Last week Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott performed music from True Blood at the International Film Music Festival Ciudad de Úbeda. Here’s a fan-made video of Lisbeth Scott singing “Take Me Home,” the song played in season one as Sookie eats the last pie made by her Gran.
All photos: nathanbarr.com
I love the music on True Blood. It’s such a part of the show that it’s another character, doncha think? So, APM Music put together a series of podcasts by Gary Calamar, Music Supervisor; Nathan Barr, Composer; and Jace Everett, who wrote the show’s title theme to get us deeper into the music, how it’s composed, and how it’s chosen. Here are the captions for the various podcasts:
The Film & TV Music Podcast #66 with Gary Calamar – True Blood’s Music Supervisor
Ann Donahue, Senior Editor at Billboard, interviews Gary Calamar about his role as Music Supervisor for HBO’s True Blood.
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
The Film & TV Music Podcast #67 with Nathan Barr, True Blood Original Music Composer
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
Ann Donahue, Senior Editor at Billboard, interviews Jace Everett on HBO’s True Blood theme song.
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
Nathan Barr
Nathan Barr and Jace Everett were both awarded BMI awards for their work on True Blood Season Two.
The awards were presented on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Nathan Barr was on hand for the ceremony, but Jace Everett is busy touring in the UK.
Congratulations to both!
Jace Everett
True Blood composer Nathan Barr will be participating in a special performance at the 6th Annual International Film Music Festival ‘Ciudad de Úbeda’ between July 14th & 18th.
The concert will take place in the Palacio de los Dávalos (known as ‘House of the Towers’), and the sponsors of the event are encouraging attendees to don vampire attire or gothic clothing. They are referencing Spanish artist Victoria Francés for samples of suggested wardrobe.
From their website:
Prepare your necks and jugular, because in the next edition of the International Film Music Festival ‘Ciudad de Úbeda’ Nathan Barr arrives for a world premiere concert of his music for the TV show True Blood. Barr will arrange it specifically for the concert. The composer himself will be one of the players, on a night that will provide some surprises.
Don´t be afraid though. Nathan Barr won´t suck your blood. On the contrary, he will inject you with a good dose of the wonderful music that has set people talking for the past two years.
So if any of you will be in Spain during July 14th – 18th, check their site closely as specific dates and time for Nathan’s performance will be announced soon.
By now everyone knows that there will be a special True Blood musical evening at the Echoplex in Echo Park, CA this Friday, January 29th called Out4Blood.
<— Check out all the bands that will be there! Not only do we have Jace Everett & Todd Lowe’s band, the Pillbilly Knights, but John Doe will be there (you remember him right? from X & the Knitters).
For you lucky Los Angelenos, here’s a chance to win 2 tickets to the event. All you have to do is leave a comment on LafayetteTB’s web page and you could be be going to this awesome event for free!
The winner will be picked tonight, Wed. January 27, 8pm cst so get your ass over to his site and make your comment. Please only participate if you can actually attend the event. Good luck peoples!
For those who want to actually buy tickets, go here.
Nathan Barr
Nathan Barr, the man who has won awards for his scoring of HBO’s True Blood and his beautiful and touching composition for Bill and Sookie’s theme is working on three new projects. A comedy, a thriller and a horror movie round out his new works.
Peep World, a comedy starring Kate Mara and Michael C. Hall is directed by Barry W. Bluestein(The Ringer), while Cotton, a thriller, is being produced by Hostel director Eli Roth.
Finally, Barr will be scoring the movie Open House, directed by Andrew Paquin and starring Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer in cameo appearances.
