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Apr 30, 2018 · The Afternoon Shift was joined by Oscar Award-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal, and Scott Speck, Joffrey’s music director & conductor. The two talk about how music and dance fit together, the importance of live music for dance, and about how Goldenthal and the Joffrey collaborated for this production. MAR 17, 2013.
Other articles where Elliot Goldenthal is discussed: Julie Taymor: Early life and career: In 1980 she met composer Elliot Goldenthal, who became her life partner and artistic collaborator. One of their first projects was the original musical Liberty’s Taken (1985), an irreverent retelling of the story of the American Revolution. Other early collaborations included a stage adaptation (1986) of The Transposed Heads: A…
Goldenthal's first opera, Grendel is a retelling of the epic tale of Beowulf told from the point of view of the monster Grendel. The work, sung in both English and Old English, premiered June 8th 2006 at the Los Angeles Opera and at the Lincoln Center Festival July 11th 2006. Hear Goldenthal speak about 'Sonic Flexibility'.
Elliot Goldenthal: Composer. One of Hollywood's most intelligent composers, Elliot Goldenthal is equally adept at writing for the big screen as the concert hall or theatre. We talk to him about his background and approach to composition, technology and orchestration. "I tend to gravitate to dramatic and mythic subject matter," admits composer ...
May 4, 2014 · ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL: Growing up as a boy, as a child 6, 7, 8 years old, we had a spinet in my apartment. And the best note on the whole piano was A-flat or G-sharp. (SOUNDBITE OF A-FLAT NOTE)
Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American composer of modern classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano . Goldenthal is best known for his ability to blend different musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways.
