Daniel Kluger
Born
U.S.
Occupation(s)Composer, orchestrator, Sound designer, music producer
Years active2010 - present

Daniel Kluger is an American composer, orchestrator, music producer and sound designer.[1] He is best known for his orchestration of the Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, which was nominated for four Tony Awards and one Grammy Award.[2]

Career

Kluger has been a lecturer in Sound Design at Yale University.[3] In 2021, he founded the record label Archie & Fox Records, along with Ken Urban.[3] He has collaborated with artists such as Sam Sadigursky, Bryan Carter and Riley Mulherkar. He is resident composer and producer at Renaissance Recordings.[4]

Kluger's major Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, The Sound Inside, Marvin's Room, Significant Other and Sea Wall / A Life.[5][6] He is founder of the music label, Archie & Fox Records.[7][8]

Filmography

As composer

  • 2022 – The Courtroom
  • 2022 – The Miranda Obsession
  • 2022 – This is Harriet
  • 2021 – The Guilty
  • 2019 – The Bishop
  • 2018 – Health to the King
  • 2018 – Doulo
  • 2015 – Buzzer
  • 2010 – Where Hope Works

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2023 Nominated WhatsOnStage Awards Best Musical Direction/Supervision Oklahoma! [9]
Nominated Laurence Olivier Awards Best Original Score or New Orchestrations [10]
2020 Nominated Grammy Awards Best Musical Theater Album [2]
Nominated Tony Awards Best Original Score The Sound Inside [11]
Nominated Best Sound Design
Nominated Sea Wall/A Life
2019 Nominated Best Orchestrations Oklahoma! [12]
Won Obie Award Special Citations [13]
Won Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Orchestrations [14]
Won Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations [15]

References

  1. "How Daniel Kluger Put a Contemporary Twang on 'Oklahoma!'". americantheatre.org. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Kluger". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. 1 2 "Faculty". drama.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. "John Kilgore Sound and Recording to become Renaissance Recording under new leadership". broadwaynews.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  5. "Daniel Kluger ('The Sound Inside,' 'Sea Wall/A Life') on building 'a world and an emotional vocabulary' through score and sound design". goldderby.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. "'Marvin's Room': Theater Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  7. "Residents' Proudest Accomplishments of the 2020-2021 Season". newdramatists.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  8. "THE PUBLIC THEATER" (PDF). publictheater.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  9. "Nominations in full: the 23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". whatsonstage.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  10. Stage, Guardian (28 February 2023). "Olivier awards 2023: complete list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. Libbey, Peter (15 October 2020). "Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  12. "2019 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  13. "2019 Obie Award Winners". obieawards.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  14. "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". broadway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  15. "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.


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