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Benson Taylor, FRSA (; born Mark Davison, 10 September 1983) is an English composer and producer who is best known for producing music for film and television. His style of music encompasses a British influence, often working a classic film score sound amongst electronics and other musical settings. He won the 'Best Original Music' award at the 2014 Monaco International Film Festival.〔 Taylor was styled as the “New Sound of Hollywood” by MovieScope Magazine in their 24th issue. In 2015, Taylor scored and produced the music to Mathew Cullen's upcoming thriller adaptation of the Martin Amis novel, ''London Fields'', starring Billy Bob Thornton, Amber Heard, Cara Delevingne, & Johnny Depp.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Benson Taylor Interview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=London Fields Movie at TIFF 2015 )〕 Taylor is a goodwill ambassador for the Cambodian Children's Trust. == Life and career == Born in Bradford, and educated at Bradford Grammar School in the United Kingdom, Taylor later studied composition at the University of California, Los Angeles. After UCLA in 2009, he studied privately with American composer Mark Mancina, & orchestrator Hummie Mann. Taylor began writing music at a young age whilst working as a radio producer, primarily for radio and television commercials. He later launched a studio in England and has since written scores for television shows broadcasting worldwide, including ''Two and a Half Men'', ''30 Rock'', ''90210'', and ''The Big Bang Theory'', as well as producing music for ''Super Bowl XLIII'' (2009) ''Super Bowl XLIV'' (2010) ''Super Bowl XLV'' (2011) ''Super Bowl XLVI'' (2012) ''Super Bowl XLVII'' (2013) ''Super Bowl XLVIII'' (2014). Taylor's music has been widely used across international advertising campaigns, including Jose Cuervo's 2015 campaign, and a collaboration in 2011 with CeeLo Green for the Las Vegas Tourist Board. In 2011, Taylor made his London West End theatre debut co-composing the electronic music for Derek Bond's production of the play ''Many Moons''. Taylor has written and produced feature film scores for both television and theatre release. Taylor himself has also written music exclusively for use in movie trailers that did not appear in the films themselves, including ''Avatar'', ''Clash of the Titans'', ''Blind Side'', ''The Expendables'', ''Twilight Saga: New Moon'', ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', Transcendence (2014 film) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.〔 In June 2013, music publishers Fairwood Music announced that they had added Taylor to their roster of artists which over the years has included David Bowie, U2, Cat Stevens, The Average White Band, Bob Marley, and J.J. Cale. Taylor told British magazine, Music Week, “I'm extremely humbled to join their roster, amongst some of the most recognised talents in the world. Here's hoping some of it will rub off on me!" Taylor has twice contributed music to the Netflix produced series, ''Orange Is the New Black''. His music has also featured in the 6th series of ''Justified'', the first series of ''How to Get Away with Murder'', the second series of ''Ray Donovan'', and in the 2015 ''Kroll Show''. In 2015, Taylor scored and produced the music to Mathew Cullen's thriller, ''London Fields'', starring Billy Bob Thornton, Theo James, Cara Delevingne, Amber Heard & Johnny Depp. As well as writing the musical score, Taylor collaborated with Toydrum & Bat for Lashes to cover Patsy Cline's Walkin' After Midnight, and also with James Bagwell from the British band Temples, covering How Do You Sleep from John Lennon's ''Imagine'' album. Both tracks were recorded specifically for the film.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Benson Taylor Interview )〕 Taylor is a professional member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benson Taylor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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