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Daniel Clive McCallum
Background information
BornSydney, Australia
GenresFilm score, classical, experimental
Occupation(s)Film music composer, conductor, orchestrator
Years active2007 – present
Websitedanielclivemccallum.com

Daniel Clive McCallum (born 1989 in Sydney, Australia) is a film composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London.[1]

He is known for orchestrating and arranging the music for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which won the Sports Emmy Award for best music direction.[2]

McCallum is the son of Ron McCallum, a noted Australian legal academic.

Career

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McCallum left traditional school at the age of 13 to study music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[3] There, he studied musical composition, oboe, conducting, as well as traditional Australian instruments with William Barton. He was awarded the ABRSM scholarship in 2008 to study composition at the Royal Academy of Music.[4] After graduating, McCallum went on to work with Howard Shore on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. McCallum is a prominent and awarded orchestrator. He orchestrated the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For this, the production won a Sports Emmy Award. In 2019, McCallum orchestrated the new anthem for La Liga.[5] McCallum was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2020 as part of the String Theory Artist Collective for his work on the album Sekou Andrews & The String Theory.[6]

McCallum has also been commissioned to write many contemporary classical pieces. Notably, his works have been performed by the BBC Singers, the Philharmonia Orchestra,[7] the Omega Ensemble in the Sydney Opera House,[8] the Penrith Symphony Orchestra,[9] the Sydney Sinfionetta,[10] the Sonic Arts Ensemble, the London Contemporary Orchestra, the Crossroads Chamber Festival (performed by Paul Silverthorne), the Choir & Organ magazine, Ars Musica Australis, the Warringah Council, the Chronology Arts Ensemble, and the Royal Academy of Music.[11][12]

He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife where he works as a composer.[13]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Position
2011 Siegel Hans Composer
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Assistant Orchestrator
2014 The Smoke Orchestrator
The Secret Santa Composer: Additional Music
Radical Kindness Composer: Additional Music
2015 The Mentors [14] Composer
Endless Night Orchestrator
Palm Trees in the Snow Orchestrator
2016 2016 Summer Olympics theme in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Orchestrator and arranger
No Panic, with a Hint of Hysteria Orchestrator
Penumbra Composer
Loving in Limbo Composer
Realive Orchestrator
2017 Bruce!!![15] Composer
2018 King of Knives Composer
The Map to Paradise [16] Composer
The Tree of Blood Orchestrator
Alegria, Tristeza Orchestrator
Public Disturbance Composer: Additional Music
2019 La Liga Theme Orchestrator and Arranger
Zero Orchestrator
Farewell Orchestrator
Three Days of Christmas Composer: Additional Music,

Conductor, Orchestrator

Portrait[17] Composer
2020 The Crossroad Composer
2021 Wild Game [18] Composer
2022 Vindication Swim [19] Composer
Dance Dads [20] Composer
2023 Cottonmouth [21] Composer
2024 Queen of Knives [22] Composer
The People Before Composer

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Sports Emmy Award Best Music Direction (2016) 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Won [2]
Independent Shorts Awards Best Original Score (2019) Portrait Won [23]
Top Indie Film Awards Best Original Score (2019) Portrait Won [24]
Grammy Award Best Spoken Word Album (2020) Sekou Andrews & The String Theory Nominated [6]

Discography

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  • The Map to Paradise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [25]
  • Bruce!!!! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [26]
  • Loving in Limbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [27]
  • Retrospective, Vol. 1 [28]
  • Dance Dads (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [29]
  • Retrospective, Vol. 2 [30]
  • Our Deadly Vows [31]
  • Wild Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [32]
  • Vindication Swim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [33]

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Clive McCallum".
  2. ^ a b Pond, Steve (30 March 2017). "Rio Olympics Take First Place in Sports Emmy Nominations".
  3. ^ "Film composer | Daniel Clive McCallum | Biography". danielclivemccallum.
  4. ^ "Daniel Clive McCallum". Oak Tree Group.
  5. ^ Lang, Jamie (24 July 2019). "Spanish Soccer Launches La Liga Anthem at High Profile Madrid Presentation".
  6. ^ a b "Sekou Andrews & The String Theory". 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Daniel Clive McCallum". Daniel Clive McCallum.
  8. ^ "Omega Ensemble Commissions". Omega Ensemble.
  9. ^ "Penrith Symphony Orchestra's Mozart Coronation Mass". Facebook.
  10. ^ "Artist Overview: Daniel Clive McCallum". CD Baby.
  11. ^ "Featured Composer: Daniel Clive McCallum". Plexus Collective.
  12. ^ "Featured Composer: Daniel Clive McCallum" (PDF). Melbourne Composer League.
  13. ^ "Daniel McCallum and Virginia Rockwell". The Malibu Times.
  14. ^ "The Mentors: A New Series You Can Watch For Free!". Lewis Black.
  15. ^ "Film Review: 'Bruce!!!!'". Variety. 14 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Martin Sheen Boards Documentary 'The Map to Paradise' as Exec Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Independent Shorts Awards Winners". Independent Shorts Awards. 6 January 2020.
  18. ^ Song, Katie (25 October 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires Rights to 'Wild Game'".
  19. ^ Hasler, Elliott (1 August 2019). "What it's like to be the UK's Youngest Film Director".
  20. ^ Mason, Hannah (12 October 2022). "Staff Pick: Dance Dads".
  21. ^ Andreas Wiseman (28 September 2023). "Martin Sensmeier, Ron Perlman, Esai Morales & Eric Nelsen Lead Western 'Cottonmouth'; Filming Underway In Oklahoma". www.deadline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  22. ^ Gregg Shapiro (5 May 2024). "'Queen of Knives' — Kooky comedy sequel almost works". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Independent Shorts Awards Festival Winners". December 2019.
  24. ^ "Top Indie Film Awards Festival Winners". December 2019.
  25. ^ "The Map to Paradise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
  26. ^ "Bruce!!!! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
  27. ^ "Loving in Limbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
  28. ^ "Retrospective, Vol.1". Spotify.
  29. ^ "Dance Dads (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify.
  30. ^ "Retrospective, Vol.2". Spotify.
  31. ^ "Our Deadly Vows". Spotify.
  32. ^ "Wild Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
  33. ^ "Vindication Swim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
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