Paul Brill
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Paul Brill is a multiple Emmy Award-nominated
Emmy Award
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 composer, songwriter and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has scored dozens of feature films, television series and commercials, most notably including: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is a 2010 documentary film about the life and career of comedienne Joan Rivers. It premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre on May 6, 2010.-Cast:* Joan Rivers* Melissa Rivers...

, The Devil Came on Horseback
The Devil Came on Horseback
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, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Freakonomics
Freakonomics
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, Full Battle Rattle and No Woman, No Cry, among many others. Brill recently scored the HBO film, "Burma Soldier," on which he collaborated with Rock legends U2 - composing a new string arrangement for an acoustic version of their classic song, "Walk On." His recordings of original songwriting have been hailed as "Stunning," by Paste Magazine and "A testament to the enduring potency of classical pop songwriting," by Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
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. In addition to composing films and television specials for History, A&E
A&E Network
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, National Geographic, Sundance
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, MTV
MTV
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 and PBS, Brill is the ongoing composer for the series The First 48 and Steven Seagal: Lawman. In 2001, he founded Scarlet Shame Records, a small record label that has released recordings by The Wingdale Community Singers, The Flying Change, Amber Rubarth
Amber Rubarth
Amber Rubarth is an American Singer-Songwriter who has independently released 4 albums and 2 EPs. Her newest album "A Common Case of Disappearing," produced by Jacquire King, was released October 4, 2011 and hit #13 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts...

and his own records.

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