Marius de Vries (born 1961) is an English music producer and composer. He has won a

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from four nominations, two

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, and an Ivor Novello Award.

Education

Marius de Vries was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School,

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(between 1975-1980) and then at

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Career

Music producer

Recording artists he has collaborated with include Bjork, Madonna,

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, U2,

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, Bebel Gilberto, David Gray, P.J. Harvey,

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, and Josh Groban. De Vries served as the executive music producer for the 2016 film '' La La Land'' and produced the accompanying

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. He also co-wrote the song "Start a Fire" alongside

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, Justin Hurwitz, and Angelique Cinelu, and had a small role in the film as a casting director.

Composer/film scores

De Vries was the music director of the 2001 film ''

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'' and worked with Nellee Hooper on the

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of ''

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'' as co-composer, programmer, and co-producer. Both of these projects won de Vries BAFTA awards, and he was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for his compositional work on the former. He also wrote the scores for Stephan Elliott's surreal thriller '' Eye of the Beholder'' as well as Elliott's adaptation of the

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comedy '' Easy Virtue''. The latter is notable musically for using the real singing voices of leading actors Ben Barnes, Jessica Biel, and

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. In 2010, he co-wrote the score of '' Kick-Ass'' with John Murphy, Henry Jackman and Ilan Eshkeri. He co-produced, along with Tyler Bates and

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and Deborah Snyder, and performed on the soundtrack of Snyder's 2011 film '' Sucker Punch''. In 2020 and 2021, he composed the score for Sian Heder's ''CODA'', and served as Executive Music Producer on Leos Carax's Annette.

Partial list of songs produced

Songs by Teddy Thompson Songs by

Awards and nominations

Ivor Novello Awards The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been a ...

World Soundtrack Awards

References

External links

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Marius de Vries interview: Brave New World
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Vries, Marius 1961 births Living people English record producers Musicians from London Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Best Original Music BAFTA Award winners Grammy Award winners Ivor Novello Award winners People educated at Bedford School British people of Dutch descent