Hal Willner
Hal Willner (April 5, 1956 – April 6, 2020) was an American music producer. His works focused on movies, TV and live events.[1] He was best known for creating tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles. His first tribute album was Amarcord Nino Rota in 1981.[2][3]
In the late 1970s he worked under record producer Joel Dorn. He was an Associate Producer on Leon Redbone's albums Double Time and Champagne Charlie,[4] and The Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou. Willner was the sketch music producer of Saturday Night Live, beginning in 1981.
He was also a producer of the TV program Sunday Night hosted by David Sanborn.
Willner died from problems of COVID-19 in New York City on April 6, 2020, at age 64.[5][6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ John Leland (September 8, 2017). "Hal Willner's Vanishing, Weird New York". New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ [1] Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Nino Rota: Godfather of Italian music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hal Willner. "Hal Willner - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ Browne, David (April 7, 2020). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and Longtime 'SNL' Music Supervisor, Dead at 64". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ Willman, Chris; Willman, Chris (2020-04-07). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and 'SNL' Veteran, Dies of Coronavirus at 64". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Hal Willner on IMDb
- An article about Willner's spoken word recordings
- An interview with Willner Archived 2015-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
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