Daniel Kluger (composer)

Daniel Kluger
Kluger in 2025
Born
U.S.
OccupationsComposer, orchestrator, Sound designer, music producer
Years active2010 - 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 Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Tony Award Best Orchestrations Oklahoma! Nominated [9]
Obie Award Special Citations Won [10]
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Orchestrations Won [11]
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations Won [12]
2020 Grammy Awards Best Musical Theater Album Nominated [2]
Tony Awards Best Original Score The Sound Inside Nominated [13]
Best Sound Design Nominated
Sea Wall/A Life Nominated
2023 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Musical Direction/Supervision Oklahoma! Nominated [14]
Laurence Olivier Awards Best Original Score or New Orchestrations Nominated [15]
2026 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations The Seat of Our Pants Pending [16]

References

  1. ↑ "How Daniel Kluger Put a Contemporary Twang on 'Oklahoma!'". americantheatre.org. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Kluger". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. 1 2 "Faculty". drama.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ↑ "John Kilgore Sound and Recording to become Renaissance Recording under new leadership". broadwaynews.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  5. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ↑ "'Marvin's Room': Theater Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  7. ↑ "Residents' Proudest Accomplishments of the 2020-2021 Season". newdramatists.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  8. ↑ "THE PUBLIC THEATER" (PDF). publictheater.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  9. ↑ "2019 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  10. ↑ "2019 Obie Award Winners". obieawards.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. ↑ "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". broadway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  12. ↑ "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  13. ↑ Libbey, Peter (15 October 2020). "Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  14. ↑ "Nominations in full: the 23rd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". whatsonstage.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  15. ↑ Stage, Guardian (28 February 2023). "Olivier awards 2023: complete list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  16. ↑ "2026 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced: Full List". Broadway.com. April 29, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.


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