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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Nathan Barr to be on Last Call with Carson Daly Friday, October 15
This was posted to Nathan's Facebook page:
Nathan will be appearing on "Last Call with Carson Daly" Friday October 15 at 1:30 am. Tune in to get a first hand tour of Nathan's studio and to see the eerie instruments he uses for the True Blood score!http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly/
Tuesday at 12:06am
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Nathan Barr – True Blood Season Two Score CD
Pre -Order now!
The score to the HBO original series “True Blood: Season Two” which is scheduled to be released on September 21, 2010.
Description: Elektra Records and HBO have joined forces once again for ‘True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 2.’ The album follows last year’s Grammy Award nominated ‘True Blood:Music From The HBO Original Series,’ which featured tracks from the acclaimed HBO drama’s first season, including the sultry theme song, ‘Bad Things’ performed by Jace Everett. Volume 2 follows suit with an all-star track list including Bob Dylan, Beck, Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello and more.
Track List:
01. Vampire Love
02. Unpacking Gran
03. Ride And Slash
04. Proposal, The
05. Sookie Dreams
06. House Party
07. Eric’s Grief/The Bleeds
08. Eric The Viking
09. Hoyt And Jessica
10. Sam Visits
11. Pray With Me
12. Family’s Gone
13. Goodbye Godric
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
APM Music Podcast Series with True Blood's Gary Calamr, Nathan Barr and Jace Everett
The Film & TV Music Podcast #66 with Gary Calamar - True Blood’s Music Supervisor
Listen to the podcast with Gary Calamar
SHOW NOTES:
0:03 – Intro – Ann Donahue, Senior Editor at Billboard, interviews Gary Calamar.
1:35 – Gary Calamar on how he got the True Blood job.
3:08 – Gary Calamar on the difference between Six Feet Under and True Blood.
3:58 – Gary Calamar on the Southern influences of True Blood and its impact on the music.
5:13 – Gary Calamar on how True Blood has changed his approach to other work.
6:09 – Gary Calamar on Alan Ball as a songwriter.
4:49 – Gary Calamar on the end credits music of True Blood.
9:11 – End
Listen to the podcast with Nathan Barr
Ann Donahue, Senior Editor at Billboard, interviews Nathan Barr about composing for HBO’s True Blood.
SHOW NOTES:
0:03 – Intro – Ann Donahue, Senior Editor at Billboard, interviews Nathan Barr.
1:25 – Nathan Barr on how he got involved with True Blood.
2:00 – Nathan Barr on how he won the job for True Blood.
2:25 – Nathan Barr on his inspirations for the music in True Blood.
3:13 – Nathan Barr on how he composes the music for True Blood and the benefits of playing his own instruments.
3:50 – Nathan Barr on the recurring sonic themes in True Blood.
4:49 – Nathan Barr on the unique instruments he uses.
5:50 – Nathan Barr on his collaboration with Lisbeth Scott.
6:35 – Nathan Barr on what else he’s working on.
7:46 – End
The Film & TV Music Podcast #65 with Jace Everett musician and writer and performer of True Blood’s title song “Bad Things”
Listen to the podcast with Jace Everett
SHOW NOTES:
0:03 – Intro – Ann Donahue, Senior Editor at Billboard, interviews Jace Everett.
1:05 – Jace Everett on how he got involved with True Blood.
1:55 – Jace Everett on how he found out that Alan Ball had chosen his song.
2:29 – Jace Everett on the excitement of hearing the news and what it meant to his career at the time.
3:16 – Jace Everett on how the True Blood inspired his new album
4:00 – Jace Everett on the inspiration of “Bad Things.”
4:54 – Jace Everett on his current tour.
5:12 – Jace Everett on the fan reaction he has received.
6:14 – End
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Season 3 Of HBO’s “True Blood” Will Feature The Score Of Composer, Nathan Barr
The award-winning composer arranges all the music, and performs the majority of the instrumental parts from his own private home studio in Topanga Canyon. “I've dusted off my dulcimer and a couple of other strange and obscure instruments that I never thought I'd have the chance to use and incorporated them into the score, giving the show some fresh musical notes while maintaining that True Blood sound,” he said.
For the upcoming season, Barr collaborated with singer-songwriter, Elvis Costello on an original Lucinda Williams track, in which he played the cello. Barr has composed the score for all three seasons of the show. Executive Producer and show creator, Alan Ball, says that Barr’s work “continually impresses and surprises me, and one of the favorite parts of my job is driving out to his studio to hear his score cues, as I know I’m always in for a treat.”
During the show’s hiatus, Nate scored THE LAST EXORCISM his third collaboration with producer, Eli Roth. Barr also scored the successful documentary, HOOD TO COAST that recently debuted to sold out audiences at the South by Southwest Festival.
Nate will be performing select tracks from the TRUE BLOOD score for an exclusive hour long concert at the Ubeda Music Festival in Spain this coming July. While the official time and date is to be announced, the concert will most likely take place on July 15, at 9:30pm at Palacio de los Dávalos (House of Towers).
Ranked as one of the top 100 grossing film composers, Nathan not only composes his own original scores, he also performs all of the instruments heard in the majority of his compositions. Skilled in writing many styles and genres ranging from orchestral to rock, Barr is known for his collection and inclusion of rare and unusual instruments from around the world, which include human bone trumpets from Tibet, dismantled pianos, a rare glass harmonica, and gourd cellos, among many others. Barr has scored more than 24 feature films to date, including Warner Bros.’ hit comedies THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and BEERFEST. TRUE BLOOD marks his debut as a composer for a full series. Nate comments, "The story-telling and the characters in True Blood are all beautifully complex which makes my job as a composer very exciting because I have such a rich world to play with thematically. Who would have thought that could be possible after last season's amazing ride?”
The new season of TRUE BLOOD premiers on Sunday, June 13 on HBO. For more information on Nathan Barr visit www.nathanbarr.com.
Monday, September 7, 2009
True Blood Soundtrack CD: Order your Nathan Barr autographed copy today!
Thanks to the great folks at Dark Delicacies in Burbank you can purchase a signed copy online of Nathan Barr's True Blood soundtrack CD. Order today if you want a signed one quantities are limited!
The soundtrack includes :
1. Take Me Home Vocal by Lisbeth Scott (2:33) ( see new video below)
2. Hairclip (1:45)
3. Bill’s Lament (1:07)
4. Gran’s Story (1:51)
5. Bill’s Entrance (1:28)
6. First Taste (1:22)
7. Tara In The Pool (1:23)
8. Tripping (1:42)
9. Tara And Mother (1:06)
10. Grieve to Grave to Groove (3:15)
11. The Tribunal (2:32)
12. Amy’s Goodbye (2:12)
13. Bill And Sookie Together (2:24)
14. Priapism (2:15)
15. More Than You Can Imagine (1:43)
16. The Cabin (5:22)
17. The Funeral (2:36)
18. Sancto Erico Vocals by Lisbeth Scott & Nathan Barr (1:39)
19. Bill And Sookie’s Reunion (1:23)
20. Jason And Amy (2:17)
21. Love Theme Piano by Lisbeth Scott (2:57)
Music composers Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica) and Nathan Barr (True Blood) will be signing CD’s this Sunday, September 13th, at 1pm at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA.
The event details are:
Dark Delicacies
4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
Sunday, September 13th, 2008, 1pm
You can order your signed copies online at the Dark Delicacies website and have them mailed to you.
http://www.darkdel.com/
Click on signings and events top left -$27 includes shipping and handling.
If you just want to buy a non autographed one :
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Nathan's score to the TV Series True Blood will be released on 8th September
Nathan's score to the TV Series True Blood will be released by Varese Sarabande on 8th September
TRUE BLOOD Original Score From The HBO®
Original Series Music Composed and Performed by Nathan Barr
TRUE BLOOD chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps … where vampires have emerged from the coffin, and no longer need humans for their fix. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, Golden Globe®-winner for True Blood, Academy Award®-winner for The Piano) works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte’s. Though outwardly a typical young woman, she keeps a dangerous secret: she has the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Her situation is further complicated when the bar gets its first vampire patron — 173-year-old Bill Compton (Steven Moyer, Quills) — and the two outsiders are immediately drawn to each other. Delivering the best of what audiences have come to expect from Creator and Executive Producer Alan Ball (writer of Oscar®-winning Best Picture American Beauty, creator of the Emmy® Award-winning HBO® series Six Feet Under), TRUE BLOOD is a dark and sexy tale that boldly delves into the heart — and the neck — of the Deep South.
The evocative score — slightly seasoned with regional influence — is composed and performed by Hostel veteran Nathan Barr.
Season 2 is currently running on HBO.
Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 066 984 2
Release Date: 9/8/09
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Pre -Order Nathan Barr's brilliant True Blood SoundTrack
Did you know that was Nathan playing the piano in Episode 6 ! His True Blood soundtrack CD goes on sale September 8th- you can pre-order ( link below)
Track list:
1. Take Me Home Vocal by Lisbeth Scott (2:33)
2. Hairclip (1:45)
3. Bill’s Lament (1:07)
4. Gran’s Story (1:51)
5. Bill’s Entrance (1:28)
6. First Taste (1:22)
7. Tara In The Pool (1:23)
8. Tripping (1:42)
9. Tara And Mother (1:06)
10. Grieve to Grave to Groove (3:15)
11. The Tribunal (2:32)
12. Amy’s Goodbye (2:12)
13. Bill And Sookie Together (2:24)
14. Priapism (2:15)
15. More Than You Can Imagine (1:43)
16. The Cabin (5:22)
17. The Funeral (2:36)
18. Sancto Erico Vocals by Lisbeth Scott & Nathan Barr (1:39)
19. Bill And Sookie’s Reunion (1:23)
20. Jason And Amy (2:17)
21. Love Theme Piano by Lisbeth Scott (2:57)
An exclusive music video for “Take Me Home” filmed August 17th and will be debuted the 1st of September on both Nathan’s website www.nathanbarr.com.
watch video on the site
But this now !
thats Nathan Barr the first 6 seconds
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Sookie goes into Gran's bedroom for the first time
One of the most moving scene of the premier episode of season two had to be when Sookie goes into Gran's bedroom for the first time ...
(* in one of the interviews ball says some of the cast and crew brought thier own mementos from their mothers and grandmothers to be in Gran's house scenes as did Ball-these aren't all just stage props)
I've received a number of email questions and comments about a couple things in that scene.
1. What Charlaine book was Gran reading? ( that we see laid half open on the bed)
A. The book we see is book 8 of the Aurora Teagarden series , Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris.
If you remember we saw Gran reading Last Scene Alive ( bk 7) in the Aurora Teagarden series in episode 1 in Season 1 as she waited for Sookie to come home. HERE
2. Is that the cryin' pie music we hear ?
A. Yes in the background you can hear "Take me home " by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott.
More information HERE
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
True Blood's Nathan Barr Film, TV music composers urge copyright law change
LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) - Nathan Barr has scored horror films like "Hostel" and the HBO vampire series "True Blood," but what really keeps the composer up at night is fear he will not get paid for music distributed online.
"'True Blood' is my first big show for TV and it's definitely going to see a lot of play on the Internet. It's a big issue for me," Barr, 36, told Reuters in an interview. "I don't understand why composers don't get paid if someone downloads it."
The issue is the latest digital copyright debate pitting creators in the entertainment industry on one side and studios, broadcasters, cable operators and technology companies on the other. Barr underscores how a growing number of artists -- writers, actors and, yes, composers -- feel they are not fairly compensated for content distributed on the Internet.
read on
Friday, May 15, 2009
True Blood composer, Nathan Barr soundtrack release in August
Nathan Barr's soundtrack to True Blood’s first season will be released by Varese Sarabande Records and will officially hit music stores nation-wide this August. The soundtrack will feature an instrumental mix of score tracks from the show as well as Nathan Barr’s song with Lisbeth Scott, “Take me Home”.
Barr recently also co-created a composer-centered monthly web-series called OPEN BARR which will begin airing on www.nathanbarr.com in June. The series features one-on-one interviews with various successful composers from the music world focusing on but not limited to the film and television world. During interviews, guest composers are asked to divulge how their careers developed, where they get their inspiration, and explain the complications and triumphs of specific jobs. The pilot episode of the series will feature composer, Tyler Bates (WATCHMEN, 300), and future episodes will include acclaimed composers such as Jim Dooley, John Debney, and many more.
Recently nominated for a BMI award for his work on TRUE BLOOD, Nathan will be attending the awards show on May 20th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to receive the award. This is the second nomination for Barr, as he received his first in 2006 for his rock-inspired score for THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. BMI is the leader in the industry’s most important awards and honors. Its roster of songwriters and composers is unparalleled, ranging from industry to legends to the best of today’s hitmakers.
Barr attended the Paley Event for TRUE BLOOD at the Cinerama Dome at Arclight in Hollywood on April 13th, where he was given a great nod from Alan Ball. Patrons of the event enjoyed music from the series composed by Barr himself. Other attendees included: Alan Ball (Executive Producer), Stephan Moyer (Bill), Anna Paquin (Sookie), Ryan Kwanten (Jason), Sam Trammell (Sam), Rutina Westley (Tara), Alexander Skarsgard (Eric), Carrie Preston (Arlene), and Nelsan Ellis (Layfayette).
Webpage http://www.nathanbarr.com/
Myspace http://www.myspace.com/nathanbarrmusic
press release here
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Go ask Dallas : True Blood Soundtrack question, where is the Nathan Barr ?
Hi Dallas,
I am so excited that the True Blood soundtrack has a release date! After reading the track list, I was disappointed that there are no instrumental tracks. I was hoping some of Nathan Barr's scores would be included. I already downloaded "Take Me Home" but I want more!
Has there been any talk of releasing any of the instrumentals like "Hair Clip"?
EA also did a "Go ask Nathan' and received this answer from NB
Subject: Re: Soundtrack
Thanks for the kind words E - my score is being released on it's own CD in August and will include all the below music you asked about - if you'd like I can email you when it is available.
Well EA, you are right there is no Nathan Barr cuts on the CD but you can already buy 'Take me home'and you can listen to the others for free on Nathan's Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/nathanbarrmusic'Bill's Entrance' , 'Bill and Sookie Come Together' and 'Bill and Sookie's Love theme' ( what you call the 'Hair Clip' song.
Yes as you know you can purchase the Mp3 of 'Take me home' (with Lisbeth Scott ) otherwise known as the Crying Pie Song Here
** EA also asked NB about 'Sancto Eric' and I'm assuming it will also be included in the August CD !
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Nathan Barr - True Blood Composer
Visit Nathan Barr's myspace page to listen to his beautiful and haunting True Blood themes.
You can hear:
Bill and Sookie's Love Theme
Bills Entrance
Bill and Sookie Come Together
http://www.myspace.com/nathanbarrmusic
(from his page )
About Nathan Barr
Nathan Barr began studying music in Tokyo, Japan at the age of four. He grew up surrounded by eclectic music ranging f
rom Kabuki Theater, to the sounds of his mother performing on the koto and piano, to his father playing the banjo, guitar, and shakuhachi. His interest in music was further influenced by extensive travels around the world, where he experienced music ranging from Bali's Kecak Orchestras to China's Beijing Opera. During the summer of 1993, he toured Italy and Switzerland with the Julliard Cello Ensemble. Upon graduating from college, he joined the industrial alternative rock group V.A.S.T. (Elektra Records) for a brief stint, playing guitar and electric cello. Looking to explore a career in film music, he moved to Los Angeles in 1996, where he met Academy Award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer, who invited him to join him as his assistant. After just eight months with Hans, Nathan landed his first feature and struck out on his own and has been working constantly ever since. He is currently writing the score for Hostel Part 2 and will be traveling to Prague and London to record and mix the score with an orchestra at the end of March.
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