Frank Ilfman
Israeli film composer
Haim Frank Ilfman (Hebrew: חיים פרנק אילפמן; born 18 March 1970) is a German / Israeli composer. He has scored more than forty films and numerous television shows, as well as the fanfare for Legendary Entertainment.
Early life and education
Ilfman studied trombone and piano at the Jaffa Conservatorium of Music in Tel Aviv and as a young teenager was playing lead trombone with the Tel Aviv Dixieland Band. He was eventually asked to leave the conservatorium for truancy.
In 1984, during a visit to Berlin, Ilfman was introduced to German composer Klaus Doldinger, at that time was scoring The NeverEnding Story. A visit to the film's recording sessions had a powerful impact on Ilfman, who henceforth committed himself to composing for films.
Career
Ilfman's scores include the films Big Bad Wolves and Cupcakes, with scores performed by The London Metropolitan Orchestra at Air Studios.
He has also scored May I Kill U?, a dark comedy, directed by Stuart Urban and starring Kevin Bishop; Mercenaries, directed by Paris Leonti, starring Robert Fucilla and Billy Zane; the three-part documentaries The Iraq War and Putin, Russia and the West for BBC and the film Bitter Seeds, directed by Micha Peled.
Ilfman's works includes Ghost Stories and 68 Kill; the Danish thriller Robin and the film adaptation of the book The Etruscan Smile; the film's score was recorded at Air Studios in London and was performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra.
In 2008 Ilfman was invited to join the European Film Academy and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
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