Musician Brings Passion for the Past to His Work
Sydney Bell
Issue date: 11/20/09 Section: Entertainment
He has won three Oscar's, four Grammy's, four Emmy's, a Tony, three Golden Globes, and a Pulitzer Prize, no he is not Tom Cruise, he is the man behind the music Marvin Hamlisch.
Many people forget there is a lot more than acting that goes into making the movies magical. The music that captures the audience is just as important as the words that move us to tears, and this is Hamlisch's specialty: the music.
Hamlisch has a long history of extraordinary work, one of the biggest being his Pulitzer Prize winning "A Chorus Line," He has also done many musical adaptations and compositions for movies such as "Sophie's Choice", "Ordinary People", "The Swimmer", and most recently "The Informant" and many more. A lot of effort went into making these achievements possible, and they started from a very young age.
"I had a good ear," Hamlisch said about how he got interested in music. Yes, a good ear is one thing; Juilliard School of Music at the age of seven is another. "There was lots of pressure with auditioning, but it was worth it in the long run," Hamlisch said.
Not just personally, but the history of his city, and the music he listened to growing up shaped who he is as a musician today.
Born June 2, 1944 in New York City, a city some would say is the best on Earth, but not Hamlisch.
"It's one of many great cities," he says with a sort of chuckle. "The 50s, 60s, and 70s were the best."
The city, he says, is changing and it should, but he loved the times when technology was not half as important as it is today. He says his biggest inspiration was his early success. Hamlisch claims there's nothing like early success to drive your passion to do more.
The drive to create music is what earned him the awards that most stars in any industry only dream about. With Oscars, Grammy's, Golden Globes, a Tony and one Pulitzer Prize, he remains humble in saying none of them mean more than the other. What he will say is one of his fondest memories was winning the first of many prestigious awards.
Many people forget there is a lot more than acting that goes into making the movies magical. The music that captures the audience is just as important as the words that move us to tears, and this is Hamlisch's specialty: the music.
Hamlisch has a long history of extraordinary work, one of the biggest being his Pulitzer Prize winning "A Chorus Line," He has also done many musical adaptations and compositions for movies such as "Sophie's Choice", "Ordinary People", "The Swimmer", and most recently "The Informant" and many more. A lot of effort went into making these achievements possible, and they started from a very young age.
"I had a good ear," Hamlisch said about how he got interested in music. Yes, a good ear is one thing; Juilliard School of Music at the age of seven is another. "There was lots of pressure with auditioning, but it was worth it in the long run," Hamlisch said.
Not just personally, but the history of his city, and the music he listened to growing up shaped who he is as a musician today.
Born June 2, 1944 in New York City, a city some would say is the best on Earth, but not Hamlisch.
"It's one of many great cities," he says with a sort of chuckle. "The 50s, 60s, and 70s were the best."
The city, he says, is changing and it should, but he loved the times when technology was not half as important as it is today. He says his biggest inspiration was his early success. Hamlisch claims there's nothing like early success to drive your passion to do more.
The drive to create music is what earned him the awards that most stars in any industry only dream about. With Oscars, Grammy's, Golden Globes, a Tony and one Pulitzer Prize, he remains humble in saying none of them mean more than the other. What he will say is one of his fondest memories was winning the first of many prestigious awards.
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posted 11/23/09 @ 7:18 PM EST
I agree that music is very important for a film.
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I thank you for the opportunity to share a portion of my moments in time with future generations.
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