Michel Bisceglia (born ''Michelino Bisceglia''; 4 January 1970) is a Belgian musician. He descends from a family of Italian origin. Although he began playing the keyboard at the age of 6, his formal training on classical piano only started when he was already 12 years old. A few years later he switched to modern piano, and by his second year in high school he knew he wanted to dedicate his life to music.

Jazz musician

As a jazz musician he worked with jazz icons such as

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and

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. Bisceglia also got nominated twice as Best Belgian Musician of the year, 1999 and 2002. In 1997 Bisceglia formed his own jazz trio, and to this date they still perform in their original lineup. During this period they have recorded six studio albums and played on famous jazz festivals all over the world. Their debut album 'about stories' features guest musicians

and

. Bisceglia is well known for working with artists from outside the jazz world. His most notable coproduction in this regard was Jazz Works, released with Buscemi (DJ) on Blue Note Records.

Composer, arranger, orchestrator

As a composer, arranger and orchestrator. Bisceglia has worked with the

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and the Orquestra Nacional do Porto. In 2004 he started his own symphonic orchestra: Prova Symfonica. In 2010 at the start of Belgium's 12th Presidency of the European Council, he conducted a symphonic orchestra at the 'I Love EU'-concert in Brussels. In 2018, Michel arranged and played the film music of Tim Burton during the exhibition: "The World Of

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" in C-Mine

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Film composer

Bisceglia is also a film composer. In 2013 he composed the soundtrack for the feature film ''

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'' by director

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. This film is based upon the life of the Italian singer

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, who moved to Belgium when he was a young boy. Moreover, he composed the music for ''

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'', a feature film directed by Gust Van den Berghe that was screened in the

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section at the

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. He has also composed music for Vincent Lannoo's '' In the Name Of The Son'' and ''Little Glory'', a film with Hollywood-actor

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. On 25 October 2014 Michel Bisceglia's soundtrack for the film

won the Public Choice Award at the World Soundtrack Awards.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Compilation

* ''20 Years Recordings'' (Prova)

Film Soundtracks

As composer *

– Feature film directed by Gust Van den Berghe (2010) *

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(2011) *

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- Feature film directed by

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(2011) * In the Name of the Son (Au Nom du Fils) - Feature film directed by

(2012) * Valentino - Feature film directed by Remy Van Heugten (2013) *

– Feature film directed by

(2013) * The Pickle Recipe – Feature film directed by

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(2016) * Blue Silence - Feature film directed by

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(2017) *

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- Netflix serie directed by Robin Pront & Maarten Moerkerke (2018) * De Achtste Dag - Feature documentary directed by Yan Thing Yuen & Robert Kosters (2018) * Still Wishes - Feature documentary directed by

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(2020) * Charlotte - Feature animation film directed by Éric Warin & Tahir Rana (2021) As arranger / orchestrator: *

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– Feature film directed by Paul Ruven (2013) * Symfollies – Animated series directed by Ives Agemans - 32 episodes (1999 - 2004) * Midden in de Winternacht – Feature film directed by Lourens Blok (2013) * Boy 7 – Feature film directed by Lourens Blok (2015) * Terug Naar Morgen – Feature film directed by Lukas Bossuyt (2015) * Gluckauf – Feature film directed by Remy van Heugten (2015) * Cafard – Feature film directed by Jan Bultheel (2015) *

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- Feature film directed by

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(2017) * Heinz - Feature animation film directed by Piet Kroon (2018) * Duelles - Feature film directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse (2018) * Edmond - Feature film directed by Alexis Michalik (2018) * Simon's Got a Gift - Feature film directed by Léo Karmann (2019) * The Spy - Feature film directed by Jens Jonsson (2019) * Life As It Should Be - Feature film directed by Ruud Schuurman (2020) Short film * Hampi - Short film directed by Pim Algoed (2016) * Sisters - Short film directed by Aza Declercq (2017) *

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- Short film directed by Pim Algoed (2017)

References

External links

www.michelinobisceglia.orgwww.michelbiscegliatrio.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisceglia, Michel Belgian jazz composers Belgian male musicians Belgian male jazz composers Belgian jazz pianists 1970 births Living people 21st-century Belgian composers 21st-century Belgian pianists Belgian film score composers Blue Note Records artists 21st-century Belgian male musicians