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Craig Armstrong, born in Glasgow in 1959, studied composition and piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1977 to 1981.
Based in Glasgow, he has composed for films, classical commissions, and solo albums. His film work includes scores for Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, The Quiet American, Ray, Orphans, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, and Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Most recently, Armstrong collaborated with Baz Luhrmann for the third time on The Great Gatsby, earning a Grammy nomination for his original score.
Armstrong's film scores have garnered him two BAFTA awards, two Ivor Novello awards, a Golden Globe, an American Film Institute Award, a Grammy, and in 2007, an Outstanding International Achievement award from Scottish BAFTA.
He has released two solo albums: one on Massive Attack's Melankolic label and Piano Works on Sanctuary in 2004. In 2008, Memory Takes My Hand was released on EMI Classics, featuring violinist Clio Gould and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Armstrong has composed concert pieces for the RSNO, London Sinfonietta, Hebrides Ensemble, and the Scottish Ensemble. His second commission for Scottish Opera, The Lady From The Sea, premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2012 and won the Herald Angel Award.
Craig Armstrong is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and was awarded an O.B.E. for his contributions to the music industry.
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