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{{Short description|British television score composer}}
{{Citation style|date=April 2011}}
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'''Amin Bhatia''' (born 10 July 1961 [[London]], [[England]]) is a Canadian recording artist, film, and television music score [[composer]] and producer. In 1981 his compositions won the [[Roland Corporation]] International Synthesizer competition for two consecutive years. The judges included [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Robert Moog]], Ralph Dyck, and [[Isao Tomita]]. The exposure led to projects with [[David Foster]], [[Steve Porcaro]], and a solo album on [[Capitol Records]] "Cinema label" called ''The Interstellar Suite'', which launched his career in music for film and television.
'''Amin Bhatia''' (born 10 July 1961, [[London]], England) is a British-Canadian recording artist, film, and television music score [[composer]] and producer.<ref>Kevin Young, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/film-and-tv-composer-amin-bhatia-started-in-synthesizers/ "Film and TV composer Amin Bhatia started in synthesizers"]. ''[[SOCAN|Words & Music]]'', March 11, 2012.</ref> In 1981, his compositions won the [[Roland Corporation]] International Synthesizer competition for two consecutive years. The judges included [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Robert Moog]], Ralph Dyck, and [[Isao Tomita]]. The exposure led to projects with [[David Foster]], [[Steve Porcaro]], and a solo album on [[Capitol Records]] "Cinema label" called ''The Interstellar Suite'', which launched his career in music for film and television.


Bhatia is known for lush [[orchestra]]l work with contemporary influences. His early compositions were created strictly with [[Analog transmission|analog]] [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and tape, combining and layering several electronic parts to achieve a warm orchestral sound that was [http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/10/08/revisiting-the-future-amin-bhatia-the-interstellar-suite/ not sampled from an orchestra]. In later years, Amin's strengths in both music and [[MIDI]] [[synthesizer]] programming led him to projects such as [[John Woo]]'s ''Once a Thief'' and ''[[Iron Eagle II]]''. Over the years Bhatia has moved into actual orchestral work with his film and television scores. The [[IMAX]] film ''Wild Chimpanzees'' features members of the Toronto Symphony and Opera Orchestras with songs recorded in Africa with [[Johnny Clegg]]. Other IMAX films include 'Mysteries of the Great Lakes', 'Wonders of the Arctic' which also features the voice of [[Tanya Tagaq]].
Bhatia is known for lush [[orchestra]]l work with contemporary influences. His early compositions were created strictly with [[Analog transmission|analog]] [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and tape, combining and layering several electronic parts to achieve a warm orchestral sound that was not sampled from an orchestra. In later years, Amin's strengths in both music and [[MIDI]] [[synthesizer]] programming led him to projects such as [[John Woo]]'s ''Once a Thief'' and ''[[Iron Eagle II]]''. Over the years Bhatia has moved into actual orchestral work with his film and television scores. The [[IMAX]] film ''Wild Chimpanzees'' features members of the Toronto Symphony and Opera Orchestras with songs recorded in Africa with [[Johnny Clegg]]. Other IMAX films include 'Mysteries of the Great Lakes', 'Wonders of the Arctic' which also features the voice of [[Tanya Tagaq]].


Amin Bhatia has been awarded several [[Canadian Screen Awards]] and [[Gemini Awards]] for his music score work in television, and an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] animated television series ''[[Get Ed]]''{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}. Bhatia's projects include the TV series '[[Anne with an E]]', '[[X Company]]', ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]''. He has also worked as a consultant or programmer to many synthesizer companies including [[Roland Corporation]], Q Sound, [[Arturia]], and [https://www.spectrasonics.net/company/artists/artist.php?id=136 Spectrasonics].
Amin Bhatia has been awarded several [[Canadian Screen Awards]] and [[Gemini Awards]] for his music score work in television, and an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] animated television series ''[[Get Ed]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thescl.com/news/2006-emmy-nominees-winners-in-music-categories-for-scl-members/|title=2006 Emmy Nominees & Winners in Music Categories for SCL Members|date=1 September 2009|website=Thescl.com|accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref> Bhatia's projects include the TV series '[[Anne with an E]]', '[[X Company]]', ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' with friend and longtime collaborator [[Ari Posner]],<ref>Kevin Young, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/amin-bhatia-and-ari-posner/ "Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner"]. ''[[SOCAN|Words & Music]]'', June 4, 2015.</ref> as well as contributions to ''Handmaid's Tale''. He has also worked as a consultant or programmer to many synthesizer companies including Roland Corporation, Q Sound, [[Arturia]], and Spectrasonics.


Bhatia's recorded works include ''The Interstellar Suite'' and ''Virtuality''. ''The Interstellar Suite'' was originally released in 1987 by the Capitol Cinema label and was independently re-released in 2003 on CD{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}. ''Virtuality'' is a double [[concept album]] exploring the world within computers. Guest artists include veterans [[Steve Porcaro]] and Patrick Moraz, as well as detailed liner notes written by synthesizer historian Mark Vail.
Bhatia's recorded works include ''The Interstellar Suite'', ''Virtuality'', ''Requests from the Vault'', and ''The Planet: Music from the Films of David Lickley''. ''The Interstellar Suite'' was originally released in 1987 by the Capitol Cinema label, independently re-released in 2003, and in 2017 Amin Bhatia created The Interstellar Suite Anniversary Collector's Surround Sound Edition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hiresedition.com/review/electronica/interstellar-suite.html|title=Amin Bhatia - Interstellar Suite - FLAC 5.1 surround review|first=Wesley|last=Derbyshire|date=16 October 2013|website=Hiresedition.com|accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref> ''Virtuality'' is a double [[concept album]] exploring the world within computers with guest artists including veterans Steve Porcaro and Patrick Moraz, as well as detailed liner notes written by synthesizer historian Mark Vail. In 2019 Bhatia released a synth retrospective called ''Requests from the Vault'', and ''The Planet: Music from the Films of David Lickley''.

He is the son of Indian ([[Khoja]]) parents who were [[Expulsion of Asians from Uganda|forced to leave to Uganda]] during [[Idi Amin]]'s rule and settled in London.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2007 |title=Bhatia |url=https://www.ismaili.net/timeline/2007/20070711bhatia.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=ismaili.net}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''The Interstellar Suite''
* ''Virtuality''
* ''Requests from the Vault''
* ''Anne with a E Soundtrack''


===Film===
===Film===
* ''[[Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope]]'' (2023)
* ''Blood Honey'' (2017)
* ''Blood Honey'' (2017)
* ''Wonders of the Arctic'' (2014)
* ''Wonders of the Arctic'' (2014)
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* ''A Colder Kind of Death'' (2001)
* ''A Colder Kind of Death'' (2001)
* ''[[Under Heavy Fire]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Under Heavy Fire]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Gold Fever]]'' (1999)
* ''Gold Fever'' (1999)
* ''[[Gridlock'd]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Gridlock'd]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Once a Thief (1996 film)|Once a Thief]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Once a Thief (1996 film)|Once a Thief]]'' (1996)
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* ''[[Ordeal in the Arctic]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ordeal in the Arctic]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Black Ice (1992 film)|Black Ice]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Black Ice (1992 film)|Black Ice]]'' (1992)
* ''Café Romeo'' (1992) (additional music by [http://cosnatola.com/Welcome.html Cos Natola])
* ''Café Romeo'' (1992) (additional music by Cos Natola)
* ''Primo Baby'' (1990)
* ''Primo Baby'' (1990)
* ''[[Iron Eagle II]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Iron Eagle II]]'' (1988)
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===Television===
===Television===
* ''[[Handmaid's Tale]]'' (2018) (additional music)
* ''[[Handmaid's Tale]]'' (2018) (additional music)
* ''[[Let's Go Luna!]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Let's Go Luna!]]'' (2018-2022)
* ''[[Anne with an E]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Anne with an E]]'' (2017)
* ''Blood and Fury: America's Civil War'' (2017)
* ''[http://https://www.ahctv.com/tv-shows/blood-and-fury-americas-civil-war/]'' (2017)
* ''[[X Company (TV series)|X Company]]'' (2015)
* ''[[X Company (TV series)|X Company]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Get Ed]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Get Ed]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Queer as Folk (2000 TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Queer as Folk (American TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' (2005)
* ''[[King (2003 TV series)|King]]'' (2003)
* ''[[King (2003 TV series)|King]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Franny's Feet]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Franny's Feet]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Corduroy (TV series)|Corduroy]]'' (2000-2001)
* ''[[The Zack Files]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Zack Files]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Pingu]]'' (1995-2000)
* ''[[Code Name: Eternity]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Code Name: Eternity]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]'' (1998)
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* ''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues]]'' (1993)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.aminbhatia.com Official Amin Bhatia site]
* [http://www.aminbhatia.com Official Website]
* {{imdb name|0080288}}
* {{discogs artist|Amin Bhatia}}
* [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/amin-bhatia Amin Bhatia Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (2022)


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Latest revision as of 07:16, 29 September 2024

Amin Bhatia (born 10 July 1961, London, England) is a British-Canadian recording artist, film, and television music score composer and producer.[1] In 1981, his compositions won the Roland Corporation International Synthesizer competition for two consecutive years. The judges included Oscar Peterson, Robert Moog, Ralph Dyck, and Isao Tomita. The exposure led to projects with David Foster, Steve Porcaro, and a solo album on Capitol Records "Cinema label" called The Interstellar Suite, which launched his career in music for film and television.

Bhatia is known for lush orchestral work with contemporary influences. His early compositions were created strictly with analog keyboards and tape, combining and layering several electronic parts to achieve a warm orchestral sound that was not sampled from an orchestra. In later years, Amin's strengths in both music and MIDI synthesizer programming led him to projects such as John Woo's Once a Thief and Iron Eagle II. Over the years Bhatia has moved into actual orchestral work with his film and television scores. The IMAX film Wild Chimpanzees features members of the Toronto Symphony and Opera Orchestras with songs recorded in Africa with Johnny Clegg. Other IMAX films include 'Mysteries of the Great Lakes', 'Wonders of the Arctic' which also features the voice of Tanya Tagaq.

Amin Bhatia has been awarded several Canadian Screen Awards and Gemini Awards for his music score work in television, and an Emmy nomination for the Disney animated television series Get Ed.[2] Bhatia's projects include the TV series 'Anne with an E', 'X Company', Flashpoint with friend and longtime collaborator Ari Posner,[3] as well as contributions to Handmaid's Tale. He has also worked as a consultant or programmer to many synthesizer companies including Roland Corporation, Q Sound, Arturia, and Spectrasonics.

Bhatia's recorded works include The Interstellar Suite, Virtuality, Requests from the Vault, and The Planet: Music from the Films of David Lickley. The Interstellar Suite was originally released in 1987 by the Capitol Cinema label, independently re-released in 2003, and in 2017 Amin Bhatia created The Interstellar Suite Anniversary Collector's Surround Sound Edition.[4] Virtuality is a double concept album exploring the world within computers with guest artists including veterans Steve Porcaro and Patrick Moraz, as well as detailed liner notes written by synthesizer historian Mark Vail. In 2019 Bhatia released a synth retrospective called Requests from the Vault, and The Planet: Music from the Films of David Lickley.

He is the son of Indian (Khoja) parents who were forced to leave to Uganda during Idi Amin's rule and settled in London.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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  • The Interstellar Suite
  • Virtuality
  • Requests from the Vault
  • Anne with a E Soundtrack

Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Kevin Young, "Film and TV composer Amin Bhatia started in synthesizers". Words & Music, March 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "2006 Emmy Nominees & Winners in Music Categories for SCL Members". Thescl.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ Kevin Young, "Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner". Words & Music, June 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Derbyshire, Wesley (16 October 2013). "Amin Bhatia - Interstellar Suite - FLAC 5.1 surround review". Hiresedition.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Bhatia". ismaili.net. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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