Hal Willner
Known for
Music and sound
Born
April 6, 1956
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
April 7, 2020 (aged 64)
Biography
Hal Willner (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American music producer working in recording, films, television, and live events. He was best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley). Willner died during the COVID-19 pandemic from complications brought on by the virus.
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Best known work
Don't Look Up
2021
Step Brothers
2008
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
Saturday Night Live
1975
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
Dark Matter
2008
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Filmography
2025
It's Never Over, Jeff BuckleyIn Memory Of
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self - SNL Sketch Music Producer
2024
2023
2022
2022
2021
Don't Look UpIn Memory Of
2017
2016
2016
2010
2008
Step BrothersMusic Supervisor
2008
Chelsea on the RocksMusic Producer, Music Supervisor
2008
Dark MatterMusic Supervisor
2007
Lou Reed's BerlinMusic Producer
2006
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManMusic Producer, Art Direction
2006
The Harry Smith Project LiveDirector
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMusic Supervisor
2004
2002
1995
Hole: MTV UnpluggedMusic Supervisor
1994
September Songs: The Music of Kurt WeillMusic Supervisor
1993
The Junky's ChristmasOriginal Music Composer
1993
Weird Nightmareas Self
1986