Daniel Kluger (composer)
Daniel Kluger | |
|---|---|
| Born | U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestrator, Sound designer, music producer |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
Daniel Kluger is an American composer, orchestrator, music producer and sound designer.[1] He is best known for his orchestration of the Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, which was nominated for four Tony Awards and one Grammy Award.[2]
Career
[edit]Kluger has been a lecturer in Sound Design at Yale University.[3] In 2021, he founded the record label Archie & Fox Records, along with Ken Urban.[3] He has collaborated with artists such as Sam Sadigursky, Bryan Carter and Riley Mulherkar. He is resident composer and producer at Renaissance Recordings.[4]
Kluger's major Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, The Sound Inside, Marvin's Room, Significant Other and Sea Wall / A Life.[5][6] He is founder of the music label, Archie & Fox Records.[7][8]
Filmography
[edit]As composer
[edit]- 2022 – The Courtroom
- 2022 – The Miranda Obsession
- 2022 – This is Harriet
- 2021 – The Guilty
- 2019 – The Bishop
- 2018 – Health to the King
- 2018 – Doulo
- 2015 – Buzzer
- 2010 – Where Hope Works
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nominated | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Musical Direction/Supervision | Oklahoma! | [9] |
| Nominated | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Original Score or New Orchestrations | [10] | ||
| 2020 | Nominated | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | [2] | |
| Nominated | Tony Awards | Best Original Score | The Sound Inside | [11] | |
| Nominated | Best Sound Design | ||||
| Nominated | Sea Wall/A Life | ||||
| 2019 | Nominated | Best Orchestrations | Oklahoma! | [12] | |
| Won | Obie Award | Special Citations | [13] | ||
| Won | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Orchestrations | [14] | ||
| Won | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Orchestrations | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "How Daniel Kluger Put a Contemporary Twang on 'Oklahoma!'". americantheatre.org. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b "Daniel Kluger". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b "Faculty". drama.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "John Kilgore Sound and Recording to become Renaissance Recording under new leadership". broadwaynews.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Daniel Kluger ('The Sound Inside,' 'Sea Wall/A Life') on building 'a world and an emotional vocabulary' through score and sound design". goldderby.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "'Marvin's Room': Theater Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Residents' Proudest Accomplishments of the 2020-2021 Season". newdramatists.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "THE PUBLIC THEATER" (PDF). publictheater.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Nominations in full: the 23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". whatsonstage.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Stage, Guardian (28 February 2023). "Olivier awards 2023: complete list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Libbey, Peter (15 October 2020). "Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "2019 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "2019 Obie Award Winners". obieawards.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". broadway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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