Lee Raymond Brooks (born February 26, 1983, in

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, U.S.) is a

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and

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for film.

Biography

Lee Brooks is a

for stage, film and television. He has scored original music and created sound design for a variety of films, working with talent such as

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,''2081'' - About the Film
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and the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. His work was recognized by the Student Academy Awards (This is not a Picture), and by the Mid-Atlantic Film Festival for Best Dramatic Score (Empty). Since 2009, he has composed music for the

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In 2009, he scored the theme to open the conference and introduce speakers. For 2010, in addition to a new version of the theme, he was commissioned to write his second and third string quartets, recorded by Ethel and presented during the conference. He has worked as a Music Producer at

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in New York since 2007.

Credits

Filmography

The following list consists of select films for which Brooks provided the sound design, score and/or songs. Those films for which he provided sound design are in bold."Lee Brooks Media - Original Music and Sound" - Credits
LeeBrooksMedia.com retrieved 2008-09-05 2000s *''Outside the Box'' (2002) *''The Rub'' (2002) *''Janey's Curse'' (2003) *''One Moment, One Day'' (2003) *''Sidestreet'' (2003) - Theme Song "Down She Goes" *''Something and Denodra'' (2003) - Arrangement of song "Man Out There" *''My Big, Fat Martian Wedding'' (2004) *''NYU Tonight News Theme'' (2004) *''This is not a Picture'' (2004) *''AfterWords'' (2005) *''The Bet'' (2005) *''Brake'' (2005) *''Bummed'' (2005) *''A Burlap Christmas'' (2006) *''Empty'' (2005) *''Oswald Cornelius' Last One-Night Stand'' (2005) *''The Time Machine'' (2006) *''The Wrath of Norm Polanski'' (2006) *''Always the Nice Ones'' (2007) *''Film School'' (2007) *''The Morning After'' (2007) *''

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'' (2009) *''Dead Fish'' (2008) *''Flat Love'' (2008) *''Holy Sapien'' (2008)

Music videos

2000s *"Check, Please" by Lee Brooks (2003) – actor

Stage

2000s *''A Concert of Original Works'' (2005) *''A Chance to Breathe'' (2004) Performed by NASHA (Indian Fusion Dance Troupe) *''SEX: a.k.a. Wieners & Boobs'' (2004) NYC Stage Production of play by Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Showalter, and David Wain *''Lee Brooks: Presenting His Works for Stage and Screen'' (2005)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Lee American film score composers American male film score composers 1983 births Living people People from Acton, Massachusetts