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Craig Armstrong

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About Me

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Craig Armstrong, born in Glasgow, Scotland 1959. Studied composition and piano at the Royal Academy of Music London from 1977 to 1981. Since then from his base in Glasgow he has written award winning film scores, classical and theatrical compositions and recorded his own solo albums.

Craig’s score for Baz Luhrmann’s groundbreaking musical Moulin Rouge! earned him AFI’s Composer of the Year, a Golden Globe for Best Original Score of the Year and a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music. Craig was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Film Score for Phillip Noyce’s The Quiet American. His other feature film scoring credits include the Oliver Stone drama World Trade Center; the Oscar®-winning bio-pic Ray for which Craig was awarded a Grammy for Best Original Score; and the worldwide ensemble comedy smash Love Actually. His scores can also be heard in The Magdalene Sisters, Kiss of the Dragon, The Bone Collector, The Clearing, Plunkett & Macleane, Best Laid Plans and Orphans. His score to William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (again with Baz Luhrmann) also earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello. In 2007 Craig was Brit and Bafta nominated for his score for Shekhar Kapur’s film Elizabeth: The Golden Age. His most recent film was summer 2008’s blockbuster ‘The Hulk’.

Craig has had many collaborations including recording and performing the album ‘Dolls’ with the Berlin laptop artist, AGF and Vladislav Delay. He has worked with a wide variety of artists, including U2, Madonna, Luciano Pavarotti, and Massive Attack.

Over the last decade Craig has released two solo records to Massive Attack’s label Melankolic, Piano Works on Sanctuary in 2004 and Film Works on Universal in 2005.

Craig formed a band called ‘Winona’ in 2007 with long term collaborator Scott Fraser. Two singers Lucy Pullin and Laurence Ashley make up the band whose first release ‘Rosebud’ came out on Annalog Records in March 2008.

Armstrong has written several classical commissions for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, the Hebrides Ensemble and the Scottish Ensemble.

In 2006 Craig collaborated with the visual artists Dalziel and Scullion for the reopening of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow with a joint exhibition called Once. In 2007 Craig’s first opera was premiered as part of the Scottish Opera ‘5:15 - Opera’s made in Scotland’, a 15min opera with a libretto by Ian Rankin.

In 2007 Craig recorded his first classical record for EMI Classics France with the BBC Symphony Orchestra released in March 2008 which includes a violin concerto for Clio Gould . Craig also continues teaching as visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music London.

As a sought after composer for commercials Craig has worked with brands such as Chanel No5, Audi, Citroen, and Guinness to name a few.


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Member Since: 11/14/2005
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REVIEWS

"A work of haunting, mystical beauty ****" (Memory Takes My Hand)
SCOTSMAN "Essential ****" (Film Works)
UNCUT "There's not a dud moment in this carefully arranged selection *****" (Film Works)
EMPIRE "Craig's original compositions evoke story and are like soundtracks to films not yet made"
BAZ LUHRMANN "spare, melancholy, atmospheric..." (Piano Works)
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH "some of the most distinctive mainstream film music of the last decade"
BBC "sophisticated, symphonic and seamless"
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Piano Works trailer
Piano Works is a one hour piece filmed in Paris featuring Craig Armstrong playing some of the works featured on the album by the same name:

Memory Takes My Hand - EPK
Craig gives insight into his debut classical release:

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My Blog

The Scotsman Reviews Memory Takes My Hand

Daily Scottish newspaper, The Scotsman, has published a great review for Craig's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand.Read the full article below....
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:38:00 PST

Craig Armstrong Talks Moogs In Metro Today

Commuters in London who picked up their copy of free newspaper The Metro today will have enjoyed reading the View From Inside column, which this week features Craig Armstrong talking the magic of Moog...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:58:00 PST

Craig Shares Top Five Musical Moments

Craig Armstrong featured in Scotland on Sunday newspaper yesterday where he shared his top five musical moments with readers in the article Changing Tracks.If you didn't catch it you can read it here....
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:33:00 PST

Listen To Exclusive Interview With Craig Armstrong

Visit Winona's MySpace to listen to an exclusive interview with Winona, Craig Armstrong's latest project. Craig is joined by fellow band mates Lucy Pullin and Scott Fraser as they discuss a wide rang...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:02:00 PST

Listen To ’As We Loved’ from Craig’s New Album Now!

As We Loved  is a hauntingly beautiful track taken from Craig Armstrong's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand.  To hear the breath taking piece for yourself visit Craig Armstrong's official My...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:25:00 PST

Win Tickets To Festival De Saint-Denis!

Craig Armstrong's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand, will make its live premiere at Paris' Festival De Saint-Denis at Basilique Cathedrale on 26th June when it will be played by the Orchestr...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:44:00 PST

Memory Takes My Hand - Released Today

Craig's classical debut, Memory Takes My Hand, is released today. The album, featuring three works, 'Immer', 'One Minute' and 'Memory Takes My Hand' was recorded with the BBC Symphony Orchestra - each...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:14:00 PST

Enter Classic FM’s Craig Armstrong Competition

Head over to Classic FM now where you can watch exclusive footage of Craig Armstrong talking about his forthcoming release, Memory Takes My Hand, to be released on Monday, 2nd June.Not only that but t...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 PST

Memory Takes My Hand To Premier At Festival De Saint-Denis

Craig's debut classical album, Memory Takes My Hand, is not out until Monday 2nd June, but already you can look forward to it's first live performance when the Orchestra Nationale d'Ile-de-France will...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Thu, 29 May 2008 04:56:00 PST

Craig Releases Debut Classical Album

Monday 2nd June sees the release of Craig Armstrong's first classical album, titled 'Memory Takes My Hand', featuring three new works. Composed over the last four years, this period saw Craig search f...
Posted by Craig Armstrong on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:55:00 PST