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Justin Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and a television writer. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Damien Chazelle , scoring each of his films: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and Babylon (2022).
Justin Hurwitz. Music Department: La La Land. Justin Hurwitz was born on 22 January 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for La La Land (2016), First Man (2018) and Whiplash (2014).
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Feb 10, 2023 · Justin Hurwitz’s Hollywood story can be told in lockstep with Damien Chazelle’s.The composer and the director met as freshmen and bandmates at Harvard, and by the time Chazelle was working on ...
Jan 20, 2017 · Justin Hurwitz, a composer of the Oscar-nominated musical "La La Land", credits his Harvard education for his musical and artistic growth. He met his collaborator Damien Chazelle, a jazz drummer and filmmaker, at Harvard and worked on several projects together, including "Whiplash". He credits his professor John Stewart for teaching him Bach's chorales and counterpoint.
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Dec 25, 2022 · Justin Hurwitz, the Oscar-winning composer of La La Land, reveals the surprising influences behind his score for Babylon, a 1920s Hollywood drama. He explains how he steered clear of 1920s jazz and instead listened to rock 'n' roll, house music, and EDM for the film's mood and style.
Jan 3, 2023 · How the score is the driving element behind ‘Babylon,’ ‘a musical without being a musical’. “Babylon” composer Justin Hurwitz used instruments from the Roaring ‘20s era but infused ...
Dec 9, 2022 · How the composer of "Babylon" created a wild and unhinged world of 1920s Hollywood with music that stretched the boundaries of jazz and other genres. Learn how he worked with Damien Chazelle, the filmmaker, and the 12-piece jazz band that performed on-screen and off-screen.
