Tandis Jenhudson
| Tandis Jenhudson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 |
| Genres | Film scores, classical, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Piano, Multi instrumentalist, Synthesizer |
| Website |
www |
Tandis Jenhudson is a British composer, musician and medical doctor best known for his work on film soundtracks. In 2014 he became the first composer ever to have been honoured as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit.[1]
In 2013 he received his first television broadcast credit for the The March[1] a BBC/PBS documentary narrated by Denzel Washington which received a BAFTA nomination at the 2014 British Academy Television Awards.[2] Directed by John Akomfrah and produced by Robert Redford The March is about the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom – largely remembered for Martin Luther King's famous and iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
In March 2015 Tandis was named laureate and winner in the media composer category at the first International MediaMusic competition in Moscow, for which film composer Ennio Morricone served as honorary chairman.[3] In April he announced via Twitter that he was working on the soundtrack for Vertigo Sea, a three-screen video art installation by John Akomfrah, selected for the 2015 Venice Biennale.[4] In May he was revealed as one of the judges for the 60th Anniversary Ivor Novello Awards, alongside Gary Barlow and Guy Chambers.[5]
As of April 2016 he is engaged in scoring an 8-part TV series being produced by Simon Chinn (winner of two Academy Awards for Searching for Sugar Man and Man On Wire).
Early life and education
Tandis was born in Clapham, London in 1979 and is of mixed Thai-Iranian heritage.
In a 2014 interview with PRS for Music's M-Magazine he said "I was obsessed with TV themes when I was a kid in the eighties and would even dance to some of them when they came on: "Ski Sunday, Dallas, The A-Team, Grange Hill, Airwolf, Doctor Who, Knight Rider, and Doogie Howser, M.D." He studied piano achieving Grade 8 although describes himself as a largely self-taught composer, stating "most of my musical development has come from listening to and dissecting other people's music" citing Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Michael Jackson as examples.[1]
Despite his early interest in music, he studied Medicine at UCL and continues to work part-time as a doctor. He composed soundtracks for numerous short films during his early medical career, one of which was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru award in 2005.[6]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Love You, Joseff Hughes | Dan Hartley | Nominated – BAFTA Cymru[7] |
| 2012 | Shadows of Liberty | Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Nominated – Cinema for Peace Award (Most Valuable Documentary)[8] |
| 2013 | The March (UK title: Martin Luther King and the March on Washington) | John Akomfrah | Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Specialist Factual[2] |
| 2015 | Hubble's Cosmic Journey[9] | Christopher Riley | National Geographic Channel – Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson Nominated - Emmy Award |
References
- 1 2 3 "Interview: Tandis Jenhudson". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine.
- 1 2 "Television in 2014".
- ↑ http://mediamusic-competition.com/news.html
- ↑ http://www.pictureville.net/2015/03/john-akomfrah-to-show-vertigo-sea-in.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tandisjenhudson/status/601850784142196737
- ↑ "BAFTA Breakthrough Brits 2014".
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488052/awards
- ↑ "Cinema for Peace Berlin Honors Charlize Theron".
- ↑ https://www.bafta.org/initiatives/supporting-talent/breakthrough-brits/bafta-breakthrough-brits-2014