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John Adams(I)

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  • Soundtrack
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John Adams was born on 15 February 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He is a composer, known for Shutter Island (2010), Lola Rennt (1998) and We Are Who We Are (2020).
BornFebruary 15, 1947
BornFebruary 15, 1947
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 10 nominations

Known for:

Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Fog Tropes" (1982), "My Father Knew Charles Ives: The Lake" (2006), "Christian Zeal and Activity" (1973), "My Father Knew Charles Ives: The Lake" (2006))
  • 2010
Franka Potente in Lola Rennt (1998)
Lola Rennt
7.7
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question")
  • 1998
Jordan Kristine Seamón and Jack Dylan Grazer in We Are Who We Are (2020)
We Are Who We Are
7.3
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine", "Dewain's Song of Liberation and Suprise", "Christian Zeal and Activity", "Ensemble: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky", "Put Your Loving Arms Around Me", "Century Rolls: I. First Movement", "Century Rolls: II. Manny's Gym", "Ensemble: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky", "Three Weeks and I'm Still Outta My Mind")
Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Hallelujah Junction", "Hallelujah Junction", "Phrygian Gate for Piano", "China Gates for Piano")
  • 2017

Credits

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Music Department

  • Art of the Western World
    • music supervisor, music consultant
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Nativity Reconsidered: El Niño (2020)
    Nativity Reconsidered: El Niño
    • music
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Eric Jacobus in Blindsided (2016)
    Blindsided
    • composer: additional music
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Doctor Atomic (2014)
    Doctor Atomic
    • music
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Nixon in China (2012)
    Nixon in China
    • music
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Skin (2011)
    Skin
    • music
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Juan Diego Flórez in The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    • conductor
    • music by
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2011
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • music services
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • music services
    • music supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1974–2008
  • Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
    Patti Smith: Dream of Life
    • music services
    • 2008
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • music services
    • music service
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2007
  • Doctor Atomic (2007)
    Doctor Atomic
    • music by
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Tom Randle in The Death of Klinghoffer (2003)
    The Death of Klinghoffer
    • conductor
    • 2003
  • Passion (1996)
    Passion
    • music coordinator
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Borderland
    • music
    • Short
    • 1994
  • Art of the Western World (1989)
    Art of the Western World
    • music consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1989

Composer

  • New World Symphony WALLCAST TM Concert 11
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Replica
    • Composer (music written and performed by)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Tilda Swinton, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo Delbono, and Flavio Parenti in I Am Love (2009)
    I Am Love
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Tom Randle in The Death of Klinghoffer (2003)
    The Death of Klinghoffer
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Window to the Universe
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • El niño (2000)
    El niño
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • The 20th Century: American Tapestry
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994)
    Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991)
    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • The World Within: C.G. Jung in His Own Words
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • De wording
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1976–1988
  • Matter of Heart (1986)
    Matter of Heart
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Tartuffe (1978)
    Tartuffe
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Georgia O'Keeffe in Georgia O'Keeffe (1977)
    Georgia O'Keeffe
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Jordan Kristine Seamón and Jack Dylan Grazer in We Are Who We Are (2020)
    We Are Who We Are
    • performer: "Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
    • writer: "Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
    • performer: "Dewain's Song of Liberation and Suprise", "Christian Zeal and Activity" ...
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Dominique Jackson in Pose (2018)
    Pose
    • writer: "Hallelujah Junction, 1st Movement"
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name (2017)
    Call Me by Your Name
    • performer: "Hallelujah Junction"
    • writer: "Hallelujah Junction", "Phrygian Gate for Piano", "China Gates for Piano"
    • 2017
  • Daniel Brühl and Jesper Christensen in Ich und Kaminski (2015)
    Ich und Kaminski
    • writer: "The Chairman Dances"
    • 2015
  • Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)
    A Bigger Splash
    • performer: "I. Naive and Sentimental Music"
    • writer: "I. Naive and Sentimental Music"
    • 2015
  • Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    • performer: "Harmonium: III. Wild Nights"
    • writer: "Chorus of Exiled Palestinians from The Death of Klinghoffer", "Harmonium: III. Wild Nights"
    • 2014
  • Juan Diego Flórez in The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    • music: "Excert of: Day Chorus"
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • The Better Angels (2014)
    The Better Angels
    • Soundtrack ("Shaking and Trembling - from Shaker Loops")
    • 2014
  • Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
    • writer: "Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2011
  • LA Phil Live (2011)
    LA Phil Live
    • writer: "Slominsky's Earbox"
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Karen Gillan in BBC Proms (2010)
    BBC Proms
    • writer: "Short Ride In A Fast Machine"
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
    Shutter Island
    • performer: "Fog Tropes" (1982), "My Father Knew Charles Ives: The Lake" (2006)
    • writer: "Christian Zeal and Activity" (1973), "My Father Knew Charles Ives: The Lake" (2006)
    • 2010
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • Soundtrack ("City Noir")
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Tilda Swinton, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo Delbono, and Flavio Parenti in I Am Love (2009)
    I Am Love
    • writer: "The Chairman Dances", "Century Rolls: I. First Movement", "Fearful Symmetries", "Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckardt and Quackie", "Lollapalooza", "Nixon in China: Act I, Scene 1: Beginning", "Nixon in China: Act III: Some Men You Cannot Satisfy", "Light Over Water, Part III", "Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses", "The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene 1: The Desert Chorus", "Nixon in China: Act III, Scene 1: Beginning", "Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound", "Harmonium: Because I Could Not Stop for Death/Wild Night"
    • 2009
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • music: "Doctor Atomic"
    • TV Series
    • 2008

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • February 15, 1947
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouse
    • Deborah O'Grady(2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Winner of the 1995 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his composition "Violin Concerto" (1993).
  • Quotes
    My roots are profoundly affected by American popular music, jazz, ragtime, swing, rock. I'm not a quoter, nor a musical chameleon like William Bolcom, but my personal style does not deny its roots. In today's so-called classical music, we've lost track of the vernacular. [Opera News, October 1987]

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