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Composer Biography

Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman are a musical composing duo based in Los Angeles. Despite a career that started with a rock band, Wendy & Lisa have been composing for feature films and television since 1995's box office hit Dangerous Minds. Year after year they have set a successful track record scoring films such as Soul Food, Something New, television series' "Crossing Jordan," "Nurse Jackie," "Mercy" and most notably the Emmy-nominated NBC series "Heroes."

Since their breakout work in "Dangerous Minds" the duo have gone on to win four ASCAP Awards for Top TV Series (Heroes, Crossing Jordan and Carnivale) and Top Box Office Films (Dangerous Minds) and a 2006 Black Reel Award for Best Original Score for "Something New."

Wendy and Lisa are childhood friends, both from musical families which often performed together; Wendy's father, Mike Melovin, was an in-demand session musician and was president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the 1980's, while Lisa's father, Gary L. Coleman was also a popular session musician and played on the Beach Boy's famous Pet Sounds sessions, numerous Carpenter's records as well as most of the notable Motown artists of the 1970's. Both Lisa and Wendy are multi-instrumentalists. Wendy handles acoustic and electric guitar, but also plays bass guitar, harmonica, oud, tamboora, drums, congas and more. In addition, Lisa mainly plays piano and keyboard, however plays the harmonica, drums, acoustic guitar, harmonium, hurdy gurdy or whatever instrument or sound is required for the piece they are working on.

Apart from their composing career, Wendy & Lisa are often sought out for their song writing and collaboration skills. They have collaborated on albums with Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton, Neil Finn, Joni Mitchell, Seal and Grace Jones to name a few.

Currently, Wendy & Lisa continue to compose for "Heroes" and "Nurse Jackie" and have taken on a new NBC drama titled "Mercy."

Their full-length score soundtrack to "Heroes" titled "Heroes: Original Score" was released in April 2009 nationwide in stores and online, which includes Wendy & Lisa's opening theme score and compositions for each of the show's main characters. Album reviews state, "their confident use of sounds and instruments from across the globe help the album to work as music to listen to, not just a soundtrack to collect."