Joey Newman
Travis Fine’s dramatic feature Any Day Now, starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Frances Fisher and newcomer Isaac Leyva has won the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award. Inspired by true events, the film follows a gay couple (Cumming/Dillahunt) who take in an abused and abandoned teenager with Down Syndrome and struggle against the system to fully adopt him. Joey previously worked with Fine on the 9/11 themed drama The Space Between, (starring Oscar-winner Melissa Leo) which had it’s TV premiere on the 10th Anniversary of the World Trade Center tragedy. Check out this wonderful review of the film at the Hollywood Reporter. Next up, the film will screen at the Seattle International Film Festival at the end of May. Check out a short behind-the-scenes video of the mix with engineer Tommy Vicari!
Joey’s score to Travis Fine’s drama, “The Space Between” is now available for purchase at iTunes and Amazon among other online retailers. Also included on the soundtrack are four songs from the film written by singer/songwriter Damon Aaron. There will also be a very limited run of autographed physical CDs available for a $15 (plus S&H) purchase at joeynewman.com. Don’t forget to buy or rent the DVD available everywhere!
On Sunday, January 15, 2012, Joey will have the honor of conducting his cousin Randy’s “Toy Story Suite” at the Young Musicians Foundation 57th Anniversary Gala Concert and Dinner. Joey has been a part of the Music Advisory Board since 2010. Held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the theme of the 57th Gala concert is “Celebrating the YMF Legacy”. 20-plus local alumni will rejoin the Debut Orchestra’s 70 talented musicians, ages 15-25. A total of five featured guest conductors, including John Williams and Michael Tilson Thomas, will lead the orchestra through a varied and exciting repertoire of classical and contemporary pieces! More information on the concert can be found here. Concert tickets are available for $75 and $20 and may be purchased online at The Music Center’s website. All proceeds from the Gala will benefit children and youth ages 8-25 by providing music education, scholarships, pre-professional musical training and performance opportunities.
“THE SPACE BETWEEN” ON DVD: FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Travis Fine’s award-winning drama The Space Between will be released on DVD on February 21, 2012 and will be available for pre-order on January 24. The film, starring 2011 Academy Award® Winner Melissa Leo and AnnaSophia Robb, made it’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010 and later made it’s television premiere on 9/11/11, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. For more information, click here. Listen to two cues from the film - “Montine’s Husband” and “Road to NYC” on the audio page.
Joey and composer Chris Westlake‘s score to Marc Fusco‘s multi-cultural comedy feature “My Uncle Rafael” has a found a home at Slater Brothers Entertainment. The film is planned to have a theatrical and On Demand release in early 2012 - read more about it at indieWIRE.com. Come and follow all the news and updates at the film’s Facebook Fan Page and Twitter feed! Also, enjoy a small sampling of the score in the audio section…
Joey’s score to the online game, LINEAGE, is available at Amazon and iTunes! The album represents a compilation of his orchestral music (and NCsoft in-house composers) from the game which was once the biggest MMPORPG in the world!
Joey recently collaborated with the wonderful husband and wife team of actor/director James Morrison and Riad Galayini on their documentary feature “Showing Up”. The film looks at the actor’s audition process (through the experiences of an amazing group of diverse actors and actresses) and what it takes both mentally and physically to prepare, perform and survive it. At times humorous and then heart-breakingly intimate and spiritual, the film really uncovers why artists do what they do and what it means to “show up” on many levels in life. Though the film only contains a little music, it serves as a hypnotic companion to the story. Look for it on the festival circuit later this year!
Joey’s newest CD release is available at CD Baby and many online retailers like Amazon, iTunes and Napster! This album reflects a personal compilation of Joey’s film music from a wide variety of dramatic and quirky projects. From the darkly humorous to the somber and melancholy, Joey’s knack for setting the perfect emotional tone for a scene is evident in each track’s uniqueness and choice of instrumental colors. From intricate and whimsical melodies to atmospheric simplicity and yearning, “Underscored” is a great listening experience that speaks to the power of music as a story-teller. Please take a listen to it at leave a comment, review and of course…. BUY IT - physical CD or MP3s!!
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