Evan Lurie
Evan Lurie (born September 28, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American composer and musician. Playing piano and occasionally organ, Evan was a founding member of the band The Lounge Lizards, along with his saxophonist brother John Lurie.
Evan Lurie in 2014
He has composed music for films and TV programs, including the children's show The Backyardigans, which features a different musical genre in every episode. Other notable productions he has written music for include Joe Gould's Secret (2000) and Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge (1996). Lurie is the composer of Oswald, another Nick Jr. series
Discography
- Happy? Here? Now? (1985, solo)
- Pieces for Bandoneon (1987)
- Selling Water by the Side of the River (1990)
- How I Spent My Vacation (1998, with Greg Cohen, Ben Perowsky, Marc Ribot, Steven Bernstein, Bryan Carrott, Jane Scarpantoni)
Filmography
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012, "Popeye's Clog" and "Devil Tango" only)
- Jack Goes Boating
- Interview (2007)
- Face Addict (2005 documentary)
- Lonesome Jim (2005)
- The Backyardigans (2004 TV series)
- The Whole Shebang (2001)
- Oswald (2001 TV series)
- Fear of Fiction (2000)
- Lisa Picard is Famous (2000)
- Happy Accidents (2000)
- Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
- Side Streets (1998)
- O.K. Garage (1998)
- Homo Heights (1998)
- Inferno (1997)
- Office Killer (1997)
- Trees Lounge (1996)
- Phinehas (1996 short)
- Layin' Low (1996)
- The Salesman and Other Adventures (1995 short)
- The Monster (1994)
- The Night We Never Met (1993)
- Under Cover of Darkness (1992)
- Johnny Stecchino (1991)
- The Kill-Off (1989)
- Kizu (1988)
- Il piccolo diavolo (1988)
- Chôchin (1987)
- The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July (1986 documentary)
- Subway Riders (1981)
External links
- "The Backyardigans'" musical tour guide is a Lounge Lizard (Variety)
- Evan Lurie at AllMusic
- Evan Lurie; Internet Movie Database entry
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