Carla Patullo is an American singer, songwriter, film composer and director. She won Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album at the

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for her debut studio album, ''So She Howls'' (2024). A

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graduate, Patullo created the Soundry, a recording studio and record label, in 2011. She was credited with having composed music for various media, such as '' Maxine'', ''This is Jessica'', and ''Lotte that Silhouette Girl''.

Early life and education

Her grandmother's interest in music and singing influenced her to compose music of her own. She began taking piano and voice lessons as a child and played the saxophone in her high school jazz band. She graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School, received a bachelor's degree in music from the

, and later studied film, TV, and video game scoring at Berklee's campus in

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where she earned a master's degree in music.

Career

Patullo formed and fronted the band, ''White Widow'' while she was in college. They released three studio albums, ''No Wood to Knock On'' (2005), ''Black Heart'' (2009), and ''White Widow: A Psychological Thriller'' (2012). After releasing ''Black Heart'', she signed a publishing deal which led to their songs being placed in TV shows such as

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and the

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. Their single, ''Promises'', from their third album, ''White Widow: A Psychological Thriller'', was featured on

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. Patullo served as musical director (keyboards, guitar, and vocals) for

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on her "I Love Being Me, Don't You" and "Kiss Me on the Lips Texas" tours. She is the owner and producer at The Soundry recording studio in

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. In 2024, Patullo won a

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for her album, ''So She Howls'', for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album. The album features the vocal ensemble, Tonality, and the Scorchio Quartet led by violist Martha Mooke. Patullo has composed music for films, ''Maxine'', ''Letter to Anita'', ''L.A.: A Queer History'', ''My Name is Maria De Jesus'', ''Everybody Dies... Sometimes'', and others. She cites musical influences as

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, and

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. In 2018, Patullo's animated documentary, ''Lotte That Silhouette Girl'', was a contender for the

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' short list for "Best Documentary" (Short Subject) in 2018. In that same year, she was selected to participate at the

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's Film Music Program at

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where she composed the film score for the horror-comedy Porno, which premiered at

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Discography

* 2024 - ''Everybody Dies... Sometimes'' (soundtrack) - composer * 2023 - ''So She Howls'' * 2023 - ''Maxine'' (soundtrack) * 2021 - ''Apotheke'' (single) * 2019 - '' Porno'' (soundtrack)

Awards

* 2024 -

- ''So She Howls'' - Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album (winner) * 2020 - Hollywood Music in Media Award - ''Everybody Dies...Sometimes'' - Best Score - Short Film (live action) winner * 2022 - Hollywood Music in Media Award - ''Aptoheke'' - Best Video (independent) winner * 2018 - AmDoc Film Festival - ''Lotte That Silhouette Girl'' - Best Short 2021 -

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- ''Apotheke'' - Animated Shorts Competition - (nomination)

Selected filmography

* 2024 - ''Bitterroot'' - composer * 2024 - ''The Place Between'' - composer * 2023 - ''Everybody Dies... Sometimes'' - composer * 2023 - ''Maxine'' - composer * 2021 - ''Ara, untamed'' - original score * 2021 - ''Apotheke'' - composer * 2021 - ''This Is Jessica'' - composer, performer * 2021 - ''L.A.: A Queer History'' - composer * 2020 - ''Worry Dolls'' - composer * 2020 - ''Finjan'' - composer * 2020 - ''Were You Gay in High School?'' - composer * 2019 - '' Porno'' - vocalist, composer * 2018 - ''Lotte That Silhouette Girl'' - orchestrator, songwriter, lead vocalist, sound designer * 2018 - ''Choke'' - composer * 2017 - ''Jeanne Cordova: Butches, Lies & Feminism'' - composer * 2017 - ''My Name is Maria De Jesus'' - composer (theme music), sound mixer * 2017 - ''Pizza Face'' - composer * 2016 - ''

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'' - additional music * 2016 - ''Teen Titans Go!'' - songwriter * 2015 - ''Clambake'' - original score * 2015 - ''Cheese Dog: The Movie'' - vocalist, composer * 2015 - ''Cinderella, a Shadow Ballet'' orchestrator, vocalist * 2014 - ''Letter to Anita'' - composer

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References

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