Mychael Danna

Born September 20, 1958 · Winnipeg, Canada

Biography

Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores. He won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Score for Life of Pi. He has also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) in his work on the miniseries World Without End.

Sound 116

2020s

2026
Pyre
Original Music Composer
Flavia
Original Music Composer
60
2025
Seven Veils
Original Music Composer
61
2023
No Hard Feelings
Original Music Composer
65
2022
My Father's Dragon
Original Music Composer
72
Where the Crawdads Sing
Original Music Composer
59
Return to Space
Music, Vocals
69
2021
The Addams Family 2
Original Music Composer
48
Cinderella
Original Music Composer
46
Stillwater
Original Music Composer
67
2020
Guest of Honour
Music, Original Music Composer
53
Onward
Original Music Composer
74

2010s

2019
The Addams Family
Original Music Composer
55
After the Wedding
Original Music Composer
57
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Original Music Composer
51
A Dog's Way Home
Original Music Composer
63
2018
On the Basis of Sex
Original Music Composer
69
2017
The Breadwinner
Original Music Composer
81
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Original Music Composer
70
Alias Grace
Original Music Composer
75
The Last Tycoon
Original Music Composer
2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Original Music Composer
56
Storks
Original Music Composer
65
2015
Sanjay's Super Team
Music
70
The Good Dinosaur
Original Music Composer
69
Remember
Original Music Composer
68
2014
The Captive
Original Music Composer
48
Tyrant
Original Music Composer
74
Transcendence
Original Music Composer
49
2013
Devil's Knot
Original Music Composer
50
2012
Life of Pi
Original Music Composer
80
World Without End
Music
69
2011
Moneyball
Original Music Composer
82
Camelot
Original Music Composer
64
2010
The Whistleblower
Music Producer, Original Music Composer
69
Going the Distance
Original Music Composer
58
Cooking With Stella
Original Music Composer
Chloe
Original Music Composer
57

2000s

2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Original Music Composer
65
The Time Traveler's Wife
Original Music Composer
59
(500) Days of Summer
Original Music Composer
78
Adoration
Original Music Composer
Management
Original Music Composer
53
Pomegranates and Myrrh
Original Music Composer
2008
Stone of Destiny
Original Music Composer
63
8
Original Music Composer
How Can It Be
Music, Original Music Composer
Lakeview Terrace
Original Music Composer
55
New York, I Love You
Original Music Composer
54
Heaven on Earth
Original Music Composer
Trucker
Original Music Composer
62
Migration
Original Music Composer
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
Original Music Composer
75
Surf's Up
Original Music Composer
68
Fracture
Original Music Composer
71
Breach
Original Music Composer
73
2006
The Nativity Story
Original Music Composer
59
Little Miss Sunshine
Original Music Composer
81
Lonely Hearts
Music, Original Music Composer
59
2005
Water
Original Music Composer
Tideland
Original Music Composer
49
Where the Truth Lies
Original Music Composer
59
Capote
Original Music Composer
79
Eve and the Fire Horse
Original Music Composer
Aurora Borealis
Original Music Composer
2004
Being Julia
Original Music Composer
Vanity Fair
Original Music Composer
57
2003
Shattered Glass
Original Music Composer
76
The Snow Walker
Original Music Composer
76
Hulk
Music
57
2002
Antwone Fisher
Original Music Composer
71
The Guys
Music, Original Music Composer
Ararat
Original Music Composer
61
The Matthew Shepard Story
Original Music Composer
2001
Hearts in Atlantis
Original Music Composer
62
Monsoon Wedding
Original Music Composer
78
Stranger Inside
Original Music Composer
Green Dragon
Original Music Composer
Chosen
Music
2000
Bounce
Original Music Composer
56

1990s

1999
Girl, Interrupted
Original Music Composer
65
Ride with the Devil
Original Music Composer
66
Felicia's Journey
Original Music Composer
The Confession
Original Music Composer
54
8MM
Original Music Composer
48
1998
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
Original Music Composer
1997
The Ice Storm
Original Music Composer
75
The Sweet Hereafter
Original Music Composer
82
Regeneration
Original Music Composer
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Original Music Composer
54
Lilies
Original Music Composer
1995
Johnny Mnemonic
Original Music Composer
44
Dance Me Outside
Original Music Composer
Dead Stop
Original Music Composer
1994
Exotica
Original Music Composer
75
Narmada: A Valley Rises
Music
The Darling Family
Original Music Composer
Hush Little Baby
Original Music Composer
1993
Ordinary Magic
Original Music Composer
58
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer
Original Music Composer
56
1992
Johann's Gift to Christmas
Music
My Niagara
Music
1991
The Adjuster
Original Music Composer
Montreal Stories
Original Music Composer
The Big Slice
Original Music Composer
1990
Still Life
Original Music Composer
Speaking Parts
Original Music Composer

1980s

1989
Cold Comfort
Original Music Composer
Termini Station
Original Music Composer
One Man Out
Original Music Composer
1988
Murder One
Original Music Composer
Blood Relations
Original Music Composer
1987
Caribe
Original Music Composer
Family Viewing
Original Music Composer

1970s

1978
Metal Messiah
Original Music Composer

No release date

Gold Mountain
Original Music Composer

Acted in 2

1990s

1997
The Sweet Hereafter
Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)
82
1990
Speaking Parts
Concert Pianist (uncredited)

Appearances2

2020s

2022
Ennio
Self
83

2010s

2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
76

Thanked in the credits1

1990s

1993
Calendar
Thanks