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Years active
  
2001–present


Name
  
Bobby Johnston

Bobby Johnston

Occupation
  
Film Composer, musician

Website
  
http://www.bobbyjohnston.com/

Bobby Johnston EDMOND Film Score Composer Interview


Bobby Johnston (born 1967 in Olean, New York) is a film composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has composed original scores for several films, including King of the Ants, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Edmond, Stuck, No Impact Man: The Documentary, Mother's Day and Marfa Girl. He often works with director Stuart Gordon.

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Johnston is known for an unusual approach to film composition, using only acoustic instruments and usually performing every instrument himself. On occasion, he will bring in an instrumental soloist. Most notable are his scores to Edmond, which featured trumpet player Asdru Sierra from Ozomatli and Crazy Eyes, featuring Big Sir vocalist Lisa Papineau. He also worked with percussionist Greg Ellis on the scores to A New York Heartbeat, Mother's Day and The Barrens.

Johnston was a performer at the Sundance Music Café as part of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where Wristcutters: A Love Story had its world premiere.

Johnston's composition I'm Leaving You was featured on the soundtrack to the 2013 film The Lone Ranger.

His music has often been heard on the popular radio program This American Life and has been included on two of the show's greatest hits CDs.

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Feature films

  • She's Just a Shadow (2017)
  • Fallen Star: Finding Home (2016)
  • City of Gold (2015)
  • Tales of Halloween (2015)
  • A New York Heartbeat (2013)
  • Marfa Girl (2013)
  • The Barrens (2012)
  • Crazy Eyes (2012)
  • Let Go (2011)
  • Mother's Day (2010)
  • Cherry (2010)
  • Spooner (2009)
  • No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009)
  • Hotel California (2008)
  • Stuck (2007)
  • Humble Pie (2007)
  • Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
  • Edmond (2005)
  • Guns Before Butter (2005)
  • Dead Doll (2004)
  • Greener Mountains (2004)
  • Scorched (2003)
  • King of the Ants (2003)
  • A Little Crazy (2003)
  • Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)
  • Extra: in The Background of a Dream (2001)

    • Television

  • How and Why (2014 pilot)
  • Fear Itself (2008) TV Series (Episode "Eater")

    • Short films

  • YO! An Introduction to the US Youth Observer at the UN (2013)
  • What Do We Have In Our Pockets? (2013)
  • Forward (2007)
  • We Are Phamaly (2003)
  • Boiler Maker (2003)

    • Discography

  • City of Gold (2016, Lakeshore Records)
  • Tales of Halloween (2015, Aleph Records)
  • No Impact Man: The Documentary (2012, Lakeshore Records)
  • Crazy Eyes (2012, Lakeshore Records)
  • Mother's Day (2012, Lakeshore Records)
  • Fear Itself: Original Score from the Series (2009, Lionsgate Records)
  • Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007, Lakeshore Records)
  • Extra: in the Background of a Dream/Dead Doll (2007, Citadel Records)
  • Edmond (2007, Lakeshore Records)
  • King of the Ants (2004, La-La Land Records)

    • References

    Bobby Johnston Wikipedia
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