About David Julyan
Born 1967. David Julyan is a British composer and film score composer.
David Julyan is an English musician and score composer. He is best known for composing the scores for director Christopher Nolan's early films.
Early life
David Julyan was born in 1967 in Cheltenham, England.
Other projects In 2006, he scored the horror movie The Descent and a UK feature, Outlaw. Julyan has also been invited to sit on film music discussion panels at various film festivals, including the BMI Music & Film Panel at the 2004 and 2006 Sundance Film Festivals and the 2002 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent panel on "How to Get Started in Film Music". An interview with him has been included in the book Moving Music.
Filmography Year Title Director Notes 1996 Larceny Christopher Nolan Short film 1997 Doodlebug Christopher Nolan Short film 1998 Following Christopher Nolan Feature film debutThe music budget for the film was around $8 for a blank digital audio tape. 2000 Memento Christopher Nolan 2001 The Secret Rulers of the World Jon Ronson TV series documentaryMiniseries 2002 Insomnia Christopher Nolan Happy Here and Now Michael Almereyda 2004 Spivs Colin Teague Inside I'm Dancing Damien O'Donnell Inside I'm Dancing is an oddity among Julyan's scores in that it includes no synthesizers. 2005 Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God Gerry Lively Matrioshki Marc PuntGuy Goossens TV miniseries The Descent Neil Marshall The score includes a 70 piece orchestra and 16 piece female choir. 2006 The Last Drop Colin Teague The Prestige Christopher Nolan Simon Schama's Power of Art David Belton Documentary seriesOne episode (he composed the score for the episode on Van Gogh) 2007 Outlaw Nick Love WΔZ Tom Shankland 2008 Eden Lake James Watkins The Daisy Chain Aisling Walsh 2009 The Descent Part 2 Jon Harris Heartless Philip Ridley 2011 The Cabin in the Woods Drew Goddard 2012 Playhouse Presents Amanda Boyle One episode Blackout Tom Green TV miniseries 2013 The Silent War David Belton Documentary miniseriesOne episode 2015 Hidden The Duffer Brothers Second Origin Bigas Luna 2016 Bachelor Games Edward McGown Broken Vows Bram Coppens 2017 The Crucifixion Xavier Gens
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Who is David Julyan?
British composer
When was David Julyan born?
David Julyan was born in 1967 in Cheltenham.
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David Julyan is a composer and film score composer.
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David Julyan is British.
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