
Selma
Mutal
Bio
Born in Lima (Peru) to Dutch parents, Selma Mutal studied composition at the National Conservatory of Amsterdam and Film Scoring at the 'École Normale de Musique' in Paris. Selma Mutal started her career composing for dance, theatre and television. Since 2003, she also works for the cinema. Some of her credits include director Claudia Llosa's film 'THE MILK OF SORROW' (La Teta Asustada) that won the Golden Bear at the 2009 Berlin Festival and was nominated at the 2010 Oscars Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 2010 Selma Mutal composed the soundtrack for 'UNDERTOW' (Contracorriente) directed by Javier Fuentes-León that received various awards among them the World Cinema Audience Award for Best Film at the 2011 Sundance Festival and Best Original Soundtrack Award at the International Film Festival of Annonay, (France). Her collaboration with Fuentes-León continued on a second feature film, 'THE VANISHED ELEPHANT' (El Elefante Desaparecido) that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014.
In 2012, Selma Mutal composed the music for 'BURDEN OF SILENCE' directed by filmmaker Tod Lending (Legacy). In 2013 she scored Tod Lending's short film 'VEZO' that received the Sundance Institute/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Award (2014).
Since 2007, Selma Mutal collaborates with ‘CEZAME MUSIC AGENCY’ (Frédéric Leibovitz Éditeur) that has also produced Mutal's original soundtracks 'Undertow' and 'The Vanished Elephant'.
Presently she is working on the score for 'PRISON' directed by Violeta Ayala, (Stolen)
In 2013 the International Film Festival of Aubagne (France), commissioned her to direct the Master Class on Film Composition culminating in a live performance during the festival's closing ceremony. Selma Mutal lives and works in Paris.
THE VANISHED ELEPHANT :
Festivals Selections
- International Cinema Festival of Toronto TIFF 2014.
- Selection to represent Peru at the GOYA Awards (Spain) 2015.
Releases:
First release, Sept 6th 2014, DISCOVERY International Cinema Festival of Toronto TIFF 2014. (Avant Première of Film).
Other releases:
Starting Oct 8, 2014: Latin America
March 2015: Europe & U.S.A
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In a Police Car [CEO2032 - 1] |
0 | 1'01 | Selma Mutal | Weird, whirling & tragicomic. Like a merry-go-round music. | irónico & travieso, música de circo, arremolinado, ferias, tragicómico [...] | Bbm | 98 |
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Free Movement [CCB1047 - 2] |
0 | 03'18 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | Catchy, jerky & rousing. Sequence with delay fx, piano & electronics. [...] | ballet contemporáneo, catchy, con clase, arty, confiado [...] | Ebm | 96 |
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Sphere [CEZ4068 - 6] |
0 | 3'08 | Selma Mutal | Delicate, patient & childlike. Piano, vibes, xylophone, celesta, [...] | artesanal, constante, infancia, alta mar, orgánica - acústica [...] | Cm | 104 |
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Concept [CEZ4068 - 11] |
0 | 2'39 | Selma Mutal | Positive & obstinate. Cello pizz intro 0'23. Harp, marimba, [...] | artesanal, cíclico, industria, riguroso, política [...] | Dm | 126 |
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Shared Gardens [CEZ4070 - 6] |
0 | 2'25 | Selma Mutal | Delicate & serious. Marimba, clarinet, piano& guitar . | campo y jardín, artesanal, hormigueante, paciente, vida cotidiana [...] | Gbm | 136 |
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Création [CEZ4068 - 12] |
1 | 2'43 | Selma Mutal | Determined & positive. Piano, harp, glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone, [...] | caminando, política, recursos humanos, riguroso, escansión [...] | Bb | 139 |
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Création 2 [CEZ4068 - 25] |
0 | 2'43 | Selma Mutal | Determined & positive.Alternative version of P12. Piano, military [...] | política, recursos humanos, riguroso, artesanal, determinado [...] | Bb | 139 |
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Photographs Memories [CEO2025 - 3] |
1 | 2'39 | Selma Mutal | Flashback. hesitating & emotional. Electronics & strings. Build up. | amor, emotivo, flashback, destino, sentimental [...] | Cm | 84 |
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Photographs Memories [CEO2025 - 24] |
0 | 2'39 | Selma Mutal | Remastered version. Flashback. hesitating & emotional. Electronics & [...] | emotivo, flashback, amor, destino, sentimental [...] | Cm | 84 |
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Ballet Opening [CCB1047 - 1] |
0 | 02'58 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | delicate, resonant & crystalline. Fender Rhodes piano with echo & [...] | cristalina, ballet contemporáneo, chimes, delicada, fx delay [...] | Am | 92 |
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All the Differnce [CEO2041 - 4] |
1 | 2'10 | Selma Mutal | Intimate, moving & narrative. Marimba & electronics. | drama social, serie contemporánea, destino, íntimo, emotivo [...] | Dbm | 84 |
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All the Difference 2 [CEO2041 - 15] |
0 | 2'54 | Selma Mutal | Patient, solitary & sad. Electronics. | drama social, íntimo, introspectivo, serie contemporánea, femenino [...] | Dbm | 75 |
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Tango Pulsacion [CCB1047 - 3] |
0 | 02'24 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | Modern tango in a minimalist mood. Intriguing, punctuated, danceable [...] | ballet contemporáneo, electro tango, con clase, arty, balanceo [...] | Gm | 110 |
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Carousel Dance [CCB1047 - 4] |
1 | 01'40 | Selma Mutal, Vincent Leibovitz | Ethereal, twirling, dreamy, airy & magical. Electronic sounds like a [...] | extraño, fantasía, música de feria, ballet contemporáneo, flashback [...] | Dm | 73 |
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Carousel Dance Alternate [CCB1047 - 12] |
0 | 02'10 | Vincent Leibovitz, Selma Mutal | Remix version without melody. Weird, unusual & atmospheric. | chimes, cristalina, atmosférica, extraño, fantasía [...] | Dm | 72 |
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La Sirena [CEG5008 - 15] |
0 | 2'11 | Selma Mutal | Refined & sentimental. On a waltz rhythm with something Andean. Solo [...] | destino, piano acústico, sentimental, amor, Andinos [...] | Gm | 112 |
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Refusenik [CEZ4184 - 7] |
0 | 2'20 | Selma Mutal | Gentle & melancholic. Strings & electronics. | geopolítica, Rusia, destino, melancólico, balalaïka [...] | Cm | 152 |
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Madeinusa [CEG5007 - 20] |
0 | 1'13 | Selma Mutal | Sad & poignant. String quartet & piano. | destino, narración histórica, trágico, drama social, melancólico [...] | Ebm | 155 |
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Sparkle Stream [CEZ4145 - 18] |
0 | 1'06 | Selma Mutal | Calm & intimist. Piano & acoustic guitar | calmado, película corporativa, jardinería, sencillo, campo y jardín [...] | G | 81 |
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