Justin Hurwitz

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Justin Hurwitz (born in 1985) studied at Harvard, where he got to know the director Damien Chazelle. Since then he has written the music for his films. In Whiplash (2014) everything revolves around jazz drumming. In La La Land (2016) he revived the Hollywood musical, with songs that refer to old film musicals and jazz. He won two Oscars with it, for the score and for the song City of Stars. For First Man (2018) he used a theremin, an electronic instrument that you play without touching it. In Babylon (2022) he wrote loud jazz for a big band. Hurwitz builds his scores around a few strong themes that keep returning.

Listening

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  Mia & Sebastian's Theme · Justin Hurwitz, 2016
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  The Landing · Justin Hurwitz, 2018
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  Voodoo Mama · Justin Hurwitz, 2022

Discography

Studio albums

• 2009Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2014Whiplash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2016La La Land: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
• 2018First Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 2022Babylon: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)

Other work

• 2014Whiplash
• 2016La La Land
• 2018First Man
• 2022Babylon

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Film Music Map^NL Map
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 4^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Filmmusical GenreLa La Land (2016), with music by Justin Hurwitz, pays explicit homage to this tradition.

See also

• Filmmusical
• Michel Legrand