Bobby Johnston - Film Composer

11/05/07

Citadel Records releases Bobby's scores to "extra: In the Background of a Dream" and "Dead Doll" (two scores on one CD!)

11/01/07

Bobby completes his score to "Hotel California."

10/30/07

Lakeshore Records releases the original soundtrack to "Wristcutters: A Love Story" featuring songs from the film and Bobby's original score.

10/20/07

Bobby set to score "Happiness Runs" for director Adam Sherman.

10/19/07

"Wristcutters: A Love Story" opens in New York City.

10/14/07

"American Fork" wins BEST OF SHOW, BEST ACTOR (Hubbel Palmer) and BEST SCREENPLAY (Hubbel Palmer) awards at the BENDFILM festival in Oregon.

09/30/07

"American Fork" wins the AUDIENCE award for best feature at the SIDEWALK MOVING PICTURE festival.

09/10/07

"Stuck" premieres at the TORONTO film festival.

07/24/07

Bobby signs on to score "Hotel California" for director Geo Santini.

04/25/07

The Missouri Contemporary Ballet premieres its original production "Boundless," featuring music from Bobby's score to "Edmond."

04/11/07

Final sound mix completed for "Stuck."

03/10/07

"Forward" premieres at the South by Southwest film festival.

02/23/07

Lakeshore Records features an interview with Bobby as part of their "Composer's Corner" series. Watch the interview here.

01/20/07

"American Fork" premieres at the Slamdance Film Festival.

01/15/07

Bobby set to score "Stuck" for director Stuart Gordon. Featuring Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby and Rukiya Bernard.

01/09/07

Lakeshore Records releases Bobby's score to "Edmond" www.lakeshore-records.com or directly from iTunes.

01/08/07

Final sound mix completed for "American Fork."

12/31/06

"Edmond" makes a number of "best of 2006" lists, including PREMIERE MAGAZINE, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS and the PHOENIX.

11/28/06

"Wristcutters: A Love Story" is nominated for 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Film and Best First Screenplay.

11/07/06

LA premiere of "Wristcutters: A Love Story" at the AFI film Festival.

11/05/06

Bobby signs on to score "American Fork" for director Chris Bowman. Featuring Hubbel Palmer, William Baldwin, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Bruce McGill.

09/25/06

Bobby completes his score for the short film "Forward", directed by Cecily Rhett.

07/28/06

"Wristcutters: A Love Story" wins the Audience award at the Motovun Film festival.

07/14/06

"Edmond" opens in New York City.

07/07/06

Bobby Johnston, Douglas Pipes and Graham Reynolds are featured on this week's edition of Film Music Radio's "On the Score", hosted by Daniel Schweiger. "The New Composers" show features interviews and music clips and will also be available as an archived show for a limited time, beginning next week.

06/18/06

Goran Dukic wins the Golden Space Needle award, BEST DIRECTOR for "Wristcutters: a Love Story" at the Seattle Film Festival.

05/18/06

Bobby's score to "Extra: In The Background of a Dream" to be featured on the upcoming greatest hits CD from "This American Life" (Sony/Shout Factory - fall, 2006).

04/12/06

"Wristcutters: A Love Story" wins Best First Feature award at the Philadelphia Film Festival.

04/11/06

"Wristcutters: A Love Story" wins the Grand Jury award at the GEN ART Film Festival.

03/23/06

LA premiere of "Edmond" at the Silverlake film festival.

03/19/06

William H. Macy wins Best Actor Award for "Edmond" at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival (Buenos Aries)

01/23/06

"Wristcutters: A Love Story" premieres at the Sundance film Festival.

01/15/06

Final Sound mix completed for "Wristcutters: A Love Story".

12/14/05

Sundance Music Café announces performer line-up including Musicians from "Wristcutters: A Love Story". Bands "King Straggler" (John Hawkes, Rodney Eastman, Brentley Gore), "Mushman" (Patrick Fugit, David Fetzer) and Bobby Johnston (performing pieces from the original score).

11/28/05

Sundance Film Festival announces films in dramatic competition Including "Wristcutters: A Love Story".

10/28/05

Bobby set to score "Wristcutters: A Love Story" for director Goran Dukic. Featuring Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, Mikal Portnoi Lazarev, Will Arnett, Leslie Bibb and John Hawkes.

09/06/05

"Edmond" premieres at the Venice Film Festival.

08/18/05

Final sound mix completed for "Edmond".

06/28/05

Asdru Sierra (Ozomatli) in the studio to lay down trumpet tracks for "Edmond".

05/01/05

Bobby signs on to score "Edmond" for director Stuart Gordon. Screenplay by David Mamet. Featuring William H. Macy and Julia Stiles.

04/05/05

Lion's Gate Releases "Dead Doll" on DVD.

02/01/05

Daniel Schweiger (VENICE magazine) names Bobby as one of his "composers to watch" in 2005.

12/14/04

Bobby completes his original Score for "Guns Before Butter" by Director Jordan Ellis.

12/02/04

"Dead Doll" receives an R rating from the MPAA, without cuts.

11/16/04

La La Land Records releases Bobby's original score to "King of the Ants". www.lalalandrecords.com/

10/15/04

Final sound mix completed for "Greener Mountains", directed by Lee Shallat Chemel.

10/04/04

The documentary series "Common Good" premieres in Denver, CO, featuring Bobby's original theme.

10/01/04

"A Little Crazy" wins best narrative feature and best actor awards at the Silver Lake Film Festival. silverlakefilmfestival.org/

08/19/04

Dead Doll premieres at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles.