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Born in London into a musical family, Ilan grew up playing the violin and later played guitar in bands. He studied music and English literature at Leeds University. Ilan is currently writing the score to Ralph Fienne's directorial debut Coriolanus. Recently he co-composed Kick-Ass, the US No.1 box office hit. Other notable works include Warner's Bros' martial arts epic Ninja Assassin, Dino DeLaurentiis' Hannibal Rising and producing the BAFTA-nominated score to Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. Early in his career Ilan wrote the memorable score to Matthew Vaughn's Layer Cake which earned him a nomination for 'Discovery of the Year' at the World Soundtrack Awards. His epic score to Stardust ensured a further nomination as 'Breakout Composer of the Year', and also won him the International Film Music Critics Association award for 'Best Original Score'. Ilan learned the art of film composition first-hand by working closely with Michael Kamen, Ed Shearmur and Steve McLaughlin. He has a passion for performed music, and enjoys living and working in London where his compositions are played by many of the world's best musicians.
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