Laura Anne Karpman was born on March 1,1959 and is an American composer, whose work has included music for film, television, video games, theater, and the concert hall.
17 Facts About Laura Karpman
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Laura Karpman has won five Emmy Awards for her work.
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Laura Karpman was born in Los Angeles and grew up singing opera and jazz.
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Laura Karpman began her first compositions at the age of 7.
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Laura Karpman worked with John Harbison at the Tanglewood Music Center, and attended Aspen Music School and the Ecole des Arts Americaines.
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Laura Karpman received both her Doctorate and Master's Degree in Music Composition at the Juilliard School, where her principal teacher was Milton Babbitt.
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Compositions by Laura Karpman have been commissioned by Tonya Pinkins, Los Angeles Opera, American Composers Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, the Juilliard Choral Union, Pacific Serenades, and percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
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Laura Karpman has scored numerous films, television programs and video games.
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Laura Karpman has held a residency at Sony Online Entertainment.
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Laura Karpman received an Annie Award nomination for A Monkey's Tale, a short film commissioned by the Chinese government, which later premiered in the US and was performed by the Detroit Symphony.
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Laura Karpman's Grammy-winning Ask Your Mama premiered at Carnegie Hall on March 16,2009, with performances by Jessye Norman, Cassandra Wilson, The Roots, and the Orchestra of St Luke's conducted by George Manahan.
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In 2014, Laura Karpman co-founded the Alliance for Women Film Composers with Lolita Ritmanis and Miriam Cutler.
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In 2016, Laura Karpman became the first woman elected to the music branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors.
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Laura Karpman composed the score for the Marvel Studios animated anthology series What If.
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Laura Karpman composed the score for the 2023 film American Fiction, for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
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Laura Karpman is married to composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, a fellow Milton Babbitt student.
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Laura Karpman has a self-described lifelong obsession for drama, including soap opera, classical operas, and plays.