Paul Pilot

Paul Pilot (aka Paul Wilkinson) is a founding member of the band The Amazing Pilots, along with his brother Phil Wilkinson.[1] Pilot lives in Berlin.

Paul Pilot
Also known asPaul Wilkinson
BornNorthern Ireland
Occupation(s)Composer, producer, musician, engineer
Years active1998–present
Associated actsThe Amazing Pilots, Duke Special, Clare & the Reasons, The Black Atlantic, Tim Williams
Websitepaulpilot.com

Pilot is known for using unusual sounds and instruments alongside more traditional band arrangements. This has been variously with found sound samples or instruments such as bowed saw or bass clarinet. He was quoted as "it's all about finding the unique creative voice of a songwriter, or a story and then finding the sounds and arrangement that match these moments". Pilot has worked with bands such as Clare & the Reasons,[2] The Black Atlantic, Beth Rowley, Rue Royale,[3] and Tim Williams.

Career

After disbanding The Amazing Pilots in 2007,[4] Pilot became in demand as a record producer. Notably he has worked with Northern Ireland artist Duke Special, acting as co-producer for Songs from the Deep Forest[5] and Oh Pioneer[6] while acting as producer for I Never Thought This Day Would Come.[7]

Pilot wrote the score for Bidder 70, a documentary film that in 2012 won the Moving Mountains Prize at the Telluride Film Festival[8] and was named Best American Film at the Traverse City Film Festival.[9] He also produced and recorded the live band music for the Academy Award-nominated An Education,[10] where he makes a cameo appearance as a band member in the club scene. His short film How To Make your own Paul Pilot Record was shown at the San Francisco International Festival of Short Films[11] and the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival.[12] Pilot has also worked as writer, composer, or performer on several ESPN-associated short films including Right to Play (2011),[13] The Man vs. The Machine (2014),[14] and What the Hell Happened to Jai Alai (2016).[15]

Filmography

Title Year Credits Notes
A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records 2022 Composer EPIX
Russell Howard: Until the Wheels Come Off Documentary 2021 Composer Netflix
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story 2021 Composer Sony Pictures
Laurel Canyon (documentary) 2020 Composer EPIX
Museum Town 2019 Co-Composer (with John Stirratt) Kino Marquee
A Final Cut for Orson 2018 Composer Netflix
The Kids We Lose 2018 Co-Composer (with John Stirratt) Lone Wolf Media
The Last Artisan 2018 Composer Latent Image Productions
Satan and Adam 2018 Composer Netflix
The Exhumation 2016 Composer RYOT Films
Finding Oscar 2016 Co-Composer (with John Stirratt) Kennedy Marshall executive producer Steven Spielberg
What the Hell Happened to Jai Alai 2016 Composer ESPN
The Sculptor of Damascus 2016 Composer RYOT Films
I Love Dick (TV series) Pilot Episode 2016 Musician Amazon Prime
Havananimal Week 2015 Music Producer, Musician RTE
Man vs Machine 2014 Co-Composer (with John Stirratt) ESPN
Final Pose 2014 Composer Independent
Running Blind the Movie 2013 Composer Kennedy Marshall
Bidder 70 2012 Composer Gage and Gage productions
Estranged 2012 Musician Face Films
Even Gods 2011 Composer Independent
Right to Play, 30 for 30 2011 Composer ESPN
An Education 2019 Musician, Music Producer BBC Films, Sony Pictures
Sesame Street, Sesame Tree 2009 Musician, Music Producer The Jim Henson Company

References

  1. Hopkin, Kenyon. "The Amazing Pilots". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. "Clare and the Reasons' Berlin Adventure". Analog Planet. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. "Rue Royale". A Badge of Friendship. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. "_THE AMAZING PILOTS [1998–2007]". Paulpilot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. "Songs From The Deep Forest". Dukespecial.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. "Oh Pioneer". Dukespecial.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  7. "I Never Thought This Day Would Come (Original Irish Edition)". Dukespecial.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  8. "2012 Moving Mountains Prize". Mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. Viebrock, Susan (12 August 2012). ""BIDDER 70" WINS "BEST AMERICAN FILM" IN TRAVERSE CITY". Tellurideinside.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  10. "An Education". IMDb. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  11. "SF Shorts". SF Station. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  12. "_HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PAUL PILOT RECORD". Paulpilot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  13. "_RIGHT TO PLAY [30 FOR 30 / ESPN FILMS] 2011". Paulpilot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  14. "_MAN VS MACHINE [FIVETHIRTYEIGHT/ ESPN] 2014". Paulpilot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  15. "_WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO JAI ALAI [30 FOR 30] 2016". Paulpilot.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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