Black Protest Is Music. Learning The Melody Isn’t Enough, NPR
I really don’t know where to start. This past month, this past year, has been such an onslaught of terrible images and deeds and utter... Read More
18
June
2020
‘Da 5 Bloods’ Composer Terence Blanchard on That Opening Scene and His Relationship with Spike Lee, Collider
Composer and musician Terence Blanchard is synonymous with the work of Spike Lee. Starting with 1991’s Jungle Fever, Blanchard has composed the score for almost... Read More
15
June
2020
Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Spike Lee, and the current civil unrest, KCRW
Terence Blanchard talks with KCRW about how he composed music for “Da 5 Bloods” and his experiences living as a Black father in America. Read... Read More
09
June
2020
The Wrenching ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Becomes an Opera, New York Times
This new work, with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, is a bold and affecting adaptation of Charles Blow’s memoir. Read... Read More
22
July
2019
Abu Dhabi TV: New Orleans
The episode features visits with New Orleans musicians including Terence Blanchard. Watch episode.
26
March
2019
Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on the hardest thing about composing for film, PBS News Hour
Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he’s received his first Oscar nomination, for his original score in the... Read More
21
February
2019
How Terence Blanchard Gives Spike Lee’s Movies Their Soul, Vanity Fair
The Grammy-winning jazz star and composer is up for his first Oscar for his work on Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. It’s long overdue. Read More.
15
February
2019
Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee, NPR
Terence Blanchard wrote his first piece of music for a Spike Lee joint nearly 30 years ago. Listen.
15
February
2019
For Spike Lee and his two longtime collaborators, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Oscar nods hold extra meaning, LA Times
Spike Lee has long been known as a presence courtside at professional basketball games. But not many people realize he has a team of his... Read More
11
February
2019
Composers for ‘Beale Street,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ & ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Talk 2019 Oscar Nominations, Billboard
Tuesday morning’s (Jan. 22) Oscar nominations for best original score includes some returning favorites — Alexandre Desplat, Marc Shaiman and Nicholas Britell — as well... Read More
22
January
2019
