Kurt Oldman

Kurt Oldman is a Swiss born[1] composer of music for television and film.[2]

Kurt Oldman
NationalitySwiss
Alma materConservatory of Music in Fribourg and Lucerne Swiss Jazz School
Occupation(s)Film composer and musician

Early life and career

Oldman was born in Switzerland to parents who were both musicians. His father attended the Conservatory of Music in Fribourg. His grandfather and great-grandfather were also classical musicians. Oldman received musical training at the Fribourg Conservatory and the Lucerne Swiss Jazz School in Lucerne, Switzerland.[3] As a young child he was inspired by several film music scores, including the score for E.T. The first film that Oldman scored was Endless Escape, a 2.5 hours Swiss-produced feature docu-drama. After this he attended film scoring classes at UCLA during the beginning part of his career.[4]

Career

Oldman produces music mainly for films and TV. His early film work includes the independent films Killer Holiday, (Lionsgate) 2013, Babysitter Wanted, Neighbor, All Along,[2] Holiday Baggage, King of Paper Chasin and Tapia, a documentary about the world champion boxer, Johnny Tapia, which aired on HBO.[5] He has also served as music programmer and arranger on Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and The Spy Who Dumped Me.

In 2015, Oldman started scoring Sony's stop motion animation series SuperMansion, which airs on Sony Crackle and Adult Swim.[6]

Oldman is known for using alternative sounds as a part of his scores, implementing them into his electronic instruments for musical adaptation.[7] The kinds of guitars he has worked with include acoustics, electrics and mandolins.[8]

Michael Allen, a horror reviewer, described the score for Killer Holiday as "a definite must have".[9]

References
  1. "Swiss Composer Kurt Oldman scoring in Hollywood". German World Online. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. Barry Cleveland (16 April 2012). "Guitar in Pictures". Guitar Player. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. Steve Ericsson. "On the Art of Film Music: An interview with composer Kurt Oldman". Constructing Horror. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. Kaya Savas (3 January 2012). "Composer Interview: Kurt Oldman". Film Music Media. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. Russell Contreras (11 December 2014). "'Tapia' documentary set to air on HBO on Dec. 16". USA Today. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. Joe Allen (19 December 2016). "SuperMansion Heading to Adult Swim in 2017". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. Michael Gingold (13 December 2011). "EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: "KILLER HOLIDAY" CLIPS & COMPOSER KURT OLDMAN". Fangoria. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. S. James Wegg (16 May 2009). "Multi-track mind". James Wegg Review. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. Michael Allen (22 March 2012). "Kurt Oldman and Killer Holiday Chimes: A Soundtrack Review". 28dayslateranalysis.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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