Lurie, Evan 1954-

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Lurie, Evan 1954-

PERSONAL

Born September 28, 1954, in Worcester, MA. Education: Studied music.

Addresses:

Agent—Soundtrack Music Associates, 2229 Cloverfield Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.

Career:

Composer, musician, singer, recording artist, orchestrator, music conductor, and song arranger. Lounge Lizards (music group), performer.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Pianist, The Kill-Off, Cabriolet Films, 1990.

Orchestrator, score conductor, and pianist, Joe Gould's Secret (also known as Cronica de uma certa New York, El secreto de Joe Gould, El secreto de un poeta, Joe Goulds Geheimnis, Joe Goulds hemlighet, and Le secret de Joe Gould), USA Films, 2000.

Song arranger and performer, Famous (also known as Lisa Picard Is Famous), First Look International, 2000.

Music performer, "The Spinster's Waltz," Just a Kiss, Paramount, 2002.

Film Appearances:

The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (music documentary; also known as Two Moon July), Kitchen, 1986.

Force of Circumstance, Ad Hoc, 1990.

Television Work; Series:

Vocalist and keyboard performer, Fishing with John, Bravo and Independent Film Channel, c. 1991-92.

Music performer, Oswald (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001-2004.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Happy? Here? Now?, 1985.

Pieces for Bandoneon, Crepuscule, 1989.

Selling Water by the Side of the River, Antilles, 1990.

How I Spent My Vacation, Tzadik, 1998.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Song "Coffee House Blues," The Loveless (also known as Breakdown), 1982, Atlantic Releasing, 1984.

Doomed Love, 1983.

Chochin (also known as Paper Lantern), Toei, Inc., 1987.

Il piccolo diavolo (also known as The Little Devil), Cecchi Gori Group, 1988.

Kizu, Toei, Inc., 1988.

The Kill-Off, Cabriolet Films, 1990.

Johnny Stecchino (also known as Johnny Toothpick, Dzoni cackalica, Hammastikku-Johnny, Johnny Palillo, Johnny Palito, Johnny Tandestoker, Johnny tandpetaren, and Zahnstocher Johnny), 1991, subtitled version released by New Line Cinema, 1992.

Under Cover of Darkness, Blue Moon Pictures/Wellington Lippert, 1992.

The Night We Never Met (also known as Die Nacht mit meinem Traummann, Ha-Lyla sh'o Nifgashnu, Ilta on meidaen?, Kaerlekstrassel i New York, La noche que nunca tuvimos, La notte che non c'incontrammo, and Mesma casa, outras noites), Miramax, 1993.

Il mostro (also known as The Monster and Le monstre), Lions Gate Films, 1994, subtitled version released by Cinepix Film Properties, 1996.

The Salesman and Other Adventures (short film), 1995.

Layin' Low, Shooting Gallery, 1996.

Phinehas (short film), 1996.

Trees Lounge (also known as Bizim kafe, Mosche da bar, O bar da esquina, Ponto de encontro, Trees Lounge—Die Bar, in der sich alles dreht, and Trees Lounge. Una ultima copa), Orion, 1996.

Office Killer (also known as La asesina de la oficina, Mente paranoica, and Office Killer—L'impiegata modello), Miramax/Strand Releasing, 1997.

Homo Heights (also known as Happy Heights), Lehmann-Moore Productions, 1998.

O.K. Garage (also known as All Revved Up), New City Releasing, 1998.

Side Streets, Cargo Films, 1998.

(Including song "Tate's Song") Famous (also known as Lisa Picard Is Famous), First Look International, 2000.

Fear of Fiction, 3DD Entertainment, 2000.

(Including song "Tenor Bop") Joe Gould's Secret (also known as Cronica de uma certa New York, El secreto de Joe Gould, El secreto de un poeta, Joe Goulds Geheimnis, Joe Goulds hemlighet, and Le secret de Joe Gould), USA Films, 2000.

Happy Accidents (also known as Feliz acidente, Feliz coincidencia, and Lyckliga tillfaelligheter), IFC Films, 2001.

The Whole Shebang (also known as Feuerwerk auf italienisch and Koko hoito), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Face Addict (documentary), Funny Balloons, 2005.

Lonesome Jim, IFC Films, 2006.

Interview (also known as Untitled Steve Buscemi Project and Alitheies kai psemata), Sony Pictures Classics, 2007.

Lurie's music and songs have appeared in films, television productions, and other media.

Television Music; Series:

Oswald (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001-2004.

The Backyardigans (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004—.

Television Music; Episodic:

"Before You Go: A Daughter's Diary," Family Video Diaries, HBO, 1996.

Songs, "A Hard Straight," Independent Lens, PBS, 2004.

Albums:

Happy? Here? Now?, 1985.

Pieces for Bandoneon, Crepuscule, 1989.

Selling Water by the Side of the River, Antilles, 1990.

How I Spent My Vacation, Tzadik, 1998.

Albums; Soundtracks:

Il mostro, Cam, 1999.

Il piccolo diavolo, Cinevox, 1999.

Chochin, Absor, 2001.

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