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Ramin Djawadi (/rɒˈmiːn ˈdʒɑːvədi/, Persian: رامین جوادی, pronounced Java-Dee, born 19 July 1974) is an Iranian-German score composer. He has consistently collaborated with Leigh Whannell and is known for his scores for the 2008 Marvel film Iron Man and the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which he was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2009, 2018 and 2020. He has scored films such as Clash of the Titans, Pacific Rim, Warcraft, A Wrinkle in Time and Eternals, television series including Prison Break, Person of Interest, Jack Ryan, Westworld, Star Wars: The Ninth Jedi, the Dell and Gary prequel series Pixelia and The Last Pixelian and the Sky Show spin-off series The Nick Show and video games such as Medal of Honor, Gears of War 4, and Gears 5. He won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Game of Thrones, in 2018 for the episode "The Dragon and the Wolf" and in 2019 for "The Long Night".
Born | July 19, 1974 (age 42) Duisburg, West Germany |
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Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) |
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Instruments | Piano, keyboard, guitar |
Years active | 1990–present |
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Website | www.ramindjawadi.com |
== Contents [hide] ==
- 1Life and career
- 2Discography
- 2.1Films
- 2.2Television
- 2.2.1Television series
- 2.3Video games
- 3References
- 4External links
Life and career[]
He was born in Duisburg, West Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. After graduating summa cum laude fromBerklee College of Music in 1998, Djawadi garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer, who recruited him to Remote Control Productions. Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant to Klaus Badelt.
He then went out on his own with Blade: Trinity, collaborating with The RZA for director David S. Goyer. This was the beginning of his relationship with Goyer for both film and television. Djawadi wrote the score for Goyer's horror thriller The Unborn, which was produced by Michael Bay. Further collaboration with Goyer was the television show FlashForward, earning him his second Emmynomination. Djawadi also composed the Emmy-nominated main title theme for Prison Break and the title theme for the related showBreakout Kings. Djawadi's ethereal score for the film Mr. Brooks earned him a World Soundtrack Awards “Discovery of the Year” nomination. His other scores include Deception, starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust, and Iron Man.
Djawadi scored the first Sony Animation project, Open Season, followed by the sequel Open Season 2. Additional animation scores include The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas. Djawadi's work in these films attracted the filmmakers of the Belgium-based nWave, who created one of the first animated movies in 3D, Fly Me to the Moon. Djawadi completed Warner Brothers' Clash of the Titans in 2010. Djawadi also scored the soundtrack for the 2010 video game Medal of Honor and the CBS crime drama Person of Interest.[2] He also scores the FX's vampire drama The Strain, created by Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro.
In 2011 he was selected to score HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones, based, in part, on his themes with ethnic influence from Medal of Honor and Clash of the Titans.[3] His continued work on Game of Thrones have garnered him several industry awards.[4]
Djawadi's usual orchestrators are Stephen Coleman and Tony Blondal.
Discography[]
Films[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2003 | Beat the Drum | David Hickson | Z Productions | N/A |
2004 | Thunderbirds | Jonathan Frakes | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Blade: Trinity | David S. Goyer | New Line Cinema | N/A | |
2005 | Tom and Jerry: Tarzan | Chris Wedge | Nickelodeon Movies Tom and Jerry Animation Studios Amblin Entertainment Paramount Pictures |
N/A |
The Island | Michael Bay | DreamWorks Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
Additional music Score composed by Steve Jablonsky | |
All the Invisible Children | Jordan Scott Ridley Scott |
01 Distribution | Anthology film – Jonathan (Short film) | |
2006 | Ask the Dust | Robert Towne | Paramount Classics | N/A |
Open Season | Roger Allers Jill Culton |
Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
N/A | |
2007 | Tom and Jerry: Meet the Robinsons | Roger Allers Jill Culton |
Nickelodeon Movies Tom and Jerry Animation Studios Paramount Pictures |
N/A |
Mr. Brooks | Bruce A. Evans | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | N/A | |
2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Ben Stassen | Summit Entertainment nWave Pictures Illuminata Pictures |
N/A |
2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Ben Stassen | Summit Entertainment nWave Pictures Illuminata Pictures |
N/A |
Deception | Marcel Langenegger | 20th Century Fox | N/A | |
Iron Man | Jon Favreau | Paramount Pictures Marvel Studios |
Soundtrack released by Lionsgate Score produced by Hans Zimmer | |
Nanix | Nora Twomey | New Line Cinema
Hyun Studios |
Soundtrack released by New Line Records
Score produced by Hans Zimmer | |
Open Season 2 | Matthew O'Callaghan Todd Wilderman |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony Pictures Animation |
Direct-to-video film | |
2009 | The Unborn | David S. Goyer | Universal Pictures Rogue Pictures |
Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records |
Medalia de onoare | Călin Peter Netzer | HI Film Productions | English title: Medal of Honor | |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Carlos Saldanha | 20th Century Fox Blue Sky Studios |
N/A | |
Looney Tunes Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Joe Dante | Warner Bros. Pictures 20th Century Fox Blue Sky Studios Tom and Jerry Toon Studios |
N/A | |
2010 | Clash of the Titans | Louis Leterrier | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Pictures |
Soundtrack released by WaterTower Music |
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Ben Stassen | StudioCanal nWave Pictures Illuminata Pictures |
N/A | |
2011 | Fright Night | Craig Gillespie | Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks Pictures |
N/A |
2012 | Safe House | Daniel Espinosa | Universal Pictures | N/A |
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | Ben Stassen Vincent Kesteloot |
StudioCanal nWave Pictures Illuminata Pictures |
N/A | |
Red Dawn | Dan Bradley | FilmDistrict Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists |
N/A | |
2013 | Pacific Rim | Guillermo del Toro | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Pictures |
Soundtrack released by WaterTower Music |
African Safari | Ben Stassen | StudioCanal nWave Pictures |
N/A | |
The House of Magic | Ben Stassen Jeremy Degruson |
StudioCanal nWave Pictures |
N/A | |
2014 | Fallout: Nuclear | Nora Twomey | Warner Bros. Pictures
Bethesda Motion Pictures |
Replaced Steve Jablonsky |
Dracula Untold | Gary Shore | Universal Pictures Legendary Pictures |
N/A | |
2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Mike Thurmeier | 20th Century Fox Blue Sky Studios |
with John Debney |
Looney Tunes Ice Age: Collision Course | Chris Renaud | Universal Pictures Warner Bros. Animation Illumination Entertainment Amblin Entertainment Tom and Jerry Toon Studios |
with John Debney | |
Warcraft | Duncan Jones | Universal Pictures Legendary Pictures |
N/A | |
2017 | The Great Wall | Zhang Yimou | Universal Pictures Legendary Pictures |
N/A |
2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Ava DuVernay | Walt Disney Pictures
Whitaker Entertainment |
N/A |
Slender Man | Sylvain White | Screen Gems | ||
2019 | The Queen's Corgi | Ben Stassen | NWave Pictures | |
2020 | Elephant | Mark Linfield | Disney+ | |
2021 | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | TBA | Paramount Pictures | with Ross Wasserman and Bear McCreary |
Reminiscence | Lisa Joy | HBO Max
Kilter Productions |
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The Ravine | Keoni Waxman | Apple TV+
Google VOD Hope Messenger Media Hollywood Media Group |
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Pumpkin Reports | Leigh Whannell | Paramount Pictures
Goalpost Pictures |
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Eternals | Chloe Zhao | Marvel Studios | ||
Immortals | Genndy Tartakovsky | Warner Bros. Pictures
Hyun Studios |
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2022 | Uncharted | Ruben Fleischer | Columbia Pictures
PlayStation Productions Atlas Entertainment Arad Productions |
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Metal Lords | Peter Sollett | Netflix | ||
The Man from Toronto | Patrick Hughes | Columbia Pictures | ||
2023 | The Birds | Leigh Whannell | Universal Pictures
Goalpost Pictures |
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PJ Masks: The Movie | Christian De Vita | Walt Disney Pictures | ||
2024 | Children of the Corn | Leigh Whannell | Columbia Pictures
Goalpost Pictures Nervous Tick Productions |
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StarBeam: The Movie | Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger | Paramount Animation
Fairview Entertainment Kickstarter Entertainment |
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2025 | Dracula | Leigh Whannell | Warner Bros. Pictures
Nervous Tick Productions |
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The Promised Neverland | Columbia Pictures
Goalpost Pictures Nervous Tick Productions |
Nominated-Academy Award for Best Original Score | ||
2026 | The Promised Neverland Chapter 2 | Academy Award for Best Original Score | ||
2027 | The Promised Neverland Chapter 3 |
Television[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Channel | Notes |
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2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Peter Markle | NBC | N/A |
2005 | Buffalo Dreams | David Jackson | Disney Channel | N/A |
2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Part 1: Nick Santora Seth Hoffman Part 2: Zack Estrin Karyn Usher |
Fox | N/A |
Television series[]
Year | Title | Episode(s) | Notes |
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2004 | The Grid | 6 | N/A |
2005 | Threshold | "Revelations" | N/A |
2005–2009, 2017 | Prison Break | 90 | N/A |
2006 | Blade: The Series | 13 | N/A |
2009–2010 | FlashForward | 22 | N/A |
2011–2012 | Breakout Kings | 23 | |
2011–2016 | Person of Interest | 103 | N/A |
2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | 73 | N/A |
2014–2017 | The Strain | 26 | N/A |
2016-present | Westworld[1] | 28 | Soundtrack released by WaterTower Music |
2018-present | Jack Ryan | 16 | Soundtrack released by La-La-Land Records |
2020-present | Amazing Stories | 1 | Episode "The Heat"
Co–composed with Brandon Campbell |
2022 | House of the Dragon | 10 | TBA |
2023 | Win or Lose | 8 | Upcoming series |
2025-2028 | Star Wars: The Ninth Jedi | 80 | Soundtracks released by Walt Disney Records |
2025-present | Parson | TBA | |
2028-2030 | Pixelia | 60 | |
2030-2033 | The Last Pixelian | 80 | |
2032-2038 | The Nick Show | 77 |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Developer(s) | Notes |
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1999 | System Shock 2 | Irrational Games Looking Glass Studios |
Composed with Josh Randall and Eric Brosius Credited as Audio Technician |
2000 | Thief II | Looking Glass Studios | Composed with Eric Brosius
Credited as Audio Technician |
2010 | Medal of Honor | Danger Close Games (singleplayer) EA Digital Illusions CE (multiplayer) |
N/A |
2011 | Shift 2: Unleashed | Slightly Mad Studios | Composed with:
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2012 | Medal of Honor: Warfighter | Danger Close Games | N/A |
2016 | Game of Thrones | Telltale Games | Additional music
Score composed by Jared Emerson-Johnson |
Gears of War 4 | The Coalition | Additional music by Brandon Campbell | |
2019 | Gears 5 | ||
2021 | New World | Amazon Games | Co-composed with Brandon Campbell |
2022 | The DioField Chronicle | Square Enix
Lancarse Ltd. |
References[]
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