# Ari Posner

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{{Short description|Canadian film and television composer}}
'''Ari Posner''' (born 1970) is a Canadian film and television composer, most noted as a multiple [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) and [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) winner for his television scores.<ref name=wam>Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco, "A breakthrough moment: But film and TV composer Ari Posner is no flash in the pan". ''[Words & Music](/source/SOCAN)'', Vol. 15, Iss. 4,  (Winter 2008).</ref>

A native of [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba), he moved to [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), in 1989 to study music at [York University](/source/York_University).<ref name=minuk>Susan Minuk, [https://www.thej.ca/2020/08/05/composer-ari-posner-picks-up-canadian-screen-award-for-anne-with-an-e/ "Composer Ari Posner Picks Up Canadian Screen Award for Anne with an 'E'"]. ''The J'', August 5, 2020.</ref> He is a frequent collaborator with composer [Amin Bhatia](/source/Amin_Bhatia).<ref>Kevin Young, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/amin-bhatia-and-ari-posner/ "Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner"]. ''[Words & Music](/source/SOCAN)'', June 4, 2015.</ref> He has also been a record producer, most notably on [Jen Gould](/source/Jen_Gould)'s album ''Music Soup'', which was the winner of the [Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year](/source/Juno_Award_for_Children's_Album_of_the_Year) at the [Juno Awards of 2008](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2008).<ref>"Ex-Winnipeggers supported Juno wins"]. ''[Winnipeg Free Press](/source/Winnipeg_Free_Press)'', April 12, 2008.</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*''Hand'' - 1998
*''Scalpers'' - 2000
*''The World's Most Fabulous Object'' - 2007
*''Rewind'' - 2008
*''Bedwetter'' - 2008
*''Eating Buccaneers'' - 2008
*''Love Letter from an Open Grave'' - 2010
*''[My Awkward Sexual Adventure](/source/My_Awkward_Sexual_Adventure)'' - 2012
*''[The Defector: Escape from North Korea](/source/The_Defector%3A_Escape_from_North_Korea)'' - 2012
*''[All the Wrong Reasons](/source/All_the_Wrong_Reasons_(film))'' - 2013
*''Kissing Drew'' - 2013
*''Survival Guide'' - 2014
*''[I Am Syd Stone](/source/I_Am_Syd_Stone)'' - 2014
*''Butterflies'' - 2014
*''Hit Men'' - 2014
*''The Boy'' - 2015
*''After the Ball'' - 2015
*''[My Enemy, My Brother](/source/My_Enemy%2C_My_Brother)'' - 2015
*''[Borealis](/source/Borealis_(2015_film))'' - 2015
*''Hard Close'' - 2016
*''[All Yours](/source/All_Yours_(2016_film))'' - 2016
*''Prison Fight'' - 2016
*''[Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle](/source/Tulipani%2C_Love%2C_Honour_and_a_Bicycle) (Tulipani, Liefde, Eer en een Fiets)'' - 2017 
*''Animal'' - 2017
*''The Superfood Chain'' - 2018
*''At the Back'' - 2020
*''A Brief History of the Unicorn'' - 2021
*''[The End of Sex](/source/The_End_of_Sex)'' - 2022
}}

===Television===
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*''Wanna Play?'' - 2000
*''Patti'' - 2002
*''My School Partner's an Astro Bot'' - 2002-03
*''[King](/source/King_(2003_TV_series))'' - 2003
*''[Franny's Feet](/source/Franny's_Feet)'' - 2003-10
*''[Life and Times](/source/Life_and_Times_(TV_series))'' - 2005
*''Recipe for a Perfect Christmas'' - 2005
*''[Get Ed](/source/Get_Ed)'' - 2005-06
*''[The Doodlebops](/source/The_Doodlebops)'' - 2005-07
*''[Johnny Test](/source/Johnny_Test)'' - 2006-14
*''[My Gym Partner's a Monkey](/source/My_Gym_Partner's_a_Monkey)'' - 2005-08
*''[Flashpoint](/source/Flashpoint_(TV_series))'' - 2008-12
*''[Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show](/source/Doodlebops_Rockin'_Road_Show)'' - 2010
*''[24 Hour Rental](/source/24_Hour_Rental)'' - 2014
*''My Daughter Must Live'' - 2014
*''Not with My Daughter'' - 2014
*''The Madcap Learning Adventure'' - 2014
*''[X Company](/source/X_Company)'' - 2015-17
*''[Supernoobs](/source/Supernoobs)'' - 2015-18
*''The Civil War: Brothers Divided'' - 2016-17
*''[Anne with an E](/source/Anne_with_an_E)'' - 2017-19
*''[Carter](/source/Carter_(TV_series))'' - 2018-19
*''[Let's Go Luna!](/source/Let's_Go_Luna!)'' - 2018-22
*''[Northern Rescue](/source/Northern_Rescue)'' - 2019
*''Love's March'' - 2021
*''A Chance for Christmas'' - 2021
*''Ghosts of Christmas Past'' - 2021
*''[Detention Adventure](/source/Detention_Adventure)'' - 2020-22
*''Home for a Royal Heart'' - 2022
*''House of Chains'' - 2022
*''[Rosie's Rules](/source/Rosie's_Rules)'' - 2022
*''[Sullivan's Crossing](/source/Sullivan's_Crossing_(TV_series))'' - 2022
*''Less Than Kosher'' - 2022
}}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Year
! Work
! Result
! Ref(s)
|-
| rowspan=5| [Gemini Awards](/source/Gemini_Awards)
| rowspan=2| Best Original Music, Animation
| [2005](/source/20th_Gemini_Awards)
| ''[King](/source/King_(2003_TV_series))'': "Stolen Voices"
| {{won}}
| <ref name=wam/>
|-
| [2008](/source/23rd_Gemini_Awards)
| ''[Johnny Test](/source/Johnny_Test)'': "Johnny vs. Bling-Bling 3, Stinkin' Johnny"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>Annemarie Moody, [https://www.awn.com/news/23-years-gemini-awards-honor-canadian-television "23 Years Of Gemini Awards Honor Canadian Television"]. ''[Animation World Network](/source/Animation_World_Network)'', August 27, 2008.</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3| Best Original Music, Fiction
| [2009](/source/24th_Gemini_Awards)
| ''[Flashpoint](/source/Flashpoint_(TV_series))'': "Planets Aligned"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=3| <ref>Kevin Young, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/film-and-tv-composer-amin-bhatia-started-in-synthesizers/ "Film and TV composer Amin Bhatia started in synthesizers"]. ''[Words & Music](/source/SOCAN)'', March 11, 2012.</ref>
|-
| [2010](/source/25th_Gemini_Awards)
| ''Flashpoint'': "One Wrong Move"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [2011](/source/26th_Gemini_Awards)
| ''Flashpoint'': "Acceptable Risk"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=16| [Canadian Screen Awards](/source/Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| rowspan=4| Best Original Score for a Series
| [2013](/source/1st_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''Flashpoint'': "Day Game"
| {{won}}
| <ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-s-rick-mercer-report-snags-3-canadian-screen-awards-1.1336431 "CBC's Rick Mercer Report snags 3 Canadian Screen Awards"]. [CBC News](/source/CBC_News), February 28, 2013.</ref>
|-
| [2015](/source/3rd_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''[24 Hour Rental](/source/24_Hour_Rental)'': "Through the Looking Glass"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2015/01/13/canadian-screen-awards-15-craft-category-nominees/ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Craft category nominees"]. ''[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))'', January 13, 2015.</ref>
|-
| [2016](/source/4th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''[X Company](/source/X_Company)'': "Trial by Fire"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160615210251/http://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. ''[Entertainment Tonight Canada](/source/Entertainment_Tonight_Canada)'', January 19, 2016.</ref>
|-
| [2017](/source/5th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''X Company'': "Black Flag"
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=5| Best Original Score, Fiction
| rowspan=2| [2018](/source/6th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''[Anne with an E](/source/Anne_with_an_E)'': "Remorse Is the Poison of Life"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2| <ref>Aaron Nilsen, [https://nilsenreport.ca/live-from-the-red-carpet-at-the-2018-canadian-screen-awards/ "LIVE from the Red Carpet at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''The Nilsen Report'', March 11, 2018.</ref>
|-
| ''X Company'': "Remembrance"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [2019](/source/7th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''Anne with an E'': "I Protest Against Any Absolute Conclusion"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190328130224/https://etcanada.com/news/435306/the-winners-canadian-screen-awards-presented-for-creative-fiction-storytelling/ "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling"]. ''[Entertainment Tonight Canada](/source/Entertainment_Tonight_Canada)'', March 27, 2019.</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3| [2020](/source/8th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''Anne with an E'': "The Summit of My Desires"
| {{won}}
| rowspan=3| <ref name=minuk/>
|-
| ''[Carter](/source/Carter_(TV_series))'': "Harley Gets Replaced"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Music, Animation
| ''[Let's Go Luna!](/source/Let's_Go_Luna!)'': "Bob the Plant"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Music, Fiction
| rowspan=2| [2021](/source/9th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''[Detention Adventure](/source/Detention_Adventure)'': "All the World's a Stage"
| {{won}}
| rowspan=2| <ref>Howard Druckman, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/twenty-three-socan-members-earn-canadian-screen-awards-2021-noms/ "Twenty-three SOCAN members earn Canadian Screen Awards 2021 noms"]. ''[Words & Music](/source/SOCAN)'', March 31, 2021.</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| Best Original Music, Animation
| ''Let's Go Luna!'': "Monster Park/Meet the Strongs"
| {{won}}
|-
| [2022](/source/10th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
| ''Let's Go Luna!'': "The Way of the Gaucho"
| {{won}}
| <ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-winners-childrens-animation-lifestyle-reality/ "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Children’s & Animation, Lifestyle & Reality"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', April 6, 2022.</ref>
|-
|[Best Original Score](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Original_Score)
|rowspan=3|[2023](/source/11th_Canadian_Screen_Awards)
|''[The End of Sex](/source/The_End_of_Sex)''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>John R. Kennedy, [https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/ian-lefeuvre-up-for-2-canadian-screen-awards-1.19283764 "Ian LeFeuvre Up For 2 Canadian Screen Awards"]. [iHeartRadio Canada](/source/iHeartRadio_Canada), February 22, 2023.</ref>
|-
|Best Original Music, Animation
|''Let's Go Luna!'': "Dig It Daddy-O"
|{{won}}
|<ref>Mercedes Milligan, [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/02/canadian-screen-awards-2023-animation-nominees/ "Canadian Screen Awards: 2023 Animation Nominees"]. ''[Animation Magazine](/source/Animation_Magazine)'', February 22, 2023.</ref>
|-
|Best Original Music, Comedy
|''Detention Adventure'': "Singing in the {{notatypo|Raign}}"
|{{nom}}
|<ref>Howard Druckman, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/forty-seven-socan-composerswhoscore-earn-canadian-screen-awards-2023-nominations/ "Forty-seven SOCAN #ComposersWhoScore earn Canadian Screen Awards 2023 nominations"]. ''[Words & Music](/source/SOCAN)'', March 1, 2023.</ref>
|-
|[Primetime Emmy Awards](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Awards)
|''[Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Original_Main_Title_Theme_Music)''
|[2006](/source/58th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards)
|''[Get Ed](/source/Get_Ed)''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=minuk/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1578164}}

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