Terence Blanchard talks with KCRW about how he composed music for “Da 5 Bloods” and his experiences living as a Black father in America. Read More.
The Wrenching ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Becomes an Opera, New York Times
This new work, with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, is a bold and affecting adaptation of Charles Blow’s memoir. Read More.
Abu Dhabi TV: New Orleans
The episode features visits with New Orleans musicians including Terence Blanchard. Watch episode.
Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on the hardest thing about composing for film, PBS News Hour
Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he’s received his first Oscar nomination, for his original score in the 2018 film “BlacKkKlansman.” Listen.
How Terence Blanchard Gives Spike Lee’s Movies Their Soul, Vanity Fair
The Grammy-winning jazz star and composer is up for his first Oscar for his work on Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. It’s long overdue. Read More.
Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee, NPR
Terence Blanchard wrote his first piece of music for a Spike Lee joint nearly 30 years ago. Listen.
For Spike Lee and his two longtime collaborators, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Oscar nods hold extra meaning, LA Times
Spike Lee has long been known as a presence courtside at professional basketball games. But not many people realize he has a team of his own in his longtime editor Barry Alexander Brown and composer Terence Blanchard. Read More.
Composers for ‘Beale Street,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ & ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Talk 2019 Oscar Nominations, Billboard
Tuesday morning’s (Jan. 22) Oscar nominations for best original score includes some returning favorites — Alexandre Desplat, Marc Shaiman and Nicholas Britell — as well as first-timers Terence Blanchard and Ludwig Göransson. Billboard talked to the nominees to find out how they got the good news and about working on their nominated project. Read More.
Why the ‘BlacKkKlansman’ score could (and should) earn Terence Blanchard his first Oscar nod, LA Times
One of the most arresting sequences in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” — based on the true story of an African American cop who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in 1970s Colorado — comes right at the beginning of the movie. Read More.
Spike Lee’s Secret Weapon For 30 Years: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Composer Terence Blanchard, Indiewire
For three decades, Spike Lee has been one of the most reliable figures in American cinema, but one of his regular collaborators often hides in the credits: Composer Terence Blanchard has been a major part of Lee’s work since “School Daze” in 1988. Blanchard, who currently serves as the frontman for New Orleans-based jazz band The E-Collective, has been the source of emotionally resonant scores on many of Lee’s best works, from “Summer of Sam” to “25th Hour” and “Inside Man.” Read More.