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Jonathan Morali (born 22 May 1980) is a French composer, songwriter, singer, founder and frontman of the band Syd Matters. He is also the composer of many films and video games original scores (e.g., Life Is Strange, Life Is Strange 2). Jonathan Morali was born in Paris on 22 May 1980. He began his performing career playing at small bars until he was noticed by Third Side Records and signed to a recording contract. His first album, A Whisper and a Sigh, which was recorded during the summer of 2002 and released 28 June 2004. Developing an atmospheric folk-pop style that featured acoustic settings combined with electronica-influenced touches that sounded a bit like a hybrid between Nick Drake and Radiohead. Since Syd Matters’ debut, their experimental genre has been continuously reviewed by critics. Their second album, "Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles", brought the band mainstream attention with a review in the 32nd issue of Music Week. The unique sound they produce has been said to draw inspiration from genres such as prog rock, dub music, and Traditional pop, while also resembling that of singer-songwriter artists but at its core is often considered a mix between folk and electronic genres. In their reviews, they have also been compared to other artists such as Fleet Foxes, Fionn Regan, Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips, and Nick Drake. His songs "To All of You" ("American Girls") and "Hello Sunshine", a Super Furry Animals cover, were featured in the television series The O.C. in season 3's The Party Favor and season 4's The Metamorphosis, respectively. Additionally, "Obstacles" and "To All of You" were featured in Dontnod Entertainment's 2015 video game Life Is Strange. Featured Syd Matters songs: Newport Beach (The O.C.) (série télévisée), saison 3, épisode Le Barbecue coréen (The Party Favor) de Michael Lange (2006); Ma première fois by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar (2012); Upside Down by Juan Solanas – songs River Sister and Obstacles (2012); Clara Sheller (TV series); Video game Life Is Strange – songs Obstacles and To All of You In addition to his career with Syd Matters, Morali is a film composer. His most notable works are the soundtracks for Möbius, Les Adoptés (The Adopted), and La Question humaine, the latter of which was composed under the name Syd Matters. Morali also collaborated with director Rémi Chayé to create the score for the animated film Long Way North (2015), where he included two tracks by Syd Matters in the soundtrack. Morali is also well-known for the creation of Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange 2 original scores. A gamer himself, he had been contacted by directors Raoul Barbet and Michel Koch to work on the first season of Life Is Strange at the very beginning of the development of the game. Director Raoul Barbet wanted to have some songs from his band in the game, and Morali agreed to compose the whole soundtrack in addition to allowing the use of "To All of You" and "Obstacles". The soundtrack of Life Is Strange has won numerous awards including: Best Soundtrack at the 2015 PlayStation Universe awards, best soundtrack at the Game Informer Best of 2015 awards and best soundtrack at the Titanium Awards. Morali also composed the Life Is Strange 2 original score. ... Source: Article "Jonathan Morali" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Jonathan Morali
Composer
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The long awaited television adaptation of the first "Life is Strange" Episodic Video Game. In July 2016, Legendary Digital Studios and Square Enix announced that they would be adapting Life Is Strange as a digital series. At the time of the announcement, they were meeting with potential writers for the series adaptation, which would be set in Arcadia Bay. In 2017, dj2 Entertainment had sold the rights to the series to the streaming service Hulu. In August 2021, it was announced that Shawn Mendes would serve as an executive producer on the series, in addition to overseeing the music for the series. It was also revealed that Anonymous Content would be joining as a production company for the series. In January 2025, the series was officially finally green lit after years of development hell to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the original game and it was announced it would be releasing on Amazon Prime in 2027. It will faithfully adapt the first game and if received well could adapt the other sequels in the franchise in future seasons. In February, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is hired on as showrunner for the series and Michel Koch and Raoul Barbet the original creators of the game are hired on as consultants. In mid 2025, Jonathan Morali the composer of the original games soundtrack is hired on to score the music along with Shawn Mendes. Also in mid 2025, Jane Schoenbrun is hired to write and direct the first 2 episodes. Casting began in early 2026.
