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{{short description|American composer and musician}}
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'''Mark Orton''' is an American composer and musician. An alumnus of the [[Peabody Conservatory]]<ref>[http://hanswendl.com/orton/mark_orton.html Biography at Hans Wendl Produktion]</ref> and the [[Hartt School of Music]], he is a founding member of the [[San Francisco]]-based [[Tin Hat]] chamber music group, and is best known for his score for the [[Academy Award]]-nominated film ''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013). A recipient of a Sundance Composer Fellowship<ref>[http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance_picks_composer_fellows Indiewire: Sundance Picks Six Composer Fellows]</ref> and nominee for Best New Composer by The International Film Music Critics Association<ref>[http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2006-ifmca-awards/ 2006 IFMCA Awards]</ref>. His other film credits as a composer include ''[[The Good Girl]]'' (2002), ''[[My Old Lady (film)|My Old Lady]]'' (2014) and [[Sweet Land]] (2006), and he has written or performed songs in films including ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' (2005) and ''[[The Boxtrolls]]'' (2014).
'''Mark Orton''' (born ca. 1968<ref>[https://screenrant.com/the-holdovers-movie-composer-mark-orton-interview/ The Holdovers Interview: Composer Mark Orton On New England & Hopeful Melancholy]</ref>) is an American composer and musician. An alumnus of the [[Peabody Conservatory]]<ref>[http://hanswendl.com/orton/mark_orton.html Biography at Hans Wendl Produktion] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227201353/http://hanswendl.com/orton/mark_orton.html |date=2014-02-27 }}</ref> and the [[Hartt School of Music]], he is a founding member of the [[San Francisco]]-based [[Tin Hat]] chamber music group


As a film composer, he is probably best known for his scores for the [[Academy Award]]-nominated film ''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013) and the Academy Award-winning ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023), both directed by [[Alexander Payne]]. A recipient of a Sundance Composer Fellowship<ref>[http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance_picks_composer_fellows Indiewire: Sundance Picks Six Composer Fellows]</ref> and nominee for Best New Composer by The International Film Music Critics Association,<ref>[http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2006-ifmca-awards/ 2006 IFMCA Awards]</ref> some of his other film credits as a composer include ''[[The Good Girl]]'' (2002), ''[[My Old Lady (film)|My Old Lady]]'' (2014) and ''[[Sweet Land]]'' (2006), while he has written or performed songs in films including ''[[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]]'' (2005) and ''[[The Boxtrolls]]'' (2014).
Orton lives in [[Portland, Oregon]].

Orton lives in [[Portland, Oregon]] and is a collector of antique and unusual instruments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About - Mark Orton - Co-founder of Tin Hat and composer of Nebraska, Sweet Land, Boxtrolls, and more |url=https://markortonmusic.com/about/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Mark Orton |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[My Old Lady]]'' (2014, dir. [[Israel Horowitz]])
*''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023, dir. Alexander Payne)
*''[[The Last Shift]]'' (2020, dir. [[Andrew Cohn]])
*''[[The 11th Green]]'' (2020, dir. [[Christopher Münch]])
*''[[The Lears]]'' (2017, dir. [[Carl Bessai]])
*''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4104022/ People Places Things]'' (2015, dir. [[James C. Strouse]])
*''[[My Old Lady (film)|My Old Lady]]'' (2014, dir. [[Israel Horowitz]])
*''[http://lowerboom.com/ Joan]'' (2015, dir. Matt Schulte)
*''A Place in Hell'' (2014, dir. David Boorboor)
*''A Place in Hell'' (2014, dir. David Boorboor)
*''[[The Boxtrolls|Box Trolls]]'' (2014, dir. [[Anthony Stacchi]] & [[Graham Annable]])
*''[[The Boxtrolls|Box Trolls]]'' (2014, dir. [[Anthony Stacchi]] & [[Graham Annable]])
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*''[[Drunktown's Finest|Drunktown’s Finest]]'' (2014, dir. Sydney Freeland)
*''[[Drunktown's Finest|Drunktown’s Finest]]'' (2014, dir. Sydney Freeland)
*''[[The Roosevelts: An Intimate History]]'' (2014, dir. [[Ken Burns]])
*''[[The Roosevelts: An Intimate History]]'' (2014, dir. [[Ken Burns]])
*''Big Significant Things'' (2014, dir. Bryan Reisberg)
*''[[Big Significant Things]]'' (2014, dir. Bryan Reisberg)
*''9'' (short - 2014, dir. Kimberly Warner)
*''9'' (short - 2014, dir. Kimberly Warner)
*''La Sedia Della Felicita'' (2013, dir. [[Carlo Mazzacurati]])
*''[[The Chair of Happiness]]'' (2013, dir. [[Carlo Mazzacurati]])
*''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013, dir. [[Alexander Payne]])
*''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013, dir. [[Alexander Payne]])
*''[[Felix Austria|Felix Austria!]]'' (2013, dir. Christine Beebe)
*''[[Felix Austria!]]'' (2013, dir. Christine Beebe)
*''Dryland'' (2013, dir. Sue Arbuthnot)
*''Dryland'' (2013, dir. Sue Arbuthnot)
*''Redemption Trail'' (2013, dir. Britta Sjogern)
*''[[Redemption Trail]]'' (2013, dir. Britta Sjogern)
*''A Tangled Tale'' (short - 2013, dir. Corrie Francis Parks)
*''A Tangled Tale'' (short - 2013, dir. Corrie Francis Parks)
*''[[The Revisionaries]]'' (2013, dir. Scott Thurman)
*''[[The Revisionaries]]'' (2013, dir. Scott Thurman)
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*''[[The Good Girl]]'' (2002, dir. [[Miguel Arteta]])
*''[[The Good Girl]]'' (2002, dir. [[Miguel Arteta]])


==Partial Discography==
==Partial discography==


;Soundtracks
;Soundtracks
*''[[My Old Lady]]'' (2014, BAG Production Records)
*''[[My Old Lady (film)|My Old Lady]]'' (2014, BAG Production Records)
*''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013, [[Milan Records]])
*''[[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]]'' (2013, [[Milan Records]])



;Tin Hat
;Tin Hat
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*''The Sad Machinery of Spring'' (2007, [[Rykodisk]])
*''The Sad Machinery of Spring'' (2007, [[Rykodisk]])


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;Tin Hat Trio

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*''[[Book of Silk (album)|Book of Silk]]'' (2004, [[Artemis Records]])
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;Tin Hat Trio<br />
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*''Book of Silk'' (2004, [[Artemis Records]])
*''The Rodeo Eroded'' (2002, [[Ropeadope Records]])
*''The Rodeo Eroded'' (2002, [[Ropeadope Records]])
*''Helium'' (2000, EMI/Angel)
*''Helium'' (2000, EMI/Angel)
*''Memory Is an Elephant'' (1999, EMI/Angel)
*''Memory Is an Elephant'' (1999, EMI/Angel)



==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://markortonmusic.com/ Official website]
*[http://markortonmusic.com/ Official website]
*{{IMDb name|0651366|Mark Orton}}
*{{IMDb name|0651366|Mark Orton}}

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Latest revision as of 16:14, 2 December 2024

Mark Orton
Occupation(s)composer, guitarist, arranger
InstrumentGuitar
Websitewww.markortonmusic.com

Mark Orton (born ca. 1968[1]) is an American composer and musician. An alumnus of the Peabody Conservatory[2] and the Hartt School of Music, he is a founding member of the San Francisco-based Tin Hat chamber music group

As a film composer, he is probably best known for his scores for the Academy Award-nominated film Nebraska (2013) and the Academy Award-winning The Holdovers (2023), both directed by Alexander Payne. A recipient of a Sundance Composer Fellowship[3] and nominee for Best New Composer by The International Film Music Critics Association,[4] some of his other film credits as a composer include The Good Girl (2002), My Old Lady (2014) and Sweet Land (2006), while he has written or performed songs in films including Everything Is Illuminated (2005) and The Boxtrolls (2014).

Orton lives in Portland, Oregon and is a collector of antique and unusual instruments.[5]

Filmography

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Partial discography

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Soundtracks
Tin Hat
Tin Hat Trio

References

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  1. ^ The Holdovers Interview: Composer Mark Orton On New England & Hopeful Melancholy
  2. ^ Biography at Hans Wendl Produktion Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Indiewire: Sundance Picks Six Composer Fellows
  4. ^ 2006 IFMCA Awards
  5. ^ "About - Mark Orton - Co-founder of Tin Hat and composer of Nebraska, Sweet Land, Boxtrolls, and more". Mark Orton. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ New Amsterdam Records - Tin Hat
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