Eventually, it all came full circle as I had friends who started making short films and I just offered to do music for them. Joined a band and did the touring, recording band thing for years. Went to film school and decided there that I wanted to be a musician. I knew that I always wanted to do something creative and thought I wanted to be a filmmaker. I was so captivated by how dark and obtuse it was-though I definitely couldn’t articulate that then. Jeff Ames: What led you to become composers?Īntonio Naranjo: I saw Batman Returns as a kid and had my mind blown by Danny Elfman’s score. Most notably, his credits include two seasons of the Canadian Screen Award-winning kid’s show Detention Adventure (HBO Max, CBC), the animated children’s series Glowbies (CBC), Volcano (TIFF 2019), Twinkle All the Way (Lifetime) as well as commercial music for brands such as Chevrolet, Samsung, Molson Canadian and Patron Tequila. A Banff Centre for the Arts alumnus and former resident at the prestigious Slaight Family Music Lab at the CFC, Antonio has contributed music to a wide range of film, television, and commercial productions. Meiro was commissioned in 2015 by R.H Thomson and the National Arts Centre Orchestra to compose a piece for choir and orchestra entitled “Song of the Mothers” commemorating the centennial of WWI as part of Thomson’s The World Remembers project.Īntonio Naranjo is a Canadian Screen Award-winning Toronto-based composer, songwriter, and music producer. His scores often fuse classical, contemporary and world elements into striking and memorable music. Notable projects include Xavier Riddle & The Secret Museum the score for which was nominated for a 2021 Canadian Screen Award, Super Science Friends which won “Best Soundtrack” at the 2017 Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, Princess Sparkly Butt & The Hot Dog Kid which won “Outstanding Achievement in Music” at the 2017 New York City Web Fest, and the short film Bread & Kisses the score for which was nominated for a Remi Award at the 2011 WorldFest in Houston, Texas. Meiro Stamm has scored numerous film, television, stage, and digital productions. Summer just started and now we’re looking forward to the holidays.A Christmas Dance Reunion made its debut on Lifetime this holiday season, and ComingSoon spoke with its two composers, Meiro Stamm and Antonio Naranjo. When O’Connell’s Liam invites his and his girlfriend’s families on their Christmas vacation, his plan to propose is thwarted by their nonstop bickering. Directed by Marla Sokoloff, the film also stars former Brady Bunch cast members Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen, Jennifer Elise Cox, and Robbie Rist. The network also announced Blending Christmas, starring Haylie Duff and Aaron O’Connell. Together, they reinvigorate the holidays at the resort, but can they give that same passion to each other? It’s a classic Christmas “Remember me?”-cute and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Coleman will play a successful attorney named Lucy Mortimer, who, along with her mother, returns to their old holiday getaway, the Winterleigh Resort, where she’s reunited with her childhood Christmas Dance partner, Barrett Brewster (Bleu), nephew of the owner. A Christmas Dance Reunion reunites them for the first time since the High School Musical trilogy, where they played Chad, a star basketball player, and the studious Taylor, best friends to Troy and Gabriella. Lifetime is gifting us a holiday movie starring Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman. The queen of headbands and king of the wash ’n’ go.Ĭhristmas has indeed arrived early.
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