Michael Price
Intimate piano melodies and elegant chamber strings that feel like a private conversation. Cinematic, patient, and deeply human modern classical music.
Intimate piano melodies and elegant chamber strings that feel like a private conversation. Cinematic, patient, and deeply human modern classical music.
Michael Price creates music that feels like a series of quiet revelations. It is centered around the piano, but not just as a source of melody; he captures the mechanical breath of the instrument, the sound of the hammers, and the physical space of the room. His work often incorporates small string ensembles that swell and recede with a natural, organic grace, avoiding the melodrama of Hollywood scores in favor of something more personal and fragile.
What distinguishes Price is his background as a world-class music editor and film composer, which gives his solo work an impeccable sense of timing and narrative structure. He knows exactly when to let a note hang in the air and when to introduce a cello's low groan to ground the listener. There is a profound sense of 'Englishness' to his work, a restrained beauty that feels connected to landscape and memory.
For those new to his catalog, starting with 'Tender Symmetry' or 'Diary' is essential. These works showcase his ability to turn small, everyday moments into grand emotional landscapes without ever raising his voice. It is music for thinkers, for the quiet hours, and for anyone who finds beauty in the subtle textures of the acoustic world.
Michael Price is an English composer and pianist. Prior to establishing himself as a composer, he held a number of roles within the TV and film music field such as producer, arranger and music editor, much of which whilst working alongside acclaimed film score composer Michael Kamen.
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