Ari Posner (born 1970) is a Canadian film and television composer, most noted as a multiple Gemini Award and Canadian Screen Award winner for his television scores.[1]
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1989 to study music at York University.[2] He is a frequent collaborator with composer Amin Bhatia.[3] He has also been a record producer, most notably on Jen Gould's album Music Soup, which was the winner of the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.[4]
Filmography edit
Film edit
- Hand - 1998
- Scalpers - 2000
- The World's Most Fabulous Object - 2007
- Rewind - 2008
- Bedwetter - 2008
- Eating Buccaneers - 2008
- Love Letter from an Open Grave - 2010
- My Awkward Sexual Adventure - 2012
- The Defector: Escape from North Korea - 2012
- All the Wrong Reasons - 2013
- Kissing Drew - 2013
- Survival Guide - 2014
- I Am Syd Stone - 2014
- Butterflies - 2014
- Hit Men - 2014
- The Boy - 2015
- After the Ball - 2015
- My Enemy, My Brother - 2015
- Borealis - 2015
- Hard Close - 2016
- All Yours - 2016
- Prison Fight - 2016
- Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle (Tulipani, Liefde, Eer en een Fiets) - 2017
- Animal - 2017
- The Superfood Chain - 2018
- At the Back - 2020
- A Brief History of the Unicorn - 2021
- The End of Sex - 2022
Television edit
- Wanna Play? - 2000
- Patti - 2002
- My School Partner's an Astro Bot - 2002-03
- King - 2003
- Franny's Feet - 2003-10
- Life and Times - 2005
- Recipe for a Perfect Christmas - 2005
- Get Ed - 2005-06
- The Doodlebops - 2005-07
- Johnny Test - 2006-14
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey - 2006-08
- Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show - 2010
- Flashpoint - 2008-12
- 24 Hour Rental - 2014
- My Daughter Must Live - 2014
- Not with My Daughter - 2014
- The Madcap Learning Adventure - 2014
- X Company - 2015-17
- Supernoobs - 2015-18
- The Civil War: Brothers Divided - 2016-17
- Anne with an E - 2017-19
- Carter - 2018-19
- Let's Go Luna! - 2018-22
- Northern Rescue - 2019
- Love's March - 2021
- A Chance for Christmas - 2021
- Ghosts of Christmas Past - 2021
- Detention Adventure - 2020-22
- Home for a Royal Heart - 2022
- House of Chains - 2022
- Rosie's Rules - 2022
- Sullivan's Crossing - 2022
- Less Than Kosher - 2022
Awards edit
| Award | Category | Year | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Awards | Best Original Music, Animation | 2005 | King: "Stolen Voices" | Won | [1] |
| 2008 | Johnny Test: "Johnny vs. Bling-Bling 3, Stinkin' Johnny" | Nominated | [5] | ||
| Best Original Music, Fiction | 2009 | Flashpoint: "Planets Aligned" | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2010 | Flashpoint: "One Wrong Move" | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Flashpoint: "Acceptable Risk" | Nominated | |||
| Canadian Screen Awards | Best Original Score for a Series | 2013 | Flashpoint: "Day Game" | Won | [7] |
| 2015 | 24 Hour Rental: "Through the Looking Glass" | Nominated | [8] | ||
| 2016 | X Company: "Trial by Fire" | Nominated | [9] | ||
| 2017 | X Company: "Black Flag" | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score, Fiction | 2018 | Anne with an E: "Remorse Is the Poison of Life" | Nominated | [10] | |
| X Company: "Remembrance" | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Anne with an E: "I Protest Against Any Absolute Conclusion" | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2020 | Anne with an E: "The Summit of My Desires" | Won | [2] | ||
| Carter: "Harley Gets Replaced" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Music, Animation | Let's Go Luna!: "Bob the Plant" | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music, Fiction | 2021 | Detention Adventure: "All the World's a Stage" | Won | [12] | |
| Best Original Music, Animation | Let's Go Luna!: "Monster Park/Meet the Strongs" | Won | |||
| 2022 | Let's Go Luna!: "The Way of the Gaucho" | Won | [13] | ||
| Best Original Score | 2023 | The End of Sex | Nominated | [14] | |
| Best Original Music, Animation | Let's Go Luna!: "Dig It Daddy-O" | Won | [15] | ||
| Best Original Music, Comedy | Detention Adventure: "Singing in the Raign" | Nominated | [16] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | 2006 | Get Ed | Nominated | [2] |
References edit
- ^ a b Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco, "A breakthrough moment: But film and TV composer Ari Posner is no flash in the pan". Words & Music, Vol. 15, Iss. 4, (Winter 2008).
- ^ a b c Susan Minuk, "Composer Ari Posner Picks Up Canadian Screen Award for Anne with an 'E'". The J, August 5, 2020.
- ^ Kevin Young, "Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner". Words & Music, June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Winnipeggers supported Juno wins"]. Winnipeg Free Press, April 12, 2008.
- ^ Annemarie Moody, "23 Years Of Gemini Awards Honor Canadian Television". Animation World Network, August 27, 2008.
- ^ Kevin Young, "Film and TV composer Amin Bhatia started in synthesizers". Words & Music, March 11, 2012.
- ^ "CBC's Rick Mercer Report snags 3 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Craft category nominees". Playback, January 13, 2015.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". Entertainment Tonight Canada, January 19, 2016.
- ^ Aaron Nilsen, "LIVE from the Red Carpet at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards". The Nilsen Report, March 11, 2018.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 27, 2019.
- ^ Howard Druckman, "Twenty-three SOCAN members earn Canadian Screen Awards 2021 noms". Words & Music, March 31, 2021.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Children’s & Animation, Lifestyle & Reality". Broadcast Dialogue, April 6, 2022.
- ^ John R. Kennedy, "Ian LeFeuvre Up For 2 Canadian Screen Awards". iHeartRadio Canada, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Mercedes Milligan, "Canadian Screen Awards: 2023 Animation Nominees". Animation Magazine, February 22, 2023.
- ^ Howard Druckman, "Forty-seven SOCAN #ComposersWhoScore earn Canadian Screen Awards 2023 nominations". Words & Music, March 1, 2023.
External links edit
- Ari Posner at IMDb