Laura Karpman
Laura Karpman | |
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Birth name | Laura Anne Karpman |
Born | Film composer | March 1, 1959
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse(s) | Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum |
Website | laurakarpman |
Laura Anne Karpman (born March 1, 1959) is an American
in bars at night.Early life and education
Karpman was born in Los Angeles and grew up singing opera and jazz.[1] Her mother, a painter and sculptor, wanted her to grow up to be a composer and surrounded Karpman with music even before she was born.[2] Karpman began her first compositions at the age of 7.[3]
She worked with
Career
Compositions by Karpman have been commissioned by Tonya Pinkins, Los Angeles Opera, American Composers Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, the Juilliard Choral Union, Pacific Serenades,[5] and percussionist Evelyn Glennie. They have been performed internationally.[6] Karpman's theater catalog includes three musicals for Los Angeles's "A Noise Within" theater company, as well as underscores for dozens of classic plays.[citation needed] Among her media music credits are Steven Spielberg's Emmy-winning, 20-hour TV miniseries, Taken; and PBS's series The Living Edens (for which she received nine Emmy nominations). She has scored numerous films, television programs and video games (including music for Halo 3 and her award-winning score for EverQuest II).[7]
She has held a residency at Sony Online Entertainment.
Karpman's Grammy-winning Ask Your Mama
In 2014, Karpman co-founded the Alliance for Women Film Composers with Lolita Ritmanis and Miriam Cutler.[9] The organization provides visibility and advocacy for women composers.[10] In 2016, Karpman became the first woman elected to the music branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors.[11]
Karpman composed the score for the Marvel Studios animated anthology series What If...? in 2021,[12] the streaming series Ms. Marvel in 2022[13] and the score for the superhero film The Marvels in 2023.[14] She composed the score for the 2023 film American Fiction, for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.[15][16][17]
Personal life
Karpman is married to composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, a fellow Milton Babbitt student.[18] They have one son and live in Playa del Rey, California, in a duplex with an ocean view and a built-in studio.[3][19]
She has a self-described lifelong obsession for drama, including soap opera, classical operas, and plays.[3]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) |
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2009 | The Tournament | Scott Mann | Entertainment Film Distributors |
2010 | Nothing Special | Angela Garcia Combs | |
2011 | Something Ventured | Dayna Goldfine Daniel Geller |
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2013 | Black Nativity | Kasi Lemmons | |
The Galapagos Affair | Dayna Goldfine Daniel Geller |
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2014 | States of Grace | Helen Cohen Mark Lipman |
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Regarding Susan Sontag | Nancy Kates | ||
2015 | The State of Marriage | Jeff Kaufman | |
Code: Debugging the Gender Gap | Robin Hauser | ||
2016 | Paris Can Wait | Eleanor Coppola | Lifetime Films American Zoetrope |
The Cinema Travellers | Shirley Abraham Amit Madheshiya |
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2017 | Step | Amanda Lipitz | Artemis Rising Foundation |
2018 | Phil's Camino: So Far, So Good | Annie O'Neil | |
Set It Up | Claire Scanlon | Treehouse Pictures | |
Inventing Tomorrow | Laura Nix | Fishbowl Films HHMI Tangled Bank Studios | |
2019 | Sid & Judy | Stephen Kijak | Passion Pictures |
2020 | Paper Children | Alexandra Codina | CineMia |
Love Is Love Is Love | Eleanor Coppola | American Zoetrope | |
Senior Moment | Giorgio Serafini | Goff Productions | |
Pray Away | Kristine Stolakis | Artemis Rising Foundation Blumhouse Productions Chicken And Egg Pictures | |
2021 | Resort to Love | Steven Tsuchida | AK Worldwide The Malina Yarn Company Story Ink |
2022 | Epic Bill | Quinnolyn Benson-Yates | Red Wrap Productions |
2023 | The Marvels | Nia DaCosta | Marvel Studios |
American Fiction | Cord Jefferson | Orion Pictures MRC Film T-Street Productions 3 Arts Entertainment |
Television
Year | Title | Produced By | Notes |
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1997 - 2003 | The Living Edens | CBS Productions / BBC | 24 Episodes |
2002 | Taken | DreamWorks Television | 10 Episodes |
2002 - 2003 | Odyssey 5 | Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
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19 Episodes |
2007 - 2022 | Craft in America | — | 18 Episodes |
2016 - 2017 | Underground | Sony Pictures Television | 20 Episodes |
2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Jerry Bruckheimer Television
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13 Episodes |
2019 | Why We Hate | Amblin Television | 6 Episodes Won - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special |
2020 | Lovecraft Country | Warner Bros. Television Studios Monkeypaw Productions Bad Robot |
10 Episodes |
2021–present | What If...? | Marvel Studios | 9 Episodes |
2022 | From Scratch | Netflix | 8 Episodes |
2022 | 61st Street | AMC | 16 Episodes |
2022 | Ms. Marvel | Marvel Studios | 6 Episodes |
Video games
Year | Title |
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2004 | EverQuest II |
2005 | EverQuest II: The Splitpaw Saga
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2006 | EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky
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Field Commander | |
EverQuest II: The Fallen Dynasty
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Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom | |
EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro
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2007 | EverQuest: The Buried Sea
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2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 |
2012 | Guardians of Middle-earth |
2014 | Project Spark |
Awards and nominations
- 2024 nomination, "Academy Award for Best Original Score" for American Fiction[17]
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- 2015 Membership Induction
American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 1984 win, "Charles Ives Award"
- 2007 nomination, "Best Music in an Animated Feature Production" for A Monkey's Tale
- 2003 win, "BMI Cable Mini-Series Award" for Taken
Game Audio Network Guild Awards
- 2004 win, "Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score" for Everquest II
- 2004 nomination, "Best Music of the Year" for Everquest II
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
- 2023 nomination, "Best Original Score in a Feature Film" for American Fiction[20][21]
- 2023 win, "Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film" for The Marvels[21][20]
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- 2008 nomination, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound" for Craft in America
- 2003 nomination, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound" for The Living Edens for "Big Sur: California's Wild Coast". Nomination shared with Nancy Severinsen, Clifford Hoelscher, Mark Linden, and Tara Paul.
- 2001 nomination, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft – Music" for The Living Edens episode "Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness"
- 2000 nominations, "Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming – Music"
- for The Living Edens episode "Costa Rica: Land of Pure Life"
- for The Living Edens episode "Palau: Paradise of the Pacific"
- 1999 win, "Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming – Music" for The Living Edens episode "Madagascar: A World Apart"
- 1998 win, "Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming – Music" for The Living Edens episodes "Denali: Alaska's Great Wilderness", "Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest", "Patagonia: Life at the End of the Earth"
- 2023 nomination, "Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)" for Ms. Marvel: Time and Again[22]
- 2023 nomination, "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" for Ms. Marvel[22]
- 2021 nomination, "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)" for Lovecraft Country: Rewind 1921[22]
- 2020 win, "Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)" for Why We Hate: Tools & Tactics[22]
- 2020 nomination, "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" for Why We Hate[22]
- 2008 nomination, "Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)" for Masters of Science Fiction: Jerry Was a Man[22]
- 2003 nomination, "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)" for Odyssey 5: Pilot[22]
- 2024 win, Best Original Score, for American Fiction[23]
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
- 2023 nomination, "Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film" for American Fiction[24][25]
References
- ^ "Laura Karpman". Pop Disciple | Film Music & Music Supervision Interviews | Music in Media News. 8 June 2018.
- ^ Bamigboye, Baz (18 December 2023). "Breaking Baz: Composer Laura Karpman Discusses Infusing American Fiction with Hot Jazz & Rekindling a Classic Movie by Pioneering Filmmaker Dorothy Arzner". Deadline. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "15 questions | Interview | Laura Karpman | Let's Hear it for the Girls". 15questions.net.
- ^ Karpman, Laura (31 January 2011). "Documentary: Avant-Garde Composer Milton Babbitt". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Premieres – Pacific Serenades".
- ^ "Composer". Laura Karpman. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b c Greening, Chris (1 June 2011). "Laura Karpman Interview: Returning to Game Music". VGMO -Video Game Music Online-. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "MAMA". AskYourMama.com.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (2019-03-03). "Starr Parodi Named President of the Alliance for Women Film Composers". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Academy Elects Steven Spielberg, Laura Dern to Board of Governors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Garrett, Diane (2020-10-28). "Variety's L.A. Women's Impact Report 2020". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2022-05-16). "'The Marvels' Composer Laura Karpman Scores 'Ms. Marvel' on Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2022-01-13). "'The Marvels' Lands Laura Karpman From 'What If…?' as Composer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (November 10, 2023). "'American Fiction' Composer Laura Karpman Jazzed Up Score For TIFF's People's Choice Award Winner – Sound & Screen Film".
- ^ Raup, Jordan (October 16, 2023). "American Fiction Trailer: Jeffrey Wright Finds Undesired Success in TIFF Audience Award Winner".
- ^ a b "96TH OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". press.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Kroll-Rosenbaum, Nora (15 June 2010). "VNPAC: A Seat At The Table - New Music USA". newmusicusa.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ a b "2023 HMMA Nominations".
- ^ a b Grein, Paul (November 16, 2023). "Billie Eilish's 'Barbie' Song, Robbie Robertson's Scorsese Score Honored at 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards". Billboard.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Laura Karpman". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Neglia, Matt (March 4, 2024). "The 2023 Satellite Award (IPA) Winners". Next Best Picture.
- ^ "AwardsWatch - Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Nominations: Jon Batiste, Nicholas Britell, Barbie Top List". December 21, 2023.
- ^ "5th Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Awards: Oppenheimer, Billie Eilish, Nicholas Britell Score Wins". February 14, 2024.
Further reading
- Vivien Lejeune, "Laura Karpman Taken by Steven Spielberg", Cinefonia, No. 2, November 2003.
- Jeff Bond, "Taken With Her Music", Film Score Monthly, July 2003.
- Jon Burlingame, "Women in Showbiz: TV, Film Composer Not Confined to Any One Medium", Daily Variety, November 14, 2001.
- Jon Burlingame, "Women in Showbiz: Composers Curry Kudos", Daily Variety, November 8, 1999.
- "Fast Track—Composers Worth Listening to: Laura Karpman", The Hollywood Reporter, January 26, 1998.
- Michael Kamensky, "Spotlight: Laura Karpman", The Hollywood Reporter, January 26, 1995.
- Fred Karlin, On The Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring, 2nd edn, Routledge, 2004.
- "Composer Laura Karpman Receives 4 Emmy Nominations", Pro Sound News, 1998.
- Rudy Kopl, "Taken With Her Music", Film Score Monthly, June 1997.
- Jennifer Seidel, "Keeping Score", Electronic Musician, November 1995.
- Curt Schleier, "Composer Can't Help but Make Her Music Sound Jewish", The Jewish Transcript, June 25, 1999.
- Curt Schleier, "East of Eden", The Jewish Week, April 23, 1999.
- "Laura Karpman", The Advocate, May 2, 1995.
- K. Robert Schwartz, "A Woman of Independent Themes", Out, November 1995.
- David G. Taylor, "Duet for the Emmys", The Advocate, September 30, 2003.
By Laura Karpman:
- "An Interview with Milton Babbitt", Perspectives of New Music, vol. 24, no. 213, Spring–Summer 1986.
External links
- Official website
- Laura Karpman at IMDb
- Ask Your Mama
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television: Laura Karpman