Deborah Lurie

Deborah Lurie
Background information
Birth nameDeborah Ruth Lurie
Born (1974-03-09) March 9, 1974 (age 50)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresFilm score, incidental music
Occupation(s)composer, arranger, music producer
Years active1997–present
Websitewww.deborahlurie.com

Deborah Ruth Lurie (born March 9, 1974) is an American composer, arranger, and music producer. She has scored several films such as Sleepover (2004), An Unfinished Life, Mozart and the Whale, (both 2005), Sydney White (2007), Dear John (2010), One for the Money (2012), Safe Haven (2013),[1] and Poms (2019). She has been a string arranger for musicians such as Brandi Carlile, Kelly Clarkson, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, and Katy Perry.[2] Lurie has also been a string arranger for several rock bands such as 3 Doors Down, Bon Jovi, Creed, Halestorm, Papa Roach, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects, and Three Days Grace, though her best known collaborations have been with Hoobastank and Theory of a Deadman.

In 2015, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded Lurie the Shirley Walker Award for her contributions to the diversity of film and television music.[3] She was one of the composers interviewed in Score: A Film Music Documentary.[4][5] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended membership to Lurie in 2016 for her contributions to motion pictures.[6]

  1. ^ "Deborah Lurie to Score Lasse Hallstrom's 'Safe Haven'". FilmMusicReporter.com. September 28, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Zumberge, Marianne (March 10, 2015). "ASCAP Film and TV Music Awards Fete Elliot Goldenthal, Deborah Lurie". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Elliot Goldenthal to Receive ASCAP Founders Award on March 9 Composer Deborah Lurie to Receive Shirley Walker Award" (Press release). New York, New York: ASCAP. Bobbi Marcus PR & Events, Inc. February 10, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Manders, Hayden (April 26, 2017). "A Documentary On Film Scores Is Coming, And Boy Does It Look Good". Nylon. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Finger, Bobby (April 26, 2017). "Someone Made a Documentary About the Best Genre of Music: Film Scores". Jezebel. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "NEW MEMBERS 2016: ACADEMY INVITES 683 TO MEMBERSHIP". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. June 29, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

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