Robert Charles Mann

Robert Charles Mann was raised in a house full of music. His mother was a concert pianist which explains his bent for creating ambiences that include traditional orchestral elements, but also his life in Los Angeles in the 1980s producing performance art, playing in punk bands and composing electronic music accounts for the other aspects of Robert's signature sound. Robert studied orchestration with Hummie Mann (no relation) at Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program in Edinburgh Scotland, achieved production and mixing credentials at London Institute of Sound Engineering and also studied at Musicians Institute in Hollywood and Ohio State University School of Music. Currently, he has been co-composing with Cliff Martinez on films such as Severe Clear and Espion(s), which was nominated for a César Award for best first film. His most recent score is for the film The Glowing Hours.

Robert has also scored for TV productions such as Ted Koppel's People's Republic of Capitalism title theme on the Discovery Channel, as well as remixing Martinez's cues for the ID Channel. Commercial work includes branding themes for France Telecom and advertisements for Ducati and Calvin Klein. Robert also composed the ambient sound installation for Futuroscope in France and received a Mention du Jury at the Festival Silhouette 2007 in Paris for his soundtrack to Orpheus Descending.

Here is a preview of the end credits theme for the forthcoming release of the film The Glowing Hours written and directed by Paul Michael Young.

Robert Charles Mann
THENCAMENOW MUSIC BMI

*** Films, TV and Multimedia

• The Glowing Hours, composer, Paul Michael Young director, LightKeeper Entertainment Ltd.
• Flight, composer, Tim Green director, AcroTwins production
• Futuroscope, composer, byVolta Sensory Factory production
• Espion(s), composer: additional music, Nicolas Saada director, Première Heure production
• A l’Origine, music programer, Xavier Giannoli director, EuropaCorp production
• The Wait, composer, Christopher Miles director, White Knuckles production
• Lift, composer, Tim Green director, AcroTwins production
• Severe Clear, music programmer, Kristian Fraga director, Sirk Productions
• People's Republic of Capitalism title theme, Koppel on Discovery, co-composer, Discovery Channel
• Stiletto, composer: additional music and original score mix, Nick Vallelonga director, Vallelonga Productions
• Stand Up Sortie, composer, Roham Rahmanian director, R&R Productions
• Career Criminal, composer: additional music, Midway Games, Inc.
• Investigation Discovery, music programmer and remixer, Discovery Channel
• Sony-Ericsson branding theme, composer, Lakehouse Music production
• Orpheus Descending, composer and sound designer, Clayton Burkhart director, Première Heure production
• Daniel Hechter, composer, Steve Hiett director, Saatchi production
• McAfee, composer, AudioReel production
• NextiraOne, composer, AudioReel production
• France Telecom, composer, byVolta Sensory Factory production
• Moët & Chandon, composer and sound designer, byVolta Sensory Factory production
• Vélizy2 Centre Commercial, sound designer, byVolta Sensory Factory production
• byVolta branding theme, composer
• Altern Ego, composer, Frédéric Monpierre director, 2DT production
• Wanted Alive, composer and sound designer, David Gil director
• Ducati, composer, Clayton Burkhart director, Première Heure production
• Kenzo, composer, Peter Strube director
• Gucci, composer, Peter Strube director
• Calvin Klein, composer, Peter Strube director
• Shiseido, composer, Peter Strube director


*** Recordings

• Flight - Music for the Film, CD, ThenCameNow Music, Paris France
• Lift - Soundtrack for the Motion Picture, CD, ThenCameNow Music, Paris France
• Espion(s) - Bande Originale du Filme, CD, Première Heure, Paris France
• Auraspheres, CD, Partners In Rhyme producer, Barcelona Spain
• Spiritual Rain, CD, Partners In Rhyme producer, Barcelona Spain
• Glacier : Vol 1, CD, live conversions and synthesizer improvisations, ThenCameNow Music, Paris France


*** Performances

• Flight, composer, Forum of New European Opera, Leonardo Gasparini conductor

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Espion(s) – Best First Film (nominated), Les César 2010, Paris France
Orpheus Descending - Mention du Jury, Festival Silhouette 2007, Paris France

Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, Edinburgh Scotland
Ohio State University School of Music, Columbus Ohio USA
Musicians Institute, Hollywood California USA
City & Guilds of London Institute of Sound Engineering, London England

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