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Name
  
Oliver Kraus

Role
  
Musician

Music group
  
My Life Story


Albums
  
Island of Xo, Megaphone Theology (B-Sides & Rarities), Joined Up Talking, Sound Bites

Music director
  
From Within, Without Gorky, H

Similar People
  
Brian West, Jason Cooper, Jake Shillingford, Gerald Eaton, Tim Wheeler

Profiles

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Oliver Kraus (born 1970 in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English musician best known for his work as a cellist and string arranger/ producer and composer for film and television.

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String arrangements and performance

Kraus has performed with numerous international artists, both on tour and in studio. As an arranger, he has written, arranged and performed strings for many artists including:

  • Beth Orton's album, Trailer Park
  • Ash's album, Free All Angels
  • Tom McRae
  • Duffy's debut album, Rockferry
  • Sia's album, Some People Have Real Problems
  • "Bound to You" from the Burlesque soundtrack
  • Additional artists include Jake Bugg, Paloma Faith, Christina Perri, Alexi Murdoch, Jay Brannan, Ry Cuming, Bell X1, Cary Brothers, Christina Aguilera, Gomez, Colin Hay, Joshua Radin, Lifehouse, Liz Phair, Mandy Moore, Marc Almond, Meiko, My Life Story, Kristina Train, The View, The Weepies, Thea Gilmore, Tracey Thorn, Priscilla Ahn, and Rachael Yamagata
  • Ben Ottewell's album, Shapes and Shadows, released 2011

    • Film and television

    As a composer, Kraus has written music for film and television with frequent collaboration with The Cure drummer, Jason Cooper.

    Film

  • The Great Gatsby, dir Baz Luhrmann, song Kill and Run Producer and Arrangement, sung by Sia Furler, 2013
  • Eclipse, dir. David Slade, song My Love co-written with Sia Furler, produced by Oliver Kraus, 2010
  • From Within, dir. Phedon Papamichael, 2008 winner of Grand Jury Award for Best Music Score at the Solstice Film Festival
  • , dir. Mike Hawley, 2007
  • The Power of the Game, dir. Michael Apted, 2007
  • Spiderhole, dir. Daniel Simpson, 2009
  • The Uninvited, dir. Daniel Simpson, 1999
  • h dir, Daniel Simpson 1969
  • Handle With Care, dir, Alexis Bowler & Sandy Hunt, WWF 1992, Awards: Winner Best Children’s Program at Chicago International Children's Film Festival; New England Children's Film festival; British Animation Week, National Film Theatre, London; Edinburgh International Film Festival.

    • Television

  • Meerkats Natural World BBC 2 2003
  • What's the Big Idea Series Discovery Ch 2004
  • Cheetahs Natural World BBC 2 2005
  • The Battle with my Brain Despatches C4 2005
  • Toki's Tale Natural World BBC 2 2007
  • Macintyre Investigates Series BBC 1 2002-3
  • Whistleblowers Series BBC 1 2004-6
  • Dogfighting Panorama BBC 1 2007

    • References

    Oliver Kraus Wikipedia
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