Ben Lovett (born May 3, 1978) is an American film composer, songwriter and producer. His non-film compositions are released under the names Lovett and Lovers & Friends. Lovett is the founder of the record label, Lovers Label.
As a composer, Lovett has scored a diverse range of films and documentaries including Hellraiser, The Ritual and The Night House from director and frequent collaborator David Bruckner, as well as the Jim Cummings' comedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity, which earned Lovett a nomination for "Discovery Of The Year" at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2016.
Past musical projects include producing the album Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves featuring Chris Wollard (of Hot Water Music), and Heavens featuring Matt Skiba (of Alkaline Trio).
Lovett's catalog of film credits include scores for Amy Seimetz's award-winning debut Sun Don't Shine, Katie Aselton's thriller Black Rock (2012 film) and Emma Tammi's The Wind. His works for television include original music for the ESPN documentary series 30 For 30; the Hulu series Into The Dark, and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
Discography LPs:
YearTitleLabel 2008 The Signal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records 2009 The Last Lullaby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lovers Label 2011 Highway Collection Lovers Label 2012 Black Rock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lovers Label 2012 Sun Don't Shine (Music From The Motion Picture) Lovers Label 2015 The Reconstruction Of William Zero (Music From The Motion Picture) Lovers Label 2016 Synchronicity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records 2018 American Folk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records 2018 The Ritual (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records 2019 The Wind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records 2019 I Trapped the Devil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records2020Stuffed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Lakeshore Records2020The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Lakeshore Records2021The Old Ways (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)eOne Music2021The Night House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Lakeshore Records2021Broadcast Signal Intrusion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)eOne Music2022Hellraiser (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Lakeshore Records
EPs:
YearTitleInfo 2005 The Breath of New Color Limited Edition 12" 2012 Ghost Of Old Highways Original score 2015 Season One, Vol. 1 Released as Lovers & Friends 2015 Season One, Vol. 2 Released as Lovers & Friends 2015 Season One, Vol. 3 Released as Lovers & Friends 2015 Season One, Vol. 4 Released as Lovers & Friends
Produced Records:
YearArtistAlbumInfo 2000 Pelican City Rhode Island with Brian Burton 2005 Lovett The Breath of New Color Limited Edition 12" EP 2006 Heavens Patent Pending on Epitaph records, with Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio). 2009 Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves ST on No Idea Records 2009 Laura Minor Let Evening Come Song: The Beast featuring Dalek, on Ocean of Sound Records 2010 The Moor ST with Josiah Steinbrick2011LovettHighway Collection2014Ghost BootsGhost Boots EP2015Lovers & FriendsSeason One 2016 Brad Carter Field Hand 2016 Lovett & Asheville Symphony Asheville Symphony Sessions “Don’t Freak Out” with Michael Selverne
Composer:
YearFilm titleInfo 2005 Last Goodbye Starring Faye Dunaway and David Carradine. The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. 2007 The Signalan American Horror film written and directed by independent filmmakers David Bruckner, Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry. Premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures in 2008. The original score was released on Lakeshore Records in 2008. 2008 The Last Lullabya 2008 drama/noir film starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander, and winner of Best Score - 2009 at Brooklyn International Film Festival. 2009 My Super Psycho Sweet 16 An MTV Films original movie. 2010 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 An MTV Films original movie. 2012 Black Rock a 2012 American horror-thriller film directed by Katie Aselton and written by Mark Duplass. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on May 17, 2013. Black Rock stars Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, and Kate Bosworth.2012My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3An MTV Films original movie. 2012Sun Don't Shinea 2012 independent thriller film directed by Amy Seimetz starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Kentucker Audley. The film was a 2012 Gotham Award nominee and winner of a special jury award at the South by Southwest Film Festival the same year.2012Ghost of Old HighwaysWinner of Best Soundtrack at the 2012 Madrid International Film Festival2012When We Lived in Miami Short film directed by Amy Seimetz.2014Don Peyotea 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Dan Fogler.2014The Reconstruction of William Zero a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Dan Bush, starring Conal Byrne and Amy Seimetz.2015Synchronicitya 2015 American science fiction film directed by Jacob Gentry, starring A. J. Bowen, Brianne Davis, and Michael Ironside. The film was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in 2016. The film’s soundtrack was released in 2016 on Lakeshore Records. The score was nominated for "Discovery Of The Year" at the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards.2015Isolationa 2015 American thriller starring Stephen Lang, Tricia Helfer, and Dominic Purcell directed by Shane Dax Taylor.2016American Folka 2016 American narrative film starring musicians Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth2017The Rituala Netflix Original film directed by David Bruckner and starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, and Sam Troughton2017ESPN 30 for 30: Tommyan ESPN 30 for 30 original series film about the life and death of former American heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison2018The Winda 2018 film set in the early days of the American prairie settlement starring Caitlin Gerard and Julia Goldani Telles2018The Dark Redan indie thriller starring April Billingsley written and directed by Dan Bush2019Stuffeda documentary film by Erin Derham about the unique lives of professional taxidermists that debuted at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival2019I Trapped the Devilan American supernatural horror film released by IFC Films starring Scott Poythress, A.J. Bowen and Susan Burke2020The Wolf Of Snow Hollowan American comedy from director Jim Cummings starring Robert Forster and Riki Lindhome. The film was released by Orion Classics2021Tomorrow's Monstersa narrative science fiction audio drama starring John Boyega and Darren Criss created by iHeart Radio2021The Night Housean American psychological thriller starring Rebecca Hall, written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski directed by David Bruckner. The film debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically by Searchlight Pictures.2021The Old Wayssupernatural horror film starring Brigitte Kali Canales2021Broadcast Signal IntrusionAmerican mystery thriller starring Harry Shum Jr. directed by Jacob Gentry2021The Beta Testa 2021 comedy from director Jim Cummings distributed by IFC Films2022HellraiserReboot of the classic horror franchise, starring Jamie Clayton, written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski from a story by David S. Goyer, directed by David Bruckner and released on Hulu2023The Mantawuak Cavesaward-winning narrative audio drama starring starring Jonathan Tucker created by Blumhouse Television and iHeart Radio.2027Penduluma 2027 horror mystery thriller from director Mark Heyman
References
External links Ben Lovett Website