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Prolific composer, PINAR TOPRAK, has written music for an impressive number of diverse movies and distinguished filmmakers. With over 25 scores in the last four years, her latest credit, "The Lightkeepers" (starring Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner and Bruce Dern) was placed on the Oscar short list of eligible scores. The film will be released theatrically nationwide in March 2010.
Other scoring credits include: the action feature film "Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil" by 20th Century FOX, the crime drama "Breaking Point" with Tom Berenger and Busta Rhymes, the animated feature "Light Of Olympia" featuring the voices of Debbie Reynolds and Phyllis Diller, as well as the romantic drama "Say It In Russian" starring Faye Dunaway and Stephen Brand. She has also written music for the Xbox 360 video game "Ninety Nine Nights" produced by Microsoft, as well as numerous trailers and commercials. Pinar was born in Istanbul and began her music education at the age of five at the renowned Istanbul State Conservatory. While at the conservatory, she studied composition, violin, as well as voice, and graduated with a diploma in classical guitar.
In 1997, Pinar moved to Chicago and studied piano and jazz theory with many master jazz pianists. Later she decided to combine her two biggest passions… music and film… and traveled to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. She finished her Bachelor’s degree in Film Scoring in just two years and moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her career in film music. At the age of 22, she received a Master of Music degree in composition. Her master’s thesis was commissioned by California State University to be performed by the CSUN Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduation she had the privilege of joining the Media Ventures team (now known as Remote Control), home of the legendary film composer, Hans Zimmer, during projects such as Pirates of The Caribbean, The Last Samurai and King Arthur. After working as Hans Zimmer's programmer, she decided to venture out on her own and has been fortunate to work on numerous projects. Pinar currently works out of her own studio in Los Angeles where she resides, and is involved in several upcoming, exciting features. Please visit her website below for the most up to date information, music and credits. Facebook |
