Kevin Kaska
Kevin Kaska (* 1972 in Seattle , Washington ) is an American composer , conductor and arranger . He was known primarily for film music - orchestrations by Hans Zimmer , John Debney and others.
Life
During his high school years, Kaska took lessons from Vic Schoen , who worked as a composer and arranger a. a. worked for Irving Berlin , Bing Crosby and Bob Hope . He founded his own jazz orchestra while studying film composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston . Since then he has composed and orchestrated many works for renowned orchestras such as the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra , the London Symphony Orchestra , the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra .
Works (excerpt)
Film music (composer)
- Bearing Witness: American Soldiers and the Holocaust (2001)
- Independent Lens (TV Series) - Eroica (2003)
- The Fallen Ones (TV, 2005)
- Jump! (2007)
Film music (orchestrations)
- The Ant Bully ( Lucas the Ant Fright , 2006)
- Barnyard ( The Crazy Animal Farm , 2006)
- Evan Almighty ( Evan Almighty , 2007)
- Meet Dave ( Human, Dave ! , 2008)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , 2008)
- Angels & Demons ( Illuminati , 2009)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ( Transformers , 2009)
Orchestral works
- A Long Way - Three songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
- Peacefield - Tone Poem for string orchestra (2003)
- Song Without Words for soprano and string orchestra (2000)
- Harp Concerto (1999)
- Triple Concerto for violin , cello , piano and orchestra (2001)
- American Rhapsody No. 1 dedicated to John Williams (1999)
- American Rhapsody No. 2 (2004)
- Ballad for horn ( euphonium ) and orchestra (2005)
- Bearing Witness Suite for violoncello and orchestra
- British Landscapes - A cinematic tone poem
- BSO 2000 Fanfare written for the Boston Symphony Orchestra Campaign (2000)
- Emerald Jubilee Panama City Centennial Celebration (2008)
- Festive Overture (2009)
- Francisco de Goya Overture (2000)
- Fraternal Journey For the Scottish Rite Freemasons of the Northern Jurisdiction, USA (2000)
- FX (Cinematic Episode for Orchestra) dedicated to Louis Stewart (2001)
- Golden Falcon Prelude at Egyptian Folk Tale
- Halls of Freedom (2002)
- Hymn of the Patriot for MEF (2004)
- Knights of the Red Branch - Concerto for three harps and chamber orchestra commissioned by the American Harp Society for their annual convention held in Philadelphia (2004)
- Majestic Journey for euphonium and orchestra (2008)
- Prelude for piano and chamber orchestra dedicated to Louis Stewart (2002)
- The Wizard of Menlo Park An address on Thomas Edison to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas for narrator and orchestra based on the poem by Clement Clarke Moore
- It's Almost Time For Christmas The Festive Christmas Song for choir and orchestra, lyrics by Cliff Schorer
Arrangements and orchestrations
- Joy To the World for choir, organ and orchestra, music by Georg Friedrich Händel , text by Isaac Watts
- White Christmas As played by Jascha Heifetz for violin and orchestra, music Irving Berlin
Web links
- Kevin Kaska in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Kevin Kaska
- Kevin Kaska at MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaska, Kevin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, conductor and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seattle |