Magnus Fiennes
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Magnus Hubert Fiennes is an English songwriter and record producer.
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[edit] Career
A renowned cross-genre composer, producer and remixer, Fiennes has created music with a variety of artists, including Bobby Womack, Boyzone, Bryan Ferry, Jamelia, Marianne Faithfull, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Neneh Cherry, Seal, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Lenny Kravitz, Liberty X, Daniel Lanois, Sugababes and the Spice Girls. He famously created the signature sound for girl group All Saints. In 1997, Fiennes produced their hit single Never Ever which reached Number 4 in the US charts and peaked at Number 1 across Europe. He co-wrote and produced All Saints debut record which was certified platinum 5 times.
Fiennes has also enjoyed a career composing scores for television and major motion pictures, notably Onegin and Soup. He has also written and produced a number of commercial jingles for companies such as Sega, Pepsi and Peugeot.
[edit] Personal life
Fiennes is the son of the late photographer, Mark Fiennes, and the late novelist, Jennifer Lash. He is the brother of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, film makers Sophie Fiennes and Martha Fiennes, and Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist.
In 1995 Fiennes married the Macedonia, Yugoslavian-born concert pianist, Maya Dokic, in a Greek Orthodox ceremonial society wedding. The couple have two daughters, Shanti and Cheyenne.
[edit] Selected compositions, productions and remixes
- Addis Black Widow, "Innocent" single - programmed & produced
- Alexis Strum, "Long Way Home" - written & produced
- Alexis Strum, "Go My Own Way (Vital Signs Theme)" - written & produced
- All Saints, "Never Ever" single - produced & arranged
- All Saints, "I Know Where It’s At" single - produced & arranged
- All Saints, "War Of Nerves" single - produced, written & arranged
- All Saints, "Heaven Lift Me Up" LP track - produced, written & arranged
- Bobby Womack, "Love’s A Revolution" - remixed
- bond, Born LP - produced, composed tracks
- Boyzone, "Isn’t It A Wonder" single - programmed
- Conner Reeves, "Read My Mind" single - programmed
- Daniel Lanois, "Needles" - remixed, programmed & produced
- Dot Allison, "Mo’ Pop" single - produced & mixed
- Dot Allison, Afterglow record - produced
- Eagle Eye Cherry, "Permanent Tears" - produced & arranged
- Erasure, "Rapture" - programmed
- Fierce, "So Long" single - co-produced
- Fierce, "Sweet Love" and "I Wanna Know Your Name" LP tracks - co-produced
- Gary Moore, Dark Days In Paradise LP - programmed
- Geneva, "Museum Mile" LP track - co-produced
- Marianne Faithfull, "Abductee" single - Produced
- Maya, "Cross of Silence" LP single - produced & written
- Meredith Brooks, "I Need" and "What Would Happen" album tracks - programmed
- Morcheeba, "Let Me See" single - produced
- Neneh Cherry, "Addicted To Love" film track - produced & arranged
- Neneh Cherry, "Hornbeam" - programmed
- Nightcrawlers single - programmed
- Pulp, This Is Hardcore 5 LP tracks - programmed
- Roland Gift, "Just Like A Child" Single - produced & Arranged
- Sacred Spirit, "Legends" single - programmed
- Seal, "Crazy" - remixed
- Spice Girls, Spice World tracks - programmed
- Spice Girls, "Mama" single - programmed
- Stranglers, "Laughing" - remixed
- Tom Jones/Zucchero, "She Drives Me Crazy" LP track - co-produced
- Universal, "Natural High" single - produced
- Universal, "Kill The Pain" single - produced & co-written
[edit] References
- Composers: Magnus Fiennes Cool Music Limited site
- Magnus Fiennes artist page at www.recordproduction.com
- The Duke of York attends the wedding of Maya Dokic and Magnus Fiennes by Sarah Cartledge, Hello Magazine, December 16, 1995
