Hal Willner

Film & TV

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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. Description above from…

Known for

• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self - SNL Sketch Music Producer2025
• Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille — Self2024
• AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex — Self2023
• Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self2022
• Personality Crisis: One Night Only — Self2022
• Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait — Self2017
• Jeff Buckley: You and I2016
• Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott — Self2010
• Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley2004
• Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You — Self2002

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1956-04-06

Active to

2020-04-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,681

Total plays

28,000

Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American music producer working in recording, films, TV and live events. He is best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley). His first tribute album was Armacord Nino Rota in 1981. In the 1970s he worked under record producer Joel Dorn. He became music supervisor of Saturday Night Live in 1981, a position he still holds. <a href="https://

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Philadelphia

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Field of work

music

Image

Hal Willner.jpg

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