Owen Pallett

Owen Pallett

Michael James Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist, who performs solo as Owen Pallett or, before 2010, under the name Final Fantasy. As Final Fantasy, he won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds. From the age of 3, Pallett studied classical violin, and composed his first piece at age 13. A notable early composition includes some of the music for the game Traffic Department 2192; he moved on to scoring films, to composing two operas while in university. Apart from the indie music scene, he has had commissions from the Barbican, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Ballet of Canada, Bang on a Can, Ecstatic Music Festival, the Vancouver CBC Orchestra, and Fine Young Classicals. On his Final Fantasy releases, Pallett has collaborated with Leon Taheny, who is credited as drummer and engineer. Following the release of Heartland, Pallett has toured with guitarist/percussionist Thomas Gill and more recently with his former collaborators in Les Mouches, Rob Gordon and Matt Smith. Pallett has been noted for his live performances, wherein he plays the violin into a loop pedal. Pallett uses Max/MSP and SooperLooper to do multi-phonic looping, which sends his violin signal to amplifiers across the stage. In January 2014, Pallett and William Butler were nominated for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards for their work on Her.

  • Title: Owen Pallett
  • Popularity: 0.583
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1979-09-07
  • Place of Birth: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Owen Pallett Movies

  • 2022
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    Music Is My Boyfriend

    Music Is My Boyfriend

    1 2022 HD

    The Hidden Cameras burst onto the music scene in the early 2000s boasting an irresistible combination of pop and queer sensibilities. Music Is My...

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  • 2014
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    Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

    5.2 2014 HD

    550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only....

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  • 2014
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    Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

    Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

    7 2014 HD

    The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

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  • 2010
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    Arcade Fire: Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2010-08-05

    Arcade Fire: Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2010-08-05

    6 2010 HD

    Live Concert. Directed by Terry Gilliam

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  • 2007
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    The Arcade Fire: Olympia Paris

    The Arcade Fire: Olympia Paris

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2022
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    On the Count of Three

    On the Count of Three

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 2020
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    The Great Malaise

    The Great Malaise

    5.5 2020 HD

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  • 2018
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    Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2023
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    Dream Scenario

    Dream Scenario

    6.681 2023 HD

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  • 2022
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    Alice, Darling

    Alice, Darling

    5.6 2022 HD

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  • 2007
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    Loudly, Death Unties

    Loudly, Death Unties

    4 2007 HD

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  • 2015
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    Life

    Life

    6.025 2015 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.626 2009 HD

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  • 2024
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    Longing

    Longing

    6.6 2024 HD

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  • 2013
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    Her

    Her

    7.854 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    14 Actors Acting

    14 Actors Acting

    7 2010 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Wait

    The Wait

    4.5 2014 HD

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  • 2019
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    Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

    Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

    6.7 2019 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.626 2009 HD

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  • 2020
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    Spaceship Earth

    Spaceship Earth

    6.1 2020 HD

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  • 2015
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    Take Flight

    Take Flight

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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