Michael Nyman

Known for Sound

Born

March 23, 1944 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Stratford, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Michael Laurence Nyman

Biography

Michael Nyman is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway) and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano.