Person
Nick Laird-Clowes
Sound · Born 1957-02-05 · London, England
Biography
Nick Laird-Clowes is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film composer best known as the frontman and primary lyricist for the 1980s pastoral pop band The Dream Academy. He achieved international fame with the band’s melancholic 1985 hit single "Life in a Northern Town". Over his decades-long career, he has transitioned from alternative pop star to an accomplished film score composer, often collaborating with prominent documentary filmmakers.
Known for
About Time
Original Music Composer
Fierce People
Original Music Composer
The Invisible Circus
Original Music Composer
Battle for Haditha
Original Music Composer
Filmography
- 2013About TimeOriginal Music Composer
- 2007Battle for HadithaOriginal Music Composer
- 2006Fierce PeopleOriginal Music Composer
- 2001The Invisible CircusOriginal Music Composer
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