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Kenneth Gail Wannberg (June 28, 1930 – January 27, 2022) was an American composer and sound editor. He worked extensively with the composer John Williams on some of the biggest box office films of all time.
Kenneth Wannberg was born on 28 June 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Jurassic Park (1993), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and Minority Report (2002).
- Kenneth Wannberg
- January 26, 2022
- June 28, 1930
Feb 3, 2022 · Kenneth Wannberg, composer and Emmy-winning music editor who worked on nearly half of all John Williams‘ films dating back to the late 1960s, died Jan. 27 at his home in Florence, Oregon....
Feb 4, 2022 · The composer Kenneth Wannberg, music editor on half of John Williams’ films over half a century, has died in Florence, Oregon, aged 91. He retired after Spielberg’s ‘Munich’ in 2005.
Jan 29, 2022 · Kenneth Wannberg, was also a composer himself, best known for his scores for The Philadelphia Experiment, Blame it on Rio (both 1984), Mother Lode (1984) and ‘The Sitter’ episode of Amazing Stories in 1986.
- Here's a story Conrad Pope told several years ago:
- R.I.P., Mr. Wannberg. Although your contribution to film music will go largely unnoticed by the general public, serious fans of the genre will alwa...
- Sorry to hear it. I'm still not 100% certain what a music editor does, but I know his contribution was considerable. Also as composer.
- An absolute legend even if only in his esoteric field. RIP, he did so much to bring us the music we all love!
- Edits music.....?
- Sad news indeed. Rest In Peace Ken you'll be missed. I saw the news from John Debney via Facebook.
- Music editing is a different role than mixing. Sometimes it is the same person who does the mix and the edit, but in big budget films, you'll get s...
- Every time I see Ken Wannberg's name, I remember this scene from the Revenge of the Sith behind-the-scenes footage of him arguing to make the music...
- Music editing isn’t just actual cutting the best takes for the final mix. The music editor - at least in the traditional sense - is the composer’s...
- John Williams mourns his career-long editor - Slipped DiscSlipped Disc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrec...
Kenneth Wannberg (shortened Ken Wannberg, June 28, 1930 – January 26, 2022) was a multi-Emmy Award-winning sound editor. He was known for being the supervising music editor on all Star Wars movies in the Original trilogy and Prequel trilogy.
Jan 29, 2022 · He is the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio. John Williams Music Editor Kenneth Wannberg has passed away.
