Pierre Van Dormael

Pierre Van Dormael
Born (1952-05-24)24 May 1952
Brussels, Belgium
Died 3 September 2008(2008-09-03) (aged 56)
Brussels
Genres Jazz, avant-garde jazz, soundtrack
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Years active 1980–2008
Associated acts Nasa Na Band

Pierre Van Dormael (24 May 1952 3 September 2008, Brussels) was a Belgian musician and composer.

In 1988, he played with the James Baldwin Project with David Linx and Deborah Brown (vocalists), Slide Hampton (trombone), Diederik Wissels (piano), Bob Stewart (tuba) and Michel Hatzigeorgiou (bass guitar).

Van Dormael was also a member of Nasa Na Band, a jazz band known as the precursor of Aka Moon. He recorded soundtracks for films directed by his brother Jaco Van Dormael (Toto le Héros, Le Huitième Jour, Mr. Nobody).

In 2007, he received the Belgian Golden Django Award. Posthumously he received the Magritte Award for Best Original Score for his work in the movie Mr. Nobody.

He died from cancer at age 56, on 3 September 2008.

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