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4 unusual facts about Wendy Melvoin


Wendy Melvoin

She contributed heavily to Neil Finn's second solo album One Nil, co-writing many tracks and playing drums and bass on several.

In September 2008, they announced that they would be releasing an album consisting entirely of the score from Heroes, entitled Heroes: Original Score.

She is credited for guitar work on most of the tracks on Rob Thomas' first solo album, ...Something to Be.

World Soundtrack Award for Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound

2004 Purple Rain - To Prince & The Revolution (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z., Matt Fink & Brownmark) in honor of the twentieth anniversary of their legendary movie Purple Rain.


Heroes: Original Score

It was released on April 14, 2009, via La-La Land Records, and contains the score written by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (primarily music written for the first season), and features the voice of Shenkar.

Jeff Russo

Recently he has scored films, TV programs and commercials, including the ABC dramas The Unusuals and My Generation, the NBC drama Crossing Jordan, The Discovery Network's FreeFall, the USA network show Necessary Roughness (TV series), the CBS network show Hostages (TV series) ,and currently scores the FX drama Fargo (TV series) He has also worked with fellow composers Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman


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Fruit at the Bottom

Wendy Melvoin's twin sister Susannah and Cole Ynda, Lisa's sister, contributed background vocal work to the record as well as touring extensively with their sisters.