Randy Kerber

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Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958) is an American composer, orchestrator and keyboard player,[1] who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema.[2]

Kerber was born in

Grammy for his arrangement of "Over the Rainbow" for Barbra Streisand
.

As a studio keyboardist, Kerber has worked on over 800 motion pictures including Titanic, A Beautiful Mind, and the first three films of the Harry Potter franchise. The piano in the opening and closing scenes of Forrest Gump, which features a feather floating in the wind, was played by Kerber and keyboardist Randy Waldman.

Kerber has been an orchestrator on over 50 films, including work with Academy Award winner James Horner. He worked with Eric Clapton as keyboardist, orchestrator, and conductor on the 1991 film Rush, and playing on the Grammy Award-winning song "Tears in Heaven".

During his career, Kerber has worked with a wide range of artists including

. Kerber also performed piano solos on
La La Land
.

The 2016 Japanese PlayStation 4 role-playing game I am Setsuna features a score performed almost entirely on solo piano by Kerber.[3] In the spring of 2020 Kerber was a featured cast member and co-composer in the Netflix series The Eddy.

References

  1. ^ "Season 1". Dilijan chamber music series. Lark Musical Society. 2005–2006. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  2. ^ See Randy Kerber at the IMDb
  3. Sony Computer Entertainment. Archived
    from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03.