The Society of Composers & Lyricists will honor composers Terence Blanchard and John Corigliano when they are each inducted as SCL Ambassadors while legendary composer Elliot Lawrence has been designated recipient of the SCL Award of Merit. The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at The NYIT Auditorium 1871 Broadway Avenue in New […]
Timed to their latest collaboration on BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee’s go-to composer Terence Blanchard talks to VICE about everything from his childhood studying piano in New Orleans and his first partnership with Lee on 1991’s Jungle Fever to the director’s love of orchestral music to complete a score. In addition to music, the VICE’s Noel Ransome […]
The Film Fest Gent at its World Soundtrack Awards takes place this week, paying tribute to 100 years of jazz with Terence Blanchard as special guest. Blanchard, one of the most prolific jazz composers to write music for film, is one of several musicians being honored at the Oct. 18-19 event, which is dedicated to the influence […]
Jazzman Terence Blanchard scores this Spike Lee retelling of the Lysistrata legend, set in violence-torn Chicago. The film, produced by Amazon Studios and set for distribution in December from Lions Gate Releasing, has already generated a bit of controversy due to its title — a mash-up of Chicago and Iraq (where fewer U.S. special forces troops […]
