'Gary and I
have known each other since college, and
he's been the composer on most movies
(and a few plays) I've directed or
produced since then, starting
with 'BIG NIGHT' in 1993 and continuing
to 'COMPANY RETREAT' this year. Gary is a
musician first - a jazz
composer,
percussionist, pianist - and a film
scorer by way of his other disciplines,
which makes him the ideal composer for
the very different movies I'm involved
with. His ideas are
never what I would expect, which
challenges me to make more effective
choices in the editing room, and the
movies always turn out more layered and
provocative as a result. His scores
always make the movies better, wider,
more compelling'.
Campbell
Scott,Actor/Director
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'Long
before I had the great pleasure to meet
and perform with Mr. DeMichele, his film
music for Big Night and The Secret Lives
of Dentists hugged my ears and sparked
my emotions. I have since realized that
Mr. DeMichele is a renaissance man in
the truest of definition. In this age of
specialization it is a rare individual
who has absorbed the entire history of
music and utilizes this knowledge to
create its future. The platforms in
which Mr. DeMichele presents his
talents...film scoring, orchestral and
electronic composition, theatrical
composition, jazz orchestra and
performance on piano and drums...are
impressive, genuine and on the highest
level of craft. His music expresses the
entire palette of human emotion.'
Tim Hagans
Composer/Musician/Educator
Blue Note
recording artist
Artistic
Director, Composer-in-Residence
Emeritus/Norrbotten Big Band
Review Excerpts-
Joel E.Siegel
Washington City Paper
'Big Night' Dirs. Campbell Scott and Stanley
Tucci
'As with fine cooking, Big Night’s savor stems
from careful attention to quality ingredients.
Pascal’s Vegasy restaurant is production
designer Andrew Jackness’ special triumph, a
circuslike crimson-and-faux-stone Mafia
hangout complete with walls of autographed
celebrity glossies and plastic Leaning Towers
of Pisa. Ken Kelsch’s crisp cinematography and
Gary DeMichele’s musical score, which
incorporates vintage recordings by Rosemary
Clooney, Keely Smith and, of course, Prima,
enhance the film’s ambience.'.
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Kevin Tomas Los Angeles Times
'The Secret Lives of Dentists'
Dir Alan Rudolph
'......."The Secret Lives of Dentists" is a
stylish work from an accomplished,
sophisticated filmmaker that bristles with
intelligence and gleams with Scott's and
Davis' multifaceted, astutely judged
portrayals. The film also glows with the clear
light and cool tones of cinematographer
Florian Ballhaus' images, and its shifting
moods are expressed beautifully by Gary
DeMichele's distinctive score, at once spare
yet dramatic.'
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Ken Eisner
Variety
'Hamlet'
Dir.Campbell Scott and Eric Simonsen
..'Also striking is Gary DeMichele’s
piano-and-trumpet-centered score, which
offers a kind of medieval jazz
commentary on the action. Dan Gillham’s
lensing, which occasionally rests on the
buildings’ cornices and gargoyle-like
adornments, is straightforward, with
just enough interpretive movement to
heighten the drama.
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Todd McCarthy
Variety
'The Impostors'
Dir. Stanley Tucci
......'Andrew Jackness’ production design and
Juliet Polcsa’s costumes are constantly
diverting delights to the eye, and Gary
DeMichele’s score is spry.
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Julio Martinez
Variety
'Drums in The Night'(Actors Gang Theatre
co.,artistic Director Tim Robbins (Gary
DeMichele,Composer/Sound design) )
Dir.John Kellam.
..A decided plus in this production is the
compelling sound design of Gary DeMichele that
constantly underscores the harrowing
conditions in the world just outside the walls
of our agenda-challenged protagonists.
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Some of the
numerrous perofmers,directors,collaborators
and organizations whith whom
Gary DeMichele has worked are listed
below.Many Film,Theater and Televison
credits are listed also.