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Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, (born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band
PopWill Eat Itself.
After the disbanding of Pop Will Eat Itself in 1996, Mansell was introduced to film scoring when director Darren Aronofsky, hired him to
scorehis debut film, π. Mansell then wrote the score for the next Aronofsky film, Requiem for a Dream, which has been well received. Its
maincomposition 'Lux Aeterna' has become extremely popular, appearing in a wide variety of advertisements and film trailers.
Mansell’s composition for The ...read more
Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, (born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band
PopWill Eat Itself.
After the disbanding of Pop Will Eat Itself in 1996, Mansell was introduced to film scoring when director Darren Aronofsky, hired him to
scorehis debut film, π. Mansell then wrote the score for the next Aronofsky film, Requiem for a Dream, which has been well received. Its
maincomposition 'Lux Aeterna' has become extremely popular, appearing in a wide variety of advertisements and film trailers.
Mansell’s composition for The Fountain was nominated for Best Original Score at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards. His other notable
filmscores include Moon, Smokin’ Aces, The Wrestler, and Black Swan.
Mansell was the lead singer and guitarist of the British band Pop Will Eat Itself. When PWEI signed to Nothing Records, Mansell becamefriends
with Trent Reznor, and he performed backing vocals on the 1999 album The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails.
Mansell’s score for Darren Aronofsky’s π was followed up by his score for Aronofsky’s next film, Requiem for a Dream, which became a
culthit. Since their first collaboration in 1996, Mansell has composed the music to every Aronofsky film.
Other notable achievements include the theme for the film The Hole, the music for the pilot episode of CSI: NY, and the score for
Aronofsky’slater films The Fountain, which was nominated for Best Original Score in the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and The Wrestler.
Mansell hasalso contributed the score to HBO’s Voyeur. The song was also used as the base theme for the song 'Throw It Up' by Lil Jon. His
most recentwork has been on the soundtrack for Black Swan in 2010.
Mansell’s theme tune for sci-fi movie Moon also appears on the trailer for the film The Iron Lady.
The trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers contained a rearranged version of the track 'Lux Aeterna', using a full orchestra
andchoir. The piece, named 'Requiem for a Tower', was recorded especially for the trailer. The orchestration was arranged by Simone
Benyacar,Dan Nielsen, and Veigar Margeirsson.
'Lux Aeterna' has since become popular, with both the original and the 'Requiem for a Tower' version having appeared in a wide variety
ofadvertisements and trailers, including the trailer for the Red Sox–Yankees games in the 2007 Major League Baseball season, and trailers
forthe films Zathura, The Da Vinci Code, Sunshine, Babylon A.D. and the TV series Lost and Top Gear. It was also used on Sky Sports News
andas the theme for Soccer Saturday from 2007-2009. In 2006, the theme was used in EuroSport LIVE trailers. The theme was also used
byAmerica’s Got Talent as an introduction of the judges before being changed slightly. The new variant is now a regular piece on the show.
The piece 'Death Is the Road to Awe' from the score for The Fountain was featured in a trailer for the 2007 film I Am Legend, and the
trailerfor the film The Mist, as well as the trailer for the film Frost/Nixon, and toward the end of 2007 The Final Cut trailer for Blade Runner.
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