Clinton Shorter (born March 18, 1971) is a Canadian film and television composer. He is particularly known for his score for

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's film ''

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''. He has also composed the music for over 300 television episodes.

Early life and education

Shorter was born in North Vancouver,

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. He initially studied jazz in college before switching to music composition.

Career

Shorter created the score for an independent film, ''Come Together'', in Vancouver. He went on to create music for several more films in the Vancouver area, including Neill Blomkamp 's short ''Alive in Joburg''. Shorter was asked to create a score for Blomkamp's 2009 science fiction film ''District 9'', "something 'raw and dark' but which maintained its African roots". The resulting music has been described by reviewers as "rhythmic" and "magnificent", as "mournful ethnic-action strains", and as having "pseudo-exotic ambiance as a post-modern theme of loss". The sound track was released separately as a CD. In 2014 Shorter wrote the score for the action film ''Pompeii''. He subsequently composed music for the television series ''The Expanse'' and ''Colony''."Clinton Shorter Chats With SciFiPulse About ‘The Expanse’ & ‘Colony’"
''SciFiPulse'', by Ian Cullen, June 8, 2016

Discography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official Clinton Shorter website

Clinton Shorter at Apple Music
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shorter, Clinton 1971 births Living people Canadian film score composers Canadian television composers Male film score composers Male television composers Musicians from British Columbia People from North Vancouver