Michael Galasso

U.S.A. / France
Michael Galasso is the author of the original soundtrack to be used in the long feature version of the film. The main theme of this musical work will also be adapted as a jingle for each short movie, to be used especially when distributed individually.

Biography

Composer, violinist and musical director Michael Galasso was born in Hammond, Louisiana in 1949, to a concert violinist father and an oboist mother. He began studying the violin at the age of 3 and had his solo debut performing Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor with the New Orleans Philharmonic at age 11. Galasso continued his studies at Oberlin and Dartmouth Colleges. A musician of classical formation influenced by his encounter with John Cage at the age of 18, born in the land of jazz, rock and rhythm n’blues, author for theater – especially composing music for Robert Wilson’s works - , cinema, dance and sound installations (including Giorgio Armani Retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2000, traveled to Guggenheim Bilbao, Berlin, London, Rome and Milan) this violin virtuoso has been experimenting for 30 years on a melodical and rhythmical synthesis in which his affinities with Baroque music are entwined with his American heritage as well as with Iranian and central Asia traditions. Michael Galasso’s second album for ECM Records, “High Lines”, was released in June 2005.

Music composed for Robert Wilson’s works

  • Peer Gynt (2004)
  • 2 Lips and Dancers in Space (2004)
  • Les Fables de La Fontaine (2004)
    theatrical version of the silent film, The Cabinet of Doktor Caligari by Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz and Robert Wiene (2002)
  • Three Sisters (2001) by Anton Cechov
  • Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen (1998)
  • A Dreamplay by August Strindberg (1998)
  • The $ Value of Man (1975)
  • A Letter for Queen Victoria (1974-5)
  • The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin (1973)
  • Ouverture (1972)

Film score

  • Çamur (Mud) by Darvish Zaim (2003)
  • Histoire d’un Secret documentary by Mariana Otero (2003)
  • The Tango Rashevski by Sam Gabarski (2003)
  • I am not afraid by Gabriele Salvatores (2002)
  • Secret Ballot by Babak Payami (2001)
  • In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-Wai (2000)
  • Hong Kong Express by Wong Kar-Wai (1994)