Wendy and Lisa
| Wendy and Lisa | |
|---|---|
| |
| About | |
| Also known as | Lisa Kanclerz Coleman |
| Title | Music Composers |
| Date of birth | 26 January 1964 (Wendy Melvoin) 17 August 1960 (Lisa Coleman) |
| Origin | Los Angeles, CA, USA (both) |
| Gender |  |
| Website | |
Wendy and Lisa is the group name of the musical duo Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They are responsible for the musical score used in the series Heroes.
About
Lisa Coleman first rose to musical stardom in 1980 when she joined the group Prince and The Revolution. Several years later, she was able to convince Prince to hire her childhood friend Wendy Melvoin, and Wendy joined The Revolution in 1983. Together, they rose to stardom with the critically acclaimed album Purple Rain. In 1986, Prince dissolved The Revolution, and the duo formed their own production group.
Wendy and Lisa are responsible for music composition on a number of television shows and movies, including Dangerous Minds, Soul Food, Carnivàle, and both Tim Kring's Crossing Jordan and Touch.
Notes
- In 2007, the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards gave Wendy and Lisa the "Top Television Series" award for their work on Heroes.
- On April 19, 2009, Wendy and Lisa performed at the Heroes for Autism fundraiser.
- The 2010 film The Kids Are All Right is loosely based on Wendy Melvoin's life with partner Lisa Cholodenko, who wrote and directed the film. Melvoin and Cholodenko have a child together. Wendy and Lisa said that they were previously in a romantic relationship together.
Gallery
-
In an Inside Heroes featurette...
-
...Wendy & Lisa explain their creative process.
-
Steven Parke created this portrait of Wendy & Lisa for the Heroes Original Soundtrack.
External Links
- wendyandlisa.com - Official Website
- Wendy Melovin on IMDb
- Lisa Coleman on IMDb
- Wendy and Lisa on Wikipedia
- Heroes Music Tracks -- An external site with links to score.
- Wendy and Lisa discuss the score on Inside Heroes
- Interview on Greg Beeman's blog, 12/3/07
- Interview at the L.A. Times, 3/30/09
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound and Music |
Jennifer Barak (music editor) • Seth A. Eubanks (sound utility) • Kenn Fuller (sound mixer) • Erich Gann (sound editor) • Stephen Grubbs (sound supervisor) • Anton Holden (sound editor) • J. Michael Hooser (ADR editor) • Gerry Lentz (re-recording mixer) • Joe Melody (sound supervisor) • Steven Parke (soundtrack artist) • Michael Perfitt (music engineer) • Alicen Catron Schneider (music supervisor) • Shenkar (vocals) • Mark Steele (ADR editor) • Scott Stolz (sound mixer) • Rich Weingart (re-recording mixer) • Burton Weinstein (sound editor) • Wendy and Lisa (score) | ||||
|
See Also: Art Department • Assistants • Assistant Directors • Authors • Camera Operators • Directors • Editors • Effects Department • Hair and Makeup • Locations Department • Photographers • Producers • • Stand-Ins • Stunt Department • Writers • Other Crew Members • Reborn Crew • Graphic Novel Crew • Webisodes Crew • Evolutions Crew • Countdown Crew • Cast | |||||