Andrew Hollander

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'''Andrew Hollander''' is an [[United States|American]] [[composer]], [[songwriter]], [[record_producer|producer]], and [[pianist]]. Hollander first garnered attention in the film world for his work on the feature film ''[[Wrestling With Alligators]]'', a Grand Jury Prize nominee at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, and most recently for his score for ''[[Waitress (2007 film)|Waitress]]'' <ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|location=United States|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/columns/music_reporter/e3i07b4dbb2a064255caedefafd8afad5d8|title='Waitress' success bittersweet for composer|date=2007-06-21|accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref>. Other notable credits include ''[[The Photographer (film)|The Photographer]]'' starring [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee <ref>{{cite news|publisher=IMDB|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271234/awards|title=Awards for Rhythm of the Saints (2003)|accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Rhythm of the Saints(film)|Rhythm of the Saints]]'' <ref>{{cite news|publisher=IMDB|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390867/|title=Andrew Hollander|accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref>, ''[[I'll Take You There (film)|I'll Take You There]]'', and ''[[Serious Moonlight]]'', an upcoming [[Magnolia Pictures]] release directed by [[Cheryl Hines]] and starring [[Meg Ryan]], [[Timothy Hutton]], [[Kristen Bell]], and [[Justin Long]].

==Early life and career==
Andrew Hollander was born and raised in [[West Orange, New Jersey]]. In his teenage years Hollander performed in and wrote songs for a series of [[rock and roll]] bands. By 15 he was musical directing concerts which gave him the opportunity to perform with Motown stars [[The Marvelettes]], [[The Shirelles]], and [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]] of [[The Supremes]].

Hollander received his B.A. in Music from the [[University of Massachusetts]] where he worked alongside iconic jazz musician [[Yusef Lateef]] and played piano on three of [[Yusef Lateef|Lateef's]] records. After college, Hollander moved to [[New York City]] to focus on his music career. He joined the rock band [[Mr. Henry]], which gave him the opportunity to tour with and open for [[Counting Crows]], [[Live (band)|Live]], and [[Squirrel Nut Zippers]]. After [[Mr. Henry]] fulfilled a deal with [[EMI Music]] for two records, Hollander co-founded [[Sugarbox Studios]], a full-service music production and recording studio in [[New York City]].

In addition to scoring numerous films, Andrew Hollander has scored television commercials for [[American Express]], [[Coca Cola]], and [[Dasani]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=soundtrack.net|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=1219|title=Andrew Hollander set to score two new features: Jack & Addie and Serious Moonlight|date=2008-08-07|accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref>. Hollander has also worked with many recording artists including [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Dana Parish]], [[Your Vegas]] (Universal/Republic), Yep Rock's [[Rock Plaza Central]], Say Hey Record's [[White Rabbits]], [[C. Gibbs]], and Atlantic recording artist [[Shanna Crooks]].

==Filmography==
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*''[[Snapshots from a .500 Season]]'' (1997)
*''[[Wrestling With Alligators]]'' (1998)
*''[[Reno Finds Her Mom]]'' (1998)
*''[[Circus Lives]]'' (199?)
*''[[Moving In/Moving Out]]'' (199?)
*''[[I'll Take You There (film)|I'll Take You There]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Photographer (film)|The Photographer]]'' (2000)
*''[[The Shadows of Bob and Zelda]]'' (2000)
*''[[Standard Time (film)|Standard Time]]'' aka. ''[[Anything But Love]]'' (USA new title) (2002)
*''[[Rhythm of the Saints (film)|Rhythm of the Saints]]'' (2003)
*''[[East Broadway (film)|East Broadway]]'' aka. ''[[Falling For Grace]]'' (USA new title) (2006)
*''[[Gray Matters]]'' (2006)
*''[[Waitress (film)|Waitress]]'' (2007)
*''[[Schooled (film)|Schooled]]'' (2007)
*''[[Weather Girl]]'' (2009)
*''[[Serious Moonlight (2009 film)|Serious Moonlight]]'' (2009)<ref name="Hines Inteview">{{cite web|last=Cooper|first= Chet|title=Cheryl Hines Interview|url=http://abilitymagazine.com/Cheryl_hines.html|publisher=[[Ability Magazine]]|accessdate=February 23, 2008}}</ref>
*''[[Labor Pains]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll]]'' (2009) (post-production)
*''[[Meet Monica Velour]]'' (2009) (post-production)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0390867|name=Andrew Hollander}}
*[http://www.andrewhollandermusic.com/ Official Website]

[[Category:American songwriters]]