Nathan Barr

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Nathan Barr (left) and Alan Ball while working on the
second season of True Blood (2008)

Nathan Barr (born February 9, 1973 ) is an American composer .

biography

Nathan Barr grew up in a musical family. His mother played the koto and piano, and his father played the banjo , guitar and shakuhachi . He himself began learning a musical instrument at the age of four. He traveled around the world with his family and was musically influenced by many cultures. After 1993 his musical studies at Skidmore College graduating, he toured with the " Juilliard Cello Ensemble" by Europe. In 1996 he moved to Los Angeles and later made his way into film composing as an assistant to Hans Zimmer . With the comedy Hair Shirt - Crazy About Corey directed by Dean Paraskevopoulos , Barr made his debut in 1998 as a film composer for a feature film. In addition to his compositions for the television series True Blood , Barr is best known for his longstanding collaboration with director Eli Roth . Among other things, he composed the music for films such as Cabin Fever , Hostel and Hostel 2 .

Barr was married to the singer Lisbeth Scott for several years . After he publicly acknowledged his bisexuality in 2010 , he was voted one of the 100 most influential LGBT personalities by Out magazine that same year .

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SURNAME Barr, Nathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1973