Theo Green | |
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Background information | |
Born | Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Musician, Music Producer |
Instruments | Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar |
Website | Official Website |
Theo Green is an award winning British film composer, known for his music for the crime drama film The Gambler, American and British thrillers House at the End of the Street,Hush, and Dread, his sound design and additional music is also found in The Escapist and Harry Brown.
Green was in the New College Choir as a chorister of New College School in Oxford and later studied at Abingdon School and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
2008's BAFTA and BIFA-winning The Escapist was Green's first feature, as sound designer and additional composer, having collaborated with director Rupert Wyatt previously on the short film, "Get The Picture".
In 2009 Theo Green wrote the score for Warp Films' thriller Hush, directed by Mark Tonderai. In 2012 he teamed up with Mark Tonderai a second time for the Jennifer Lawrence-starring suspense thriller, House at the End of the Street, creating a score that was awarded the ASCAP PRS Film Award. The film was released in September 2012 to commercial success and occupied the top position at the US Box Office on its opening weekend, going on to make over $44m from a budget under $7m. Since then, Green has composed the scores for Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda's Comedown, Steve Barker's follow up to his film "Outpost" - Outpost: Black Sun and Shan Khan's Honour starring Paddy Considine.