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Deborah Lurie (also known as Debbie Lurie) is an American composer, string arranger, and producer from Palto Alto, CA best known for her scores in the films Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Dear John, and 9. Most recently, Lurie was honored with an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award in June 2011 for a Top Box Office Film with Dear John. Her original score was featured in the remake of Footloose, released in October, 2011.
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Life and career
Named by the Hollywood Reporter as one of the top composers to look out for in 2009, Deborah Lurie has repeatedly proven herself to be one of the most versatile composers and arrangers in Hollywood.
Music has always been a visual experience for Lurie. She was born with perfect pitch as well as a rare condition called synesthesia, which allows her to identify every note by seeing a specific, corresponding color in her mind’s eye--and won her a childhood nickname as Palo Alto’s "human pitch pipe." She became fully aware of these talents in the tenth grade while excelling at music theory—a newly "academic" subject she had largely taught herself with colors since she had heard her first scale. It became evident that Lurie wouldn’t just continue to pursue music out of passion, but make a career in sound, too.
Lurie is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she graduated with the Music Composition Departmental Award in 1997. Deborah began her career by scoring short films like the celebrated George Lucas in Love which earned her recognition as a film composer. In the years following, Lurie worked as an orchestrator on studio films like The X-Files and X2: X-Men United, and as a composer, for additional music on "Bubble Boy" and "View from the Top." In 2004 she reunited with "Lucas in Love" director Joe Nussbaum, scoring the pre-teen comedy "Sleepover" for MGM. In 2005, she scored the Lasse Hallström film An Unfinished Life, starring Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, and Morgan Freeman. In the following years she went on to score acclaimed films such as "The Little Traitor" and the Tim Burton-produced animated feature "9". Debbie scored a seconded Lasse Hallström film: Dear John in 2010; which was the #1 film at the US Box Office the weekend of Feb 5, 2010; knocking off the blockbuster Avatar and earned her an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award honored in Top Box Office Films. Deborah most recently scored the world-wide box office hit Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, and the Disney release, Prom."
Lurie has collaborated with a number of internationally known composers. Deborah has worked frequently with Danny Elfman, composing additional music for "Wanted", "Spider-Man 3", and the IMAX film "Deep Sea 3D" as well as arranging/orchestrating for "Charlotte's Web", "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory", and Alice in Wonderland. In 2004 Lurie wrote a passionate score on a theme by John Ottman for the Sony Classics film "Imaginary Heroes," starring Sigourney Weaver.
In addition to work on film scores, Lurie has an extensive background as an arranger and producer of pop, rock, and theater music. Lurie has arranged for such artists as Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Hoobastank, Papa Roach, 3 Doors Down, Creed, Hawthorne Heights, Daughtry, The All-American Rejects, and American Idol stars, Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert. The #1 hit single The "The Reason" by Hoobastank marked the beginning of Lurie's longest and most prolific collaboration in rock music is with producer Howard Benson, who was Grammy nominated in 2007 for Producer Of The Year.
Lurie's work in pop music began with productions for the live stage, including arranging and producing the music for The Pussycat Dolls' live appearance at The Roxy, starring Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, and Carmen Electra. Deborah is also recognized for arranging/producing the music for the Off Broadway musical Bare and Vegas' hit show PeepShow starring Holly Madison at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. In film, Lurie’s arrangements appear in the musical films Dreamgirls and Fame.[1]
Filmography
Composer
1997
- The Promise
1998
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) (additional music)
1999
- George Lucas in Love
- Evil Hill
- The Best Man at Grass Creek
2001
- Bubble Boy (additional music)
2002
- Gilroy
- Surfacing
2003
2004
2005
2006
- The Year Without a Santa Claus
- Deep Sea 3D IMAX (additional music)
- Dreamgirls (additional music)
2007
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) (additional music)
- Sydney White (2007)
2008
- Spring Breakdown[2]
- Wanted (additional music)
2009
- 9
- More Than a Game (additional music)
- Dance Flick (additional music)
- 'The Little Traitor
2010
2011
Orchestrations
- Alice in Wonderland (additional arrangements, score by Danny Elfman)
- Hellboy 2 (additional arrangements, score by Danny Elfman)
- Charlotte's Web (score by Danny Elfman)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (score by Danny Elfman)
- X2: X-Men United (score by John Ottman)
- The X-Files Movie (score by Mark Snow)
- Halloween H20 (score by John Ottman)
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (score by John Ottman)
- Crazy in Alabama (score by Mark Snow)
- The Day Lincoln Was Shot (score by Mark Snow)
String Arranger
2002
2003
- Hoobastank, The Reason
- Adema,Unstable
- Cold, Year of the Spider
2005
- All-American Rejects, Move Along
- Vendetta Red, Sisters of the Red Death
2006
- Dreamgirls, Soundtrack
- Daughtry, Daughtry
- Hoobastank, Every Man for Himself
- Hoobastank, DVD - Live at La Cigale
- Papa Roach, The Paramour Sessions
- Caleb Kane, Go Mad
- Three Days Grace, One-X
- Peter Bradley Adams, Gather Up
2008
- Paul Freeman, You and I
- All-American Rejects, When the World Comes Down
- Third Day, Revelation
- Theory of a Deadman, Scars and Souvenirs
2009
- Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment
- All American Rejects, 90210 Soundtrack
- Fame, Soundtrack
- Allison Iraheta, Just Like You
- Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted
- Daughtry, Leave This Town
- Creed, Full Circle
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Lonely Road
- Katy Perry,Thinking of You live on Ellen and MTV Unplugged
- Halestorm, Halestorm
2010
2011
- 3 Doors Down, Time of My Life
- Kelly Clarkson, Stronger
References
Categories:- American film score composers
- Living people
- University of Southern California alumni
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