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Carvin Knowles

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Carvin Knowles
Carvin Knowles was born in Long Beach, California. At the age of 6, his family moved to Oklahoma, where as a teenager, he became involved in the New Orleans-Tradition Marching Brass Band, "The T-Connection," playing funk and soul. Carvin took his BMA in Music Composition from the University of Oklahoma in 1988, where he studied composition under film composer Michael Hennagin (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Lost in Space) and Early Music under Dr. Eugene Enrico. Inspired by the movie scores of Bernard Herrman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, Carvin flew to Hollywood the week after his graduation to compose music for film. After years of struggle trying to break into the industry, he began producing albums for Oglio Records, a label dedicated to preserving the music of the '70s and '80s. Carvin was a contributing writer and producer for Oglio recording artists "Sex-O-Rama," who perform '70s-style funk with lots of wah-wah guitar grooves and "a bit too much bass." His production of "Porno-Style-Grooves" was so convincing that even his own mother believed that he was writing music for adult films. Despite the effect it had on Carvin's reputation, "Sex-O-Rama II" caught the attention of Paul Weitz, who directed "American Pie." At the beginning of his film scoring career, Carvin was regarded as the go-to guy for any job that seemed too difficult, strange or controversial for other composers. While his first real break came with American Pie, his range has included Orchestral Score, Jazz, House, Jungle, Lounge, Dub, Breakbeat, Indie Rock, Blues, Ancient Music, World Music and, of course Funk. His love of controversy and his eclectic range led him to score Th!nkFilm's important 2005 documentary "F*ck" which explored issues of Freedom of Speech in Bush's America. Carvin's music has appeared in over 25 feature films and a half-dozen documentaries. In 2008, Carvin moved from Hollywood to New Zealand, where he has written music for several episodes of Sir Peter Jackson's thehobbitblog.com.
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Carvin at the New Orleans premier of his album "Hamsa." 2004

Known for

The Funhouse Waltz (2017)
The Funhouse Waltz
Short
  • Composer
  • 2017
Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys
7.3
  • Soundtrack("The Money Shot")
  • 2016
Mena Suvari, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Pie (1999)
American Pie
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Love Muscle")
  • 1999
Mena Suvari, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Reunion (2012)
American Reunion
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Love Muscle")
  • 2012

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Composer

  • Zoë Helen Boyle in Take the Stage (2018)
    Take the Stage
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Zoë Helen Boyle in Take the Stage (2018)
    Rode Reel 2018 Behind the Scenes
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • The Funhouse Waltz (2017)
    The Funhouse Waltz
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Uncharted Regions (2017)
    Uncharted Regions
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Tom Sawyer on the Danube
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • The Case of Evil (2014)
    The Case of Evil
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Valley of the Succubus (2013)
    Valley of the Succubus
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Roy
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Plant Life
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2012
  • Fuck (2005)
    Fuck
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Fish Story
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Ron Jeremy in Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
    Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • The Bogus Witch Project (2000)
    The Bogus Witch Project
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000

Music Department

  • Farewell, Friends!
    • musician
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Realms of the Third Age: From the City of Dale to the Halls of Erebor
    • musician
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Beneath the Thunder: Forging a Battle of Five Armies
    • musician
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Fire and Water: Attack on Lake-town
    • composer: additional music
    • musician
    • Video
    • 2015
  • In the Dungeons of the Necromancer: Dol Guldur
    • composer: additional music
    • musician
    • Video
    • 2015
  • The Case of Evil (2014)
    The Case of Evil
    • musician: theremin
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Nature (1982)
    Nature
    • musician
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff in Cecil B. Demented (2000)
    Cecil B. Demented
    • composer: song "Seduction"
    • 2000

Writer

  • The Funhouse Waltz (2017)
    The Funhouse Waltz
    • story
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2017

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    • Evil Genius

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