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Nicolas Becker (sound Engineer)
Nicolas Becker is a French composer and sound engineer. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''Sound of Metal''. Selected filmography * ''Sound of Metal'' (2020, co-won with Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés Navarrete and Phillip Bladh) * ''Dahomey The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...'' (2024, with Corneille Houssou and Cyril Holtz) References External links * Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) French audio engineers French composers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Sound BAFTA Award winners 20th-century French engineers 21st-century French engineers 21st-century French composers {{France-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahomey (film)
''Dahomey'' is a 2024 documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Dahomey, Kingdom of Dahomey (in modern day Benin, Republic of Benin), which were held in a museum in France. The film explores how the artifacts were returned from France to Benin, and the reactions of Beninese people. The film was an international co-production between companies in France, Senegal and Benin. It was shown in the main competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the festival's top prize, the Golden Bear. It was also nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Film Award. It is scheduled for theatrical release in France on 25 September 2024. Contents The documentary film blends facts and fiction to narrate the stories of 26 African artworks. The royal artefacts from the Dahomey, Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904) were taken to France during French Dahomey, the region's colonial period (1872–1960). In the 21st century, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
