Ben Lovett | |
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Background information | |
Born | Georgia, United States | May 3, 1978
Genres | Film, Experimental, Indie, Alternative |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Songwriter, Recording Artist, Producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Lovers Label |
Website | benlovett |
Ben Lovett (born May 3, 1978) is an American singer, film composer, songwriter and producer. Lovett is the founder of record label, Lovers Label. [1] His non-film compositions are released under the names Lovett and Lovers & Friends.
Previous work includes recording and producing musical projects, Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves with Chris Wollard (of Hot Water Music), and Heavens with Matt Skiba (of Alkaline Trio).
As a composer, Lovett has scored a diverse range of films and documentaries including Hellraiser, The Ritual and The Night House from director and frequent collaborator David Bruckner, as well as the Jim Cummings' comedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity , which earned Lovett a nomination for "Discovery Of The Year" at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2016.
Previously he composed scores for Amy Seimetz's award-winning debut Sun Don't Shine and Katie Aselton's thriller "Black Rock" among others. Lovett has been the recipient of several awards including Best Score at The Brooklyn International Film Festival for The Last Lullaby in 2009, and Best Score for "Ghost of Old Highways" at the Madrid International Film Festival [2] and the Charlotte Film Festival [3] in 2012.
LPs:
Year | Title | Label |
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2008 | The Signal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2009 | The Last Lullaby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lovers Label |
2011 | Highway Collection | Lovers Label |
2012 | Black Rock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lovers Label |
2012 | Sun Don’t Shine (Music From The Motion Picture) | Lovers Label |
2015 | The Reconstruction Of William Zero (Music From The Motion Picture) | Lovers Label |
2016 | Synchronicity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2018 | American Folk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2018 | The Ritual (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2019 | The Wind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2019 | I Trapped the Devil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2020 | Stuffed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2020 | The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2021 | The Old Ways (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | eOne Music |
2021 | The Night House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
2021 | Broadcast Signal Intrusion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | eOne Music |
2022 | Hellraiser (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore Records |
EPs:
Year | Title | Info |
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2005 | The Breath of New Color | Limited Edition 12" |
2012 | Ghost Of Old Highways | Original score |
2015 | Season One, Vol. 1 | Released as Lovers & Friends |
2015 | Season One, Vol. 2 | Released as Lovers & Friends |
2015 | Season One, Vol. 3 | Released as Lovers & Friends |
2015 | Season One, Vol. 4 | Released as Lovers & Friends |
Produced Records:
Year | Artist | Album | Info |
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2000 | Pelican City | Rhode Island | with Brian Burton |
2005 | Lovett | The Breath of New Color | Limited Edition 12" EP |
2006 | Heavens | Patent Pending | on Epitaph records, with Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio). |
2009 | Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves | ST | on No Idea Records |
2009 | Laura Minor | Let Evening Come | Song: The Beast featuring Dalek, on Ocean of Sound Records |
2011 | The Moor | ST | with Josiah Steinbrick |
2016 | Brad Carter | Field Hand | |
2016 | Lovett & Asheville Symphony | Asheville Symphony Sessions | “Don’t Freak Out” with Michael Selverne |
Composer:
Year | Film Title | Info |
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2005 | Last Goodbye [4] | Starring Faye Dunaway and David Carradine. The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. |
2007 | The Signal [5] | an American Horror film written and directed by independent filmmakers David Bruckner, Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry. Premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures in 2008. The original score was released on Lakeshore Records in 2008.[6] |
2008 | The Last Lullaby | a 2008 drama/noir film starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander, and winner of Best Score - 2009 at Brooklyn International Film Festival.[7] |
2009 | My Super Psycho Sweet 16 | An MTV Films original movie. [6] |
2010 | My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 | An MTV Films original movie. [7] |
2012 | Black Rock | a 2012 American horror-thriller film directed by Katie Aselton and written by Mark Duplass. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on May 17, 2013. Black Rock stars Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, and Kate Bosworth. |
2012 | My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 | An MTV Films original movie. |
2012 | Sun Don't Shine | a 2012 independent thriller film directed by Amy Seimetz starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Kentucker Audley. The film was a 2012 Gotham Award nominee and winner of a special jury award at the South by Southwest Film Festival the same year. |
2012 | Ghost of Old Highways | Winner of Best Soundtrack at the 2012 Madrid International Film Festival [8] |
2012 | When We Lived in Miami | Short film directed by Amy Seimetz. |
2014 | Don Peyote | a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Dan Fogler. |
2014 | The Reconstruction of William Zero | a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Dan Bush, starring Conal Byrne and Amy Seimetz. |
2015 | Synchronicity | a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Jacob Gentry, starring A. J. Bowen, Brianne Davis, and Michael Ironside. The film was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in 2016. The film’s soundtrack was released in 2016 on Lakeshore Records. The score was nominated for "Discovery Of The Year" at the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards. |
2015 | Isolation | a 2015 American thriller starring Stephen Lang, Tricia Helfer, and Dominic Purcell directed by Shane Dax Taylor. |
2016 | American Folk | a 2016 American narrative film starring musicians Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth |
2017 | The Ritual | a Netflix Original film directed by David Bruckner and starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, and Sam Troughton |
2017 | ESPN 30 for 30: Tommy | an ESPN 30 for 30 original series film about the life and death of former American heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison |
2018 | The Wind | a 2018 film set in the early days of the American prairie settlement starring Caitlin Gerard and Julia Goldani Telles |
2018 | The Dark Red | an indie thriller starring April Billingsley written and directed by Dan Bush |
2019 | Stuffed | a documentary film by Erin Derham about the unique lives of professional taxidermists that debuted at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival |
2019 | I Trapped the Devil | an American supernatural horror film released by IFC Films starring Scott Poythress, A.J. Bowen and Susan Burke |
2020 | The Wolf Of Snow Hollow | an American comedy from director Jim Cummings starring Robert Forster and Riki Lindhome. The film was released by Orion Classics |
2021 | Tomorrow's Monsters | a narrative science fiction audio drama starring John Boyega and Darren Criss created by iHeart Radio |
2021 | The Night House | an American psychological thriller starring Rebecca Hall, written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski directed by David Bruckner. The film debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically by Searchlight Pictures. |
2021 | The Old Ways | supernatural horror film starring Brigitte Kali Canales |
2021 | Broadcast Signal Intrusion | American mystery thriller starring Harry Shum Jr. directed by Jacob Gentry |
2021 | The Beta Test | a 2021 comedy from director Jim Cummings distributed by IFC Films |
2022 | Hellraiser | Reboot of the classic horror franchise, starring Jamie Clayton, written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski from a story by David S. Goyer, directed by David Bruckner and released on Hulu |
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