Clinton Shorter is a Canadian film and television composer.
He was r… Read Full Bio ↴Clinton Shorter is a Canadian film and television composer.
He was recently hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the "Young Composers to Watch." His original music to the block buster, "District 9" is described by film critic Kirk Honeycutt as a "magnificent score." Shorter has worked on over 300 episodes for television, numerous commercials, indie films and original music for the Olympics.
The Award winning Vancouver native, developed a love for music at a young age. While in high school, he discovered another school that had a recording studio so he was granted a transfer and spent all his free time in the studio. Clinton entered college as a music major specializing in Jazz Studies, but left to pursue writing music with an experimental rock trio.
Clinton Shorter said his love for film music began when he heard the score to the film "Never Cry Wolf," scored by Mark Isham. "It changed my life and made me want to go down the road of film scoring." Shorter then reentered college to study music composition and synthesis. His first break came while working at a music store when a Canadian composer came in to buy equipment. Shorter left the store to work with him and the young composer began to hone his talents. It would be several years before he would begin gaining recognition on his own, which occurred when he had a Christmas party and his sister brought a friend, Jeff Macpherson, to the event. Macpherson, a director who was in the late stages of editing his first feature film, saw all the equipment and asked him what he did. Shorter said he was a composer, which led to Macpherson hiring him to score his film called Come Together.
Shorter began scoring digital shorts for friend and director Trevor Cawood who was working at a CG facility. Cawood introduced Shorter to a young director named Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp later hired Shorter as his composer for commercials and short films. "Neill was only 22 at the time but everyone at the office could see his talent and felt one day he would be a super star," said Shorter.
One of those collaborative projects was the short film, "Alive in Joburg" which was the catalyst for "District 9." Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson saw the short and came in as the producer of the feature with Blomkamp set as director. "When he [Blomkamp] called in late 2008 and asked me if I'd score his first feature, I was all over it," explained Shorter.
For "District 9," Shorter worked closely with Blomkamp, "I spent the first several weeks experimenting with every African instrument I could think of. We incorporated African male vocals with some percussion from the region combined with other elements to give the film the darkness and edge it required. I knew from the beginning that I was going to go with more of a hybrid score of live and synthesized instruments. There’s a "mutation" of sorts in the film and I wanted to have that mirrored in the music." Peter Jackson referred to Shorter’s music as a "brilliant score."
Clinton Shorter currently resides in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
He was r… Read Full Bio ↴Clinton Shorter is a Canadian film and television composer.
He was recently hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the "Young Composers to Watch." His original music to the block buster, "District 9" is described by film critic Kirk Honeycutt as a "magnificent score." Shorter has worked on over 300 episodes for television, numerous commercials, indie films and original music for the Olympics.
The Award winning Vancouver native, developed a love for music at a young age. While in high school, he discovered another school that had a recording studio so he was granted a transfer and spent all his free time in the studio. Clinton entered college as a music major specializing in Jazz Studies, but left to pursue writing music with an experimental rock trio.
Clinton Shorter said his love for film music began when he heard the score to the film "Never Cry Wolf," scored by Mark Isham. "It changed my life and made me want to go down the road of film scoring." Shorter then reentered college to study music composition and synthesis. His first break came while working at a music store when a Canadian composer came in to buy equipment. Shorter left the store to work with him and the young composer began to hone his talents. It would be several years before he would begin gaining recognition on his own, which occurred when he had a Christmas party and his sister brought a friend, Jeff Macpherson, to the event. Macpherson, a director who was in the late stages of editing his first feature film, saw all the equipment and asked him what he did. Shorter said he was a composer, which led to Macpherson hiring him to score his film called Come Together.
Shorter began scoring digital shorts for friend and director Trevor Cawood who was working at a CG facility. Cawood introduced Shorter to a young director named Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp later hired Shorter as his composer for commercials and short films. "Neill was only 22 at the time but everyone at the office could see his talent and felt one day he would be a super star," said Shorter.
One of those collaborative projects was the short film, "Alive in Joburg" which was the catalyst for "District 9." Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson saw the short and came in as the producer of the feature with Blomkamp set as director. "When he [Blomkamp] called in late 2008 and asked me if I'd score his first feature, I was all over it," explained Shorter.
For "District 9," Shorter worked closely with Blomkamp, "I spent the first several weeks experimenting with every African instrument I could think of. We incorporated African male vocals with some percussion from the region combined with other elements to give the film the darkness and edge it required. I knew from the beginning that I was going to go with more of a hybrid score of live and synthesized instruments. There’s a "mutation" of sorts in the film and I wanted to have that mirrored in the music." Peter Jackson referred to Shorter’s music as a "brilliant score."
Clinton Shorter currently resides in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
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Clinton Shorter Lyrics
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Brenda Lee I'll walk in the sunshine and I'll walk in the…
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Donavon Frankenreiter/G Love E/Jack Johnson You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
Donavon Frankenreiter/G. Love/Jack Johnson You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
Donavon Frankenreiter/Jack Johnson/G.Love You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
Donovan Frankenreiter/G. Love/Jack Johnson/Zach Gill You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
Frankenreiter Donavon You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
g love jack johnson and donovan frankenreiter You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
G. Love & Jack Johnson You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
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Gryffin I won't stop, I won't look down I tried all my…
Gryffin/Josef Salvat I won't stop, I won't look down I tried all my…
Gryffin; Josef Salvat I won't stop, I won't look down I tried all my…
Hacim (Wanna know a secret?) They won't leave you alone Said you…
Jack Johnson You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
Jack Johnson & G-Love & Donavon Frankenreiter You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
Jack Johnson feat. Donavon Frankenreiter and G. Love You try sell something that just can't be brought You said…
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Josef Salvat Gryffin I won't stop, I won't look down I tried all my…
Katie Melua When I′m there I'll call your name A good long look…
killedmyself For all of my noise i am nothing more than…
Kristiania These roads are somewhat familiar They brought me all this w…
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NayNay
When this show first started, I didn't think I would be able to like Miller. But I fell in love with him and today, so much time has passed since his transition with Julie, my heart still breaks for him. I hope that what they found together at the end, was happiness ... or at least, Peace.
k1dicarus
This was so well done. Everything that lead up to this point. I was in tears. I dont think the show can ever come back to that moment, although i like it very much.
scambammer
@Haste that was the moment you knew there was no going back
Haste
How he just removed his headgear without a care in the world, just to comfort her and save the world.
MCP/ChronicBuzz
I think Miller confessing how frightened he was in that very moment was pretty powerful too. When I think about the fact they first planned on pitching the story as a videogame, I can only imagine on what a gamechanger that would have been. Probably the first thing in a decade that could live up the the universe BioWare's "Mass Effect" had built.
Outstanding show, got me hooked from the very first minute.
Mathewmatic
You can't go home Julie. I'm sorry. We can go anywhere else in the whole universe but we can't go home, honey, okay? But hey, I need you to know, whatever happens, wherever you go, you're not gonna do it alone.
NayNay
::sobs::
aathanki
This scene was so weird and otherworldly, but also deeply relateable. We all have a certain person who is dead or gone, whom we would love to speak with one more time. This scene is sort of like a heaven or an afterlife for Miller and Julie. The afterlife was not what they expected, but they died in each others arms and that is what matters.
Alexia Hawk
I cried at the end, so beautiful, all she wanted to do is go home, and he was there for her
roma Zelepukin
How long have I been looking for this divine music that sounded in the phenomenal scene of a meeting between Miller and Julie and only thanks to your efforts now I have the opportunity to immerse my mental nature in the world of sweet harmony sounds! Wonderful work, bro, low bow to you from a russian fellow.