Hal Willner

Hal Willner (April 5, 1956 – April 6, 2020) was an American music producer. His works focused on movies, TV and live events. He was best known for creating tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles. His first tribute album was Amarcord Nino Rota in 1981.

In the late 1970s he worked under record producer Joel Dorn. He was an Associate Producer on Leon Redbone's albums Double Time and Champagne Charlie, and The Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou. Willner was the sketch music producer of Saturday Night Live, beginning in 1981.

He was also a producer of the TV program Sunday Night hosted by David Sanborn.

Willner died from problems of COVID-19 in New York City on April 6, 2020, at age 64.

References

↑ John Leland (September 8, 2017). "Hal Willner's Vanishing, Weird New York". New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
↑ Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Nino Rota: Godfather of Italian music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
↑ Hal Willner. "Hal Willner - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
↑ Browne, David (April 7, 2020). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and Longtime 'SNL' Music Supervisor, Dead at 64". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
↑ Willman, Chris; Willman, Chris (2020-04-07). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and 'SNL' Veteran, Dies of Coronavirus at 64". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

Other websites

Hal Willner on IMDb
An article about Willner's spoken word recordings
An interview with Willner Archived 2015-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] John Leland (September 8, 2017). "Hal Willner's Vanishing, Weird New York". New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

[2] Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Nino Rota: Godfather of Italian music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2010.

[4] Hal Willner. "Hal Willner - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

[RS-5] Browne, David (April 7, 2020). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and Longtime 'SNL' Music Supervisor, Dead at 64". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[6] Willman, Chris; Willman, Chris (2020-04-07). "Hal Willner, Music Producer and 'SNL' Veteran, Dies of Coronavirus at 64". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-07.