Misha Segal is an

Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

music producer and film composer. He studied music, film, and philosophy at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

and apprenticed under Dieter Schöhnbach in Germany. Segal also studied composition and conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, after which point he attended the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

. Segal has stated that he has been influenced by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

and

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

. Segal has worked on several projects, including Blue Lou and Misha Project - Highly Classified, a Christmas CD with

Diane Arkenstone Diane Arkenstone is a multi-genre musician. Career Arkenstone, who grew up in California, wrote her first song at the age of three and started playing guitar at the age of seven. She is trained as an opera singer. In her early career, she co ...

, and a piano collection made to raise awareness for lung cancer awareness. Segal was born in

Haifa, Israel Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

, to a family of

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

descent. He served in the

Israel Defense Forces Orchestra The Israel Defense Forces Orchestra ( he, תזמורת צה"ל; Tizmoret Tzahal) is the main musical ensemble of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It comprises musicians and singers who have passed the auditions before enlistment into the IDF, mos ...

of the

Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...

Awards

* Award of the Israeli Film Academy for Best Music (2008, nominated - '' Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv'') * Black Reel for Best Original Score (2012, nominated - ''

Mooz-lum ''Mooz-lum'' is a 2011 American independent film written and directed by Qasim "Q" Basir and stars Danny Glover, Nia Long, and Evan Ross. ''Mooz-lum'' (i.e. "Muslim") tells the story of an African American Muslim family whose lives are changed b ...

'') * Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition in Children's Programming (1984, won - for "Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy", episode 12.4 of ''

ABC Afterschool Special ''ABC Afterschool Special'' is an American television anthology series that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 4, 1972, to January 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. Most episodes were dramatically presen ...

s'') * Brit Award (''The Phantom of the Opera'')

Discography

* ''Let it In'' (1979, as Charme) * ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1989, soundtrack) * ''Zambooka'' (1991) * ''Connected to the Unexpected'' (1996, as Misha) * ''Female'' (2003) * ''Female Part II'' (2005) * ''Simplemente el Piano Romantic''o (2006) * ''Be My Love: Female, Pt. 3'' (2006)

Selected composer filmography

Film

* '' Ninja III: The Domination'' (1984) * '' The Last Dragon'' (1985) * '' KGB: The Secret War'' (1985) * '' Young Lady Chatterley II'' (1985) * '' Steele Justice'' (1986) * '' The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' (1988) * '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (1989) * ''

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) ''The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)'' is a 2015 English-language Dutch black comedy body horror film written and directed by Tom Six. It is the conclusion to Six's ''The Human Centipede'' trilogy. Starring Dieter Laser and Laurence R. Ha ...

'' (2015) * '' Clinger'' (2015) * ''

Legend of the Demon Cat ''Legend of the Demon Cat'' () is a 2017 Xianxia fantasy mystery film directed by Chen Kaige, based on the novel ''Śramaṇa Kūkai'' (Japanese: 沙門空海　唐の国にて鬼と宴す) written by Japanese writer Yoneyama Mineo, known under the ...

'' (2017) * ''

Frank & Ava ''Frank & Ava'' is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Oblowitz and starring Rico Simonini as Frank Sinatra and Emily Elicia Low as Ava Gardner. It is based on the play of the same name by Willard Manus. This marked the ...

'' (2018) * '' The Lurker'' (2019) * '' Amityville Karen'' (2022)

Television

* ''

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris ''The Facts of Life Goes to Paris'' is a 1982 American made-for-television comedy film based on the sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' which featured the main characters of that series. It originally aired on NBC on September 25, 1982, four nights be ...

'' (1982) * ''

Baby Makes Five ''Baby Makes Five'' is an American sitcom television series starring Peter Scolari. The series premiered April 1, 1983 on ABC. Plot Eddie (Scolari)is an accountant who married to Jennie (Louise Williams) and the father of three children, with twin ...

'' (1983, 4 episodes) * ''

s'' (1982-1990, 5 episodes) * '' CBS Schoolbreak Special'' (1984-1991, 6 episodes)

References

External links

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Version of arietta "Your eyes see but my shadow" with chorus by Misha Segal (from "The Phantom of the Opera")
*Irina Sakne (soprano)
Academic big chorus of Russian Mendeleyev University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Segal, Misha Israeli composers Living people People from Haifa Year of birth missing (living people) Israeli Jews