Anton Sanko is a composer,

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and producer born in New York City. He has been writing music for films since 1991. He scored ''

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'' for

Blumhouse Blumhouse Productions (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH) is an American film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum. It is known mainly for producing horror films, such as ''Paranormal Activity'', ''Insidiou ...

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, ''

Jessabelle ''Jessabelle'' is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Ben Garant. The film stars Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, Joelle Carter, David Andrews, Amber Stevens, and Ana de la Reguera. The film was release ...

'' for

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, and ''Visions'', also for

. He is working on ''The Naturalist'' for

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Life and career

Sanko’s prominent production credits include producing and writing with

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on ''

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'' and ''

Days of Open Hand ''Days of Open Hand'' is the third studio album by Suzanne Vega. It was released on April 10, 1990 through A&M Records. The follow-up to the successful '' Solitude Standing'' (1987), ''Days of Open Hand'' combines Vega's established folk-rock sty ...

'', and producing and writing on

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’s last album ''Pools of Mercury''. He has also produced

Lucy Kaplansky Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American Folk music, folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano. Life and career Kaplansky was or ...

, Anna Domino and

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. Sanko has composed for many TV series and documentaries, notably the score for

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, and the epic seven-part global programming television event

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for

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which aired on the

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in November 2010. Sanko's first film that he composed was the 1991 HBO TV-movie '' Women & Men 2''. More notable film scores that Sanko is responsible for include the 2012 horror film ''

The Possession ''The Possession'' is a 2012 American supernatural horror film directed by Ole Bornedal and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and J. R. Young, and written by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White. It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Nat ...

'', 2013's ''

Nurse 3D ''Nurse 3D'' is a 2013 American erotic horror thriller film directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by Aarniokoski and David Loughery. Inspired by the photography of Lionsgate's chief marketing officer, Tim Palen, the film stars Paz de la Huer ...

'', and 2014's ''

''. He resides in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

Composer * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

Before Women Had Wings ''Before Women Had Wings'' is a 1997 family drama television film, based on the story by Connie May Fowler about a mother whose abusive husband commits suicide. She then starts to violently abuse her two daughters. It is only then that a kindly ...

'' (TV Movie) (1997) * '' Strangeland'' (1998) * '' Saving Face'' (2004) * ''

'' (TV Series) (2006) (1 episode) * '' Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal'' (TV Movie) (2008) * ''

Handsome Harry ''Handsome Harry'' is a 2009 American film written by Nicholas T. Proferes and directed by Bette Gordon. The first project produced by Worldview Entertainment, it stars Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn. It premiered at the 2009 Trib ...

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009-2011) * '' Rabbit Hole'' (2010) * ''

'' (

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) (2010) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * '' The Devil's Hand (2014)'' * ''

'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Big Bear'' (2017) * '' The Drowning'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'' (2018) - with

Nico Muhly Nico Asher Muhly (; born August 26, 1981) is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer, he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras ...

* '' Amanda'' (2018) * '' Fractured (2019) * ''

The Half of It ''The Half of It'' is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, and Co ...

'' (2020) * '' The Boy Behind the Door'' (2020) * '' Outside the Law'' (1920) - rescored in 2021 by Anton Sanko * ''

The Passengers of the Night ''The Passengers of the Night'' (french: Les Passagers de la nuit) is a 2022 French drama film directed by Mikhaël Hers. Set on the night of the 1981 French presidential election and in the following days, the film follows a newly divorced mother ...

'' (2022)

Awards

* 2009:

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- Winner, BMI Cable Award, for ''

'' * 2011:

News & Documentary Emmy Award The News & Documentary Emmy Awards, or News & Documentary Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sci ...

- Winner, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound, for ''

References

External links

Official web site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanko, Anton American film score composers American male film score composers Living people Musicians from New York City Year of birth missing (living people)