Mark Korven
| Mark Korven | |
|---|---|
| Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | composer |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Sarangi, Nyckelharpa, Duduk, Erhu, Waterphone | |
Mark Korven is a Canadian musician and composer for film and television. He is most well known for his work on the sci-fi horror cult film Cube, and most recently the period horror film The Witch.
During his early life in Winnipeg, Mark Korven performed in many amateur rock bands, mostly playing the guitar in local bars. In 1977, he started taking formal music education at the Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton where he studied jazz and orchestration. After graduating, he developed into a singer / songwriter and recorded his first album of left-of-center pop entitled "Passengers". In 1987 he moved to Toronto, where he recorded the album "Ordinary Man" with Duke Street Records, and that same year he had his first chance at composing, with the score for Patricia Rozema's debut feature I've Heard the Mermaids Singing. which went on to win the La Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 1992 he released one more album "This Must Be The Place", although by that time his main activity had become composing scores for film and TV works.
During his life Korven became specialized in world music, learning to play several exotic instruments, such as the Sarangi, the Nyckelharpa, the Duduk, the Erhu, and the water phone among others.
During his career, Korven received several awards, many at the Gemini Awards,Genie Awards and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Philip Strong, Kiran Ahluwalia, Ben Grossman, Ravi Naimpally
Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival
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