Carla Patullo
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| Also known as | White Widow |
| Born | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Piano, Keyboard instrument, Vocals |
| Years active | 2010s–present |
| Website | carlapatullo |
Carla Patullo is an Italian-American composer and vocalist. She has composed scores and songs for films, television, documentaries, and theater including Outfest audience-favorite This is Jessica, SXSW horror-comedy Porno (film) [1] , Lotte that Silhouette Girl [2] , and HBO's My Name is Maria de Jesus. She has performed with Sandra Bernhard, Liza Minnelli, Alyse Black, the Semi Precious Weapons, and Rufus Wainwright. In 2021, she was nominated for the 11th Hollywood Music in Media Awards and was a Finalist for a Music and Sound Award for Best Original Composition in a Short Film. She has also composed music for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Skins (British TV series), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series), and Teen Titans Go!.
Life and career
Patullo was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Italian immigrants; [3] her father is a chef, and her mother was a hair dresser who opened her own salon after immigrating to America. Neither of her parents graduated from high school, but her mother worked and encouraged Patullo to go to college where she could study music, Patullo's lifelong passion. [4] Patullo studied in Boston at Berklee College of Music.
In 2011, Patullo performed at The Town Hall (New York City) in New York as musical director for Sandra Bernhard [5].
Patullo has released four studio albums under the name White Widow. In 2012, Patullo released her first soundtrack-inspired album A Psychological Thriller [6], which she performed live to a synced animation by artists Electric Wonder.
In 2018 Patullo and Elizabeth Beech codirected the short documentary film Lotte that Silhouette Girl, about animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger. [7] The film, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, was a contender for Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2018. [8] Patullo and Beech were later invited to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to speak about Reiniger's life and work with animation historian Mindy Johnson. [9]
Film scoring
Patullo's first film composition was for the 2014 documentary Letter to Anita about activist Ronni Sanlo's life. In the following years, she composed scores to the documentaries Clambake, LA: A Queer History, and This is Jessica, the short films My Name is Maria de Jesus, Choke, Finjan, and Ara, Untamed. In 2018, she was one of eight composers invited to the Sundance Institute Composers Lab [10] , wher she was chosen to score the SXSW horror-comedy Porno (film). After Fangoria Films released the movie in 2019, Lakeshore Entertainment released the official soundtrack album in 2020. [11]
Influences
Influences for Patullo's sound and style include PJ Harvey, Laurie Anderson, Ennio Morricone, and Italian folk music. [12]
Awards and honors
- Talent Fellow - Berlinale Talents, 2022 [13]
- Finalist - Music and Sound Award Best Original Composition, 2021 [14]
- Nominated - Hollywood Music and Media Award for 'Best Music Video (Independent)', Apotheke, 2020. [15]
- Composer Fellow - Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Lab, 2018 [16]
References
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis. "'Porno': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes. "'Lotte That Silhouette Girl' Wins Best Short at AmDocs". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Movies & Music Profile: Composer CARLA PATULLO". Sag Indie. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ Lara, Wesley. "Behind the Music interview: Porno's Carla Patullo (White Widow)". Hidden Remote. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gregg. "'I Love Being Me, Don't You?'". Variety. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ Toland, Michael. "White Widow A Psychological Thriller". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "'Won't You Be My Neighbor?,' 'Three Identical Strangers' Selected for IDA Shortlist". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ Pond, Steve. "The Oscars Are About to Dump a Load of Short Lists on Us – Here's What to Expect". The Wrap. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ "Film Program Branch Selects The Adventures of Prince Achmed". Academy Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Announce Composers and Directors for 2018 Film Music and Sound Design Lab". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Colburn, Randall. "Fangoria's Porno delivers the shivers in this exclusive clip from its spine-tingling score". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ Diaz, Ruben. "INTERVIEW: Composer Carla Patullo On Making Music For PORNO". Monkeys Fighting Robots. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Profile: Carla Patullo". Berlinale Talents.
- ↑ "2021 MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION FINALISTS". Music+Sound Awards.
- ↑ "2020 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
- ↑ "Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Announce Composers and Directors for 2018 Film Music and Sound Design Lab". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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