Stephin Raymond Merritt (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the principal singer and songwriter of the band The Magnetic Fields. He is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice.
Often uses unusual instruments in his recordings such as the ukulele.
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Distinctive bass-baritone singing voice.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Extraterrestrial
2014
writer: "The Book Of Love"
Mockingbird Lane
2012
TV Movie writer: "I Think I Need a New Heart"
Ex-Girlfriends
2012/I
writer: "I Think I Need A New Heart"
Peter Gabriel: New Blood/Live in London
2011
Video "The Book of Love"
It's in the Genes
2008
Short writer: "The Cactus Where your Heart Should Be", "I Think I Need a New Heart"
Winter Passing
2005
writer: "My Only Friend" 1999 - uncredited
Shall We Dance
2004
writer: "The Book of Love" 1999
All the Pieces Together
2004
Video documentary short performer: "One April Day" - uncredited / writer: "One April Day", "As You Turn to Go", "You You You You You", "I Think I Need a New Heart" - uncredited
Tarnation
2003
Documentary writer: "Strange Powers"
Intermission
2003
writer: "I Don't Want to Get Over You"
Pieces of April
2003
writer: "I Think I Need a New Heart" 1999, "You You You You You" 2000, "The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side" 1999, "Epitaph for My Heart", "As You Turn to Go" 2000
Someone Like You...
2001
writer: "Absolutely Cuckoo"
Chutney Popcorn
1999
writer: "When You Were My Baby"
Nowhere
1997
writer: "I Have The Moon"
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dans la cour
2014
I'm a Mitzvah
2014
Short
Pieces of April
2003
Eban and Charley
2000
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Went Down
1997
composer: song "Two Characters in Search of a Country Song"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vito
2011
Documentary special thanks
Eban and Charley
2000
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This American Life: One Night Only at BAM
2014
Video
Himself (Musical Guest)
Jobriath A.D.
2012
Documentary
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2011
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
$1.6 Million
