Michael Nyman

Michael Nyman is one of my all time favorite composers. His style is considered Minimalist and he is renowned for his film scores. However he does not prefer to be pigeon holed as such a composer but rather as a creater of a larger range of "classical" pieces. I was first introduced to him through film as many others have been as well. in 1993 the academy award winning movie The Piano broke on the scene thus exposing me to the accompanying soundtrack.


I immediately fell in love with Nyman's bizarre yet hauntingly beautiful music. This love that I acquired through listening to Nyman's music made me want to search out his other "non-film" compositions which were just as exquisite. In fact I became obsessed with the style in which Nyman wrote in, Minimalism. This led me on a journey with the music of Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley and Clint Mansell. However in accordance with my masters degree in musicology I chose to write my thesis over Nyman's one-act opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, which is an adaptation of neurologist Oliver Sacks case study under the same title.

My thesis is entitled "Michael Nyman: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" It is currently being processed in preparation for the publishing process.