Marrying Music and Film: Luis Felber on Creating the Score and Soundtrack for Wife Lena Dunham’s ‘Sharp Stick’ and ‘Catherine Called Birdy’
variety.comRoy Trakin Luis Felber’s life changed in January 2021 when a mutual friend set him up on a blind date with Lena Dunham. The Winchester, U.K.-born son of a North London Jewish businessman father and Peruvian painter mom, Felber was at first hesitant, having been in lockdown for most of the year, writing love songs on his iPhone for his group Atttawalpa. “I wasn’t in a place where I was looking for love,” the 36-year-old musician explains, revealing he’d never seen an episode of “Girls,” though his mom and sister were big fans. “Covid wasn’t exactly the sexiest time to meet someone.
We texted for two days before we hung out. We’re not one-word types… we throw our emotions at the phone and our fingertips “Literally, the moment I met Lena I was infatuated with her.
I just wanted to talk to her forever. I feel like she really saw me as an artist, who I was. I could be very much myself with her.
Within the first 20 minutes, I spoke about my traumas, my fears, my demons. If someone loves you for who you are, even if you’re a bit eccentric and weird, that’s a rare thing.” Within months, Felber was at work on the score for “Sharp Stick,” Dunham’s first major project since “Girls,” with longtime collaborator Matt Allchin.
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