{"id":500,"date":"2023-02-19T19:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.justsheetmusic.com\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2023-02-19T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T19:03:01","slug":"clint-mansell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.justsheetmusic.com\/blog\/composers\/clint-mansell\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise of Clint Mansell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mansell with the Sonus Quartet<\/p><\/div>\n

If you are a movie enthusiast, the name Clint Mansell should definitely ring a bell or two in your head. There are very few people who have seen movies like ‘Black Swan’, ‘A Requeim for a Dream’, ‘The Wrestler’, ‘Moon’ and do not know Clint Mansell.<\/p>\n

This English Music composer started off his career as the lead singer and guitarist for the band \u201cPop Will Eat Itself\u201d. The young Mansell showed a lot of promise right from the start. When the band officially disbanded in 1996 Mansell started composing music for movies.<\/p>\n

Clint Mansell\u2019s first break trough came when his close friend Darren Aronofsky hired him to compose music for \u201cRequeim for a Dream\u201d.\u00a0 Soon the beautiful track \u201cLux Aeterna\u201d wowed the audiences all over the world but also brought some critical acclaim to Mansell. The \u201cLux Aeterna\u201d\u00a0 sound track has been used in various other compositions . Critics have been mesmerized by the uniqueness of the soundtrack in Clint\u2019s first movie.
\nClint has proved time and again that when it comes to music composition , he is a cut above the rest.<\/p>\n

The Fountain<\/h3>\n

\"\"After \u201cRequeim for a Dream\u201d was released the director composer duo of Darren Aronofsky and Clint Mansell went on to give other famous movies. Later on Clint Mansell composed the music for the American movie \u201d The Fountain\u201d starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.<\/p>\n

The soundtrack of this movie also one of our favourites\u00a0 was nominated for the \u201cBest Original Score\u201d in the 64th Golden Globe Awards. The Fountain was a offbeat Romantic drama that dealt with the complex idea of love from different perspectives. The film had a nice mix of science fiction, religion, history and a degree of fantasy.<\/p>\n

The soundtrack of this movie had to be a bit different to set the mood for the ideas depicted by the director (Darren Aronofsky).\u00a0 The soundtrack of this movie set the entire mood and helped the audience understand the undercurrent of symbolism depicted in it.<\/p>\n

The Fountain trailer with the background music from Clint Mansell<\/em><\/p>\n

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Also one of the great soundtracks from the movie the Fountain composed by Clint Mansell<\/p>\n

– Music sound track Death is the Road to Awe <\/a>
\n– The great piano piece The last Man<\/a><\/p>\n

Pop career<\/h3>\n

Clint was the lead singer of the band \u201cPop Will eat itself\u201d. When his band was signed up by the \u201cNothing Records\u201d. Clint met Trent Reznor at the office of Nothing Records and the two became friends. During his stint as the lead singer and guitarist at \u201cPop will Eat Itself\u201d Clint performed the back-up vocals of the famous album \u201cThe Fragile\u201d by Nine Inch Nails.<\/p>\n

Though Mansell\u2019s pop career did not last long but he left an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of the music enthusiasts all over the world with his own style. Although Mansell is no longer associated with the pop scenario but we can get a glimpse of his musical genius through his incredible work as a music composer. Although Mansell has given music to only a few movies, his talent has not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n

Soundtrack composer<\/h3>\n

Since \u201cRequiem for a Dream\u201d became a runaway success, Darren Aronofsky has not worked with any other music composer other than Clint Mansell. The understanding between the director and the composer was just perfect. Apart from composing music for all of the Aronofsky movies, Clint Mansell has composed the background score for the pilot episode of \u201cCSI:NY\u201d.<\/p>\n

The career of Clint Mansell is on a upward curve right now and it shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. The duo of Darren Aronofsky and Clint Mansell is all set to usher in a new era of film making.\u00a0 The position of Clint Mansell as a prolific music director has been sealed after the release of the movie \u201cBlack Swan(2010)\u201d.<\/p>\n

Then came the wonderful opportunity for Clint to compose the theme for \u201cThe Hole\u201d. Once again Clint wowed the audience and received accolades for his good work. Then once again he was approached Darren Aronofsky approached Clint to score the music for his new movie \u201cThe Wrestler\u201d. \u201cThe Wrestler\u201d was a movie depicting the human side of the wrestlers who fight to entertain people. The film had a plethora of soundtracks that captured the mood in every single frame.
\nRecently Mansell scored the track for HBOs \u201cVoyeur\u201d the song has been used by famous singer lil Jon in \u201cThrow it up\u201d. Thanks to his trendsetting work, Mansell has a huge following of fans who love his style of work. Movies like \u201cRequiem for a Dream\u201d, \u201cThe Fountain\u201d and \u201cBlack Swan\u201d have simply increased the number of his fans over the years. Clint Mansell prefers to understand each and every frame of the movie before he sits down to score the soundtrack.<\/p>\n

Clint Mansell is perhaps one of the most sought after music composers of this age. Although Mansell does not have too many movies in his basket, he has shown a lot of promise.
\nNow let us highlight some\u00a0 individual films on which Mansell has worked on.<\/p>\n

Requiem for a Dream<\/h3>\n

\"\"This Cult 2000 drama based on Hubert Selby Jr.\u2019s novel of the same name was directed by Darren Aronofsky. The movie is based on different types of addiction from the perspective of different people.<\/p>\n

Darren Aronofsky chose to hire Clint Mansell to score the soundtrack for this movie. The movie was so surreal that the audience was a thrust right into the depths of addiction. The movie has tinges of loneliness and what it can do to people. The movie also showed what the urge to fit into the public image and how it affects people.<\/p>\n

Mansell did a great job in this movie and prepared an awe-inspiring score. The different undertones in this movie were so well represented that they formed the perfect symphony around each other.<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer here<\/a>. (Be advised: Contains some shocking scenes)<\/p>\n

Moon<\/h3>\n

\"\"\u201cMoon\u201d is a science-fiction movie that deals with the convictions of a man who has been sent to the moon to harvest helium-3 on the far side of man. While on his 3 year stint on the moon the man experiences a mid-life crisis and starts to hallucinate. In his loneliness the protagonist questions his own existence and starts to wonder what if he is not alone. The loneliness that the character feels throughout the movie and the fight against his inner anxieties play the central theme of movie.<\/p>\n

Mansell made the perfect soundtrack for this movie. The soundtrack has a personality of its own in this film because it provides the base for the monologue and the thoughts of the protagonist throughout.<\/p>\n

The film starred Sam Rockwell as the space miner and Kevin Spacey lent his voice to the role of the robot which acted as the constant companion of the human space explorer. The movie asked some intriguing question about the human consciousness and the dilemma of the human existence.<\/p>\n

The sound track upheld the cause of the movie beautifully and gave it another dimension altogether. The loneliness of the protagonist far away from his family in the vastness of the space gets the proper platform .<\/p>\n

Moon movie trailer with the background music from Clint Mansell<\/em>
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The Wrestler<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Clint Mansell composed the score for another Darren Aronofsky movie \u201cThe Wrestler\u201d. This movie dealt with the life of a wrestler whose personal life has suffered a setback because of his career. Mickey Rourke played the protagonist, an aging wrestler who continues to play wrestling matches in a bid to connect with his glory days. Slash played the guitar solos for the movie\u2019s soundtrack. A new soundtrack by Bruce Springsteen called \u201c The Wrestler\u201d was used for the film\u2019s closing credits.<\/p>\n

The Movie had a lot of scope for Clint Mansell to show his prowess as a superb composer. The movie had songs from Axl Rose and Guns N\u2019Roses at critical junctures. Some of the musicians like Axl Rose worked for free due to the movie\u2019s budget constraints. Clint Mansell once again won accolades for his tremendous work in this movie. \u201c The Wrestler\u201d once again proved to the world that Clint Mansell is going to turn into one of the Goliaths of the music Industry.<\/p>\n

Black Swan<\/h3>\n

\"\"Starring Natalie Portman in the Lead role, this psychological thriller revolves around the famous Tchaikovsky\u2019s Swan lake. This movie had shades of black and white which was accentuated by Mansell.<\/p>\n

Although Mansell scored the film based on Tchaikovsky\u2019s ballet, but he made drastic changes to the original to fit the dark aura of the movie. Although Clint Mansell\u2019s composition was declared ineligible for nomination at the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Original Score, but the audiences loved his music. The English production duo Chemical Brothers was featured in the \u201cclub scene\u201d in the movie but it was omitted from the official soundtrack of the movie. Clint Mansell has previously collaborated with the Chemical Borthers in the past and they created magic onscreen.<\/p>\n

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Clint Mansell<\/p><\/div>\n

Clint Mansell<\/h3>\n

Clint Mansell has a natural talent to understand the deep undertones of a movie, which along with his off-beat approach to music composition makes him the most sought after music composer. His work sets him eons apart from his contemporaries.<\/p>\n

We are sure there is a lot more to come from Clint Mansell and he will keep on mesmerizing us with his creations in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are a movie enthusiast, the name Clint Mansell should definitely ring a bell or two in your head. There are very few people who have seen movies like ‘Black Swan’, ‘A Requeim for a Dream’, ‘The Wrestler’, ‘Moon’ and do not know Clint Mansell. This English Music composer started off his career as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[68,72],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n