Róbert Gulya (born 10 November 1973) is a Hungarian-British

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 Defi ...

. He composes

contemporary classical music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included seria ...

as well as film scores.

Life

Robert Gulya studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and attended a film scoring advanced program at the University of California, Los Angeles. His scores are published by Swiss music publisher ''Éditions BIM''. Inter alia, he created several works for the Austrian guitarist

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, such as a Concert for guitar and orchestra, which was performed with the

Budapest Symphony Orchestra The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra) ( hu, Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara; MRZE) is a Hungarian radio orchestra. It is part of the Hungarian Television and Broadcasting Organisation, Magya ...

. Robert Gulya is the owner of the film music production company ''Interscore LTD''.

Honours and awards

*2014: Cannes Corporate Media & TV Award Winner: Best Music for ''Where the World Unfolds''. *2008:

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, USA: Best Score Feature for the film score of ''Atom Nine Adventures'' (USA 2007, director: Christopher Farley) *1997: Third Prize at the International Composer’s Competition '' In Memoriam Zoltán Kodály'', Budapest (Hungary) *1996: '' Albert Szirmai Prize'', Budapest (Hungary) *1995: First Prize at the ''International Summer Academy Prague-Vienna-Budapest'' (Austria)

List of works (incomplete)

Classical works

*1995: ''Burlesque'' for tuba and piano *1996: ''Memory of a lost world - a tale of the legendary Atlantis '' for orchestra and choir *1997: ''Concert for piano and orchestra'' No. 1 *2000: ''Fairy Dance'' for guitar solo *2000: ''Concert for tuba and orchestra'' *2001: ''Dolphin’ s voice'' for piano *2005: ''Moods'' for brass quintet *2006: ''Capriccio'' for guitar and piano *2007: ''Night Sky Preludes'' for guitar solo *2008: ''The Milonguero and the Muse'' (Tango), first version for guitar and string orchestra (music to the video clip of the same name) *2009: ''Concert for guitar and orchestra''
Sample of first movement
performed live in 2009 by

and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by

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(Video published in 2010 by Gramy Records) *2009: ''The Milonguero and the Muse'' (Tango), second version for flute, guitar and string orchestra
Sample
of this tango performed live in 2009 by

and the

(Video published in 2010 by Gramy Records) *2010: ''Waltz'' for guitar solo *2013: ''Nutcracker Variations'' for guitar and string orchestra

Film scores

*''Truce'' (USA 2004, director: Matthew Marconi) *''The Boy Who Cried'' (USA 2005, director: Matt Levin) *''S.O.S. Love!'' (HU 2007, Director: Tamás Sas) *''Atom Nine Adventures'' (USA 2007, director: Christopher Farley) *''9 and a half dates'' (HU 2007, director: Tamás Sas) *''Themoleris'' (HU 2007, director: Balázs Hatvani) *''Bamboo Shark'' (USA 2008; director: Dennis Ward) *''Outpost'' (USA 2008; director: Dominick Domingo) *''Made in Hungaria'' (HU 2008, director: Gergely Fonyo) *''Illusions'' (HU 2009, director: Zsolt Bernáth) *''Night of Singles'' (HU 2010, director: Tamás Sas) *''Truly Father'' (HU 2010, director: Emil Novák) *'' Thelomeris'' (HU 2011, director: Balázs Hatvani)
Sample
of the opening theme ''City of Time'' *''In the name of Sherlock Holmes (HU 2012, director: Zsolt Bernáth) *''Gingerclown'' (Hu 2013, director: Balázs Hatvani) *''Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn'' (USA 2014, director: Jo Kastner) *''Aura'' (HU 2014, director: Zsolt Bernath) *''What Ever Happened to Timi'' (HU 2014, director: Attila Herczeg)

Discography (incomplete)

List of albums containing works by Robert Gulya:

CD

* 1997: ''Winners of the First International Composers Competition'' (Kodály Foundation, CD ''BR 0156'', Budapest, Hungary): album including ''Piano concerto No. 1'' by Gulya * 2001: ''

- Dance Fantasy'': album including ''Fairy Dance'' for guitar solo by Gulya * 2004: ''

- Between present and past'': album including ''Capriccio'' for guitar and piano by Gulya * 2007: ''Atom Nine Adventures'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Samples
on the website of ''Moviescore Media'' *2007: ''S.O.S. Love'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Album information
on the website of ''Magneoton''

DVD

* 2010: ''

- Live in Budapest'': album of a live performance with the

conducted by

including the world premiere of the ''Concert for guitar and orchestra'' and the Tango ''The Milongaro and the Muse'' by Gulya

Samples

Robert Gulya: ''Concerto for guitar and orchestra''
(first movement performed live by

and the

conducted by

(Video, Gramy Records, 2010)
Robert Gulya: Tango ''The Milonguero and the Muse''
for flute, guitar and string orchestra performed live in 2009 by

and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Video, Gramy Records, 2010)
Robert Gulya: ''Atom Nine Adventures''
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on the website of ''Moviescore Media'', 2007)

References

External links

"Róbert Gulya" Official website of Robert Gulya
on the official website of

*
Official website of Swiss music publisher ''Éditions BIM''
with scores of works by Robert Gulya

of albums by the Austrian classical guitarist

including recordings of works by Robert Gulya on the official website of Gramy Records
''Gulya Róbert''
Biography of Robert Gulya on the website of ''Filmzene.net'' (Hungarian, 2012)

Interview with Robert Gulya about his Concert for guitar and orchestra. ''Muzsika''. August 2004. (Hungarian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulya, Robert 1973 births Living people Hungarian classical composers Hungarian male classical composers Composers for the classical guitar Hungarian film score composers Male film score composers Contemporary classical music performers 21st-century classical composers 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Hungarian male musicians 21st-century Hungarian male musicians