Melissa Parmenter

Melissa Parmenter has just completed scoring Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me (starring Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson and Casey Affleck) for Revolution Films. Produced by Andrew Eaton and Bradford L Schlei. The film had it's World Premiere at Sundance 2010 and then screened in Competition at the Berlin Film Festival 2010.

The film follows her last collaboration withWinterbottom on Genova (starring Colin Firth, Perla Haney-Jardine, Willa Holland, Catherine Keener and Hope Davis). As well as writing the score Melissa was also the Line Producer on the film which had it’s Gala screening at The London Film Festival.

Other recent films have included Into The Rose Garden directed by Anthony Wilcox and starring Tom Payne, Antonia Campbell-Hughes and The Shock Doctine directed by Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom.

Melissa has composed and performed solo Piano music for several feature films including Top Spot directed by Tracey Emin, 9 Songs and A Mighty Heart (starring Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman) directed by Michael Winterbottom.

During the past 7 years Melissa has also been working as a Producer and Music Supervisor for Revolution Films. In 2004 Melissa produced her first feature Top Spot directed by the renowned British Artist Tracey Emin. The film was funded by the BBC and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.

In 2005 Melissa was Associate Producer and Music Supervisor on Michael Winterbottom’s film 9 Songs and then went on to Produce The Road To Guantanamo in 2006 together with Producer Andrew Eaton. The film was a Revolution Films production for Channel 4, directed by Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross. The film won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival (2007) and was nominated for two European Film Awards.

Other Music Supervising credits include A Cock And Bull Story and A Mighty Heart.

Production Credits include:

• Genova - (Revolution Films / Film4 / Aramid Entertainment / Hanway Films / UK Film Council) - Line Producer / Composer

• A Mighty Heart - (Revolution Films / Paramount Vantage) - Production Manager / Soundtrack Music - Music Supervisor

• The Road To Guantanamo - (Revolution Films / Film4 / Screen West Midlands) - Producer

• Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story - (Revolution Films / Scion Films / BBC Films / Hanway Films) - Location Manager / Music Supervisor

• 9 Songs - (Revolution Films) - Producer / Composer

Some sample music clips below (please click on the play symbol):

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Recording The Killer Inside Me at Angel Studios

Melissa with Niall Acott (Engineer)