Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
2024 · Movie
as Self
John Zorn
1953-09-02
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Manhattan, New York, USA
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John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and improvised music. He incorporates diverse styles in his compositions, which he identifies as avant-garde or experimental. Zorn was described by Down Beat as "one of our most important composers". Zorn established himself within the New York City downtown music movement in the mid-1970s, performing with musicians across the sonic spectrum and developing experimental methods of composing new music. After releasing albums on several independent US and European labels, Zorn signed with Elektra Nonesuch and received wide acclaim with the release of The Big Gundown, an album reworking the compositions of Ennio Morricone. He attracted further attention worldwide with the release of Spillane in 1987 and Naked City in 1990. After spending almost a decade travelling between Japan and the US, he made New York his permanent base and established his own record label, Tzadik, in the mid-1990s. Tzadik enabled Zorn to maintain independence from the mainstream music industry and ensured the continued availability of his growing catalog of recordings, allowing him to prolifically record and release new material, issuing several new albums each year, as well as promoting the work of many other musicians. Zorn has led the hardcore bands Naked City and Painkiller, the Jewish music-inspired jazz quartet Masada, composed 613 pieces as part of the three Masada songbooks that have been performed by an array of groups, composed concert music for classical ensembles and orchestras, and produced music for opera, sound installations, film and documentary. Zorn has undertaken many tours of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, often performing at festivals with many other musicians and ensembles that perform his diverse output.
Filmography
Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
2023 · Movie
as Himself
John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
2022 · Movie
as Himself
Zorn II (2016 – 2018)
2018 · Movie
as Himself
The Viking of Sixth Avenue
2015 · Movie
as Self
Kikoe
2009 · Movie
365 Day Project
2007 · Movie
as Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007 · Movie
as Self
Monday April 16, 2007
2007 · Movie
as Self (prompter)
Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two
2007 · Movie
as Self (prompter)
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
2004 · Movie
as Himself - Alto Saxophone
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
2002 · Movie
as Self
Sabbath in Paradise
2000 · Movie
as Himself
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993 · Movie
as Himself
Step Across the Border
1990 · Movie
as Self
Put More Blood Into the Music
1988 · Movie
as Himself
Rising Tones Cross
1985 · Movie
as Himself
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Money
1985 · Movie
as Himself
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John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
· Movie
as Himself
Crew Credits
Generació Kibbutz
2020 · Movie
Music
La ronde
2014 · Movie
Music
Astros em Rotação
2013 · Movie
Music
15 Scenes: 254 Shots
2011 · Movie
Writer
Well Then There Now
2011 · Movie
Writer
Bare Room
2011 · Movie
Writer
KiyaKiya
2011 · Movie
Music
Arcana
2010 · Movie
Music
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
2009 · Movie
Music
The Last Supper
2009 · Movie
Music
Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls
2009 · Movie
Music
Belle de Nature
2009 · Movie
Music
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
2009 · Movie
Music
Boy
2008 · Movie
Music
Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven
2007 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Treatment
2007 · Movie
Original Music Composer
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Notes on Marie Menken
2006 · Movie
Music
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
2005 · Movie
Music
Workingman's Death
2005 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Invitation to a Suicide
2005 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Between Science and Garbage
2004 · Movie
Executive Producer
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
2004 · Movie
Music, Executive Producer
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
2003 · Movie
Music
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002 · Movie
Music
Despite Treblinka
2002 · Movie
Music
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Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
2002 · Movie
Music
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
2002 · Movie
Original Music Composer
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Nightwindows
2001 · Movie
Music
Sabbath in Paradise
2000 · Movie
Music
The eye
1999 · Movie
Music
The Port of Last Resort
1998 · Movie
Musical, Music
Mechanics Of The Brain
1997 · Movie
Music
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Anton, Mailman
1997 · Movie
Music
Latin Boys Go to Hell
1997 · Movie
Original Music Composer
The Black Glove
1996 · Movie
Music
The Elegant Spanking
1995 · Movie
Music
Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green
1995 · Movie
Music
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Hollywood Hotel
1995 · Movie
Music
Tears of Ecstasy
1995 · Movie
Music
Zigrail
1995 · Movie
Original Music Composer
A Lot of Fun for the Evil One
1994 · Movie
Music
Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal
1994 · Movie
Music
Little Lieutenant
1994 · Movie
Musician, Conductor, Music Arranger
Maohgai
1993 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Thieves Quartet
1993 · Movie
Music
John Zorn's Naked City
1992 · Movie
Musician
The Golden Boat
1991 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Gotham
1990 · Movie
Music
Neo-Geo: An American Purchase
1989 · Movie
Music
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Le deuxième jour
1988 · Movie
Music
Cynical Hysterie Hour
1988 · Movie
Music
She Must Be Seeing Things
1988 · Movie
Original Music Composer
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White and Lazy
1986 · Movie
Music
