Nationality Swiss Name Kurt Oldman | Role Composer | |
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Alma mater Conservatory of Music in Fribourg and Lucerne Swiss Jazz School Occupation Film composer and musician Education University of California, Los Angeles People also search for Jeffrey Walton, Nigel Holton, Victoria Jackson, Romeo Antonio, Sherry Hackney Cade Music director Babysitter Wanted, Killer Holiday, The Good Guy, Neighbor, Chill | ||
killer holiday starring michael copon a conversation with composer kurt oldman
Kurt Oldman is a Swiss born composer of music for television and film.
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- killer holiday starring michael copon a conversation with composer kurt oldman
- FMM Composer Interview Kurt Oldman
- Early life and career
- Career
- References
FMM: Composer Interview- Kurt Oldman
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. 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. Previous to this he had not worked in a professional capacity as a film composer, having not worked in the industry previously. After this he attended film scoring classes at UCLA during the beginning part of his career.
Career
Oldman produces music mainly for films, using his knowledge of guitar music to add guitar dynamics to the film scores where appropriate. He has also produced orchestral and other forms of music for the films he has worked on. Feature-length films he served as a composer for include Killer Holiday, (Lionsgate) 2013, Babysitter Wanted, Neighbor, All Along, Tapia, Holiday Baggage, King of Paper Chasin, He is known for using alternative sounds as a part of his scores, implementing them into his electronic instruments for musical adaptation. The kinds of guitars he has worked with include acoustics, electrics and mandolins.
Oldman has also worked on the scores for television pilots and short films. Michael Allen reviewed the score for Killer Holiday, listing it as "well composed".