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Joe
Harnell with Yoko Ono and John Lennon |
Joe Harnell has been nominated for an Emmy Award on three
different occasions for Best Dramatic Score. He has composed over
400 hours of original music for motion pictures and for such television
shows as SANTA BARBARA, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE BIONIC WOMAN, ALIEN
NATION and "V." Mr. Harnell also has done several television
commercials for Japan, one of which was awarded the Japanese equivalent
of a CLIO.
Joe
was the American representative judging the Voice of Asia International
Music Competition which was held in Russia. Together with his orchestra
and singers, Mr. Harnell starred in a sold-out tour of the United
States in the Columbia Concerts production of Cole Porter's 100th
Birthday Party, as soloist and musical director. He was the producer,
musical director and conductor for the Israel Founders Orchestra
Gala for the Jewish National Fund at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
in Los Angeles. He has recently completed composing the score for
the television movie, MENGELE. Last year Joe was Musical Director
for the Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival in Newport News, Virginia,
Ella's birthplace. Renowned musicians from all over the U.S., as
well as students from local schools and universities participated
in the program. Joe produced a documentary film which was shown
during festival week, in which he interviewed personal and professional
colleagues who had been closely involved with Ella. He continued
his concert appearances as a pianist/conductor in addition to his
activities as a lecturer and teacher of film scoring at the USC
FLORA THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
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