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Paul Nolan

Composer, Sound Designer, Music Supervisor, Sound Designer

Male
Great Britain , North West
paul.nolan@mac.com

Visits in the last week

9

Total of visits

630

Current Work Details

What I do

Lecturer (Audio Engineering), Audio Engineer, Audio Post Production / Dubbing Mixer, Composer, Sound Designer, Music Producer, Foley Recordist

Company

Paul Nolan Sound

Website

http://www.paulnolansound.com

Where I work

I run my own company or organisation

Technical Skills

ProTools HD 10, Logic Pro 9, Ableton Live 8, Reason 6, Native Instrument Komplete 8, EWQLSO Platinum Edition, Garritan Personal Orchestra 4, On Location Recording, ADR, Foley, Sound Design, Music Composition

Resources / Expertise

Full 5.1 Post Production and Recording Facilities, Music Recording for Scores, Mobile Recording for On Location Sound, ADR Recording Facilities, Foley Recording Facilities

Availability

Paid Work or Collaboration

Training

2006-2007

SAE Liverpool,
Audio Engineering Diploma, Pass

Shooters Q&A

Films I wish I had made

District 9, The Fountain, The Orphanage, Heat, Public Enemies, The Dark Knight

I cried watching

Changeling

I left the cinema during

Nothing - I never leave before the end of the film.

Directors I love

Chris Nolan, Paul Greengrass, Ari Folman, Michael Mann, Darren Aronofsky, Guiellmo Del Toro, Duncan Jones, Neill Blomkamp, Matthew Vaughan, Clint Eastwood, Stephen Soderbergh

Actors I admire

Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman, Damien Lewis, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hardy, Sharlto Copeley, Robert Downey Junior, Sam Rockwell, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Connolly, Kevin Spacey

Writers I respect

David S. Goyer, Jonah Nolan, Justin Theroux

My desert island discs

Clint Mansell - The Fountain, Moon, Hans Zimmer and James Netwon Howard - The Dark Knight, Elliott Goldenthal - Heat / Public Enemies, John Murphy - Sunshine, Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood, John Powell - Green Zone / Bourne Ultimatum, Cliff Martinez - Solaris. Anything by Kronos Quartet. Don't get me started on non film related music as we'll be here forever...

Books I have given my friends

Eckhart Tolle - The Power Of Now. Taschen Books on Gaudi.

My death row meal

would be something I've never tried before...

The best thing I own

Is my self awareness...

More about me

I'm basically a massive movie geek as well as an extremely passionate creator and producer of music. Putting the two together was a no brainer, and it unlocks a world of creativity and emotional depth for me that I never knew existed, when you highlight the emotional context of a moving picture with sounds...its just the ultimate in expression... I'm developing a portfolio and showreel of material thats gaining strength and depth all the time, from corporate and charity work, to full on film projects of short and feature length nature. I have the facilities at my disposal to render an incredibly high quality level of work, and my reputation as a team player bringing a unique and passionate perspective to the film making and post production process is already beginning to grow. I'm unafraid of creative challenges and collaboration. I'm passionate without being precious. I believe the worst thing you can do is to take what you do too personally. The project has it's own life force and it should be respected. I look forward to hearing from anyone who has interesting projects and would like to collaborate...

My Work & Credits

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    Vacuum

    My role: Composer

    Format
    35mm
    Production company
    The Hatch UK
    Category
    Short
  • play

    The Exchange

    My role: Composer

    Format
    35mm
    Category
    Short
  • SparkleMedia* 2010 Showreel

    My role: Composer

    Format
    CGI
    Production company
    SparkleMedia*
    Category
    Showreel
  • The Renmen Project

    My role: Composer

    Format
    CGI
    Production company
    SparkleMedia*
    Category
    Corporate / Promo
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    The Gentlemens Club Podcast

    My role: Composer

    Production company
    The Gentlemens Club
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    Red Sun Gamer Podcast

    My role: Composer

    Production company
    Red Sun Gamer
  • Dream On

    My role: Composer

    Format
    35mm
    Category
    Short