Composer Cameos #7

Composer Cameos are back!  Here are a bunch of new cameos and some familiar faces!  I have featured many other composers in the past posts, which are linked here: #1#2#3#4#5, #6


TERENCE BLANCHARD
Blanchard playing trumpet for Billie Holiday in Malcolm X (1992)


Blanchard playing trumpet in Just Wright (2020)

BILL CONTI
Conti plays piano in a dance rehearsal in Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)


ADOLPH DEUTSCH
Deutsch conducting the pit orchestra in Torch Song (1953)


DANNY ELFMAN
Elfman (with Oingo Boingo) perform in Longshot (1981) 


MICHAEL GIACCHINO
Giacchino reprises his Force Awakens cameo as trooper FN-3181 in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)


ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL
Goldenthal (front left) appears behind Gloria Steinem in The Glorias (2020)


MARK GRAHAM
Head of music preparation/orchestrator/conductor Graham conducts an orchestra on an episode of The Orville (2019)


HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS
Gregson-Williams performs as an accompanist in an episode of Doctor Finlay (1993)


MARVIN HAMLISCH
Hamlisch plays himself on an episode of the Simpsons (2012)


RAY HEINDORF
Heindorf appears as himself at a premiere party in A Star is Born (1954)


ENNIO MORRICONE
Morricone appears as a factory worker in La classe operaia va in paradiso (1971)


IRA NEWBORN
Newborn appears in the Silly Pate segment of Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)


JOHN OTTMAN
Ottman walks by as the TV director in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)


DANIEL PEMBERTON
Pemberton plays Drunk Guitarist in Blood (2012)


RICHARD M. SHERMAN
Sherman sings and playing piano on the beach during the credits of Christopher Robin (2018)


JOHN WILLIAMS
Williams appears as Oma Tres among film score references in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)


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  1. I think Bill Conti is a living legend and he turns 80 years old next year.

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  2. Philip Glass cameoed in The Truman Show.

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    1. Yes indeed! He was featured in my 2nd Composer Cameo post!

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