April 4th, 2014
Nathan is collaborating with music legend Pete Townshend on an original song for "The Americans"
Nathan and Pete Townshend co-wrote the song, "It Must Be Done," which will be featured in the episode airing April 30, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT, and marking the first-ever television work by Pete.
March 25th, 2014
Red Hen Press presents Nathan and his father John Barr at the Annenberg Beach House
Red Hen Press presents a candid father and son discussion about the creative process behind writing poetry and composing music. For more details, click here!
July 20th, 2013
Nathan nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards!
Nathan has been nominated for two Emmy Awards in the category of “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music” for The Americans and Hemlock Grove.

Check out the Main Titles to The Americans and Hemlock Grove here. Check out all of the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations here.
May 1st, 2013
2013 Project Update: The Americans, Hemlock Grove, and True Blood Season 6
Nathan recently finished scoring the inaugural seasons of The Americans for FX Networks and Hemlock Grove for Netflix. The Americans premiered in January and Hemlock Grove premiered in April. The shows have received incredible responses from viewers and both have been renewed for second seasons.

Currently, Nathan is finishing up the score to Season 6 of True Blood.
The Americans Hemlock Grove
March 20th, 2012
Nathan Joins Composers at 2012 WonderCon
On Sunday, March 18, Nathan attended Anaheim’s WonderCon and participated in the composer panel "Behind the Music: Composing for WonderCon’s Favorite Projects" alongside Danny Jacob, Blake Neely, Jim Dooley, David Ari Leon, Mark Isham, and Robert Duncan. The panel was moderated by Little Shop of Horrors star Ellen Greene. In case you missed the panel, you can watch it here.
March 13th, 2012
Nathan to participate in composer panel at WonderCon
Nathan will be participating in the WonderCon composer panel March 18 titled Behind the Music: Composing for WonderCon's Favorite Projects.
February 27th, 2012
Nathan is currently being featured in the March issue of Music Connection Magazine.
Nathan is in the March issue of Music Connection Magazine on page 33. View here.
February 22nd, 2012
Nathan was featured in the November issue of Post Magazine
Nathan was featured in the November issue of Post Magazine. View it here!
February 20th, 2012
HBO Releases Teaser for True Blood Season 5
HBO has released a teaser for the next season of True Blood, season five! View it here!
September 27th, 2011
Nathan to speak at Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference
Nathan will speak on the Billboard panel titled "Evolution of a Score and Music Placement" October 25. For more details visit the Billboard Events website.
August 17th, 2011
Nathan joins composers at Comic Con 2011
On Saturday, July 23, Nathan attend San Diego’s Comic Con and participated on the composer panel "Behind the Music with CW3PR: Composing for Animation to Horror and Everything in Between" along with Danny Jacob, James Levine, Edward Rogers, Christopher Young, Ramin Djawadi, and Robert Duncan. The panel was moderated by Skin composer Helene Muddiman. In case you missed it, you can watch the whole panel here.
July 17th, 2011
Nathan to join panel at Comic-Con
Nathan to speak on Comic Con panel titled "Behind the Music with CW3PR: Composing Horror to Animation and Everything in Between" on July 23. Read the press release here.
July 5th, 2011
The Ledge hitting theaters July 8th
The Ledge will be having limited "test run" screenings in New York and LA on July 8. If these screenings go well there will be a push for a nationwide release, so please attend. For theatre information and times visit ledgemovie.com
April 1st, 2011
Nathan joins composers at WonderCon
On Friday, April 1, Nathan attended San Francisco's WonderCon and participated on the composer panel "Behind the Music with CW3PR: Composing for Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Film" along with Jim Dooley, Marco Beltrami, Michael Suby, Sean Callery, and Scott Starrett. The panel was hosted by Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller, and was held in front of a packed auditorium.
March 23rd, 2011
Nathan to speak at WonderCon!
Nathan to speak on WonderCon panel titled "Behind the Music with CW3PR: Composing for Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Film" on April 1. For more details visit True-Blood.net.
January 27th, 2011
Nathan attended The Ledge Sundance Film Festival premiere.
This week Nathan was in Park City, Utah, to attend the Sundance Film Festival. While there, he appeared at numerous BMI events, and also attended the premiere of his latest film, The Ledge.
December 21st, 2010
Nathan's score to "Hood to Coast" released!
Hood to CoastNathan's Hood to Coast soundtrack is available now on iTunes! Click here to purchase it.
December 6th, 2010
Nathan to attend Sundance!
Nathan will be attending the Sundance Film Festival premiere of The Ledge January 21, 2011 as well as participating in BMI's composer/director panel January 26, 2011 with The Ledge director, Matthew Chapman. For more information, click here.
October 19th, 2010
Nathan was on Last Call with Carson Daly!
Nathan was featured on Last Call with Carson Daly late late night on Friday, Oct 15th. Video coming soon!
October 16th, 2010
Nathan gets HMMA Nomination
Congrats on Nathan's HMMA Nomination for the score of True Blood Season 2!
September 21st, 2010
The True Blood Season Two score album is now in stores!
True Blood Season 2True Blood Season 2 Score CD releases TODAY! Buy it on Amazon.com! You also have a chance to win the Season One Score CD through Allthingsfangirl.com
August 31st, 2010
"The Last Exorcism" opens at the top of the box office!
The Last Exorcism"The Last Exorcism", featuring Nathan's chilling score, opened at the top of the box office this weekend! Check out Nate's Publicity to read great reviews from The Hollywood Reporter and Wall Street Journal!
July 26th, 2010
Nathan joins composers at Comic-Con
Comic-Con 2010 Composer PanelLast Thursday, July 22, Nate attended Comic-Con in San Diego, and participated on the big composer panel, along with Jim Dooley, Wendy & Lisa, John Ottman, Michael Giacchino, and Jeremy Zuckerman. The panel was hosed by BMI's Anne Cecere, and was held in front of a packed auditorium.
July 12th, 2010
Listen to Nathan's APM Podcast
Listen to Nathan's podcast from the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Conference.
July 7th, 2010
Nathan to Speak at Comic-Con!
Nathan to speak on the brand new panel, 'Behind the Music', at Comic-Con in San Diego on July 22nd. For more details, visit TrueBlood.net
June 1st, 2010
True Blood Season Three premieres on June 13!
Mark your calendars - the third season of "True Blood" will premiere on HBO on June 13. Tune in for more sexy, southern-charmed music by Nate!
May 19th, 2010
Nate wins BMI Award for the second year in a row!
True BloodFor the second year in a row, composer Nathan Barr has won a BMI award for his work on "True Blood". For more details, visit TrueBlood-Online.com!
April 16th, 2010
"Open House" Plays at the Tribeca Film Festival
Director Andrew Paquin's pshychological suspense thriller "Open House," starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Brian Geraghty, featuring music by Nathan Barr, played at the Tribeca Film Festival in the World Narrative Feature Competition.
March 15th, 2010
Nathan will perform at the Ubeda Film Music Conference in Spain!
Nate will perform select pieces from "True Blood" for an exclusive hour-long concert in Ubeda, Spain, as part of the Ubeda Film Music Festival.
February 25th, 2010
Nathan scores "Hood to Coast"
Nate composed the score to the very successfull "Hood to Coast" which debuted March 13th at the SXSW (South by Southwest) film festival to impressive audiences. The next screening of the film is March 20th at the SXSW Festival. Click here for tickets!
February 11th, 2010
Nathan will score Eli Roth's fourth feature film!
Nathan Barr will score his fifth collaboration with director Eli Roth, "Last Exorcism" For more details on the project, check out the article at Variety.com.
January 9th, 2010
Nathan Barr ranks in the top 100 grossing film composers of the past decade!
According to Movie Score Magazine, Nathan Barr ranks in the top 100 grossing film composers of the past decade, with his works on "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Hostel" contributing to the successes.
January 4th, 2010
Nathan has ranked in the top score soundtracks of 2009 from Examiner.com and more!
True BloodAs publications start to release their "Best of 2009" lists, Nate's score album from True Blood is making a few appearances! Examiner.com and Soundtrackgeek.com are a few of the sites that have already published lists.
December 11th, 2009
The perfect holiday gift!
True BloodA perfect gift for the holiday season. Fearnet.com says Nathan Barr's True Blood score album "is a must-have for its haunting, ominous and sexy vibe"! Purchase it today from Amazon.com or iTunes!
November 29th, 2009
Nathan wins "Best Score" at the HMMA!
Congrats to Nathan on winning his first HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media) award for the score of "True Blood" - Best Original TV Score! Also, click for some footage of Nate at the recent Billboard panels and MIMICON panels, alongside Gary Calamar and Jace Everett for "Behind the Music of True Blood", and with Christopher Young, John Ottman, Jim Dooley and Wendy & Lisa for "The Gig of a Lifetime: Scoring for TV and Film".
November 6th, 2009
Nate is working on some new feature films!
Nate is currently working hard on a few new features - check out the Projects page for more!
October 24th, 2009
Nate to talk about "True Blood" at Hollywood Reporter / Billboard Film and TV Music Conference
Nate will be speaking about his work on "True Blood" as part of the 8th Annual Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Film and TV Music Conference on October 30th. Read more from TrueBloodNet.com!
October 20th, 2009
Nate attends the Spike TV Scream Awards
Nate attended the Spike TV Scream Awards on Oct 17th. The show airs Tuesday October 27 at 9pm central time on Spike - be sure to tune in!
October 13th, 2009
Nate nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Score and Song for work on True Blood!
HMMA NominationNathan has just been nominated by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) for Best Score for his work on "True Blood", and his song "Take Me Home", with songwriter/singer Lisbeth Scott, has been nominated for Best Song. For more information, visit TrueBlood-Online.com.
September 18th, 2009
Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott to appear at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Gala, on Oct. 4
True BloodThe 2009 LA Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Gala Event will have a strong True Blood presence with our favorite composer Nathan Barr pairing up with the dulcet voice of Lisbeth Scott to perform the wonderful song, "Take Me Home". For more information, visit TrueBloodNet.com.
September 15th, 2009
Connect with Nathan on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook!
Love the score to "True Blood"? Why not tell Nathan yourself! Now you can socialize with Nate through Facebook, Myspace or Twitter. Links to each page can be found on the Contact page.
September 9th, 2009
TrueBloodNet.com features an exclusive interview with Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott
True BloodNathan and Lisbeth discussed the creative process that is involved in creating the scores on True Blood in an exclusive interview with fan site TrueBloodNet.com.
September 8th, 2009
The True Blood score ablum is now in stores!
True BloodThe score album for True Blood has been released! You can pick your copy up at Amazon.com or download it from iTunes. Also be sure to mark your calendars - both Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott will be appearing at Dark Delicacies in Burbank this Sunday, Sept. 13th, at 1pm. For more information check out this Sci-Fi Scoop item.
September 2nd, 2009
Exclusive Premiere of the "Take Me Home" Music Video
True BloodTrue-Blood.net has the exclusive premiere of the new video, "Take Me Home" Watch the video here!
August 24th, 2009
Check out the preview of the pilot episode of "Open Barr"
OutfestA preview of the pilot of Nathan's web-series called "Open Barr" is now available for viewing in the Video/Media section. "Open Barr" will feature one-on-one interviews with various successful composers. The pilot episode features composer, Tyler Bates (Watchmen, 300), and future episodes will include acclaimed composers such as Jim Dooley, John Debney, and many more. Watch the preview of "Open Barr" here.
August 23rd, 2009
Watch Nate’s small screen cameo debut on True Blood...
OutfestNathan had a cameo in the sixth episode of Season 2 of "True Blood." Check out the clip on YouTube to see him transform in to Vampire Bill right before your eyes!
August 22nd, 2009
The "Take Me Home" video was shot on August 17
OutfestThe "Take Me Home" video was shot on Monday (August 17) and will be released September 1 on leading fansite www.true-blood.net. Nathan wrote and performed the music while Lisbeth wrote and sang the moving lyrics.

Stay tuned for stills from the shoot.
August 21st, 2009
The "True Blood" SCORE will be released September 8
OutfestThe "True Blood" SCORE soundtrack will be release 9/8 on iTunes, in stores, and on Amazon.com! See the exclusive new album artwork and Pre-order now at Amazon.com
July 13th, 2009
If you missed Nathan on True Blood last night...
OutfestIf you missed Nathan on True Blood last night you get a second chance tonight. Make sure you tune in to watch.
For future showtimes click here
July 13th, 2009
Nathan attended the OUTFEST 2009 premiere
OutfestNate attended the OUTFEST 2009 premiere at the Orpheum in downtown Los Angeles, and was interviewed by the Advocate magazine. Stay tuned for video clip of Nate on the red carpet!
July 12th, 2009
Don't miss Nathan's cameo in True Blood tonight at 9pm on HBO
OutfestTune in to watch! Nathan will be featured in the sixth episode of Season 2 of "True Blood" tonight.
June 11th, 2009
Nathan and his father stay at Yaddo while writing an opera
True BloodNathan and his father have been staying at Yaddo, an artists colony in
Saratoga Springs, NY, where they have been working on an opera
together. "He is a poet and has been writing the libretto and I have been working on the music." Click here to see images fromYaddo.
May 5th, 2009
"True Blood" to hit shelves this summer
True BloodVarese Sarabande Records has announced that the soundtrack to the first season of "True Blood" will hit shelves this summer.
May 2nd, 2009
Nathan will be featured in "True Blood"
Nathan in True BloodTune in to watch! Nathan will be featured in the sixth episode of Season 2 of "True Blood." Click here to see images from the set.
April 30th, 2009
"True Blood" will begin airing June 14th on HBO
Second SeasonEpisodes of the second season of "True Blood" will begin airing June 14th on HBO. Visit their site for more details on the show.
April 29th, 2009
Nathan wins a BMI Award
BMI LogoNathan was awarded a BMI Award on May 20th for his work on the acclaimed HBO series "True Blood."
April 19th, 2009
Nathan attends the Glaad Media Awards
Nathan attended the 20th Annual Glaad Media Awards in Los Angeles on April 18th honoring Kathy Griffin and Bishop Gene Robinson. Click here to see images of the event.
April 13th, 2009
Nathan attends the Paley Event for "True Blood"
Nathan attended the Paley Event for the HBO series "True Blood" at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on April 13th. The event featured a Q & A with show creator Alan Ball and cast members. Click here to see a clip from the event.