Graeme Revell was born in New Zealand, graduating from the University of Auckland in geography and political-economy. Revell worked for a short time as a regional planner in Australia and Indonesia but then spent two fascinating years as an orderly in an Australian psychiatric hospital. Arising from his experience there, Graeme became a founding member of SPK, a seminal 1970s Industrial music group, relocating to France and England, studying philosophy and gaining considerable fame in Europe and the US. Transitioning to film composition, the score of his first film DEAD CALM won him an Australian Film Industry award and he quickly became one of the most sought-after composers in Hollywood.
Since 1990 he has written over 100 major film soundtracks and television series including THE CROW, THE SAINT, THE CHINESE BOX (Gold award, Venice Film festival), BLOW, SIN CITY, CSI MIAMI and the new hit: GOTHAM. Mr. Revell was recently honored by BMI with a lifetime achievement award in a notable ceremony MC’d by none other than Chucky (the doll character from the CHILD’S PLAY movies) for whom Revell wrote several scores.
Graeme continues to reinvent himself, wearing his new hat as CEO of a start-up eCommerce venture but hopes to devote considerable time to mentoring younger composers.
Score-Composing Masterclass with Graeme Revell, Sun 11th October, 10.30am
