | Best Original Score | Won | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Gold Derby Awards | Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | Best Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association | Best Score | Nominated | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Score | Nominated | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Score | Won |
References
- "At War With Ourselves - 400 Years of You". University of South Carolina. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- Cooper, Michael. "Rhiannon Giddens is Writing An Opera". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- "Omar, A World Premiere Opera in 2022". Spoleto Festival USA. 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- Grgic, Mak. "GUITAR CONCERTO BY MICHAEL ABELS WITH ROCO ORCHESTRA". MakGrgic.com. Schmidt Artists International, Inc.
- "Composer for 'Get Out' and 'Us' Talks Diversity, Inclusiveness in Music". NBCUniversal Media. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- De Lerma, Dominique-Rene. "African Heritage Symphonic Series Vol. III". Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR066.
- "Michael Abels: Biography". Kennedy Center. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Michael Abels, Composer Of Jordan Peele's Us, Balances Terror With Empathy". NPR. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- Davis, Andrew. "Michael Abels: A composer makes 'Waves'". Windy City Times. Windy City Media Group. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- Cooper, Michael (June 11, 2019). "Rhiannon Giddens Is Writing an Opera". The New York Times. p. C3. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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[de] Michael Abels
Michael Abels (* 8. Oktober 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona, Vereinigte Staaten) ist ein US-amerikanischer Komponist, Arrangeur und Musikpädagoge.- [en] Michael Abels
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