Jonathan Galland

Jonathan Pierre Galland (born April 19, 1991) is a French composer established in San Francisco, California, United States.
==Early life==
Jonathan Galland was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and is the only child of father, Frantz Galland, and mother, Nelly Deguin. Galland spent his childhood in the suburbs of Paris, France. Fascinated by Classical music, he started violin lessons at the age of six. Galland quickly developed an early appreciation for film music, and by age 13, decided to pursue a career as a film composer. 
==Education==
Galland studied the violin and music theory at various local Conservatoires until High School, when he got accepted in the music section of the Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant. While in High School, Galland toured as live technician for French singer-songwriter Pierre Lachat, and interned at Radio France as an editing assistant, as well as the Salle Pleyel as production assistant for orchestra and stage management. 
After graduating in 2010 with a "Music Technician Certificate", Galland shortly attended the École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle in Paris, but considering the school too technical, moved to the United States a year later to attend the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. While still in college, Galland's composer reel already included actors Tom Cruise and Chris Evans. In 2019, Galland graduated from the Academy of Art University with a Master of Fine Arts in music production and sound design for visual media.
==Career==
Upon moving to San Francisco, Galland started receiving music commissions for film and theater.Galland is also a member of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He has served as a music judge at the Juno Awards, and World Soundtrack Awards. In 2022, under the Presidency of Joe Biden, Galland was granted permanent residency through the Alien of extraordinary ability Green Card (commonly known as the "Einstein visa") under the EB-1 visa program.
==Musical style==
Being a classically trained musician, Galland's compositions and scores are predominantly orchestral, drawing from post-romanticism and minimalism, but also electronic music. His musical style gravitates around composers Thomas Newman, Phillip Glass and Joe Hisaishi. Child vocals are often heard in Galland's music, and are also part of his musical signature. Since 2019, Galland has been collaborating with a young studio vocalist named Danica Lipetsky. Galland also occasionally writes Jazz-influenced scores, ranging from Orchestral jazz, to Big band and Gypsy jazz.
==Accolades==
Galland has received international music and film festival awards for his work as a composer. Accolades include "Soundtrack of the Year", "Best Song of the Year", "Best Composer", "Best Original Music", "Best Film Score", "Best Trailer Arrangement", among others. Issuers include the Global Music Awards, the Garden State Film Festival, the Virgin Spring Cinefest, the Festival du Film de Paris, the Wales International Film Festival, the Calcutta International Cult Films Festival, and the Cult Critic Movie Awards among others.
Galland was also nominated twice for a Crystal Pine Award at the 2020 "International Sound & Film Music Festival" in Croatia, alongside nominees Thomas Newman, Alberto Iglesias, Gabriel Yared, Max Richter, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Alexandre Desplat and James Newton Howard.
Galland was awarded numerous music grants during the COVID-19 pandemic, to continue his work as a composer for American projects. Grant issuers included the Jazz Foundation of America, Theatre Bay Area, and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
Category:1991 births
Category:People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye	
Category:French people
Category:Academy of Art University alumni
Category:Composers
Category:Sound designers