Career
The judges included Oscar Peterson, Robert Moog, Ralph Dyck, and Isao Tomita. The exposure led to projects with David Foster, Steve Porcaro, and a solo album on Capitol Records "Cinema label" called The Interstellar Suite, which launched his career in music for film and television Bhatia is known for lush orchestral work with contemporary influences.
In later years, Amin’s strengths in both music and MIDI synthesizer programming led him to projects such as John Woo"s Once a Thief and Iron Eagle World War II Over the years Bhatia has moved into actual orchestral work with his film and television scores.
Amin Bhatia has been awarded several Gemini Awards for his music score work in television, and an Emmy nomination for the Disney animated television series Get Education Bhatia"s projects include the television series Flashpoint.
He has also worked as a consultant or programmer to many synthesizer companies including Roland Corporation, Q Sound, Arturia, and Spectrasonics. Bhatia"s recorded works include The Interstellar Suite and Virtuality.
The Interstellar Suite was originally released in 1987 by the Capitol Cinema label and was independently re-released in 2003 on Civil Defense. Virtuality is a double concept album exploring the world within computers.
Guest artists include veterans Steve Porcaro and Patrick Moraz, as well as detailed liner notes written by synthesizer historian Mark Vail.
