Oscar-, BAFTA- and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) has joined U.S.-India-Bangladesh film “No Land’s Man” as co-producer and composer. Directed by eminent Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (“Saturday Afternoon”), the film chronicles a South Asian man’s journey that becomes … Read more…
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A Composer and Her (Very) Long String Instrument
Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
A Composer and Her (Very) Long String Instrument
Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
‘The Simpsons’ Hip-Hop Episode Cued Curtains for Composer
In November 2016, the creative team behind “The Simpsons” began work on a special hour-long episode. It was a hip-hop parody of “The Great Gatsby” — laden with references to the Fox soap “Empire” — that would succeed or fail … Read more…
Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish Composer With Cinematic Flair, Dies at 86
Mr. Penderecki’s modernist compositions turned up in films like “The Exorcist” and influenced a generation of edgy rock musicians. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Polish composer Penderecki dies at 86 after long illness
Poland’s Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the world’s most celebrated composers, died on Sunday at the age of 86, his family said. Reuters: Entertainment News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Gerard Schurmann, Film and TV Composer, Dies at 96
Gerard Schurmann, whose 1960s film scores included “The Bedford Incident” and “Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow” but who also composed extensively for the concert hall, died March 24 at his home in the Hollywood Hills. The cause of death was … Read more…
Mike Longo, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 83
Best known for his long association with Dizzy Gillespie, Mr. Longo, who died of the coronavirus, also led a big band and promoted the work of other musicians. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Before Bach, He Was Germany’s Greatest Composer
Listen to the music of Heinrich Schütz, a 17th century pathbreaker whose work is largely unknown today. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Composer, Steve Jablonsky, at the LA “Bloodshot” Premiere
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen has died at age 81 Arts & Entertainment BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus
Musician and composer Brett Dean has been hospitalized in Australia with the new coronavirus Arts & Entertainment BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus
Musician and composer Brett Dean has been hospitalized in Australia with the new coronavirus ABC News: Entertainment BEST DEAL UPDATE :
A Composer Puts Her Life in Music, Beyond Labels
Tania León worked for the New York Philharmonic in the 1990s. But the full orchestra is only now performing her work. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
A Young Composer Takes On Opera’s Oldest Myth
Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl have adapted “Eurydice,” her play about the Orpheus story, for Los Angeles Opera. Next stop: New York. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Steve Reich on how a composer reads sculpture | MoMA BBC | THE WAY I SEE IT
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Jimmy Heath, 93, Jazz Saxophonist and Composer, Is Dead
Mr. Heath, whose compositions became part of the midcentury jazz canon, found new prominence in middle age as a co-leader of a band with his two brothers. NYT > Arts > Music BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Female Icelandic ‘Joker’ composer Guonadottir makes film awards history
Golden Globe-winning Icelandic musician Hildur Guonadottir, 37, usually lives a quiet life in Berlin, but is about to see a lot more of Los Angeles’ red carpets as nominations come flooding in for… Reuters: Lifestyle ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Composer who co-wrote calypso hit Day-O dies
Irving Burgie, who co-wrote the Harry Belafonte hit Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) and helped to popularise Caribbean music in the 1950s, has died aged 95. Entertainment News – Latest Celebrity & Showbiz News | Sky News ENTERTAINMENT SPECIALS:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. composer Bear McCreary at SDCC 2019!
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Broadway Composer Harold Arlen’s Estate Files Lawsuit Against Apple, Amazon, Google, and More For Selling Unauthorized Copies of His Music
According to Forbes, the son and estate of Broadway composer Harold Arlen has filed a lawsuit against Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Pandora, for selling over 6,000 unauthorized recordings of his music. BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content BEST DEAL UPDATE:
BWW TV: Composer Bryan Adams Takes The Stage At PRETTY WOMAN For A Curtain Call Jam!
Pop singer Bryan Adams is making his Broadway debut this season as the composer for Pretty Woman The Musical. Tonight, Bryan stopped by the Nederlander for an after-show jam with the cast Check out the video below BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content … Read more…
