Probably my favorite composers
by starfoxfan86 | created - 04 Jan 2017 | updated - 21 Nov 2019 | PublicThis may take some time to put together. not going to be in any order either.
1. Gottfried Huppertz
Composer | Metropolis
Gottfried Huppertz was born on March 11, 1887 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Metropolis (1927), Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) and Le domino vert (1935). He died on February 7, 1937 in Berlin, Germany.
2. Ennio Morricone
Composer | The Hateful Eight
A classmate of director Sergio Leone with whom he would form one of the great director/composer partnerships (right up there with Eisenstein & Prokofiev, Hitchcock & Herrmann, Fellini & Rota), Ennio Morricone studied at Rome's Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he specialized in trumpet. His first ...
3. Fabio Frizzi
Soundtrack | Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Fabio Frizzi was born on July 2, 1951 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Zombie (1979) and Saint Frankenstein (2015).
4. Eduard Artemyev
Composer | 12
Eduard Artemyev is a Soviet and Russian composer. He is widely known as the author of music for films by Andrei Tarkovsky, Andrey Konchalovskiy and Nikita Mikhalkov.
Artemyev was born in Novosibirsk. He received his primary musical education at the Moscow Choir School. Later in 1960 he graduated ...
5. Wendy Carlos
Soundtrack | Ready Player One
Wendy Carlos, one of the great innovators in synthesized and electronic music, was born as Walter Carlos in Rhode Island on November 14, 1939. She underwent a sex-change operation in 1972, details of which she revealed during a surprise Playboy interview in 1979. Walter's last credited release is "...
6. Charles Chaplin
Writer | The Great Dictator
Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...
7. Aljoscha Zimmermann
Composer | Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
Aljoscha Zimmermann was born on June 6, 1944 in Riga, Latvia. He was a composer, known for Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1920) and Nathan der Weise (1922). He died on December 19, 2009 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
8. Riz Ortolani
Composer | I giorni dell'ira
Riz Ortolani was born on March 25, 1926 in Pesaro, Marche, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Day of Anger (1967), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Festa di laurea (1985). He was married to Katina Ranieri. He died on January 23, 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
9. Claudio Simonetti
Composer | Dèmoni
Claudio Simonetti was born on February 19, 1952 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He is a composer and actor, known for Demons (1985), The Editor (2014) and Bangkok Dangerous (2008).
10. Philip Glass
Soundtrack | The Truman Show
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Glass worked in his father's radio store and discovered music listening to the offbeat Western classical records customers didn't seem to want. He studied the violin and flute, and obtained early admission to the University of Chicago. After graduating in mathematics ...
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