John Zorn Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

John Zorn

John Zorn

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Biography

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 Movies

Acting

Zorn I (2010 – 2016) movie poster
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Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

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Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
Himself
Zorn III (2018 – 2022) movie poster
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Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

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Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
Himself
Zorn II (2016 – 2018) movie poster
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Zorn II (2016 – 2018)

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Zorn II (2016 – 2018)
Himself
The Revenge of the Dead Indians movie poster
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The Revenge of the Dead Indians

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The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Himself
Step Across the Border movie poster
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Step Across the Border

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Step Across the Border
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John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990MOVIE
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John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

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John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Himself
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999 movie poster
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Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

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Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Himself - Alto Saxophone
John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels movie poster
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John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels

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John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
Himself
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn movie poster
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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Self
365 Day Project movie poster
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365 Day Project

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365 Day Project
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Production

Maohgai movie poster
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Maohgai

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Maohgai
Original Music Composer
The eye movie poster
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The eye

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The eye
Music
In the Mirror of Maya Deren movie poster
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren

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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
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The Port of Last Resort movie poster
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The Port of Last Resort

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The Port of Last Resort
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Neo-Geo: An American Purchase movie poster
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Neo-Geo: An American Purchase

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Neo-Geo: An American Purchase
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Despite Treblinka movie poster
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Despite Treblinka

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Despite Treblinka
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Between Science and Garbage movie poster
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Between Science and Garbage

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Between Science and Garbage
Executive Producer
La ronde movie poster
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La ronde

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La ronde
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Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags movie poster
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Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

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Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
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White and LazyMOVIE
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White and Lazy

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White and Lazy
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Gallery

John Zorn portrait
John Zorn portrait