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Carla Patullo
Background information
Also known asWhite Widow
BornSpringfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • film composer
  • director
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboard
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.carlapatullo.com

Carla Patullo is an American singer, songwriter, film composer and director.[1] She won Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for her debut studio album, So She Howls (2024).

A Berklee College of Music graduate, Patullo created the Soundry, a recording studio and record label, in 2011. She was credited with having composed music for various media, such as Maxine, This is Jessica, and Lotte that Silhouette Girl.[2]

Early life and education

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Her grandmother's interest in music and singing influenced her to compose music of her own. She began taking piano and voice lessons as a child and played the saxophone in her high school jazz band.[3] She graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School, received a bachelor's degree in music from the Berklee College of Music, and later studied film, TV, and video game scoring at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain where she earned a master's degree in music.[4][5]

Career

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Patullo formed and fronted the band, White Widow while she was in college. They released three studio albums, No Wood to Knock On (2005), Black Heart (2009), and White Widow: A Psychological Thriller (2012). After releasing Black Heart, she signed a publishing deal which led to their songs being placed in TV shows such as Ellen DeGeneres and the Young and the Restless.[6] [7][8][3][9] Their single, Promises, from their third album, White Widow: A Psychological Thriller, was featured on Dance Moms.[10]

Patullo served as musical director (keyboards, guitar, and vocals) for Sandra Bernhard on her "I Love Being Me, Don't You" and "Kiss Me on the Lips Texas" tours.[11][12] She is the owner and producer at The Soundry recording studio in Los Angeles, California.[13]

In 2024, Patullo won a Grammy Award for her album, So She Howls, for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.[1] The album features the vocal ensemble, Tonality, and the Scorchio Quartet led by violist Martha Mooke.[13]

Patullo has composed music for films, Maxine, Letter to Anita, L.A.: A Queer History, My Name is Maria De Jesus, Everybody Dies... Sometimes, and others. She cites musical influences as Laurie Anderson Alexandre Desplat, Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, and Thomas Newman.[14]

In 2018, Patullo's animated documentary, Lotte That Silhouette Girl, was a contender for the Academy Awards' short list for "Best Documentary" (Short Subject) in 2018.[15] In that same year, she was selected to participate at the Sundance Institute's Film Music Program at Skywalker Sound where she composed the film score for the horror-comedy Porno, which premiered at SXSW.[16][17][18]

Discography

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  • 2024 - Everybody Dies... Sometimes (soundtrack) - composer[19]
  • 2023 - So She Howls[13]
  • 2023 - Maxine (soundtrack)[20]
  • 2021 - Apotheke (single)[21]
  • 2019 - Porno (soundtrack)[22][23]

Awards

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2021 - Florida Film Festival - Apotheke - Animated Shorts Competition - (nomination)[21]

Selected filmography

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  • 2024 - Bitterroot - composer[26]
  • 2024 - The Place Between - composer[27]
  • 2023 - Everybody Dies... Sometimes - composer[19]
  • 2023 - Maxine - composer[20]
  • 2021 - Ara, untamed - original score
  • 2021 - Apotheke - composer[21]
  • 2021 - This Is Jessica - composer, performer
  • 2021 - L.A.: A Queer History - composer[28]
  • 2020 - Worry Dolls - composer
  • 2020 - Finjan - composer[29]
  • 2020 - Were You Gay in High School? - composer
  • 2019 - Porno - vocalist, composer[23]
  • 2018 - Lotte That Silhouette Girl - orchestrator, songwriter, lead vocalist, sound designer[25]
  • 2018 - Choke - composer[18]
  • 2017 - Jeanne Cordova: Butches, Lies & Feminism - composer[18]
  • 2017 - My Name is Maria De Jesus - composer (theme music), sound mixer[30]
  • 2017 - Pizza Face - composer[31]
  • 2016 - Spa Night - additional music[23]
  • 2016 - Teen Titans Go! - songwriter
  • 2015 - Clambake - original score
  • 2015 - Cheese Dog: The Movie - vocalist, composer[32]
  • 2015 - Cinderella, a Shadow Ballet orchestrator, vocalist
  • 2014 - Letter to Anita - composer[18]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Carla Patullo". Grammy. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Disney+ Composer and Artist Carla Patullo Releases Album, So She Howls After Near Death Experience". WIMN. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Movies & Music Profile: Composer Carla Patullo". SAG Indie. April 15, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Springfield native wins Grammy for latest album by Emma McCorkindale". WWLP. February 5, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Carla Patullo Howls and Heals on Grammy-Winning Ambient Album by Bryan Parys". Berklee. January 18, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "White Widow - No Wood to Knock On". Amazon. January 1, 2005. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Album Review: 'Black Heart,' White Widow by David Rogers". State Journal Register. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "White Widow - Black Heart". Austin Chronicles. August 28, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Carla Patullo: From Scoring A Film to Scoring A GRAMMY Nomination by Thea Wood". Herizons Music. January 20, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Review: White Widow: A Psychological Thriller - Soundtrack". Sea of Tranquility. August 5, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "I Love Being Me, Don't You? by David C. Nichols". Backstage. August 15, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Taking Rage on the Road: Bernhard Doesn't Pull Any Punches by Deborah Vankin", "The Orlando Sentinel," Page F6, October 14, 2011
  13. ^ a b c "Carla Patullo on turning to music to cope". Mixdown. December 29, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Interview: Composer Carla Patullo On Making Music For Porno by Ruben Diaz". Monkeys Fighting Robots. March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "The Oscars Are About to Dump a Load of Short Lists on Us – Here's What to Expect - For the first time, the Academy will release nine short lists at once, trimming the field in the foreign-language, documentary and music categories, among others". The Wrap. December 14, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "[Exclusive Interview] Porno Composer Carla Patullo on Creating The Film's Unique and Seductive Sound by Rachel Reeves". Nightmare on Film Street. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "More of a Comment, Really…: Interview with SXSW Composer Carla Patullo (Porno)". The Spool. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d "Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Announce Composers and Directors for 2018 Film Music and Sound Design Lab". Sundance. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "HMMA Nominations 2020". HMMA. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Carla Patullo". Now Hear This. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "The 30th Annual Florida Film Festival Announces Program Lineup" (PDF). Florida Film Festival. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  22. ^ "'Porno': Film Review by Dennis Harvey". Variety. March 9, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "Carla Patullo". AWFC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "HMMA Nominations 2022". HMMA. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "AmDoc Film Festival Winners 2018". AmDoc Film Festival. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  26. ^ "Bitterroot". Tribeca Film. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  27. ^ "The Place Between". MUBI. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  28. ^ ""L.A. A Queer History": New documentary about the history of the LGBTQ movement in the US – TV premiere on The History Channel Germany". A+E Networks. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  29. ^ "Finjan - Short Film (2021)". Vimeo. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  30. ^ "Carla Patullo shares expansive new album, 'So She Howls' by Jacob Saltzberg". Earmilk. August 12, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  31. ^ "Pizza Face". filmaffinity. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  32. ^ "Cheese Dog: The Movie (original motion picture soundtrack)". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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