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| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | Conservatory of Music in Fribourg and Lucerne Swiss Jazz School |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer and musician |
Kurt Oldman is a Swiss born [1] composer of music for television and film. [2]
Kurt Oldman | |
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| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | Conservatory of Music in Fribourg and Lucerne Swiss Jazz School |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer and musician |
Kurt Oldman is a Swiss born [1] composer of music for television and film. [2]
Oldman was born in Switzerland to parents who were both musicians. His father attended the Conservatory of Music in Fribourg. His grandfather and great-grandfather were also classical musicians. Oldman received musical training at the Fribourg Conservatory and the Lucerne Swiss Jazz School in Lucerne, Switzerland. [3] As a young child he was inspired by several film music scores, including the score for E.T. The first film that Oldman scored was Endless Escape, a 2.5 hours Swiss-produced feature docu-drama. After this he attended film scoring classes at UCLA during the beginning part of his career. [4]
Oldman produces music mainly for films and TV. His early film work includes the independent films Killer Holiday, (Lionsgate) 2013, Babysitter Wanted , Neighbor , All Along, [2] Holiday Baggage, King of Paper Chasin and Tapia, a documentary about the world champion boxer, Johnny Tapia, which aired on HBO. [5] He has also served as music programmer and arranger on Guardians of the Galaxy , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and The Spy Who Dumped Me .
In 2015, Oldman started scoring Sony's stop motion animation series SuperMansion , which airs on Sony Crackle and Adult Swim . [6]
Oldman is known for using alternative sounds as a part of his scores, implementing them into his electronic instruments for musical adaptation. [7] The kinds of guitars he has worked with include acoustics, electrics and mandolins. [8]
Michael Allen, a horror reviewer, described the score for Killer Holiday as "a definite must have". [9]
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