Ben Lovett (born May 3, 1978) is an American singer, film composer, songwriter and producer. Lovett is the founder of record label, Lovers Label. 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
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(of Hot Water Music), and
Heavens with
Matt Skiba (of
Alkaline Trio
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Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
).
As a composer, Lovett has scored a diverse range of films and documentaries including ''
Hellraiser
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,'' ''
The Ritual'' and ''
The Night House
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'' from director and frequent collaborator
David Bruckner
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, as well as the
Jim Cummings
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' comedy ''
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
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'' and Jacob Gentry's ''
Synchronicity
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'', which earned Lovett a nomination for "Discovery Of The Year" at the
World Soundtrack Awards The World Soundtrack Awards, launched in 2001 by the Film Fest Gent, is aimed at organizing and overseeing the educational, cultural and professional aspects of the art of film music, including the preservation of the history of the soundtrack and ...
in 2016.
Previously he composed scores for
Amy Seimetz
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'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 and the Charlotte Film Festival
in 2012.
Discography
LPs:
EPs:
Produced Records:
Composer:
References
External links
Ben Lovett Website
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1978 births
American film score composers
American male film score composers
Living people
Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
American male songwriters