Kurt has revised and updated his 1999 orchestral score for the 1923 silent classic “Cyrano de Bergerac” for the premiere of the film’s beautiful new 4K restoration at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Italy, which will be performed live to picture by the Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone, conducted by Maestro Ben Palmer. “Cyrano de Bergerac” is the festival’s opening event on Saturday, October 4th. Click here for details.
Kurt edits new season of “Live From Daryl’s House”, now on YouTube
Kurt edited and post supervised the new season of rock legend Daryl Hall’s show “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE”. Guests are Glenn Tilbrook, Charlie Starr, Robert Fripp, Andy Grammer, Lisa Loeb, and Howard Jones. Click on each guest’s name in the preceding sentence to watch their episode on Daryl’s YouTube page.
Kurt edits Hall & Oates short doc, now on Paramount+
Kurt edited and sound designed the new short documentary “Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly To Chile”, about the famed musical duo’s 2019 South American tour, which is now available on Paramount+. Click HERE to watch it.
Kurt directs Season 8, Episode 21 of “The Blacklist”
Kurt directed the penultimate episode of Season 8 of “The Blacklist”, a very special episode toward which the show has been building for many years, and which was shot largely in black & white, titled “Nachalo”. It debuted June 16, 2021 and can be streamed HERE on NBC’s website.
“Dear Santa” now on VOD and in theatres, where open
Kurt spent the spring doing some additional editing on the new documentary, Dear Santa, directed by his friend and Batkid Begins collaborator Dana Nachman; it was released December 4th by IFC Films to gushing reviews. Links to see it can be found at www.dearsanta.movie.
“Dear Zachary” HD Remastering now on Blu-ray, DVD, & Digital
Kurt has remastered his documentary “Dear Zachary“, its epilogue, and its bonus features for HD, converting the original standard definition elements to HD shot-by-shot, while remixing the film in 5.1 surround, so that it now looks and sounds as originally intended on today’s platforms. A 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and DVD with special artwork and packaging is available only from Oscilloscope Laboratories, while the 10th Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD (standard packaging) are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, and Walmart. This 10th Anniversary Remastered Edition is also available digitally on iTunes (with bonus features), Amazon Prime Video, and Google Play.
Kurt directs Season 7, Episode 5 of “The Blacklist”
Kurt recently directed Season 7, Episode 5 of NBC’s “The Blacklist” (titled “Norman Devane” – his 5th episode for the show), which aired on November 1st, and can now be streamed on NBC’s site HERE.
Kurt directs Season 6, Episode 7 of “The Blacklist”
Kurt recently directed Season 6, Episode 7 of NBC’s “The Blacklist” (titled “General Shiro” – his 4th episode for the show), which aired on February 15th, and can now be streamed on NBC’s site HERE.
Kurt directs second half of “The Blacklist” Season 6 premiere
Kurt directed Hour 2 of the 2-hour Season 6 premiere of NBC’s “The Blacklist”, which aired January 4th, and can now be streamed on NBC’s site HERE. He also directed Episode 7 of the new season, which will air on February 8th at 9pm on NBC.
Kurt’s scores for “Scrapbook” and “Hunting of Man” now on iTunes
Kurt Kuenne’s orchestral scores for his first feature “Scrapbook” (1999) and Joe Menendez’s indie drama “Hunting of Man” (2003) are now finally available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, and more. Click the titles for track samples and purchase links.