SCORES AND COMMISIONS
“Bob is such a true and gifted musician. I always feel like the energy of his music is so robust and full, and it is very kinetic, so it has a kind of physical excitement about it”.
- Meredith Monk
Robert Een scores extensively for narrative and documentary film, theater and dance.
Kaleidoscope Score
Robert Een’s latest music score is for the audio book “Kaleidoscope” by Brian Selznick, read by Gwendoline Christie and available from Scholastic, Inc and Audible.
“Selznick’s “Kaleidoscope,” the latest work from the author of “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” comes out Sept. 21 in hardcover, e-book and audio, which will feature Christie’s narration and music from Obie winner Robert Een. Scholastic is billing the book as “a multi-layered and spellbinding story about love, loss and friendship. Christie added her own superlatives Thursday, saying in a statement that she found the book “captivating, wildly imaginative and thrillingly phantasmagorical.”
“Let him gently take you by the hand on this sensitive multilayered journey through time, space, and emotion. Brian makes us realize the magic in simply being human,” said Christie, also known for her roles in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” She is scheduled to appear, as Lucifer, in the Netflix series “Sandman,” based on the Neil Gaiman comic book.”
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Exquisite Corps
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Paradise Pond
Paradise Pond was composed for PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER and was commissioned for the Bates College Dance Festival’s 25th Anniversary. It is a site-specific piece staged around a central pond on the campus in Lewiston, Maine.
THROUGH POSITIVE EYES
Through Positive Eyes is a series of twelve short films about individuals living in Los Angeles with HIV/AIDS. Producer David Gere and director Gideon Mendel commissioned music for each of these intimate portraits.
SLEEP DISORDER
Filmmaker Mitchell Rose commissioned music for this significant scientific (but fake) investigation of sleep disorder.
Watch full film: www.mitchelrose.com
MR. JEALOUSY
Een scored this feature film written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu5OjNuJl30
HIROSHIMA MAIDEN
Dan Hurlin commissioned music for his theater/puppet piece Hiroshima Maiden. Een was recognized with an Obie Award for the score.
THE PARTNER PROJECT/ SCENE IN PUBLIC
New Music America supported this commission from choreographer Risa Jaroslow.
WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC
From the 1999 edition of the World Festival of Sacred Music in Los Angeles, cellist/composer Robert Een performs in this documentary by filmmaker Mitchell Rose.