Composer - Matthieu Lechowski

Matthieu LECHOWSKI
37 years old (22/11/1978)
Sacem member
53 rue de Champigny
94430 CHENNEVIÈRES-SUR-MARNE (FRANCE)
(33)6 63 29 10 02
[email protected]
www.composicoeur.com
Composer
Film music (2008-2016) :
- L’ombre d’un autre, short film directed by LÉO MÉDARD, produced by STENOLA PRODUCTIONS (2015, 28’00)
with the help of SACEM after selection to « 3ème personnage », Festival International du Film d’Aubagne 2014
8 selections in festivals, including Festival International du Film d’Aubagne 2016
Sous les projecteurs, short film directed by LAURE MÉNÉGALE, ENS LOUIS LUMIÈRE (2015, 5’47)
- Miel bleu, short film directed by C. JOLIFF, D. DUROCHER, F. LHOTELLIER, ECOLE GEORGES MÉLIÈS (2015, 4’45)
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9 prizes and more than 50 selections in festivals in the world, including Festival du Film d’Animation d’Annecy
Teddy, short film directed by CLÉMENT FRIEDRICH (2015, 11’13)
Je suis juste là, short film directed by JADE LE BLOAS & CAMILLE MAPOULA (2015, 2’19)
L’alibi, short film directed by VICTOIRE JOLIFF, LOUISE PAGÈS, CLÉMENT FRIEDRICH (2014, 10’00)
Internet promotion video for the Cap Digital website (2014, 1’00)
Short films from ECOLE GEORGES MÉLIÈS (2012/2013)
including Tous en chœur, directed by C. JOLIFF, M. GOMBERT, D. DUROCHER, D. CHABRIER (2013, 1’40)
nominated for the Music prize at the 7th Festival du Film d’Animation de Paris
- Voyeuse, short film directed by FLORENCE SOBIESKI (2013, 20’05)
3 prizes and 10 selections in festivals in the world
- Plug&Play, short film directed by DAVY SIHALI (2012/2013, 18’30)
1 prize and 9 selections in festivals in the world
- Raconte-nous une histoire, short film directed by GUILLAUME COURTY (2009, 15’50)
- Toute première fois, short film directed by SOPHIE LE CAM (2009, 7’20)
- Subjectifs, short film directed by FRANÇOISE CLEACH (2008, 3’)
Composing competitions (2013-2016) :
- Concorso 2 Agosto, International composing competition for a ballet scene (august 2016) : 3rd prize
performed and choreographed in concert in Bologna on 2nd august 2016, broadcasted live on RAI 5
- Oticons Faculty, International Film Music Competition (may 2015) : 10th winner
- Music and Sea, Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-marine (october 2014) : 2nd
- Concorso 2 Agosto, International composing competition for a silent movie (august 2014) : 3rd prize
performed in cine-concert in Bologna on 2nd august 2014, broadcasted live on RAI 5
- Music and Sea, Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-marine (october 2013) : 3rd
- Contest for the 10 years of UCMF (september 2013) : one of the 12 finalists
- Educational compositions, Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt (april 2013) : 3rd
Musical education :
2010-2013 : Specialized cycle (D.E.M.) in Writing/Harmony
at Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris (Jean-Michel Bardez)
2010-2012 : Specialized cycle (D.E.M.) in Orchestration
at Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris (Anthony Girard)
2006-2010 : C.E.M. in Writing/Harmony at « Conservatoire du 9ème de Paris » (David Lampel)
1993-2001 : Organist (masses, weddings, concerts…) during 8 years
in Oise (Morienval, Nanteuil-le-Haudoin, vallée de l’Automne),
Played organ and piano in many non-professionnal classical concerts,
alone or with instrumentists (violin, cello, flute, trumpet, pipe…) and singers (solists, choirs…)
1991
: First compositions (piano, 13 years old)
1983-2000 : 17 years of Piano lessons (from 5 to 22 years old)
Influences : Classical music : Ravel, Debussy, Mahler, R. Strauss, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, d'Indy, Brahms...
Film music : Williams, Barry, Desplat, Elfman, Rota, Coulais, Horner, Shore, Silvestri, Rombi...
Before professionalization in music :
2010-2012 : Software developer for museography and events (coding in vvvv, C++, Flex…)
2006-2009 : Cinema and Audiovisual
- Scout locator (films, TV commercials, TV films, short films)
- Stills Photographer (short films)
- Assistant Director (short films, education at CEFPF Paris)
- Assistant Unit Manager (short films)
2002-2005 : PhD in Particle Physics on the ATLAS experiment (LHC) at CERN