Evan Evans (film composer)
Evan Evans | |
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 Evan Evans | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Evan Edward Evans |
| Born | September 13, 1975 Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz, contemporary |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
Evan Edward Evans (born September 13, 1975 in Bergen County, New Jersey) is an American film score composer.[1][2] He is the son of jazz pianist Bill Evans.[3]
He attended University of California, Los Angeles and Nadia Boulanger Institute in Paris.[4] He apprenticed with several important entertainment industry personalities, including Argentinian film composer, concert composer and pianist Lalo Schifrin.[4]
He generally composes for independent films.
In 1999 he founded the record label, E3 Records; E3 is named after his three initials.
Evans is also a semi-professional poker player and is the author of several works offering winning tips.
Family
Evans married composer Michele Rene in May 1999; as of 2011, they had three children, Elliot (2000), Miranda (2005) and Jaden (2008).[2] In 2024, Jaden released an album of Bill Evans covers.[5]
He has one step-sister, Maxine.
Filmography
- Joe Joe Angel & the Dead Guy (1997)
- Coyote (1997)
- Killers (1997)
- Something Between Us (short) (1999)
- Crimson Wings (short) (1999)
- A Table for One (1999)
- NewsBreak (2000)[6]
- TripFall (2000)
- Future Murder (2000)
- Firestorm Rising (2001)
- Miss Wonton (2001)
- Crawl Space (short) (2001)
- Altered Species (2001)
- The Keeper (2002)
- Until Death (2002)
- Killers 2: The Beast (video) (2002) [7]
- Revelation (2002)
- Hunting Humans (video) (2002)
- Crave (2003)
- American Almanacs: A Living History (video documentary) (2003)
- Pizza: The Movie (2004)
- Evilution (short) (2004)
- Bollywood and Vine (video) (2004)
- Hoboken Hollow (2006)
- Under Surveillance (2006)
- Blacklist: Recovering the Life of Canada Lee (documentary) (2008)
- Jack Rio (2008)
- MARy (2008)
- Skeletons in the Desert (2008)
- The Poker Club (2008)
- Vegan Love (short) (2009)
- Never Surrender (2009)
- Playing in Darkness (short) (2009)
- Changing Hands (2010)
- The Bay (TV series) (2010–11)
- Programming the Nation? (documentary) (2011)
- Night of the Templar (2011)
- War Flowers (2011)
- You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2011)
- The Southside (2012)
- The Gauntlet (2012)
- Gambit (2017)
- Gambit: Play for Keeps (2020)
- Vazhiye (2021)[1][8][9]
References
- ^ a b RHYTHM ZAVERI (14 March 2020). "Hollywood Music Director Evan Evans Makes His Indian Debut with "Vazhiye"". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Evan Evans" (2011) Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Vol. 112, Detroit: Gale, Biography in Context
- ^ "Bill Evans". All About Jazz. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Biography". Evanevans.org. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Gilbert, Mark (2024-10-24). "Jaden Evans releases album tribute to his grandfather". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Craddock, Jim (20 January 2005). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2005. Thomson/Gale. p. 580. ISBN 978-0-7876-7470-0. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Kendall, Lukas (2002). Film score monthly. Soundtrack Club, Lukas Kendall. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Shilpa Nair Anand (1 December 2020). "'Vazhiye': A 'found footage' film in Malayalam". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Evan Evans to compose Malayalam's first found footage film 'Vazhiye'". The New Indian Express. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
- Evan Evans at IMDb