http://andrewbarkan.com Internet Home of Andrew Barkan, Composer for Film and Television Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:37:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just reading ESPN, and saw this little nugget we worked on: Helped Antfood Music + Sound help Jason Schwartzman help you set up a Chromebook. The lovely Polly Hall makes a lovely string quartet. Brava. http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/12/02/how-to-set-up-a-chromebook/ Polly and I have been keeping busy with commercials and docs this past month, but I found enough of a window last week to pull together some talented compadres who were generous enough to turn my chicken scratch into the multi-tracked, make-shift jazz orchestra in the video above. Best ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/12/01/zenoids-theme-contest/ Andrew has signed on to score Nelson Cheng's premier feature documentary about the business of becoming a professional magician.  The myriad variety of aspiring conjurers from Bejing to Vegas provides a unique opportunity to utilize a wide range of musical styles as we dive into this quirky, fantastical, wondrously idiosyncratic ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/11/19/upcoming-magic-doc/ http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/09/27/andrew-polly-shows/ American Portfolios (2011) American Portfolios (2011, dir. Nicholas LaClair, 9 min.) portrays the arrival of this independent financial firm that opened and closed its doors on the morning of September 11th, 2001. It was a pleasure to work with the string trio of Elizabeth Luttinger, Emily Elkin, and Polly Hall within the ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/09/23/american-portfolios-10th-anniversary-doc/ Sister (2011) Sister (2011, dir. Brenda Davis, 92 min.) is a gripping documentary feature portraying the stark maternal health crisis facing developing nations today. Told by the local health workers and midwives of Ethiopia, Cambodia, and Haiti, Sister is at once a harrowing and touching glimpse at the visceral reality ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/09/22/sister-dub-complete/ Elizabeth Orne's short CRAZY GLUE (2011, 5 min) debuted on the festival circuit at Telluride this past Labor Day weekend, and will hit The Edmonton International Film Festival later this month.  Check it out: PS. Energy, Efficiency, Equality, Excellence: Edmonton, my favorite Canadian city. http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/09/06/crazy-glue-telluride/ AFTER THE STORM (written by Colen C. Wiley, director of the 2009 short Quietly) won the Urbanworld Screenplay Competition sponsored by BET & HBO.  See an NYC reading of selected portions of the script in front of an audience of industry reps and friends on Friday 9/16 @ 3:00pm at ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/08/29/bet-hbo-recognize-cole-wiley/ A USC graduate thesis film I scored a couple years ago, The Broken Heart of Gnocchi Bolognese (2009, dir. Kat Vondy, 16 min), continues to find love in many forms: UPCOMING FESTIVALS 1) Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in Vancouver, WA Thursday, August 11at 5:30 PM. More info here. 2) Hyart Film Festival ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/08/06/delicious-gnocchi-takes-many-forms/ The Modern Man (2011, dir. Haley Quartarone, 8 min.) has been picked up by a local OC PBS channel as part of Community Voices, a television documentary series.  You can also catch a screening  at DocMiami International Film Festival in late September.  Congrats to Haley and the whole crew! http://andrewbarkan.com/2011/07/27/local-pbs-picks-up-the-modern-man/