Daniel Kluger (composer) explained

Daniel Kluger
Birth Place:	U.S.
Occupation:	Composer, orchestrator, Sound designer, music producer
Years Active:	2010 - 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
	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]

Notes and References

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