Score for acclaimed movie Skin puts hit songwriter in line to carry off a coveted prize
Her career in music started out in a blur of hair gel as a member of a 1980s pop band, but it could be crowned next month with the honour of becoming the first woman to win an Ivor Novello Award for a film score.
British composer Hélène Muddiman, who has written two hit singles and many theme tunes for television, is the first woman in a decade to be nominated in the prestigious category. Her original score for the acclaimed 2008 film Skin, starring Sophie Okonedo and Sam Neill, which tells of the hardships suffered by a black woman born to white parents in South Africa 50 years ago, has put her in strong contention for the most coveted of British music industry awards.
"It came as a total surprise. I saw the letter and...
Her career in music started out in a blur of hair gel as a member of a 1980s pop band, but it could be crowned next month with the honour of becoming the first woman to win an Ivor Novello Award for a film score.
British composer Hélène Muddiman, who has written two hit singles and many theme tunes for television, is the first woman in a decade to be nominated in the prestigious category. Her original score for the acclaimed 2008 film Skin, starring Sophie Okonedo and Sam Neill, which tells of the hardships suffered by a black woman born to white parents in South Africa 50 years ago, has put her in strong contention for the most coveted of British music industry awards.
"It came as a total surprise. I saw the letter and...
- 4/24/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
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