Nathan Barr

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Nathan Barr is an American film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions. While he is best known for scoring all seven seasons of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series, True Blood, Barr has recently composed music for FX's The Americans and Netflix's Hemlock Grove. On July 18, 2013, Barr garnered a double Emmy nomination for "Outstanding…

Known for

• Scratching the Surface: A Look Back — Self2026
• Essential Exhibition — Self2023
• Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro — Self2008
• In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy — Self2008
• Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators — Self2008
• Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin — Self2004

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

United States

Active from

1973

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

41,433

Total plays

616,040

Nathan Barr began studying music in Tokyo, Japan at the age of four. He grew up surrounded by eclectic music ranging from Kabuki Theater, to the sounds of his mother performing on the koto and piano, to his father playing the banjo, guitar, and shakuhachi. His interest in music was further influenced by extensive travels around the world, where he experienced music ranging from Bali's Kecak Orchestras to China's Beijing Opera. During the summer of 1993, he toured Italy and Switzerland with the J

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Nathan

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Occupation

musician

Educated at

Skidmore College

Languages spoken

English language

Field of work

music

Instrument

cello

Official website

www.nathanbarr.com

Image

Nathan Barr working on True Blood season 2 (cropped).jpg

Work location

Los Angeles

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