Music, audio postproduction and sonic branding company Barking Owl has added award-winning composer, songwriter and music producer Dan Romer to its roster that includes the likes of Atticus Ross and Dan Deacon. Barking Owl will exclusively represent Romer for advertising and branded content.
Romer’s scores include Woman of the Hour (Netflix), Self Reliance (Hulu), The Promised Land (Magnolia), Station Eleven (HBO MAX), Pixar’s Luca (Disney+), four-time Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild (Searchlight), Maniac (Netflix), The Good Doctor (ABC), Beasts of No Nation (Netflix), Atypical (Netflix), and Emmy Award-winning series Ramy (Hulu).
In addition to his scoring work, Romer produced several worldwide hit singles for numerous acclaimed artists including, A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera’s Grammy-winning “Say Something,” and Shawn Mendes’ “Treat You Better.”
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, said: “I’ve known Dan Romer through our friend circle for some time. As a fellow composer, I’ve long admired his work and his score for The Beasts Of The Southern Wild still takes my breath away many years later. Dan’s melodic sensibility coupled with his innovative use of instruments and found sounds for his scores, makes him an unparalleled talent amongst his contemporaries. He weaves traditional with modern in such a beautiful way, telling bold and heartfelt stories through his music. I’m thrilled professionally and personally to see him come into the fold at Barking Owl as not only a colleague but a friend. In the true Barking Owl fashion, the lines between business and family are beautifully blurred.”
Carol Dunn, managing director, Barking Owl, added: “Barking Owl is making strategic, incremental growth and from that, our ability to attract the strongest creative partners. Dan arrives with a wealth of experience, and an impressive IMDB page to boot.”
Romer said, “I’m very excited to be joining the family over at Barking Owl and to collaborate with Carol, Johanna and team on some of their amazing projects.”
Optimus promotes Caralyn Moore to editor
Caralyn Moore has been promoted to editor at Optimus, the production and post house with offices in Chicago and New York. Moore started at Optimus in 2019 as a seasoned assistant editor, next earning the title of senior assistant and now making the jump to editor.
Moore has cut spots for such brands as CDW, Chicago Humanities Festival, Famous Footwear, Hillshire Farm, Walgreens and WW. In addition, she edited the independent feature film All Happy Families, which premiered at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival last fall and is releasing in select AMC Theatres nationwide on September 20.
“Editing is like a big open-ended puzzle, where you only use a fraction of the pieces and there are no right answers (though there are definitely wrong ones),” said Moore. “I love the challenge of finding the right balance of visuals, pacing, music, sound, and information--it’s precarious, it’s challenging, it’s endlessly creative and fun.”
“Caralyn has proven time and again how skilled she is in her craft,” said Angelo Valencia, Optimus managing editor/partner. “Her calming presence always makes you feel you are going to be well taken care of and her attention to detail is second to none. I am so excited for her to showcase her talent for everyone to see.”
Born and raised in Northern Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, Moore was passionate about theater classes at school and making short films with her friends and family. Her love of writing, acting and especially editing, landed her at Northwestern University for film school. Following graduation, Moore spent time in the documentary production world in Washington, DC, and then several years freelance assistant editing back in Chicago.
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