Róbert Gulya
Róbert Gulya is a Hungarian-British composer. He composes contemporary classical music as well as film scores.
Life
Robert Gulya studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, the University of Music and [Performing Arts, Vienna] and attended a film scoring advanced program at the University of California, Los Angeles. His scores are published by Swiss music publisher Éditions BIM. Inter alia, he created several works for the Austrian guitarist Johanna Beisteiner, such as a Concert for guitar and orchestra, which was performed with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Robert Gulya is the owner of the film music production company Interscore LTD.Honours and awards
- 2014: Cannes [Corporate Media & TV Awards|Cannes Corporate Media & TV Award Winner]: Best Music for Where the World Unfolds.
- 2008: Action On Film International Film Festival, USA: Best Score Feature for the film score of Atom Nine Adventures
- 1997: Third Prize at the International Composer’s Competition In Memoriam Zoltán Kodály, Budapest
- 1996: Albert Szirmai Prize, Budapest
- 1995: First Prize at the ''International Summer Academy Prague-Vienna-Budapest''
List of works (incomplete)
Classical works
- 1995: Burlesque for tuba and piano
- 1996: Memory of a lost world - a tale of the legendary Atlantis for orchestra and choir
- 1997: Concert for piano and orchestra No. 1
- 2000: Fairy Dance for guitar solo
- 2000: Concert for tuba and orchestra
- 2001: Dolphin’ s voice for piano
- 2005: Moods for brass quintet
- 2006: Capriccio for guitar and piano
- 2007: Night Sky Preludes for guitar solo
- 2008: The Milonguero and the Muse, first version for guitar and string orchestra
- 2009: Concert for guitar and orchestra. performed live in 2009 by Johanna Beisteiner and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Béla Drahos
- 2009: The Milonguero and the Muse, second version for flute, guitar and string orchestra. of this tango performed live in 2009 by Béla Drahos, Johanna Beisteiner and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra
- 2010: Waltz for guitar solo
- 2013: Nutcracker Variations for guitar and string orchestra
- 2013: Concerto '1963 - Piano concerto to Beatles melodies
Film scores (selection)
- Truce
- The Boy Who Cried
- S.O.S. Love!
- Atom Nine Adventures
- 9 and a half dates
- Themoleris
- Bamboo Shark
- Outpost
- Made in Hungaria
- Illusions
- Night of Singles
- Truly Father
- Thelomeris. of the opening theme City of Time
- In the name of Sherlock Holmes
- Gingerclown
- Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
- Aura
- What Ever Happened to Timi
- The Ufologist
- A lovasíjász
- Man in the Mountain
- Hadik
- ''Now or never''
Discography (incomplete)
List of albums containing works by Robert Gulya:CD
- 1997: Winners of the First International Composers Competition : album including Piano concerto No. 1 by Gulya
- 2001: Johanna Beisteiner - Dance Fantasy: album including Fairy Dance for guitar solo by Gulya
- 2004: Johanna Beisteiner - Between present and past: album including Capriccio for guitar and piano by Gulya
- 2007: Atom Nine Adventures, on the website of Moviescore Media
- 2007: ''S.O.S. Love''
DVD
- 2010: Johanna Beisteiner - Live in Budapest: album of a live performance with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Béla Drahos including the world premiere of the Concert for guitar and orchestra and the Tango The Milongaro and the Muse by Gulya
Samples
- for flute, guitar and string orchestra performed live in 2009 by Béla Drahos, Johanna Beisteiner and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra