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- Among the megawatt stars at the Grammy awards ceremony this Sunday will be a little band you’ve probably never have heard of. But if you’ve seen Little Miss Sunshine you’ve heard its music. In fact, after years of toiling in relative obscurity, Denver-based quartet Devotchka may finally be getting the recognition it deserves.
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DeVotchKa, along with composer Mychael Danna, composed and performed the majority of the music for the film's soundtrack and were nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
May 4, 2023 · Before Nick Urata and his band Devotchka were nominated for a Grammy Award for best soundtrack for the Academy Award-winning film “Little Miss Sunshine,” he was a solo artist bopping around the...
- Ella Cobb
Dec 15, 2023 · After the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, the soundtrack, which also features Mychael Danna, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
- Justin Criado
Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, who were listening that day, stumbled upon the sound for their movie, "Little Miss Sunshine". A critical and box office hit, the film was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and, for DeVotchKa's soundtrack, a Grammy.
Feb 15, 2023 · The band gained national notoriety when their music (including song “How It Ends”) was featured in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine and nominated for a GRAMMY a year later. Since then, Urata balances DeVotchKa with his work as a film composer, having scored dozens of films including Paddington, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
