Erika Lieberman
Composer for film, television and video games
"It is music's lofty mission to shed light on the depths of the human heart"
- Robert A. Schumann
Thanks for visiting the website of composer Erika Lieberman. Hope you enjoy the music!
Thanks for visiting the website of composer Erika Lieberman.
Hope you enjoy the music!
Erika Lieberman is a composer and musician with extensive experience creating music in styles ranging from symphonic orchestra to modern pop and ethnic folk. She performs regularly playing the Celtic harp, guitar, djembe, bodhran and Irish whistle with her early music consort Sweet Amaryllis, and has worked as a musical director and resident composer for various Shakespearean Theater companies.
Erika has contributed music to films and television shows such as Satan's Little Helper (2005), Till Death Do Us Part (2007) starring John Waters, and feature-length epic docudrama Guiana 1838 (2007). In April 2007, her score for the short film, That's My Majesty, was performed live at Lincoln Center in New York City. In 2008 and 2009 she worked on various short films, including Cannibal Cheerleader Camp by Paul Busetti. Also in 2009 she launched her game music company, Sonic Legends, for which she regularly composes soundscapes.
One of the strengths that sets Erika apart as a composer is her use of exotic instruments and folk styles and applying them to an orchestral or modern musical setting. She has a working roster of musicians who play a range of exotic instruments such as sitar, serod, oud, tablas, Uillean pipes, concertina and hammered dulcimer. Her understanding of rare and ethnic instruments and the effects they produce, combine a unique blend of the esoteric to her music whether she's scoring a horror movie, a video game or a period film.
With her graduate studies in Music Technology and Film Scoring at New York University, Erika combines her musical performance and production background with a wealth of technical expertise. Her studio includes high-quality sample libraries, and is also equipped for live recording.
Erika will create a unique, high-caliber score to suit your needs. Whether your project calls for a live band or orchestra or if you need a score that sounds like it's live but you don't have the budget, Erika can mix and match live instruments with high-quality samples from her extensive sample collection to create a distinctive musical score for your project.
July 2010 - Erika scores teaser/trailer for documentary, "Send Me to Jerusalem" by director Dale Lewinski
June 2010 - Erika to score short film "25 Cents for Love" by director Patrick Pizzolorusso.
June 2010 - Erika interviewed for the Canon Puncture podcast about her tabletop game music company, Sonic Legends.
"Country Village"-Similar to the Shire Theme from The Lord of the Rings, this is a joyful, sweeping, rural fantasy theme featuring harp, woodwinds and orchestra, with elements of playful percussion.
"Hard Lesson" - Melancholy heartbreak theme that transforms to rage, featuring harp, solo clarinet and orchestra.
"The Girl Next Door" - Upbeat, mellow piano theme from Mara Lesemann's short film, "Jump Start."
"The Girl Next Door - Variation 1" - Introspective variation of "The Girl Next Door" with piano and cello.
"The Girl Next Door - Variation 2" - Slow, sad variation of "The Girl Next Door" with piano and cello.
"Return to Alba" - Orchestral adventure traveling music (available for licensing exclusively through DL Music)
"Viking Battle" - Epic battle theme - perfect for vikings and other grizzly warriors with swords (available for licensing exclusively through DL Music)
"Bitter Victory" - Epic, tragic, orchestral battle theme.
"Darkness Lurking" - Spooky, tension-filled cue from "Til Death Do Us Part."
"Murder Montage" - Chaotic horror theme from the murder montage scene in "Blood and Breakfast."
"Fighting Cannibals" - Cue from the final scene of Paul Busetti's short horror film, "Cannibal Cheerleader Camp."
"Shadows in the Woods" - Opening titles theme from "Cannibal Cheerleader Camp"
"Shadows in the Woods - variation" - Tension-building cue from "Cannibal Cheerleader Camp."
To Come...
"Celtic Heartache" - Melancholy, haunting Celtic theme featuring harp and Irish whistle. (available for licensing exclusively through DL Music)
"Desert Battle" - Middle Eastern battle theme featuring ethnic instruments and orchestra
"Celtic Wonder" - Slow, introspective Irish theme for harp and low whistle.
"Squinting Cowboy" - Spaghetti Western style theme (available for licensing exclusively through DL Music)
"Happy and Dapper" - Upbeat, cheerful theme in the style of "Holiday for Strings" by David Rose.
"It was a pleasure to work with Erika on the score for my short, "Jump Start." Not only did she "get" the story immediately, but she understood what I was looking for musically and was responsive to all my needs and concerns."
~ Mara Lesemann, writer/producer Jumpstart
"Erika Lieberman's brilliant and haunting score was the perfect compliment needed to bring my film to life."
~ Paul Busetti, writer/director Cannibal Cheerleader Camp
"Erika is a talented, unique composer with a style that is wholly her own. When you listen to a piece of music or film score composed by Erika, you can hear her compositional voice shining through. She has an authentic understanding of rare and ethnic instruments and the folk styles they are used to play, and when she combines them with her modern film score and classic orchestral writing, it creates something thrilling and emotionally powerful. She is a consummate professional and one of the new film scoring voices to keep your eye/ears on."
~ Christy Carew, President, Forest House Music
Here are some websites about music, film music, and other sites with which Erika is affiliated.
Sonic Legends - Erika's game music company, the premiere website for tabletop gaming soundscapes. Sonic Legends soundscapes are a blend of music and sound effects specially designed to enhance tabletop and live-action roleplaying games. The music provides an emotive backdrop that helps players get into the right mood, and the sound effects provide a realistic sonic environment to set the scene in. Each soundscape is approximately eight to ten minutes in length, seamlessly loopable, and shifts to naturally follow a dramatic storyline. Just downlaod your Sonic Legends soundscape to your mp3 player or laptop, turn up your speakers and GAME ON!
IMDB - Erika's page on "the biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet."
ASCAP - Erika's performing rights organization, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Facebook- Erika's Facebook page.
Myspace - Erika's Myspace page.
Film Music Network - Produces a family of products and services for the film, television and video game music industry.
Women In Film - An organization whose purpose is to empower, promote and mentor women in the entertainment and media industries.
NYU's Film Scoring Program - Erika's Alma Mater.
Musicians
A few musicians Erika works with and highly recommends:
Melissa Brun - cellist
Jody Redhage - cellist
Eleanor Weigert- clarinetist
Jennifer Lindsay - violinist, soprano
Jeff Kalmar - guitar player
Wynne Paris - guitar and serod player
