Miguel Mera

Miguel Mera is recognized as one of the most versatile and distinctive composers of music for film and television working today. He was born in the UK but is equally proud of his Spanish heritage. His family hail from Galicia (northwest Spain) where the spacious landscapes and rhythmic vitality of the regional language are clear influences on his music. Miguel's  work has been screened at film festivals around the world including: Cannes, Chicago, Edinburgh, London, Los Angeles, São Paulo, Tampere, Valladolid and Venice. Moth won best film at the Splash Film Festival, while Broken won the golden camera award at the Nashik International Film Festival, India. Recent projects include the feature film score Little Ashes (starring Robert Pattinson) which is based on the interweaving life of painter Salvador Dali, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and poet Federico García Lorca.

Recent TV projects include dramas and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery Channel and History Channel, as well as idents for Nickelodeon. Auschwitz: the Forgotten Evidence, was shortlisted for a BAFTA and Ian Hislop’s Scouting for Boys was shortlisted for a prestigious Grierson Award.

Miguel is also passionate about film music education and has taught at the Royal College of Music, Anglia Ruskin University and the Dartington International Summer School. Miguel is currently a Senior Lecturer at City University, London. He has led workshops in association with the British Film Institute, Wigmore Hall, BBC Concert Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. Miguel is a member of BAFTA and served on their Learning and Events Committee for five years. He is also widely published in music and moving image studies from music in historical drama to the use of popular songs in contemporary cinema. He is the author of Mychael Danna’s the Ice Storm (Scarecrow Press, 2007) and co-editor of European Film Music (Ashgate, 2006).

Miguel is represented by Music Sales and First Name Music.

 www.miguelmera.com