Nathan Barr
Nathan Barr (also known as Nate Barr) is a film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions.[1]
Biography
Nathan Barr started studying music in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 4. His interest in music and collecting rare and unusual instruments lead him to travel all over the world. He has said he owns a trumpet made out of a human femur[2] and a set of bagpipes out of a pig's belly. Barr studied at Skidmore College, and in 1993, tour Italy and Switzerland with the Juilliard Cello Ensemble.
In 1996, Barr moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in composing film and television scores. One of his first jobs was working under the tutelage of world-renowned composer, Hans Zimmer, on films such as As Good as It Gets and The Prince of Egypt. Shortly thereafter, he branched out on his own and landed his first solo-venture on the Lionsgate comedy Too Smooth. Since then, Barr has scored a large array of feature films and TV series, most notably scoring all episodes of HBO's hit series True Blood.
Personal life
In 2010, Barr came out as bisexual in OUT Magazine's OUT 100, which names the hundred most influential LGBT individuals of the year.[3]
Discography
1997
- As Good as It Gets (assistant to Hans Zimmer)
1998
- The Prince of Egypt (assistant to Hans Zimmer)
- Hairshirt
- Traveling Companion [1]
1999
- Crazy Connected Thing [2]
- Beyond the Mat
- Protect-O-Man [3]
2000
- Fear (TV)
- The Virginian (TV) [4]
- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
- Red Dirt [5]
- Double Down [6]
2001
- Going Greek
- Big Time [7]
- Kate Brasher
- Venus and Mars [8]
2002
2003
- Open Water (composer: additional music)
- Briar Patch [9]
2004
- Club Dread
- Mojave [10]
2005
- 2001 Maniacs
- My Name Is... [11]
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Hostel
2006
2007
- Grindhouse (segment "Thanksgiving")
- Rise
- Watching the Detectives
- Hostel: Part II
2008
2009
- True Blood
- The Slammin' Salmon [13]
- Peep World [14]
- The Last Exorcism
2010
- True Blood
- Hood to Coast [15]
- Open House [16]
2011
Awards
- 2010 BMI Award for Original Score for True Blood Season 2 (HBO) [4]
- 2009 Hollywood Media in Music Award for Best Score for True Blood (HBO)
- 2009 BMI Award for Original Score for True Blood (HBO) [5]
- 2006 BMI Award for Music for Film: The Dukes of Hazzard [6]
References
- ^ IMDB. "Nathan Barr". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "Nathan Barr at Comic-Con 2010".
- ^ "OUT100: 2010 Out 100 Portfolio". OUT Magazine.
- ^ BMI. "2010 BMI Film/TV Awards Winners". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ BMI. "BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year's Top Film, Television, & Cable Music". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ BMI. "2006 BMI Film & Television Awards". BMI. Retrieved 2009-01-05.