Julian Wass (born November 10, 1981) is an American television writer, director, film composer, producer, and electronic musician from Los Angeles, California.[1] He is the son of actors Janet Margolin and Ted Wass.
Julian Wass | |
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| Born | November 10, 1981 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score, experimental, indie rock, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, drums, synthesizer, flute, bass |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | www |
Music for films
editJulian Wass first came to prominence with his score for Katie Aselton's The Freebie, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Subsequent scores include the Rudy-influenced brass score for Mark and Jay Duplass' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon,[2] the marimba inflected Hit and Run, directed by Dax Shepard,[3] and the "gauzy" analog synthesizer score for his wife Jenée LaMarque's feature debut The Pretty One.[4]
Television writing and directing
editWhile working as the composer on the HBO series Room 104, Wass began to write and direct episodes of the series, the first being a musical episode co-written with Mark Duplass and starring Brian Tyree Henry.[5]
Production work
editWass co-produced all three Fol Chen albums, and in 2011, collaborated with bandmate Adam Samuel Goldman to co-produce Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Simone White's fourth album, Silver Silver.[6] The same year, he produced three tracks for the Main Attrakionz mixtape Blackberry Ku$h; Wass would later co-produce, along with .L.W.H., their critically acclaimed album Chandelier in its entirety.[7]
In 2013, Wass collaborated with Lefse Records to release the compilation MITSUDA, a tribute to the Japanese video game music composer Yasunori Mitsuda, which featured beats from Ryan Hemsworth and Friendzone, based on samples from Mitsuda's soundtracks.[8]
Discography
editFilm scores
edit- Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2010) (with Adam Goldman)
- The Freebie (2010)
- Brother's Justice (2010)
- The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)
- Nesting (2012)
- Hit and Run (2012)
- Beauty CULTure (2012) (as Fol Chen)
- Teddy Bears (2013)
- The Pretty One (2013)
- The Motivation (2013)
- Lost for Life (2013)
- Ride (2014)
- The Overnight (2015)
- 6 Years (2015)
- Other People (2016)
- Blue Jay (2016)
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
Albums
edit- Crystals (2011, Self-released)
- MITSUDA (2013, Lefse Records)
Productions
edit- Fol Chen – Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made (Asthmatic Kitty, 2009)
- Fol Chen – Part II: The New December (Asthmatic Kitty, 2010)
- Main Attrakionz – Blackberry Ku$h (2011)
- Main Attrakionz – Chandelier (2011)
- Simone White – Silver Silver (Honest Jons, 2012)
- Fol Chen – The False Alarms (Asthmatic Kitty, 2013)
References
edit- ^ Rosenbloom, Etan. "Film Music Fridays: Julian Wass on 'Hit and Run' – ASCAP". ASCAP.
- ^ Orange, B. Alan. "Jay and Mark Duplass Talk The Do-Deca Pentathlon". Movieweb.
- ^ "Hit and Run: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. August 19, 2012.
- ^ Perez, Rodrigo (April 21, 2013). "Tribeca Review: 'The Pretty One' Is A Sweet Fairy Tale Of Identity Lost Then Found". Indiewire.
- ^ Travers, Steve Greene,Ben; Greene, Steve; Travers, Ben (October 9, 2020). "'Room 104': A Tribute to the HBO Show's Imagination via 10 of Its Best Episodes". IndieWire. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Baccigaluppi, John. "Tape Op Magazine". Tape Op.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (July 8, 2011). "Out The Trunk: The Mixtape as Meritocracy". Pitchfork.
- ^ Purdom, Clayton. "On Cloud Rap and Cloud Strife". Kill Screen.