Cast & creator
John Zorn
Best known for Maohgai, 365 Day Project, Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and improvised music. He incorporates diverse styles in his compositions, which he identifies as avant-garde or experimental. Zorn was described by Down Beat as "one of our most important composers". Zorn established himself within the New York City downtown music movement in the mid-1970s, performing with musicians across the sonic spectrum and developing experimental methods of composing new music. After releasing albums on several independent US and European labels, Zorn signed with Elektra Nonesuch and received wide acclaim with the release of The Big Gundown, an album reworking the compositions of Ennio Morricone. He attracted further attention worldwide with the release of Spillane in 1987 and Naked City in 1990. After spending almost a decade travelling between Japan and the US, he made New York his permanent base and established his own record label, Tzadik, in the mid-1990s. Tzadik enabled Zorn to maintain independence from the mainstream music industry and ensured the continued availability of his growing catalog of recordings, allowing him to prolifically record and release new material, issuing several new albums each year, as well as promoting the work of many other musicians. Zorn has led the hardcore bands Naked City and Painkiller, the Jewish music-inspired jazz quartet Masada, composed 613 pieces as part of the three Masada songbooks that have been performed by an array of groups, composed concert music for classical ensembles and orchestras, and produced music for opera, sound installations, film and documentary. Zorn has undertaken many tours of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, often performing at festivals with many other musicians and ensembles that perform his diverse output.
Also known as: ジョン・ゾーン
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1985–2024 · acting roles
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Filmography (74)
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Maohgai
Original Music Composer
1993
365 Day Project
Self
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Music
2002
Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
Himself
2023
Latin Boys Go to Hell
Original Music Composer
1997
Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal
Music
1994
Gotham
Music
1990
She Must Be Seeing Things
Original Music Composer
1988Notes on Marie Menken
Music
2006
Invitation to a Suicide
Original Music Composer
2005
The Viking of Sixth Avenue
Self
Step Across the Border
Self
1990
The Golden Boat
Original Music Composer
1991
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Self
2002A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Original Music Composer
2002
Put More Blood Into the Music
Himself
1988
Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two
Self (prompter)
2007
The Elegant Spanking
Music
1995
The Treatment
Original Music Composer
2007
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Himself
1993
John Zorn's Naked City
Musician
1992Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
Self
2024
Workingman's Death
Original Music Composer
2005
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Himself - Alto Saxophone
2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Music
2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Executive Producer
2004
Monday April 16, 2007
Self (prompter)
2007
The Port of Last Resort
Musical
1998The Port of Last Resort
Music
1998
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
Music
2009Zorn II (2016 – 2018)
Himself
2018
Rising Tones Cross
Himself
1985
Thieves Quartet
Music
1993
Astros em Rotação
Music
2013
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
Music
2003
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
Music
2009
Zigrail
Original Music Composer
1995Anton, Mailman
Music
1997
Mechanics Of The Brain
Music
1997Little Lieutenant
Musician
1994Little Lieutenant
Music Arranger
1994Little Lieutenant
Conductor
1994
Tears of Ecstasy
Music
1995
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
Music
2005Le deuxième jour
Music
1988
Despite Treblinka
Music
2002
Belle de Nature
Music
2009
John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
Himself
2022
15 Scenes: 254 Shots
Writer
2011John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Himself
The eye
Music
1999
Kikoe
2009Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
Music
2002Well Then There Now
Writer
2011White and Lazy
Music
1986
Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven
Executive Producer
2007
Between Science and Garbage
Executive Producer
2004
Neo-Geo: An American Purchase
Music
1989
Arcana
Music
2010Bare Room
Writer
2011
Boy
Music
2008
KiyaKiya
Music
2011
Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green
Music
1995
Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls
Music
2009Money
Himself
1985
Cynical Hysterie Hour
Music
1988
Generació Kibbutz
Music
2020
The Last Supper
Music
2009
Sabbath in Paradise
Himself
1998Sabbath in Paradise
Music
1998Hollywood Hotel
Music
1995
La ronde
Music
2014Nightwindows
Music
2001