Rachel Portman

Rachel Portman appears in the following:

HDTV, Bass, Neil Young

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Kurt Andersen and Oscar-winning composer Rachel Portman pull back the curtains on the usually invisible techniques artists use to make a scene or character or tune more powerful. We'll visit a master artist who spends her time repainting classic works with the key figures removed. And Kurt talks with Neil Young and filmmaker Jonathan Demme about their new concert film Heart of Gold.

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Background

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Kurt Andersen and composer Rachel Portman talk about the amazing effects artists create through the careful use of subtle background elements -- from the scenery in a painting to the score of a movie.

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Backdrop, Bass, Aimee Mann

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Kurt Andersen and Oscar-winning composer Rachel Portman pull back the curtains on the usually invisible techniques artists use to make a scene or character or tune more powerful. We’ll visit a master artist who spends her time repainting classic works with the key figures removed. And we’ll learn how bass ...

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Special Guest: Rachel Portman

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Rachel Portman visits Kurt to talk about what's in the background — how scenery, scoring, and props change the art around us.

Portman has composed music for dozens of films including Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Joy Luck Club, and Jonathan Demme's Manchurian Candidate. Her newest score is for Roman Polanski's ...

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