Hal Willner

Hal Willner (April 5, 1956 – April 6, 2020) was an American music producer. His works focused on movies, TV and live events. He was best known for creating tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles. His first tribute album was Amarcord Nino Rota in 1981. 

In the late 1970s he worked under record producer Joel Dorn. He was an Associate Producer on Leon Redbone's albums Double Time and Champagne Charlie, and The Neville Brothers' Fiyo on the Bayou.  Willner was the sketch music producer of Saturday Night Live, beginning in 1981.

He was also a producer of the TV program Sunday Night hosted by David Sanborn.

Willner died from problems of COVID-19 in New York City on April 6, 2020, at age 64.

References

Other websites

An article about Willner's spoken word recordings
An interview with Willner 

Category:1956 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
Category:American Grammy Award winners
Category:American record producers
Category:American television producers
Category:Businesspeople from New York City
Category:Musicians from New York City
Category:Musicians from Philadelphia
Category:Businesspeople from Philadelphia