Carlos Miranda

Carlos Miranda
Carlos Miranda in 2013
Born	(1945-01-17)17 January 1945 Santiago, Chile
Nationality	Spanish-Chilean
Alma mater	The Royal College of Music, London
Occupation	Music Composer, pianist, conductor and actor

Luis Carlos Miranda Cordal (born Santiago, Chile, 17 July 1945), also known as Carlos Miranda is a Spanish composer, pianist, conductor and actor.

He was born in Chile, where he studied at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música () composition with Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt and piano with Flora Guerra. He moved to Italy and worked as apprentice in films by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet) and Pier Paolo Pasolini (Teorema). He then settled in London, initially working nights as accompanist to American cabaret singer Militia Battlefield (portrayed in Jana Bokova’s 1975 documentary film of the same name, and days as pianist repetiteur at The Dance Centre (Covent Garden) for various dance teachers among which: Errol Addison, Matt Mattox, Brigitte Kelly and John O’Brien.

He won a British Council Scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London studying piano with Harry Platts, composition with John Lambert and conducting with Vernon Handley. After graduating, he joined the Rambert Dance Company (1974-8) as pianist and resident composer, playing and writing scores for both dance performances and concerts with the Mercury Ensemble.

In 1977 he wrote the music for the full-length dance-theatre work "Cruel Garden", choreographed by Christopher Bruce, scenario and direction by Lindsay Kemp. The piece, based on the life and death of Federico Garcia Lorca, has since been staged by various dance companies in the UK, Germany and the USA. The BBC television adaptation, directed by Colin Nears, won the Prix Italia Music-1982.