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name: "Daniel Lanois"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-lanois"
fi1m_id: "daniel-lanois"
imdb_id: "nm0487011"
tmdb_id: 72538
wikidata_id: "Q935369"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "19 September 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:13:30.576058+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Daniel Lanois

## Identity

Daniel Lanois

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-lanois
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daniel-lanois
- **IMDb ID:** nm0487011
- **TMDB ID:** 72538
- **Wikidata ID:** Q935369
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935369, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487011/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72538

Composer. Born 19 September 1951 in Hull, Québec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 19 September 1951, Hull, Québec, Canada
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935369, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487011/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72538

## Biography

Daniel Lanois is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist and composer. Born on 19 September 1951 in Hull, Québec, he began his career in the 1970s operating a basement studio before establishing Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario.

He is best known as a producer of albums by U2 (including *The Joshua Tree* (1987) and *Achtung Baby* (1991)), Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young and Emmylou Harris. Lanois has released several solo albums and composed the score for the 1996 film *Sling Blade*. He has also contributed music to other films and video games, including vocal tracks for *Red Dead Redemption 2* (2018).

Lanois has received multiple Grammy Awards and Juno Awards, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sling Blade* (1996), Fi1m 83, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/sling-blade.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Flames of Me* (2026), Music
- *Seeding Fear* (2015), Music
- *Vocation* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Neil Young - Le Noise* (2011), Director, Producer
- *Linear* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Here Is What Is* (2007), Director
- *All the Pretty Horses* (2000), as Singer
- *Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball* (1996), Music, Writer
- *Sling Blade* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/sling-blade.md)
- *Camilla* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"* (1993), Music, Writer
- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), Additional Music — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md)
- *U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV* (1992), Sound Mixer
- *The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is* (1991), Actor
- *The Mystery of Lanois* (1990), Music
- *Daniel Lanois: Acadie Live at the Diamond Club* (1989), Writer, Music
- *Dune* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Surrogate* (1984), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Daniel Lanois](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-fd9a6b48796c.jpg) Daniel Lanois — Juan Manuel Parra, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Daniel_Lanois_-_Steel_Guitar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Daniel Lanois performing at the Stockey Centre in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada on November 8, 2008. Photo by Andrew Hoshkiw.](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-e5ea052fd349.jpg) Daniel Lanois performing at the Stockey Centre in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada on November 8, 2008. Photo by Andrew Hoshkiw. — The original uploader was Hoshq at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/DanielLanois_7878.jpg/1280px-DanielLanois_7878.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Daniel Lanois (2005)](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-dbff57a30026.jpg) Daniel Lanois (2005) — Eddie Janssens, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Daniel_Lanois.JPG/1280px-Daniel_Lanois.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![12.08.2017, berlin, germany.](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-4599d2e8cb7c.jpg) 12.08.2017, berlin, germany. — iZilla at flickR from Berlin, Germany, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Daniel_Lanois_at_Lido_%2850136240083%29.jpg/1280px-Daniel_Lanois_at_Lido_%2850136240083%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Daniel Lanois](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-cfd7a99aaf4d.jpg) Daniel Lanois — Image via TMDB
- ![12.08.2017, berlin, germany.](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-48d40f9e8ef7.jpg) 12.08.2017, berlin, germany. — iZilla at flickR from Berlin, Germany, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Daniel_Lanois_at_Lido_%2850136240223%29.jpg/1280px-Daniel_Lanois_at_Lido_%2850136240223%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![12.08.2017, berlin, germany.](https://film.one/media/person/86783/gallery-0e334d798036.jpg) 12.08.2017, berlin, germany. — iZilla at flickR from Berlin, Germany, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Daniel_Lanois_at_Lido_%2850136240363%29.jpg/1280px-Daniel_Lanois_at_Lido_%2850136240363%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 15 won, 11 nominated

- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 2011: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (won)
- Człowiek ze Złotym Uchem 2009: Człowiek ze Złotym Uchem (won)
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 2009: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (won)
- Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year 2009: Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year (nominated)
- Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year 2006: Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year (won), for *Belladonna*
- Canada's Walk of Fame 2005: Canada's Walk of Fame (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album 2005: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (nominated), for *Belladonna*
- Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance 2005: Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (nominated)
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 2004: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (nominated)
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2002: Canadian Music Hall of Fame (won)
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 2002: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Album 2001: Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (won), for *All That You Can't Leave Behind*
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2001: Grammy Award for Record of the Year (won)
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2000: Grammy Award for Record of the Year (won)
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 1999: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (nominated)
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1997: Grammy Award for Album of the Year (won), for *Time Out of Mind*
- Satellite Award for Best Original Score 1997: Satellite Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Sling Blade*
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 1994: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (nominated)
- Grammy Award for Best New New Jack Swing Artist 1993: Grammy Award for Best New New Jack Swing Artist (nominated)
- Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 1992: Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (won)
- Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year 1991: Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year (nominated)
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 1990: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (nominated), for *Acadie*
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 1989: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (won)
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1987: Grammy Award for Album of the Year (won), for *The Joshua Tree*
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 1987: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (won)
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award 1984: Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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