Ben Lovett

Ben Lovett (born May 3, 1978) is an American singer, film composer, songwriter and producer. Lovett is the founder of record label, Lovers Label.[1] His non-film compositions are released under the names Lovett and Lovers & Friends.

Ben Lovett
Ben Lovett singing
Background information
Born (1978-05-03) May 3, 1978
Georgia, United States
GenresFilm, Experimental, Indie, Alternative
Occupation(s)Composer, Songwriter, Recording Artist, Producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active2000–present
LabelsLovers Label
Websitebenlovett.com

Previous work includes recording and producing musical projects, Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves with Chris Wollard (of Hot Water Music), and Heavens with Matt Skiba (of Alkaline Trio).

As a composer, Lovett has scored a diverse range of films and documentaries including Hellraiser, The Ritual and The Night House from director and frequent collaborator David Bruckner, as well as the Jim Cummings' comedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity, which earned Lovett a nomination for "Discovery Of The Year" at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2016.

Previously he composed scores for Amy Seimetz's award-winning debut Sun Don't Shine and Katie Aselton's thriller "Black Rock" among others. Lovett has been the recipient of several awards including Best Score at The Brooklyn International Film Festival for The Last Lullaby in 2009, and Best Score for "Ghost of Old Highways" at the Madrid International Film Festival[2] and the Charlotte Film Festival[3] in 2012.

Discography

LPs:

Year Title Label
2008 The Signal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2009 The Last Lullaby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lovers Label
2011 Highway Collection Lovers Label
2012 Black Rock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lovers Label
2012 Sun Don’t Shine (Music From The Motion Picture) Lovers Label
2015 The Reconstruction Of William Zero (Music From The Motion Picture) Lovers Label
2016 Synchronicity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2018 American Folk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2018 The Ritual (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2019 The Wind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2019 I Trapped the Devil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2020 Stuffed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2020 The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2021 The Old Ways (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) eOne Music
2021 The Night House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records
2021 Broadcast Signal Intrusion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) eOne Music
2022 Hellraiser (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records

EPs:

Year Title Info
2005 The Breath of New Color Limited Edition 12"
2012 Ghost Of Old Highways Original score
2015 Season One, Vol. 1 Released as Lovers & Friends
2015 Season One, Vol. 2 Released as Lovers & Friends
2015 Season One, Vol. 3 Released as Lovers & Friends
2015 Season One, Vol. 4 Released as Lovers & Friends

Produced Records:

Year Artist Album Info
2000 Pelican City Rhode Island with Brian Burton
2005 Lovett The Breath of New Color Limited Edition 12" EP
2006 Heavens Patent Pending on Epitaph records, with Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio).
2009 Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves ST on No Idea Records
2009 Laura Minor Let Evening Come Song: The Beast featuring Dalek, on Ocean of Sound Records
2011 The Moor ST with Josiah Steinbrick
2016 Brad Carter Field Hand
2016 Lovett & Asheville Symphony Asheville Symphony Sessions “Don’t Freak Out” with Michael Selverne

Composer:

Year Film Title Info
2005 Last Goodbye[4] Starring Faye Dunaway and David Carradine. The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
2007 The Signal[5] an American Horror film written and directed by independent filmmakers David Bruckner, Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry. Premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures in 2008. The original score was released on Lakeshore Records in 2008.[6]
2008 The Last Lullaby a 2008 drama/noir film starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander, and winner of Best Score ‐ 2009 at Brooklyn International Film Festival.[7]
2009 My Super Psycho Sweet 16 An MTV Films original movie.[6]
2010 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 An MTV Films original movie.[7]
2012 Black Rock a 2012 American horror-thriller film directed by Katie Aselton and written by Mark Duplass. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on May 17, 2013. Black Rock stars Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, and Kate Bosworth.
2012 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 An MTV Films original movie.
2012 Sun Don't Shine a 2012 independent thriller film directed by Amy Seimetz starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Kentucker Audley. The film was a 2012 Gotham Award nominee and winner of a special jury award at the South by Southwest Film Festival the same year.
2012 Ghost of Old Highways Winner of Best Soundtrack at the 2012 Madrid International Film Festival[8]
2012 When We Lived in Miami Short film directed by Amy Seimetz.
2014 Don Peyote a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Dan Fogler.
2014 The Reconstruction of William Zero a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Dan Bush, starring Conal Byrne and Amy Seimetz.
2015 Synchronicity a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Jacob Gentry, starring A. J. Bowen, Brianne Davis, and Michael Ironside. The film was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in 2016. The film’s soundtrack was released in 2016 on Lakeshore Records. The score was nominated for "Discovery Of The Year" at the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards.
2015 Isolation a 2015 American thriller starring Stephen Lang, Tricia Helfer, and Dominic Purcell directed by Shane Dax Taylor.
2016 American Folk a 2016 American narrative film starring musicians Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth
2017 The Ritual a Netflix Original film directed by David Bruckner and starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, and Sam Troughton
2017 ESPN 30 for 30: Tommy an ESPN 30 for 30 original series film about the life and death of former American heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison
2018 The Wind a 2018 film set in the early days of the American prairie settlement starring Caitlin Gerard and Julia Goldani Telles
2018 The Dark Red an indie thriller starring April Billingsley written and directed by Dan Bush
2019 Stuffed a documentary film by Erin Derham about the unique lives of professional taxidermists that debuted at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival
2019 I Trapped the Devil an American supernatural horror film released by IFC Films starring Scott Poythress, A.J. Bowen and Susan Burke
2020 The Wolf Of Snow Hollow an American comedy from director Jim Cummings starring Robert Forster and Riki Lindhome. The film was released by Orion Classics
2021 Tomorrow's Monsters a narrative science fiction audio drama starring John Boyega and Darren Criss created by iHeart Radio
2021 The Night House an American psychological thriller starring Rebecca Hall, written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski directed by David Bruckner. The film debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically by Searchlight Pictures.
2021 The Old Ways supernatural horror film starring Brigitte Kali Canales
2021 Broadcast Signal Intrusion American mystery thriller starring Harry Shum Jr. directed by Jacob Gentry
2021 The Beta Test a 2021 comedy from director Jim Cummings distributed by IFC Films
2022 Hellraiser Reboot of the classic horror franchise, starring Jamie Clayton, written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski from a story by David S. Goyer, directed by David Bruckner and released on Hulu

References

  1. "Lovers Label". Lovers Label. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  2. "2012 Laurels". Madrid International Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
  3. "2012 Award Winners". Charlotte Film Festival. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. Last Goodbye at IMDb
  5. The Signal at IMDb
  6. My Super Psycho Sweet 16 at IMDb
  7. My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 at IMDb
  8. "Asheville musician Ben Lovett takes home Madrid Film Festival prize". June 11, 2012.
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