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Pierre Van Dormael is a Sound Belge born on 24 may 1952 at City of Brussels (Belgique)

Pierre Van Dormael

Pierre Van Dormael
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Nationality Belgique
Birth 24 may 1952 at City of Brussels (Belgique)
Death 3 september 2008 (at 56 years) at City of Brussels (Belgique)

Pierre Van Dormael (24 May 1952 – 3 September 2008), born in Brussels, Uccle, was a Belgian musician and composer.

In 1988, he played with the James Baldwin Project with a.o. David Linx and Deborah Brown (vocalists), Slide Hampton (trombone), Diederik Wissels (piano), Bob Stewart (tuba) and Michel Hatzigeorgiou (bass). Van Dormael was also a member of Nasa Na Band, a jazz band known as the precursor of Aka Moon. He also made soundtracks for films directed by his brother Jaco Van Dormael (Toto le Héros, Le Huitième Jour, Mr. Nobody). In 2007, he received the Belgian Golden Django Award. Posthumously he received the Magritte Award for Best Original Score for his work in Mr. Nobody.

He died from cancer at age 56, on September 3, 2008.

Best films

The Eighth Day (1996)
(Original Music Composer)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Pierre Van Dormael (5 films)

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Sound

Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody (2009)
, 2h21
Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about altered memories, Space adventure films, Medical-themed films, Time travel films, Mars in film, Films set in the future, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Alternate history films, Space opera
Actors Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham, Rhys Ifans, Natasha Little
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating77% 3.8510653.8510653.8510653.8510653.851065
In the year 2092, Nemo Nobody is a 117-year-old man, the last mortal on Earth. Humanity has conquered mortality through the endless renewal of cells, living in a shining future accompanied by their stem cell compatible pigs. The world watches in fascination as Mr. Nobody edges towards death, curious to know of life before quasi-immortality. Nemo says that he remembers nothing about his past and a psychiatrist, Dr. Feldheim, tries to make him recall memories through hypnosis while other memories are told to a journalist. Nemo spits out contradictory pieces as he is prodded, and no one is sure what happened and what did not. He is an enigma, often thinking that he is only 34 years old with no traceable record of his life. He recounts his life at three primary points: at age nine when his parents divorce, at age fifteen when he fell in love, and at age thirty-four as an adult. All three unfold into their many possible outcomes.
Try Me
Try Me (2006)
, 1h30
Directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Films about penguins
Actors Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Pierre Richard, Marina Foïs, Julie Depardieu, Kad Merad, Vladimir Yordanoff
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating59% 2.9961952.9961952.9961952.9961952.996195
À l'âge de 9 ans, le petit Yves-Marie avait demandé à Jacqueline, du même âge : « Épouse-moi ». Elle lui avait répondu : « Je t'épouserai le jour où tu iras dans les étoiles ». Vingt-quatre ans plus tard, Yves-Marie est devenu cosmonaute. Il se présente à Jacqueline pour lui rappeler sa promesse. Devant l'embarras de Jacqueline, qui s'apprête à épouser un autre homme, Yves-Marie lui propose : « Essaye-moi une journée avant de dire non... »
The Eighth Day, 1h58
Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou, Henri Garcin, Alexandre von Sivers, Isabelle Sadoyan
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating74% 3.7467153.7467153.7467153.7467153.746715
Harry (Daniel Auteuil) est un homme seul qui se voue sept jours sur sept à son travail. Tout va basculer quand il rencontre Georges (Pascal Duquenne), une personne handicapée mentale atteinte de trisomie 21, qui vit dans l'instant. Ces deux êtres que tout oppose vont devenir inséparables.
Toto the Hero, 1h31
Directed by Jaco Van Dormael, Bénédicte Liénard
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about children
Actors Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier, Gisela Uhlen, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Sandrine Blancke, Michel Robin
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating74% 3.7451353.7451353.7451353.7451353.745135
Ostensibly set in the near future, the film tells the life story of an elderly man named Thomas Van Hazebrouck (who has dubbed himself Toto, after a childhood fantasy), looking back on his ordinary, apparently uneventful life in a complex mosaic of flashbacks, interspersed with fantasies about how events might have turned out differently. It is not always possible to tell the difference between embellished or manufactured memories and fantasies, as Thomas is a very unreliable narrator, but some scenes (such as the narrative thread that features Toto as a secret agent) are definitely fantasized.
Maedeli the Breach, 18minutes
Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Genres Drama
Roles Musician
Rating69% 3.480773.480773.480773.480773.48077