John Altman (composer)

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John Altman (born December 5, 1949 in London ) is a British composer and conductor .

life and career

John Altman's uncle was band leader Sid Phillips and his cousin is drummer Simon Phillips . Altman began his musical career as a saxophonist in the late 1960s. He made a name for himself in particular as a jazz musician and has led his own John Altman Big Band for decades . However, he was not limited to jazz, but also worked as an arranger for well-known pop musicians such as Diana Ross , George Michael , Goldie , Björk , Rod Stewart , Tom Jones and Tina Turner . He is also a regular guest conductor with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra .

Altman has been a film composer since the early 1980s. For the composition of the film biography Hear My Song (1991) he received a nomination at the British Academy Film Award in the category Best Film Music . He then composed music intensively for various film and television projects, both in the USA and in Great Britain, until the mid-2000s. For the James Bond film Goldeneye in 1995 he was initially only the conductor of the score, but eventually composed the music for the important tank sequence after the filmmakers were dissatisfied with the work of the main composer Éric Serra . His work on the television film Citizen Kane earned him an Emmy Award in 2000 .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John ALTMAN - composer, arranger, songwriter - SMA TALENT. Retrieved August 16, 2018 (American English).
  2. ↑ Composer John Altman Explains What Went Wrong with GoldenEye's Score (EXCLUSIVE) - James Bond Radio. Retrieved August 16, 2018 (American English).
  3. ^ John Altman (IMDb Awards). Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Altman, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England, UK