Hal Willner
American record producer (1957–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hal Willner (April 5, 1956 – April 6, 2020) was an American music producer. His works focused on movies, TV and live events.[1] 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.[2][3]
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,[4] 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.[5][6]
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