David Jordà-Manaut
film music composer
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ABOUT ME
Born in Céret, Southern France, in 1987, I started by studying classical
piano and jazz, and later electroacoustic composition with Denis DUFOUR .
After graduating in piano and electroacoustic composition
(with a SACEM Prize) at the Conservatory of Perpignan (Southern France)
I wrote my first arrangements and film music scores in Annecy (Haute-
Savoie), where I studied music writing in the class of Jean-Pascal CHAIGNE ,
before attending the music writing and orchestration classes at the CNSMD
of Paris, where I also studied film music composition with Marie-Jeanne
SERERO and Bruno COULAIS . In 2016 and 2019, I graduated from the
music writing curriculum and the film music composition curriculum
respectively.
To date, I have already written a number of visual music in various genres, from animation to documentary. In 2019, the animated short film "L'ordre des choses" , directed by Mathilde Poigniez (distribution Miyu Productions), was selected for competition for the Aguilar de Campoo short film festival in Spain . I have also frequently written music for cine-concerts, during festivals like "Mon premier festival" (animated programs for children) or "Paris Courts Devant " (short films festival).
I also write arrangements for the company LACROCH , some of these have been performed by orchestras like Les Petites Mains Symphoniques, the orchestra Demos Philharmonie de Paris or Les Frivolités Parisiennes . My own independent projects include a concert in tribute to Erik Satie in 2016, for the composer's 150th anniversary, and a cineconcert in tribute to George Méliès in 2019, both of which were conceived and performed live at the Château de la Petite Malmaison, in Rueil Malmaison near Paris.
In addition to my artistic career, I have been teaching music training in many specialized schools near Paris since 2016.
MY WORKS:
AS A COMPOSER:
IMAGE MUSIC:
SHORT ANIMATION FEATURES:
"Ephatta" and "Nova" directed by Clément La Chimia - Atelier de Sèvres, 2016
"La beauté des cascades" (The beauty of waterfalls),
directed by Cécile Despretz - Atelier de Sèvres, 2018
"L'ordre des choses" (The order of things), directed by Mathilde Poigniez -
Atelier de Sèvres, 2019 /selected for the Aguilar de Campoo
Short Film Festival 2019 (Spain) / distributed by Miyu Distribution
FICTION:
"Le comité", directed by Naïma Di Piero and Cécile Carassou -
Tribudom studio, 2018 / shown in theaters in Paris
DOCUMENTARY:
"Un jour sur la route", directed by Charlie Dziedzic - Still Life, 2010 /
broadcast in 2011 on TV Grenoble
CINE-CONCERTS:
Journées du Patrimoine, Annecy 2011 - with the assistance of
Cinemathèque des Pays de Savoie
Paris Courts Devant (short film festival) 2017 & Mon Premier Festival
(animated films for children) 2017, 2018, 2019 - in partnership with the
CNSMD of Paris and the Paris City Hall
"Les mondes de Georges Méliès" - Château de la Petite Malmaison, Rueil Malmaison,
July 14, 2019 - freelance
INDEPENDENT WORKS:
FOR ORCHESTRA:
Les saisons des amours (The mating seasons), 2018
Sang lent (Slow blood), 2019
FOR SMALL ENSEMBLES:
Couronne d'azur (Crown of azure), for flute and piano, 2020
Cinc esbossos japonesos (Five Japanese sketches), for wood trio, 2019
Shiritori, for clarinet and viola, 2019
Sardana de l'espàrrec (Aspargus Sardana), for clarinet and viola, 2019
FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT:
Plainte-chant, for nyckelharpa, 2016
Barcarolle, for viola, 2019
ELECTROACOUSTIC PIECES:
Sorino Le Musicien, 2009, SACEM award
Farnat, 2017
ARRANGEMENTS AND ORCHESTRATIONS :
Arrangements and orchestrations for Les Petites Mains Symphonique, Orchestra Demos, Les Frivolités Parisiennes
Notable orchestration: "Grande ritournelle", from "La belle excentrique" by Erik Satie for the opening concert of the Saison de la Colombie en France performed by the Demos Orchestra at the Philharmonie de Paris in June 2017
Notable arrangement: "L'escarpolette",from the opérette "Moineau" by Louis Beydts and Léon Guillot de Saix for the CD "Tea for two - Paris London - Chansons de la Belle Epoque" performed by Les Frivolités Parisiennes (NAXOS, 2019)
Brass arrangements and copy for act IV of Giuseppe Verdi's "La forza del destino", commissioned by the Capitole de Toulouse