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	Tim Starnes recently recorded and mixed Patrick Kirst's score for the Swiss film, Der Grosse Kater (2009). He also music edited for the feature films Taking Woodstock (Focus, 2009), The Informant (Warner, 2009), Sin Nombre (Focus, 2009), Soul Men (Dimension, 2008), and Doubt (Miramax, 2008). He also edited for several documentaries including Chelsea On The Rocks (DeerJen, 2008) and Alive Day Memories (HBO, 2007). In addition, he music edited on Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (Warner, 2007), DeNiro's The Good Shepherd (Universal, 2006), and assisted film composer Howard Shore as a music editor on Bob Shaye's The Last Mimzy (New Line, 2007), Martin Scorcese's The Departed (Warner, 2006) and on The Aviator (Miramax, 2004), and on Peter Jackson’s King Kong and The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (New Line, 2002,3) feature films and DVDs.
Starnes orchestrated and arranged Baroque period music for Lasse Hallstrom’s Casanova (Touchstone, 2005). In 2004, Starnes made his theatrical composing debut in Clara's Christmas Dreams, a musical theatre adaptation of The Nutcracker , which performed in New York City through the end of 2004. For composer Stephen Endelman, he orchestrated and arranged And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself (HBO Films, 2003), Blue Butterfly (Galafilm, 2003), and De-Lovely (MGM, 2004). Starnes currently teaches Film Music Editing, a graduate class at New York University. In 2003, he received a master's degree in Music Technology with a Tonmeister certification from NYU. There, he studied with Dr. Ron Sadoff, director of film scoring, Sonny Kompanek, orchestrator and arranger (A Knight's Tale, The General's Daughter, Fargo), composer Marc Antonio Consoli, and he composed the scores for several graduate student films. Before obtaining his master's degree, Starnes worked as a music producer, a recording engineer and for 12 years as a director for video production for CBS and ABC affiliates and post-production houses, winning 3 national Telly awards. He continues to edit video productions today. For several years, his father, Dr. Robert Leland Starnes, was the director for the Yale Dramatic Association. Tim grew up carefully observing his father’s musical choices to accompany dramatic and comedic moments. Both experiences have given him the unique advantage of being able to look at film, or any dramatic content, from a director's perspective. Classically trained on the guitar and violin, Starnes has worked with a variety of ensembles and with a variety of musical styles including classical, jazz, ethnic, and popular. During his undergraduate years, he was the musical director for the university’s musical theatre productions. Starnes is looking forward to continued work as a music and video editor.

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Tim Starnes recently recorded and mixed Patrick Kirst's score for the Swiss film, Der Grosse Kater (2009). He also music edited for the feature films Taking Woodstock (Focus, 2009), The Informant (Warner, 2009), Sin Nombre (Focus, 2009), Soul Men (Dimension, 2008), and Doubt (Miramax, 2008). He also edited for several documentaries including Chelsea On The Rocks (DeerJen, 2008) and Alive Day Memories (HBO, 2007). In addition, he music edited on Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (Warner, 2007), DeNiro's The Good Shepherd (Universal, 2006), and assisted film composer Howard Shore as a music editor on Bob Shaye's The Last Mimzy (New Line, 2007), Martin Scorcese's The Departed (Warner, 2006) and on The Aviator (Miramax, 2004), and on Peter Jackson’s King Kong and The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (New Line, 2002,3) feature films and DVDs.

Starnes orchestrated and arranged Baroque period music for Lasse Hallstrom’s Casanova (Touchstone, 2005). In 2004, Starnes made his theatrical composing debut in Clara's Christmas Dreams, a musical theatre adaptation of The Nutcracker , which performed in New York City through the end of 2004. For composer Stephen Endelman, he orchestrated and arranged And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself (HBO Films, 2003), Blue Butterfly (Galafilm, 2003), and De-Lovely (MGM, 2004).

Starnes currently teaches Film Music Editing, a graduate class at New York University. In 2003, he received a master's degree in Music Technology with a Tonmeister certification from NYU. There, he studied with Dr. Ron Sadoff, director of film scoring, Sonny Kompanek, orchestrator and arranger (A Knight's Tale, The General's Daughter, Fargo), composer Marc Antonio Consoli, and he composed the scores for several graduate student films.

Before obtaining his master's degree, Starnes worked as a music producer, a recording engineer and for 12 years as a director for video production for CBS and ABC affiliates and post-production houses, winning 3 national Telly awards. He continues to edit video productions today.

For several years, his father, Dr. Robert Leland Starnes, was the director for the Yale Dramatic Association. Tim grew up carefully observing his father’s musical choices to accompany dramatic and comedic moments. Both experiences have given him the unique advantage of being able to look at film, or any dramatic content, from a director's perspective.

Classically trained on the guitar and violin, Starnes has worked with a variety of ensembles and with a variety of musical styles including classical, jazz, ethnic, and popular. During his undergraduate years, he was the musical director for the university’s musical theatre productions.

Starnes is looking forward to continued work as a music and video editor.