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Carly Paradis

Carly Paradis is a Canadian-British composer, songwriter, and pianist. She composes soundtracks for movies, TV series and solo albums. In 2007, she worked with film composer Clint Mansell arranging

Carly Paradis is a Canadian-British composer, songwriter, and pianist. She composes soundtracks for movies, TV series and solo albums. In 2007, she worked with film composer Clint Mansell arranging piano parts on Mansell’s soundtrack for the film Moon directed by Duncan Jones, and played all piano on the official score and soundtrack. As of 2022, Paradis has been playing keyboards for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Career Background Paradis was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in nearby Stoney Creek. She was formerly in a Canadian pop/rock duo called Oceanship. The group released one self-titled album. Film and television scoring She worked alongside Clint Mansell, arranging piano in the 2009 feature film The Rebound starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. She composed the score to the 2010 Steven Seagal film Deadly Crossing and his 2011–2012 television series True Justice. In 2010 she composed the score to the BBC Two documentary Davis v Taylor: The ‘85 Black Ball Final, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final which was hosted by her husband Colin Murray. She composed the theme to BBC’s drama Line of Duty, the ITV prequel series Prime Suspect 1973,

Era
21st Century
Lived
1980–present
From
Canada
Born in
Hamilton
Known as
composer
Instruments
piano
Genres
contemporary classical music