‘Silence’ composer – Kim Allen Kluge – In Conversation

Kim Allen Kluge is the the talented composer behind Martin Scorsese’s period drama Silence starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. He wrote the score with wife Kathryn Kluge. Today he joins us for another Film Doctor In Conversation. Ladies and gentleman, meet Kim!

What is your musical background and how did it contribute to your work in film?

I feel like my entire artistic life has been built on collaboration—  I’m even married to my principle collaborator, my co-composer, Kathryn Kluge!  We’ve collaborated with and composed for musical legends ranging from jazz legend Branford Marsalis to classical icon Midori.

I have also collaborated with many of the finest orchestral musicians on the East Coast through my role as Music Director/Conductor.

I have collaborated with great stage directors in my capacity as founder of an opera company in Washington, DC. It’s always been about collaboration, which is why the collaborative experience with film directors comes so naturally to us.

“The organic score of natural sounds (credited to Kathryn and Kim Allen Kluge) supports the drama exquisitely well.” —Leonard Maltin “The spare, haunting score…. It’s definitely an unusual and inspired effort, which we hope Scorsese’s film—co-starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson—will be as well.”  —Spin Magazine “Kathryn and Kim Allen Kluge’s understated yet brilliant work on ‘Silence…. (their) minimalist score adds levels to “Silence” that make the film one of Scorsese’s best.”  —AwardsCircuit

The Official Original Soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's Silence by Kim Allen Kluge & Kathryn Kluge is now available on iTunes. Warner Records will make the CD soundtrack available for purchase on Amazon on February 24, 2017. L-R: Adam Driver plays Father Garupe and Andrew Garfield plays Father Rodrigues in the film SILENCE by Paramount Pictures, SharpSword Films, and AI Films

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