Ken Lauber was born on May 14,1941 and is an American composer, arranger producer, musician, singer and playwright.
11 Facts About Ken Lauber
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Ken Lauber continued his studies when he entered The Juilliard School of Music in the extension division when he was still in junior and senior high school studying percussion with Morris Goldenberg and Saul Goodman.
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Ken Lauber then returned to The Juilliard School to study music composition with the composer Vincent Persichetti, piano with Rosina Lhevinne and conducting with Jean Morel.
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In 1964, Ken Lauber worked for United Artists Corporation and scored a seven-minute piano concerto for the film The World of Henry Orient, starring Peter Sellers.
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Ken Lauber composed the score to The Drifter, a film by Alex Matter that received international success at the Venice Film Festival.
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In New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles, Ken Lauber played keyboards, arranged and produced for Richie Havens, Mimi Farina, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson, Bob Macdill, and Sammy Smith.
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Ken Lauber worked with Rick Danko and Kinky Friedman on their solo albums as an arranger and pianist.
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Between 1973 and 1983, in Los Angeles, Ken Lauber settled into composing for film and television.
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Ken Lauber scored both original music and adapted period music to the film Hearts of the West, starring Jeff Bridges and original music for the feature films Chilly Scenes of Winter, Peter Fonda's Wanda Nevada starring Brooke Shields and Fonda, and additional music to Goin' South with Jack Nicholson and Fonda, Emmy Award winning Studs Lonigan and Kent State and contributed dramatic music for multiple episodes of the successful TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Tales from the Darkside.
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In 2008, Ken Lauber wrote book, music and lyrics for the stage musical Boperetta.
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Ken Lauber has provided an original, Thelonious Monk-inspired music score for Laurence Holder's bio drama Monk, which completed its first off-Broadway run at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.