Lee Raymond Brooks (born February 26, 1983, in Acton, Massachusetts, U.S.) is a composer and sound designer for film.
Lee Brooks | |
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| Birth name | Lee Raymond Brooks |
| Born | February 26, 1983 |
| Origin | Acton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Film scores |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, sound designer, music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Woodwind, keyboard, guitar |
| Labels | LeeBrooksMedia & PCM Publishing[1] |
| Website | www |
Biography
editLee Brooks is a composer for stage, film and television. He has scored original music and created sound design for a variety of films, working with talent such as Isabella Rossellini, Kronos Quartet,[2] Ethel and the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. His work was recognized by the Student Academy Awards (This is not a Picture),[3] and by the Mid-Atlantic Film Festival for Best Dramatic Score (Empty).[4]
Since 2009, he has composed music for the Oslo Freedom Forum, a conference about human rights with an "ongoing campaign to defend and promote human freedom around the world."[5] 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.[6]
He has worked as a Music Producer at Grey Advertising in New York since 2007.[7]
Credits
editFilmography
editThe 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.[8]
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)
- 2081 (2009)
- Dead Fish (2008)
- Flat Love (2008)
- Holy Sapien (2008)
Music videos
edit2000s
- "Check, Please" by Lee Brooks (2003) – actor
Stage
edit2000s
- 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
edit- ^ "ASCAP ACE - Search" - Search PCM Publishing Archived 2010-01-07 at archive.today ASCAP.com retrieved 2008-09-05
- ^ 2081 - About the Film Finallyequal.com retrieved 2008-08-19
- ^ "Alternative" Category - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscars.org retrieved 2008-09-05
- ^ "Lee Brooks (V)" - Filmography IMDB.com retrieved 2008-09-05
- ^ Oslo Freedom Forum, Partners Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lee Brooks Media - Original Music and Sound" - Blog LeeBrooksMedia.com retrieved 2010-05-06
- ^ "Lee Brooks - LinkedIn" LinkedIn.com retrieved 2008-09-05
- ^ "Lee Brooks Media - Original Music and Sound" - Credits LeeBrooksMedia.com retrieved 2008-09-05