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John Luther Adams

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  • Soundtrack
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John Luther Adams was born on 23 January 1953 in the USA. He is a composer, known for The Revenant (2015), Stone (2010) and Ice Breath (2024).
BornJanuary 23, 1953
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
    The Revenant
    8.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 2015
    Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and Edward Norton in Stone (2010)
    Stone
    5.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2010
    Ice Breath (2024)
    Ice Breath
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2024
    Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action (2005)
    Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
    8.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Ice Breath (2024)
      Ice Breath
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • The Colorado (2016)
      The Colorado
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • The Light at Walden (2014)
      The Light at Walden
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Gates of the Arctic (2008)
      Gates of the Arctic
      • Composer
      • 2008

    Music Department

    • Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (1997)
      Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
      7.0
      Short
      • composer: songs "The Place Where You Go to Listen" and "Drums of Winter"
      • 1997

    Soundtrack

    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
      The Revenant
      8.0
      • writer: "Qilyuan", "Become Ocean", "The Place Where You Go to Listen"
      • 2015
    • Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and Edward Norton in Stone (2010)
      Stone
      5.4
      • writer: "In a Room"
      • 2010
    • Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action (2005)
      Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
      8.6
      • writer: "Shik'eenoohtii"
      • 2005
    • Oil on Ice (2004)
      Oil on Ice
      7.8
      • writer: "Shik'eenoohtii"
      • 2004

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Born
      • January 23, 1953
      • USA
    • Other works
      (March 2 to April 15, 2001) He conceived the original concept and music of the musical, "Coyote Builds North America," in The Arena Stage production at the Kreeger Theater in Washington D.C. Barry Lopez wrote the stories. Molly Smith was director.

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