Juilliard School of Music

101. Nina Simone

Soundtrack | Point of No Return

Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for Point of No Return (1993), Repo Men (2010) and Miami Vice (2006). She was married to Andrew Stroud and Donald Ross. She died on April 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, ...

102. Shirley Verrett

Soundtrack | La vita è bella

Shirley Verrett was born on May 31, 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Macbeth (1987). She was married to Louis LoMonaco and James Carter. She died on November 5, 2010 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

103. Rosemary Kuhlmann

Actress | Matinee Theater

Rosemary Kuhlmann was born on January 30, 1922 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). She was married to Hugh Evans. She died on August 17, 2019 in Warren, Rhode Island...

104. Isabel Leonard

Actress | Maestro

Isabel Leonard is known for Maestro (2023), Le Nozze di Figaro (2012) and She Came to Me (2023).

105. Adele Leigh

Actress | Davy

Adele Leigh was born on June 15, 1928 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Davy (1957), The Beggar's Opera (1953) and Alice Through the Looking Box (1960). She was married to Kurt Enderl, James Pease and Jack Morgenstein (Morgan). She died on May 23, 2004 in Kensington, ...

106. Camille Zamora

Music_department | The Music of Strangers

Camille Zamora is known for The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2015), Sing for Hope (2019) and An AIDS Quilt Songbook: Sing for Hope (2014).

107. Nathaniel Anthony Ayers

The Soloist

Nathaniel Anthony Ayers is known for The Soloist (2009) and 60 Minutes (1968).

108. Chase Baird

Music_department | Emancipated

Chase Baird is known for Emancipated (2009).

109. Huáscar Barradas

Composer | Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti?

Huáscar Barradas is known for Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti? (2006), Ships of Hope (2000) and Huascar Barradas Entre Amigos (2006).

110. Bob Berg

Soundtrack | People: A Musical Celebration

Bob Berg was born on April 7, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for People: A Musical Celebration (1995), Miles Davis: Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival (2000) and Rhythmstick (1990). He was married to Arja Berg. He died on December 5, 2002 in Amagansett, New York, USA.

111. Mike Block

Music_department | Divergence

Mike Block is known for Divergence (2007).

112. Mats Lidström

Art_department | Juloratoriet

Mats Lidström is known for Juloratoriet (1996) and Älskade Lotten (1996).

113. Ricardo Llorca

Composer | La espalda de Dios

Ricardo Llorca is known for La espalda de Dios (2001), El día por delante (1989) and Una rosa para Soler (2014).

114. Yo-Yo Ma

Soundtrack | Wo hu cang long

Yo-Yo Ma was born on October 7, 1955 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Ex Machina (2014). He has been married to Jill Alison Hornor since May 20, 1978. They have two children.

115. Teo Macero

Composer | Fukkatsu no hi

Teo Macero was born on October 30, 1925 in Glens Falls, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Virus (1980), The Orphan (1979) and End of the Road (1970). He was married to Jeanne Macero and Florence Macero. He died on February 19, 2008 in Riverhead, New York, USA.

116. Henry Mancini

Soundtrack | Breakfast at Tiffany's

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, but brought up in Pennsylvania, where he played the flute in a local band, as a youth, before sending some arrangements to Benny Goodman. Goodman offered him a job and, after serving in WWII, he joined the rearranged Glenn Miller band. In 1952, he was given a two-week ...

117. Jon Manasse

Music_department | Kinsey

Jon Manasse is known for Kinsey (2004), White Noise (2022) and Miracle at St. Anna (2008).

118. Evgenia Manolidou

Self | Junior Music Stars

Evgenia Manolidou is known for Junior Music Stars (2016), Onirama: Oi fovoi tou prigipa (ena emeis) (2009) and To mellon tis nostalgias (2007).

119. Barry Manilow

Soundtrack | Thumbelina

Barry Manilow was born on June 17, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Thumbelina (1994), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) and Transsiberian (2008). He has been married to Garry Kief since April 2014. He was previously married to Susan Deixler.

120. Wynton Marsalis

Soundtrack | A Star Is Born

Wynton Marsalis is widely recognized as the pre-eminent jazz artist of our time. He is hailed not only as a performer on the trumpet, but also as a music educator and a promoter of the history and culture of jazz. Marsalis is also an established artist in performing trumpet in works of classical ...

121. Tony Martinez

Sound_department | Revolutionary Road

Tony Martinez is known for Revolutionary Road (2008), Barbie (2023) and Maestro (2023).

122. Christian McBride

Soundtrack | Passion Play

Christian McBride was born on May 31, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Passion Play (2010), Cafe Society (1995) and The Contradictions of Fair Hope (2012). He has been married to Melissa Walker since 2005.

123. Donald Braswell

Actor | The Life of David Gale

Donald Braswell is known for The Life of David Gale (2003) and America's Got Talent (2006).

124. Leo Brouwer

Soundtrack | A Walk in the Clouds

The Afro-Cuban composer, classical guitarist and conductor Leo Brouwer (his birth name was Juan Leovigildo Brouwer) had a strong influence on guitar music in particular and classical music in general. He recorded as a guitarist or conductor more than a hundred recordings. Brouwer's many film scores...

125. David Bryan

Soundtrack | Diana

David Bryan was born on February 7, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Diana (2021), Memphis the Musical (2011) and Memphis.

126. Igor Buketoff

Writer | NBC Children's Theatre

Igor Buketoff was born on May 29, 1915 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer, known for NBC Children's Theatre (1963). He died on September 7, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.

127. Barry Carl

Music_department | Nine

Barry Carl was born on April 20, 1950 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Nine (2009), The Other Guys (2010) and Joe's Apartment (1996).

128. Ethel

Music_department | Zodiac

Ethel is known for Zodiac (2007), You Belong to Me (2007) and Daylight (2010).

129. Dan Coleman

Music_department | Heist

Dan Coleman was born on January 12, 1972 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Heist (2001), Anywhere But Here (1999) and Nighthawks (2019).

130. James Conlon

Music_department | La Bohème

James Conlon was born on March 18, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for La Bohème (1988), Grace of Monaco (2014) and The Magic Flute (2006).

131. Bill Conti

Soundtrack | Rocky

Bill Conti was born on April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Rocky (1976), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and The Karate Kid Part II (1986). He is married to Shelby Cox. They have two children.

132. Robert Kraft

Music_department | The Mambo Kings

Robert Kraft is an award-winning songwriter, film composer, recording artist and record producer. As President of Fox Music from 1994 to 2012, Kraft was the Executive in Charge of Music for more than 300 Fox feature films, as well as dozens of TV shows. As a songwriter, Kraft has earned nominations...

133. Tom McEvoy

Director | The Baseball Revue of 1917

Tom McEvoy was born on January 28, 1869 in Cortland, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Baseball Revue of 1917 (1917), Coughing Higgins (1917) and Fire and Sword (1914). He was married to Regina Nagle. He died on November 7, 1942 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

134. Steven Mercurio

Music_department | Pet Sematary

Steven Mercurio is known for Pet Sematary (1989), Titus (1999) and Castle Rock (2018). He is married to Lisa Altman.

135. Léon Milo

Composer | Parties

Léon Milo is known for Parties (2000), On dirait que... (2007) and Petites histoires de reins du tout (2002).

136. Charlotte Moorman

Actress | Manopsychotisches Ballett

Charlotte Moorman was born on November 18, 1933 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress. She died on November 8, 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.

137. Mark Morton

Soundtrack | Bill & Ted Face the Music

Mark Morton is known for Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), Saints Row 2 (2008) and Lamb of God: 512 (2015).

138. Nick Perito

Music_department | The Big Show

Nick Perito was born on April 7, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was a composer, known for The Big Show (1980), Perry Como's Christmas in New York (1983) and Perry Como's Christmas in England (1984). He was married to Judy Perito. He died on August 3, 2005 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, ...

139. John Creswell

140. Miles Davis

Soundtrack | Adrift

Miles Davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He moved to New York in 1944 and studied at Juilliard. He left school and entered the jazz society of New York, meeting such famous musicians as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. ...

141. Mario Frangoulis

Soundtrack | Guiness

Mario Frangoulis was born in 1967, in colonial Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to Greek parents from Corfu. The political situation in Rhodesia was explosive then and when he was four his mother sent him to live with her sister and his husband in Greece. His aunt encouraged his interest in music and he ...

142. Gerald Fried

Soundtrack | Star Trek Into Darkness

Composer, author and oboist, educated at Juilliard (BS). He was first oboist for the Dallas Symphony and the New York Little Orchestra between 1948 and 1956. Then he joined Revue Studios in California, lasting until 1960, thereafter working freelance. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical ...

143. Ariana Ghez

Self | Bienvenido Gustavo

144. Michael Giacchino

Composer | Star Trek

Michael Giacchino is an American composer of music for films, television and video games.

Giacchino composed the scores to the television series Lost, Alias and Fringe, the video game series Medal of Honor and Call of Duty and many films such as The Incredibles (2004), Star Trek (2009), Up (2009), ...

145. Alan Gilbert

Music_department | Live from Lincoln Center

He played the violin and violin as a child and was initially taught by his parents. After school, he studied composition at Harvard and violin at the New England Conservatory of Music. Alan Gilbert graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Juilliard School of Music. First...

146. Herschel Burke Gilbert

Music_department | Carmen Jones

Composer, arranger and orchestrator of prolific output. Trained on violin and leader of his own dance band by the age of fifteen. Studied at the Juilliard Institute of Musical Art (1939-41), subsequently learned composition under the tutelage of Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Lukas Foss. ...

147. Philip Glass

Soundtrack | The Truman Show

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Glass worked in his father's radio store and discovered music listening to the offbeat Western classical records customers didn't seem to want. He studied the violin and flute, and obtained early admission to the University of Chicago. After graduating in mathematics ...

148. Eddie Gomez

Composer | The Amazing Bone

Eddie Gomez is known for The Amazing Bone (1985), Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1993) and Sweet Forever (2010).

149. Matthew Good

Actor | Matthew Good: Weapon

Matthew Good was born on June 29, 1971 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Matthew Good: Weapon (2002), Matthew Good Band: Strange Days (2000) and Matthew Good: In a World Called Catastrophe (2003). He has been married to Raeleigh Jane Van Bruegel since ...

150. Tito Puente

Soundtrack | Star Trek Into Darkness

Ernest "Tito" Anthony Puente was the eldest son of Puerto Rican parents. His mother called him "Ernestito" which means "Little Ernest", which was later shortened to "Tito". His mother saw his musical potential and enrolled him in piano classes. Eventually he attended the Juilliard School of Music ...

151. Steve Reich

Soundtrack | The Hunger Games

Steve Reich was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer, known for The Hunger Games (2012), The Kings of Summer (2013) and Mostly Martha (2001). He has been married to Beryl Korot since 1976. They have one child. He was previously married to Joyce Barkett.

152. Neil Rosenshein

Actor | La traviata

Neil Rosenshein was born on November 27, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for La traviata (1976), Oedipus Rex (1984) and Great Performances (1971).

153. Alan Rubin

Actor | The Blues Brothers

Alan Rubin was born on February 11, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) and Nightlife (1986). He was married to Mary Moreno Rubin. He died on June 8, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

154. Jordan Rudess

Composer | Mysteries of Magic

Jordan Rudess was born on November 4, 1956 in Great Neck, New York, USA. He is a keyboard player, composer and multi-instrumentalist, and has been the keyboardist for the progressive metal band Dream Theater since 1999. Before joining the band, he played with Dream Theater's guitarist John Petrucci...

155. Lew Soloff

Soundtrack | The Cotton Club

Lew Soloff was born on February 20, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for The Cotton Club (1984), Two Much (1995) and Insignificance (1985). He was married to Emily Mitchell. He died on March 8, 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.

156. Rohan De Saram

Actor | Rum Punch

Rohan De Saram was born on March 9, 1939 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Rum Punch (1955), Music for You (1951) and A Labyrinth of Time (2004).

157. Peter Schickele

Composer | Silent Running

Peter Schickele is a renowned American composer. Inspired by the music of Spike Jones, as a young teenager, he also studied composition and music history at Juilliard. After graduating from Juilliard he asked himself what in the world he was going to do with a PhD in music history, and proceeded to...

158. Gerard Schwarz

Music_department | Highlander II: The Quickening

Gerard Schwarz was born on July 19, 1947 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Hester Street (1975) and The Better Angels (2014).

159. Raymond Scott

Soundtrack | RocknRolla

Scott, prolific composer, inventor, and performer, is most famous for something he didn't do - his songs were used by Carl W. Stalling as the basis for many of his soundtracks for classic Warner Brother cartoons. Scott's "Powerhouse" can be heard during shots of conveyor belts, machines, and other ...

160. Tony Scott

Actor | Chosen

Tony Scott was born on November 28, 1976 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He is an actor and writer, known for Chosen (2022), Danny's Doomsday (2014) and Den Gode Stemning.

161. Alan Greenspan

Self | The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman

After school, he began studying economics at New York University, which he completed first with a bachelor's degree (1948) and then a master's degree (1950). In 1977 he subsequently completed his doctorate at the same university. At the beginning of the 1950s, Greenspan began working as a financial...

162. Henry Grimes

Actor | Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge

Master bassist Henry Grimes, missing from the music world since the late '6Os, has made an unprecedented comeback after receiving the gift of a bass (a green one called Olive Oil!) from William Parker in December 20O2 to replace the instrument he had given up some 2O years earlier. Between the mid-...

163. Paul Groves

Actor | Great Performances

Paul Groves was born on November 24, 1964 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Mozart 22 (2006) and La damnation de Faust (1999).

164. Bruce Haack

Soundtrack | Haack ...The King of Techno

Composer, author and publisher, educated at the University of Alberta (BA) and writer of special material for radio commercials, background music for the Broadway play "How to Make a Man", and the score for the off-Broadway play "The Kumquat in the Persimmon Tree". He founded the Dimension 5 ...

165. Lynn Harrell

Soundtrack | Cello

Lynn Harrell was born on January 30, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cello (2017), Anne-Sophie Mutter: Encounters with Mendelssohn (2009) and New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958). He was married to Helen Nightengale and Linda Blandford. He died on ...

166. Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Music_department | Frontkjempere

Miguel Harth-Bedoya is known for Frontkjempere (2021) and The Labèque way (2012).

167. Luther Henderson

Music_department | The Polly Bergen Show

He graduated from The Juilliard School of Music in New York City in 1942. He composed the orchestrations for the dance numbers for the original broadway production of "Flower Drum Song" which was composed by Jule Styne and Richard Rogers. He adapted the music of Fats Waller for the original ...

168. Fred Herko

Actor | The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys

Fred Herko is known for The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (1964), Look Up and Live (1954) and Kiss (1963).

169. Bernard Herrmann

Composer | North by Northwest

The man behind the low woodwinds that open Citizen Kane (1941), the shrieking violins of Psycho (1960), and the plaintive saxophone of Taxi Driver (1976) was one of the most original and distinctive composers ever to work in film. He started early, winning a composition prize at the age of 13 and ...

170. Mattias Jacobsson

Director | 3017-3047: Fra en samling af numser

Mattias Jacobsson is known for 3017-3047: Fra en samling af numser (2002), Op med humøret (2005) and Lille far (2004).

171. Sharon Kam

Soundtrack | Ruben Brandt, a gyujto

Sharon Kam was born on August 11, 1971 in Israel.

172. Michael Kamen

Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Michael Kamen was born on April 15, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and X-Men (2000). He was married to Sandra Keenan. He died on November 18, 2003 in London, England, UK.

173. Theodore Shapiro

Composer | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Theodore Michael Shapiro is an American film composer from Washington D.C. who is known for composing various films such as Jennifer's Body, Old School, Safe Men, Idiocracy, Wet Hot American Summer, Zoolander 2, Year One, DodgeBall, Tropic Thunder, On the Ropes, 13 Going on 30, Girlfight, Captain ...

174. Alan Shulman

Composer | The Tattooed Stranger

Alan Shulman was born on June 4, 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Tattooed Stranger (1950), Behind Your Radio Dial (1948) and Tennessee Valley Authority (1946). He was married to Sophie Pratt Bostelmann. He died on July 10, 2002 in Hudson, New York, USA.

175. Lori Singer

Actress | Footloose

Lori is a Golden Globe winning actress for her role as cast member in Robert Altman's " Shortcuts". She won 'ShoWest Newcomer of the Year' for her role as Ariel Moore in the film "Footloose", and was nominated for best supporting actress for an Indie Spirit Award for "Trouble in Mind." Lori 's ...

176. Leonard Slatkin

Soundtrack | Ready Player One

Leonard Slatkin was born on September 1, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a composer, known for Ready Player One (2018), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Hello I Must Be Going (2012). He has been married to Cindy McTee since November 20, 2011. He was previously married to Linda ...

177. Lew Soloff

Soundtrack | The Cotton Club

Lew Soloff was born on February 20, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for The Cotton Club (1984), Two Much (1995) and Insignificance (1985). He was married to Emily Mitchell. He died on March 8, 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.

178. Questlove

Producer | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove was born on January 20, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021), Top Five (2014) and Detroit (2017).

179. Ralph de Toledano

Self | This Week

Ralph de Toledano was born on August 14, 1916 in Tangier, Morocco. He was married to Eunice A. Godbold and Nora Romaine. He died on February 3, 2007 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

180. The Ahn Trio

Music_department | Nuvole Bianche

The Ahn Trio is known for Nuvole Bianche (2019), So You Think You Can Dance (2005) and The Heart Is a Hidden Camera (2008).

181. Michael Kolb

Art_department | Three Kings

Michael Kolb is known for Three Kings (1999), Now and Then (1995) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).

182. Paul Lavalle

Composer | Deadly Fathoms

One of America's most noted bandmasters and conductors was also an arranger, composer, clarinetist and saxophonists. He was educated at Juilliard on a scholarship and studied with Joseph Schillinger, then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra as a clarinetist under Arturo Toscanini. He was the conductor...

183. Dorothy Lawson

Music_department | Kissing Jessica Stein

Dorothy Lawson is known for Kissing Jessica Stein (2001), The Mudge Boy (2003) and The Indescribable Nth (2000).

184. Gilbert Levine

Music_department | A Musical Offering from the Vatican: A Papal Concert

Gilbert Levine is known for A Musical Offering from the Vatican: A Papal Concert (1992), A Celebration of Peace Through Music (2015) and Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op 123 (2005).

185. James Levine

Music_department | Fantasia 2000

James Levine was born on June 23, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director, known for Fantasia 2000 (1999), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and A Classic Tale. Music for Our Children (2001). He died on March 9, 2021 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

186. Jens Lindemann

Tides

Jens Lindemann is known for The Colony (2021), Axel Rudi Pell: Live Over Europe (2008) and Iced Earth: Festivals of the Wicked (2011).

187. Eric Whitacre

Music_department | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Eric Whitacre is a conductor, broadcaster and public speaker.

The first piece he ever performed - Mozart's Requiem - changed his life. Inspired to compose, his first piece Go, Lovely Rose, was completed at the age of 21. He went on to the Juilliard School (New York), earning his Master of Music ...

188. John Williams

Composer | Jurassic Park

As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 52 Oscar ...

189. Meredith Willson

Soundtrack | The Music Man

Meredith Willson--musician, playwright, and composer--was best known for the book, words, and music for The Music Man (1962). He wrote two other musical plays, including The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). Many of his songs are standards, including "You and I", "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You"...

190. Ransom Wilson

Music_department | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

Ransom Wilson is known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Steve Reich: A New Musical Language (1987).

191. Phil Woods

Soundtrack | Choose Me

Phil Woods was born on November 2, 1931 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for Choose Me (1984), Satan in High Heels (1962) and Kiss Her Goodbye (1959). He was married to Chan Parker and Jill Goodwin. He died on September 29, 2015 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.