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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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January
2019
Why the ‘BlacKkKlansman’ score could (and should) earn Terence Blanchard his first Oscar nod, LA Times
One of the most arresting sequences in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” — based on the true story of an African American cop who infiltrated the Ku... Read More
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January
2019
Spike Lee’s Secret Weapon For 30 Years: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Composer Terence Blanchard, Indiewire
For three decades, Spike Lee has been one of the most reliable figures in American cinema, but one of his regular collaborators often hides in... Read More
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December
2018
Composer Terence Blanchard Grapples With Tone & Weight Of History On ‘BlacKkKlansman’, Deadline
Spike Lee’s go-to composer since Mo’ Better Blues hit theaters 28 years ago, Terence Blanchard knows the realities of longtime creative partnerships—the way in which... Read More
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November
2018
Songs We Love: Terence Blanchard, ‘Dear Jimi (Feat. The E-Collective)’, NPR
Terence Blanchard has always been drawn to a form of lyricism that runs burnished and bittersweet. You can track this mood throughout his career as... Read More
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May
2018
A socially conscious Terence Blanchard makes music his megaphone, CSO Sounds and Stories
Just recently, a man walked up to trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard after one of his performances. He told Blanchard he was expecting to hear... Read More
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May
2018
