http://andrewbarkan.com Internet Home of Andrew Barkan, Composer for Film and Television Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:02:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We wrapped production on the score for Nelson Cheng's feature doc The Magic Life last week, to oversee final dub in the coming days. Congrats to all who worked on the film on earning it's first laurels as an official selection of the 2012 Nashville Film Festival. Screenings ... http://andrewbarkan.com/2012/04/01/the-magic-life-complete-into-nashville/ 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/