Dominic Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dominic Alexander Charles Lewis |
| Born | January 29, 1985 London, England |
| Genres | Film and television scores |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, cello |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Dominic Alexander Charles Lewis (born January 29, 1985) is a British film and television composer. He first worked on various music departments for film projects before transitioning into more solo work starting with Free Birds. His other credits includes The Man in the High Castle, DuckTales, Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, and Monsters at Work. He serves as the singing voice of Lurch in The Addams Family 2, and of Donald Duck in the DuckTales reboot.
Life and career
Lewis was born and raised in London, England. Both his parents are musicians and he began learning the cello at age three. He also played the piano and guitar, sang in choirs, formed rock bands, and wrote songs while growing up. He cites his early influences as John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Strauss, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.[1][2]
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he was classically trained in cello and music composition. During his time there, he was under the mentorship of film composer, Rupert Gregson-Williams.[3] In 2009, Lewis relocated to Los Angeles, California to join Remote Control Productions. He served in the music departments of various major studio films under composers Henry Jackman, John Powell and Ramin Djawadi, usually in the capacity of providing additional music.[4]
In 2014, Lewis was nominated for the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production for his work on the 2013 film Free Birds. In 2015, he was nominated for the World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year for the 2015 film Spooks: The Greater Good.[5] In 2016, he scored Jodie Foster's film Money Monster in under three weeks.[6][7][8]
Lewis's close collaboration with Henry Jackman, led to the pair scoring Amazon's The Man in the High Castle. Both Lewis and Jackman co-scored the first season, while the second, third and fourth were scored by Lewis alone. Speaking about the project, Lewis employed an orchestral method but infused it with various traditional and ethnic instruments. He also developed character themes and assigned instruments like the cello for Juliana Crain and the french horn for Joe Blake.[9][10][11]
In 2018, Lewis was hired to score the animated comedy film, Peter Rabbit directed by Will Gluck.[12] He reunited with Gluck on the sequel, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.
Filmography
Film
Main composer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gift of the Night Fury | Tom Owens | Short film Composed with John Powell |
| 2013 | Free Birds | Jimmy Hayward | — |
| 2015 | The DUFF | Ari Sandel | First collaboration with Ari Sandel |
| Spooks: The Greater Good | Bharat Nalluri | Also known as MI-5 | |
| 2016 | Open Season: Scared Silly | David Feiss | Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| Money Monster | Jodie Foster | Replaced Michael Andrews Music produced by Henry Jackman | |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | Richie Keen | — |
| Rough Night | Lucia Aniello | — | |
| 2018 | Peter Rabbit | Will Gluck | First collaboration with Will Gluck |
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Ari Sandel | Second collaboration with Ari Sandel | |
| 2020 | My Spy | Peter Segal | — |
| 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Will Gluck | Second collaboration with Will Gluck |
| Jolt | Tanya Wexler | — | |
| The King's Man | Matthew Vaughn | Composed with Matthew Margeson | |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | David Leitch | — |
| Spirited | Sean Anders | — | |
| Violent Night | Tommy Wirkola | — |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Role | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Additional music | Ramin Djawadi |
| Gulliver's Travels | Henry Jackman | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon | Additional music arranger, programmer and orchestrator | John Powell | |
| 2011 | Rio | Additional music | |
| Rango | Hans Zimmer | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Hans Zimmer John Powell | ||
| X-Men: First Class | Henry Jackman | ||
| Puss in Boots | |||
| 2012 | Wreck-It-Ralph | ||
| 2013 | This Is the End | ||
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Additional music and featured vocalist | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Featured vocalist | Hans Zimmer The Magnificent Six | |
| Big Hero 6 | Additional music | Henry Jackman | |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | Henry Jackman Matthew Margeson | ||
| 2020 | DuckTales | Donald Duck's singing voice; Episode: "Louie's Eleven!" | Himself |
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Lurch's singing voice; "I Will Survive" | Mychael Danna Jeff Danna |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kevin from Work | 10 episodes |
| The Player | 9 episodes | |
| 2015–2019 | The Man in the High Castle | 40 episodes, with Henry Jackman (Season 1) |
| 2017–2021 | DuckTales | 69 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | The Rocketeer | 22 episodes, with Beau Black |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Baymax! | 6 episodes[13] |
| 2023–present | My Adventures with Superman | Composed with Daniel Futcher |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Free Birds | Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated[14][15] |
| 2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year | Nominated[16][17] |
References
- ↑ "Interview: Dominic Lewis Talks 'Ducktales', Previews 'Peter Rabbit'". Monkeys Fighting Robots. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dominic Lewis Talks Scoring Music For Jodie Foster's Hit Film "Money Monster" - Musing on Music". Musing on Music. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dominic Lewis Scores 'Free Birds' Film". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dominic Lewis – Composer | SyncSummit". syncsummit.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Composer Interview: Dominic Lewis - Film.Music.Media". www.filmmusicmedia.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Galas, Marj (16 June 2016). "How 'Money Monster's' Composer Completed the Score in Less Than a Month". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Oscars: 145 Original Scores Eligible to Compete". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Galas, Marjorie (20 May 2016). "Composer Dominic Lewis On His Organic Electronic Sounds In "Money Monster"". Variety 411. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Galas, Marj (11 February 2016). "'The Man in the High Castle' Composer on Writing for Series' Alternate Universe". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Long, Kelle (28 February 2017). "How The Man in the High Castle's Composer Set the Dystopian Tone". Where to Watch. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Galas, Marjorie (19 December 2015). "Composer Dominic Lewis Reflects On "The Man In The High Castle"". Variety 411. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dominic Lewis to Score Will Gluck's 'Peter Rabbit' | Film Music Reporter". filmmusicreporter.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dominic Lewis Scoring Disney+'s 'Baymax!'". Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "'Frozen,' 'Croods' Among Annie Nominees for Best Animated Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Chagollan, Steve (10 September 2015). "Antonio Sanchez Redeemed as Discovery Nominee for World Soundtrack Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alex Ebert & Geoff Barrow Among World Soundtrack Discovery Award Nominees: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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