Daniel Kluger is a composer, music producer, orchestrator and sound designer.
Known for his Tony, Grammy and Olivier nominated bluegrass orchestrations of the Broadway revival of OKLAHOMA!, Kluger’s musical work spans a range from electronic dance music, to neoclassical chamber composition, jazz and atmospheric synth soundscapes. He has created original scores for dozens of award-winning theater projects, films and podcasts.
Most recently Kluger wrote the original score for Cole Escola’s Broadway comedy OH MARY!
Other broadway credits include the world premieres of THE SOUND INSIDE, SIGNIFICANT OTHER, Seawall / A Life, and the revival of MARVIN’S ROOM, in addition to countless Off-Broadway productions. Film credits include THE COURTROOM, A Christmas Carol, Hello Again, Health to the King, among others.. Podcast scores include Audible’s THE MIRANDA OBSESSION, THE GUILTY, OFFENSE, and Ken Urban’s VAPOR TRAIL.
Kluger collaborates with some of New York’s finest musicians, including Nathan Koci, Bryan Carter, Clara Kennedy, Sam Sadigursky, Riley Mulherkar, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. An advocate for the importance of live music and musicianship in theater scoring, Kluger has taught music production both privately and at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.
Kluger is Resident Composer and Music Producer at Renaissance Recording, a newly reopened studio in Hell’s Kitchen run by Grammy award-winning engineers Ian Kagey and Derik Lee. Originally built and run by John Kilgore, the studio has served Broadway, film and music projects for 20 years, and under this new leadership is being maintained and upgraded to serve a new generation of theater and film music production.
STUDIO
Kluger is Resident Composer and Music Producer in Studio B of Renaissance Recording, a newly reopened studio in Hell’s Kitchen run by Grammy award winning engineers Ian Kagey and Derik Lee. Originally built and run by John Kilgore, the studio has served Broadway, film and music projects for 20 years, and under this new leadership is being maintained and upgraded to serve a new generation of theater and film music production.
Kluger’s mixing studio was home to legendary polymath producer Hal Wilner.
The listening setup features Focal Trio6 Be monitors, calibrated with a Trinnov room correction system. The environment is ideal for writing sessions, producing, editing and mixing.
Steps away from Renaissance Recording’s versatile live room and world class mic collection, projects can be serviced from inception to final delivery.
For inquiries about working with Kluger, please get in touch via email: daniel.kluger@icloud.com.
DON’T LET
THE CIRCUS
DISTRACT YOU
SPAIN
from the play by Jen Silverman, directed by Tyne Rafaeli
Music by Daniel Kluger
Produced by Second Stage Theater, New York City, 2023
Featuring Reginald Chapman, Tim Vaughn, Willie Applewhite, Brian Drye / Trombones, Jamie Eblen / Drums, Brett Parnell / Guitar
To Lie Face Down in a Field Full of Snow
The TONY nominated score from Adam Rapp’s play
THE SOUND INSIDE, directed by David Cromer.
Music by Daniel Kluger
Featuring Momenta Quartet. Alex Shiozaki / Violin, Rachell Wong, Violin / Stephanie Griffin / Viola, Michael Haas / Cello, Daniel Kluger / Piano
Mastered by Jessica Thompson
Drawing by David Cromer
ASTRAL CHIRPS
SUNDAY
Composed for the play SUNDAY, produced by Atlantic Theater Company, directed by Lee Sunday Evans.
Mastered by Jessica Thompson
Photo by Maddy Talias
JUDGMENT DAY
Composed for the play JUDGMENT DAY, directed by Richard Jones, produced by the Park Avenue Armory, 2019
Performed by: International Contemporary Ensemble. Gareth Flowers / Trumpet, Jonathan Heim / Trumpet, Sam Jones / Trumpet, Laura Weiner / French Horn, David Byrd-Marrow / French Horn, Mike Lormand / Trombone, Dave Nelson / Trombone, Nick Schwartz / Bass Trombone, Dan Peck / Tuba, Josh Modney / Violin, Mariel Roberts / Cello, Nicholas DeMaison / Conductor
Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman
Artwork by Paul Steinberg + Brendan Boston
OKLAHOMA!
Daniel Fish’s visionary Broadway revival of OKLAHOMA! for which Kluger created entirely new and idiomatic orchestrations of this classic score for traditional bluegrass instruments.
2019 Tony Nomination for Best Orchestrations
2020 Grammy Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album
2023 Olivier Nomination for New Orchestrations
BREAK
A film by Ehizoje Azeke
Music by Daniel Kluger
"After attending 2 months of protests against police brutality in New York City, I wanted to investigate what personal recovery looks like. Nature, specifically the ocean, has always been a source of peace for me and movement has always been a source of release and relief. The beach felt like the perfect place for self-therapy. This film is an exploration of what it feels like to take a break from the critical but sometimes overwhelming work of protesting and to heal using the cleansing energy of nature and isolation." - Ehizoje Azeke
Director & Concept: Ehizoje Azeke
DP & Editor: Maddy Talias
Colorist: Marika Litz
Creative Consultant: Ani Taj
Piano: Daniel Kluger
Trumpet: Riley Mulherkar
Guitar: Peter Mark Kendall
Mastered by: Jessica Thompson
photos by Andrew Kluger