Sarah Hart (musician)

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Sarah Hart is an American musician and songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Originally from Lancaster, Ohio,[1] Hart graduated with a degree in music theory and contemporary composition from The Ohio State University.[1] Now based in Nashville, Tennessee,[2] she works as a singer-songwriter writing music for television,[3] film, audiobooks, pop, rock, but mostly Contemporary Christian music and hymns.[4] Hart has cited that the label 'Christian Music' can be applied to worship songs as well as secular saying "I can listen to a worship song and then I can listen to Jackson Browne and feel there's something equally Christian about it."[5] "If you have faith in something bigger than yourself, then whatever you do in life, that belief's going to leak into all of it."[5] She has composed music recorded by artists including Amy Grant ("Better Than a Hallelujah",[6]) Celtic Woman, Matt Maher (Flesh and Bone) and The Newsboys.[4] Hart's hymns are published by Oregon Catholic Press.[7]

Film and television[edit]

Hart and Ben Glover co-wrote the song "All I've Ever Needed" by AJ Michalka from the Grace Unplugged soundtrack.[8] Hart's song "All These Things" (Hart, Scott Dente, Ken Lewis)[9] was featured on Dark Desires.

Audiobooks and animation work[edit]

Hart has written scores for Vooks children's audiobooks and animated works, including Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain? by Harriet Zeifert,[10] Curious George Plants A Tree by H.A. Rey and Margret Rey[11] and other books in the Curious George series.[12] Hart has scored audiobooks and animated works for Scholastic, including Say Something[13], The Word Collector[14], and Be You by Peter H. Reynolds.[15] and the award winning audiobook Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis.[16]

Awards[edit]

Hart is a Grammy nominee for Best Gospel Song[6] and BMI Winner (Christian Song of the Year[17] "Better Than a Hallelujah"), a Production Music Association Mark Award[18] 2020 Winner for Best Vocal Track for the song ("This Moment"[19]), an American Library Association ALA Odyssey Award Winner (Excellence in Audiobook Production, Score Writer, "Du Iz Tak"[20]) and an Audie Awards nominee[16] (Excellence in Audiobooks, Score Writer, "Say Something").

Notable performances[edit]

In October 2013, Hart performed for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the World Meeting of Families in Rome.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Hart resides in Nashville, Tennessee[5] with her husband and two daughters. Hart is the biological daughter of folk musician Oz Bach.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Charming, Cool, and Catholic". Catholic Exchange. March 1, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Closeup, Christopher (June 23, 2016). "Doubting and Stumbling Are Part of the Road to Salvation: An Interview with Sarah Hart". Christopher Closeup. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dark Desire Season 2 – Soundtrack List". TUNEFLIX. February 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Sarah Hart | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Interview: Composer Sarah Hart on writing a modern Catholic hymn". America Magazine. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Artist Sarah Hart". www.grammy.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sarah Hart: Devoted to lifting hearts and souls with music". catholicsentinel.org. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "All I've Ever Needed". worship.lifeway.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Dark Desire Season 2 – Soundtrack List". TUNEFLIX. February 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain?". Vooks. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Curious George Plants a Tree". Vooks. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "Curious George Ready for School". Vooks. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Say Something/Di Algo". shop.scholastic.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Word Collector". shop.scholastic.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Be You!". shop.scholastic.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  16. ^ a b @peterhreynolds (February 23, 2021). "Thanks to the team behind the animated version of my book SAY SOMETHING! @Scholastic Weston Woods @FVStudioBoston @SarahHart – honored to be nominated for an Audie award for my narration. #Audies2021 @JohnLeguizamo @audiobooks #ABOTY #loveaudiobooks #audiobooks #audies" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "2012 BMI Christian Music Awards Honor Genre's Most-Played Songs | Press". BMI.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  18. ^ admin. "Mark Awards". PMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  19. ^ McKnight, Morgan. "2020 Winners". PMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "AudioFile, Discover the World of Audiobooks". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "Sarah Hart, the 'accidental artist'". Catholic Digest. February 6, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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