Editing Michael Nyman (section)

== Personal life ==
He was married to Aet Nyman ([[née]] Toome), with whom he has two daughters, [[Molly Nyman|Molly]] and Martha. His first string quartet quotes "[[Unchained Melody]]" in homage to Aet, who appears in Greenaway's ''[[The Falls (1980 film)|The Falls]]'', for which he also composed music. Molly is also a composer and in collaboration with [[Harry Escott]] has written several film scores, including for ''[[The Road to Guantanamo]]'' by her father's frequent collaborator [[Michael Winterbottom]]. Martha is a development researcher for the [[BBC]].

In 2005, Nyman reported that he had been a supporter of [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.]] for 33 years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyman |first=Michael |date=2005-10-20 |title=Composing the QPR suite |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/21/classicalmusicandopera.newsstory |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>