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CHANSON D’AMOUR

Composed for voice, alto saxophone, violin, and cello after the melody from Madrigal by Vincent D’Indy with lyrics by Robert de Bonnieres.

The original musical material was used as a cantus firmus for the new composition, re-contextualizing D’Indy’s original in a postmodern minimalist musical framework. The melody and words are completely faithful to the original while all other accompanying elements are newly composed.

The original composition by D’Indy is a love song in the traditional Madrigal style. The minimalist musical framework in Chanson D’Amour plays on the suspension of time being lost in love. The vocal melody is repeatedly engaged by melodic interludes in the saxophone signifying the bliss of romantic engagement.

Drew Schnurr

Drew Schnurr is a music composer working in film, concert performance, and experimental artistic media. A 21st century musician, Drew composes music of vast range, often blurring lines between musical genre. His extensive experience in classical, jazz, electronic, rock, latin, and other contemporary forms enlightens his diverse musical approach; as does his expertise in modern sound design, music production, and audio technology.

Drew is an expressive artist and performer exploring human experience and emotion through music and sound. Revered by his peers, industry professionals, and critics, Drew’s work has been called both “rare” and “remarkable.”

“This composer bends and stretches rules within his own aesthetic, weaving his musical ideas in harmonious waves that threaten to drown, yet gently tumble the listener forward with intrigue and anticipation.” -Adam Rosenthal on Persee: Orchestrated Perception

Drew currently lives and works in downtown Los Angeles.

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THE BRIDGE PREMIERE

THE BRIDGE, written and directed by Andrés Torres-Vives with music by Drew Schnurr premiered at the Los Angeles International film festival on the evening of Friday, June 24 with much acclaim. The film was one of seven short films sponsored by Film Independent and Project: Involve.

“Project:Involve is Film Independent’s signature diversity program, dedicated to increasing diversity in the film industry by cultivating the careers of under-represented filmmakers. The program, which runs from October through June, selects filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and filmmaking tracks. During the nine-months, the Fellows are paired one-on-one with a mentor from the film industry, assigned to a team to make a short film incorporating a given theme, and attend monthly filmmaking workshops and other educational seminars.”

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LA TIMES: GREENSPACE

Peter Brown’s CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST with music by Drew Schnurr was featured in the LA Times on April 12. Interviewed by Dean Kuipers, Peter Brown discussed the film and his 30 years of work as an environmental activist:

“I’m a guy who likes to act a little crazy, poke fun at everyone. But…I want to see real change.”

http://latimes.com/

ROGER EBERT REVIEW

Peter Brown’s CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST was reviewed by Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times on Feb 7. Ebert reviews a number of films from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival giving special praise to CONFESSIONS.

“…provocative, informative, laugh out loud funny.”

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CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST PREMIERE

Peter Brown’s CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST with music by Drew Schnurr received premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb 2 receiving a special honors from the festival.

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DODGE “ROCK N’ ROLL” MARATHON

Dodge was a sponsor for the LA half marathon in the Fall of 2010. This video features their campaign highlighting local bands “Rocking Out” for the marathon runners. The spot includes interviews by Roger Craig, Jennifer Love Hewiit, James Remar, and Dodge CEO Ralph Gilles. Music composed by Drew Schnurr.

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AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT
Friday, August 5th, 2011

AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT by Rebeca Mendez with sound and music by Drew Schnurr will be on exhibition at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO) August 5th to October 3rd.

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GERMAN PREMIERE
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST directed by Peter Brown with music by Drew Schnurr to premiere in Germany.

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