Hal Willner

Hal Willner

Hal Willner (April 5, 1956 – April 6, 2020) was an American music producer. His works focused on movies, TV and live events.[1] He was best known for creating tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles. His first tribute album was Amarcord Nino Rota in 1981.[2][3]

In the late 1970s he worked under record producer Joel Dorn. He was an Associate Producer on Leon Redbone's albums Double Time and Champagne Charlie,[4] and The Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou. Willner was the sketch music producer of Saturday Night Live, beginning in 1981.

He was also a producer of the TV program Sunday Night hosted by David Sanborn.

Willner died from problems of COVID-19 on April 6, 2020, at age 64.[5][6]

References

  1. John Leland (September 8, 2017). Hal Willner's Vanishing, Weird New York. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/nyregion/hal-willners-vanishing-weird-new-york.html. Retrieved September 13, 2017. 
  2. [1] Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Nino Rota: Godfather of Italian music". The Guardian (London). https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,349989,00.html#article_continue. Retrieved May 4, 2010. 
  4. Hal Willner. "Hal Willner - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. Browne, David (April 7, 2020). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and Longtime 'SNL' Music Supervisor, Dead at 64". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hal-willner-obituary-979949/. Retrieved April 7, 2020. 
  6. Willman, Chris; Willman, Chris (2020-04-07). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and 'SNL' Veteran, Dies of Coronavirus at 64". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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