Nathaniel Méchaly

French musician and film composer (born 1972)

Nathaniel Méchaly

Born| 1972 (age 51-52)
France
Genres| Rock, film scores
Occupation(s)| Composer, record producer, musician
Labels|

* EuropaCorp
* Lakeshore Records
* EMI

Website| nathanielmechaly.fr

Musical artist

Nathaniel Méchaly (born 1972[1]) is a French musician and film composer. His composing credits include Avanim (2004), Revolver (2005), Colombiana (2011), The Grandmaster (2013), and the Taken trilogy (2008–2014).

## Early life

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Méchaly was born in 1972. He studied music at the Conservatoire National de Région de Musique de Marseille.[1] His older sister, opera singer Gaëlle Méchaly, studied music at the same conservatoire.[2]

## Career

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Méchaly began his career as a composer for television shows and commercials for French media conglomerates. He served as an assistant to French-Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared.[3]

He wrote his first score for French-Israeli writer and director Raphaël Nadjari's 2004 film Avanim. He went on to score two more Israeli feature films: Ushpizin (2004), and Tehilim (2007) which was also directed by Nadjari. Eventually, the French production company EuropaCorp's music department director became aware of Méchaly's earlier works and commissioned him to compose French actor Richard Berry's 2005 directorial feature film The Black Box. French screenwriter and director Luc Besson, co-founder of EuropaCorp was pleased with Méchaly's work in The Black Box and decided to hire him for future projects.[3]

Méchaly won Best Original Film Score at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Composer at the 8th Asian Film Awards for The Grandmaster (2013) with Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi.[4][5]

## Selected filmography

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Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes

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2004 | Avanim | Raphaël Nadjari | BVNG Productions
Transfax Film Productions
2.1 Films
Compagnie des Phares et Balises |
Ushpizin | Gidi Dar [he] | Eddie King Films |
2005 | Revolver | Guy Ritchie | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
The Black Box | Richard Berry | EuropaCorp |
2007 | Tehilim | Raphaël Nadjari | BVNG Productions
Transfax Film Productions |
The Secret | Vincent Perez | EuropaCorp |
The Last Gang | Ariel Zeitoun |
Room of Death | Alfred Lot | Bac Films |
2008 | Taken | Pierre Morel | EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US) |
Dorothy Mills | Agnès Merlet | Dutch FilmWorks |
2009 | Eyes Wide Open | Haim Tabakman | Peccadillo Pictures |
The Assassin Next Door | Danny Lerner | Bleiberg Entertainment |
2010 | Une petite zone de turbulences | Alfred Lot | UGC / TFI Films |
2011 | Final Balance | Pierre Lacan | Sombrero Films |
Colombiana | Olivier Megaton | EuropaCorp |
2012 | Taken 2 | EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US) |
Black Really Suits You | Jacques Bral | Thunder Films International |
2013 | The Grandmaster | Wong Kar-wai | Block 2 Pictures
Jet Tone Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona International Film Group | Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi and Stefano Lentini
2014 | Angélique | Ariel Zeitoun | EuropaCorp |
Get Well Soon | Jean Becker | ICE3
K.J.B. Production
SND Films
France 3 Cinéma
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma |
Pure Life | Jeremy Banster | Cantina Studio |
Taken 3 | Olivier Megaton | EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US) |
2016 | Shut In | Farren Blackburn | Transfilm International
Lava Bear Films
Canal+
Ocs
Cine+ |
See You Tomorrow | Zhang Jiajia | Alibaba Pictures |
2017 | Stratton | Simon West | GFM Films |

## References

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1. ^ a b "About: Nathaniel Méchaly". www.nathanielmechaly.fr. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
2. ^ "Les airs de jeunesse de Nathaniel Méchaly, de Gilbert Montagné à "Starmania"". www.telerama.fr. 2 April 2023.
3. ^ a b Schweiger, Daniel (2 October 2012). "Interview with Nathaniel Méchaly". Film Music Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
4. ^ "Nathaniel Méchaly".
5. ^ "'The Grandmaster' wins big at HKFA[1]\- Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.

## External links

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* Official website
* Nathaniel Méchaly at IMDb

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