Richard Horowitz
Richard Horowitz (January 6, 1949 – April 13, 2024) was an American film composer known for his work on L'Atlantide (1992), Three Seasons (1999), and Tobruk (2008). In 1991, he won a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Original Score for the film The Sheltering Sky. His win was shared with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Richard Horowitz
- Name
- Richard Horowitz
- Born
- 6 January 1949
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 13 April 2024
- Place of death
- Marrakesh, Morocco
- Occupation
- Film composer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music · arrangement · music composition
- Languages
- English
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Richard Horowitz (January 6, 1949 – April 13, 2024) was an American film composer known for his work on L'Atlantide (1992), Three Seasons (1999), and Tobruk (2008). In 1991, he won a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Original Score for the film The Sheltering Sky. His win was shared with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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Richard Horowitz was a composer and musician, of American nationality. The composer was born in Buffalo and died in Marrakech. Activity centred on arrangement, music and music composition. Languages used include English.
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Horowitz died in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 13, 2024, at the age of 75.
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• Name — Richard Horowitz • Born — 6 January 1949 • Birthplace — Buffalo, New York, U.S. • Died — 13 April 2024 • Place of death — Marrakesh, Morocco • Occupation — Film composer
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• Majoun (1996) • Three Seasons soundtrack (1995) • Any Given Sunday • Drowning on Dry Land • Film Music • Logic of the Birds • Desert Equations • Return to Rajapur • Munich • Selected Film Music 1 • Selected Film Music 2 • Heart of China • City of Leaves • Zero • Kandisha • Dark Ambient • Intersections • Heart of the Middle East • Kajarya • L'Atantide • Kandagar • Gift of Love • Love in the Medina • Borobadur • The Ruins • Out of Thin Air • Match • Gnawa Night: Night Spirit Masters
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