MIHALI PALEOLOGOU
Mihali is an award-winning composer whose diverse output spans film, concert, theatre, installation, and dance. His works have been commissioned and performed by internationally renowned ensembles including the Brussels Philharmonic, MusikFabrik, the Chroma and Ergon ensembles, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
His recent work includes the original score for the documentary 'Raul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction', directed by Emmy Award-winner Brian Mait and Brad Rothschild, narrated by Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, BAFTA winner Jake Gyllenhaal, and Golden Globe Winner Brian Cox. His other original film scores include the feature film "Dissolved", the documentary "Fade to Black", and the 9-part documentary series "Thalatta: Secrets of the Aegean".
Mihali has performed his own compositions and other contemporary concert and film music repertoires as a conductor and led the recordings of more than 100 film scores for short films as part of the FFSW. He has conducted in venues such as the Wigmore Hall (UK), Queen Elisabeth Hall Foyer (UK), Bishop’s Gate Institute(UK), GSMD (UK), 20th Century Theatre (UK), and National LNK TV and Radio Hall (LT).
His first musical, 'Between Empires', premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning rave reviews:
"... a mesmerizing, brand new score by Mihali Paleologou, also Musical Director, and a clutch of vocal performances that demolish any reasonable expectations of what one might encounter in a Fringe show."
"... It's a must-see, but even more importantly, with a score and cast of this caliber, it's a must-hear…”
Broadway World
Music Awards:
SABAM Award for Best Young European Composer Finalist(Flanders International Film Festival, Ghent, Belgium)
New Release
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
An investigation into the life and mysterious fate of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked everything to save thousands of Jews from certain death in the final days of World War II, only to then vanish into Russian prison forever.
NEW RELEASE: Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
"Composed by Mihali Paleologou over two years and performed by Orchestra Ukraina, the music was recorded in Kyiv during an active war. Sessions were interrupted by air-raid sirens; musicians played amid real danger. What emerges is not just accompaniment, but protest, an emotional through-line linking Wallenberg’s abandonment to contemporary geopolitical failures."
Hollywood Times
Valerie Milano
Orchestra Ukraina recording the score live in Kyiv, Ukraine. Conducted by Volodymyr Sheiko,
