Pierre Van Dormael

instrumental, soundtrack, score, contemporary classical, composers

Pierre Van Dormael (24 May 1952 – 3 September 2008), born in Brussels, Uccle, was a Belgian musician and composer. In 1988, he played with the James Baldwin Project with a.o. David Linx and Deborah Brown (vocalists), Slide Hampton (trombone), Diederik Wissels (piano), Bob Stewart (tuba) and Michel Hatzigeorgiou (bass). Van Dormael was also a member of Nasa Na Band, a jazz band known as the precursor of Aka Moon. He also made soundtracks for films directed by his brother Jaco Van Dormael (Toto le Heros, Le Huitieme Jour, Mr. Nobody). In 2007, he received the Belgian Golden Django Award.