Peter Calandra

Peter Calandra
Background information
BornBrooklyn, New York
OriginNorthport, New York
Occupation(s)composer, musician, conductor
Instrument(s)piano, guitar
Websitepetecalandramusic.com

Peter Calandra is a New York City-based composer and pianist. He is known for his work composing music for television and film as well as conducting and playing piano in Broadway and Off Broadway productions. The former includes the FIFA Men's and FIFA Women's World Cup themes for FOX Sports and, starting 2015, the themes for the Special Olympics World Games and Invictus Games for ESPN, in film, 13th Child (2002), Unknown Soldier (2004), Jellysmoke (2005), and BearCity 2: The Proposal (2012). He has also composed the music for the Kennedy Center Honors.

On Broadway, Calandra has played keyboard for Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, and The Phantom of the Opera. He performed in and served as conductor and musical director for the original New York City production of Little Shop of Horrors. In his career as a pianist, he has performed with musical artists and orchestras including Aretha Franklin, The New York Pops, jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, Don Cherry, and actress/singer Annie Golden.

His own albums are Sunrise Over New York (2004), Late Night Christmas (2009), Satya (2011, with Bill Buchen & Stomu Takeishi), Ashokan Memories (2013), Inner Circle (2014), First Light (2015), The Road Home (2017), Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1, Carpe Noctem, Little Paws On The Walls (all 2018), Piano Improvisations, Vol. 2 (2019) and Ambient Tuesdays (2021). Calandra has a master's degree in Music Composition from Queens College, City University of New York[1] and teaches Audio/MIDI Sequencing, Film Scoring and Music Composition at its Aaron Copland School of Music at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.[2]

Career

Theatre

Calandra has played keyboard as part of a pit orchestra for a number of musicals. Some he is known for include Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, and The Phantom of the Opera.[3] He performed in and also served as conductor and musical director for the original New York City production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Orpheum Theater.[1]

Films

Calandra has scored over 90 feature and short films and documentaries.[4] For film scores and compositions, he uses a variety of instrumentation and styles. He has stated that most of the film music he writes "has a combination of orchestral, choral, piano, ethnic and electronic elements..." but he often alters his approach for certain films. As an example, for his score for Pat XO, an ESPN documentary on college basketball coach Pat Summitt, Calandra's score is based on acoustic guitars and live percussion. Calandra stated that for this score, he created a "roots oriented," "small ensemble" sound to match the down-to-earth qualities of the film.[5]

One of Calandra's most well-known works is his score for the 2004 film Unknown Soldier by director Ferenc Tóth. For this score, which primarily features instrumental jazz, Calandra performed with saxophonist Dale Kleps, trumpeter Bud Burridge, bassist Kermit Driscoll, and drummer Howard Joines.[6] Dr. Ana Isabel Ordonez of JazzReview praised the recording, stating that "Unknown Soldier's jazz score highlights bravery and the human social fracture in our society."[7]

In 2011, Calandra composed music for the film Rise. Commissioned by U.S. Figure Skating, the film, a Fathom event that played in select theaters, starred Patricia Clarkson and Dakota Fanning, with appearances by American skaters like Dorothy Fleming, Michelle Kwan, and Scott Hamilton.[8] It commemorated members of the U.S. figure skating team killed in the 1961 crash of Sabena Flight 548. Calandra composed an orchestral score as well as an original song which plays during the opening title sequence of the film.[9]

Television

Calandra's television composition credits include projects for the National Geographic Society, Sesame Workshop, ABC-Touchstone, NBC, Fox Sports, A&E, and Discovery Communications. A few of his songs from his 2003 soundtrack album Sunrise Over New York have also been used on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments in early 2004. He also written a large amount of themes for television broadcast, theme packages for Fox Sports, ESPN, Bravo, NBC-Comcast SportsNet, MSG, SportsNet New York, and the Big Ten Network.[1] Most recently this has included the FIFA Men's and Women's World Cup themes for FOX Sports and the themes for the Special Olympics World Games[10] and Invictus Games for ESPN starting in 2015.

He composed the music for the Kennedy Center Honors in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019[10] which airs every year on CBS.[11][12] In 2020, Calandra composed three nights of the music for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[10] In 2024 he composed music for 3 biopics about Vice President Kamala Harris that were shown during the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Work for individual artists and musical groups

In his career as a pianist, Calandra has performed with musical artists and orchestras including The New York Pops, jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, trumpeter Don Cherry, soul singer Aretha Franklin, Allen Ginsberg, and actress/singer Annie Golden. He also spent many years as a keyboard player in New York City-based artist and musician Larry Rivers' Climax Band.[1]

Selected discography

Year Album details
2004 Sunrise Over New York
  • Label: PCM
2006 Unknown Soldier Soundtrack
2008 Jellysmoke Soundtrack
2009 Late Night Christmas
  • Label: PCM
2011 Satya
2013 Ashokan Memories
  • Label: PCM
2014 Inner Circle
  • Label: PCM
2015 First Light
  • Label: PCM
2017 The Road Home
  • Label: PCM
2018 Piano Improvisations, Vol.1
  • Label: PCM
2018 Carpe Noctem
  • Label: PCM
2018 Little Paws On The Walls
  • Label: PCM
2019 Piano Improvisations, Vol.2
  • Label: PCM
2021 Ambient Tuesdays
  • Label: PCM
2023 The Blue Light
  • Label: PCM
2024 Spirit
  • Label: PCM

Selected filmography

Year Film details
2002 13th Child
  • Composed score
2004 Unknown Soldier
  • Composed score
2005 Jellysmoke
  • Composed score
2010 Unmatched
2011 Rise
  • Composed score and original song
2012 BearCity 2: The Proposal
  • Composed score
2013 Pat XO
  • Composed score
2014 41 on 41
  • Composed score
2015 Coach Bernie
  • Composed score
2017 Maria Sharapova: The Point
  • Composed score
2021 SEC Storied Once Upon A Comeback
  • Composed score
2021 The 96 Effect
  • Composed score
2022 Catch 98
  • Composed score

Awards

  • 2004 Los Angeles Film Festival, for Unknown Soldier
  • 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival, for Unknown Soldier
  • 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival, for Jellysmoke
  • 2016 New York Festivals: "Finalist Award Winner, Best Music/Lyrics" for "ESPN Special Olympics World Games Theme"
  • 2016 One World Music: "Best Piano With Instrumentation" for "First Light"
  • 2017 One World Music: "Best Contemporary Instrumental" for "The Road Home"
  • 2018 Global Music Awards: "Silver Medal Winner-Outstanding Achievement" for the composition "Agnus Dei"[1][better source needed]
  • 2023 Global Music Awards: "Silver Medal Winner-Outstanding Achievement" for album "The Blue Light"
  • 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards Nominee:"Jazz-Smooth/Cool" for "Neptune Beach-Pete Calandra and Straight Up"
  • 2023 Clouzine Magazine:"Best Jazz Funk" for "Bleecker Street-Pete Calandra and Straight Up"
  • 2023 Global Music Awards: "Bronze Medal Winner-Jazz Composer" for "Neon Beach-Pete Calandra and Straight Up"
  • 2024 Hollywood Independent Music Awards Nominee:"Jazz-Smooth/Cool" for "Mixed Emotions-Pete Calandra and Straight Up"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biography for Peter Calandra". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Peter Calandra". Queens College, CUNY.
  3. ^ "Peter Calandra: Male". Internet Broadway Database.
  4. ^ "Peter Calandra". LinkedIn. LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Young, Robyn (April 15, 2013). "Peter Calandra Scores ESPN's 'Pat XO' – Showing at 2013 Tribeca Film Fest". Film Music Magazine. Global Media Online, Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Unknown Soldier - Unknown Soldier". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Ordonez, Dr. Ana Isabel (September 13, 2005). "Unknown Soldier by Peter Calandra". jazzReview. jazzreview.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Rise (2011): Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com, Inc.
  9. ^ "Composer Peter Calandra and the feature film "Rise"". Film Music Magazine. Global Media Online, Inc. February 8, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c "Peter Calandra: Filmography". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Hipes, Patrick (June 23, 2016). "Kennedy Center Honors: Al Pacino, Eagles, James Taylor & More". Deadline.
  12. ^ smith, Jada F. (June 23, 2016). "The Gospel Singer Mavis Staples to Get Kennedy Center Honor". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "30 For 30: Unmatched". espn.com. ESPN Films.

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