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Vince Giordano

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  • Composer
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Vince Giordano
A specialist in recreating the hot jazz and dance music of the 1920s and early 1930s. His "Nighthawks" band has been featured in many movies, television shows, National Public Radio broadcasts and concerts in several countries. He has produced and played on many CDs, including the Grammy Award-winning 'Boardwalk Empire.' He plays many instruments himself, and is an expert in the rarely heard bass saxophone. He has provided vintage orchestrations for many important films, especially those of director Woody Allen. He lives in Brooklyn.
BornMarch 11, 1952
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  • Known for

    Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    Sherlock Jr.
    8.1
    • Music Department(1995 alternate version)
    • 1924
    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
    Revolutionary Road
    7.3
    • The Steve Kovac Band
    • 2008
    Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in Carol (2015)
    Carol
    7.3
    • Soundtrack("Look For the Silver Lining", "Auld Lang Syne", "Peg of My Heart")
    • 2015
    Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan in Kill Your Darlings (2013)
    Kill Your Darlings
    6.4
    • Soundtrack("VG's Blues")
    • 2013

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    Music Department



    • Remembering the Sirens (2014)
      Remembering the Sirens
      TV Movie
      • musical director
      • 2014
    • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
      Boardwalk Empire
      8.6
      TV Series
      • band leader
      • 2010–2012
    • The Good Shepherd (2006)
      The Good Shepherd
      6.7
      • musician: bass (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998)
      The Irish in America: Long Journey Home
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • archival music researcher
      • 1998
    • Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
      Everyone Says I Love You
      6.7
      • musician: string bass, bass sax & tuba
      • 1996
    • Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
      Mighty Aphrodite
      7.0
      • musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
      • 1995
    • Bix (1991)
      Bix
      6.1
      • music contractor
      • musician: bass, saxophone, tuba
      • 1991
    • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
      The Purple Rose of Cairo
      7.6
      • musician (uncredited)
      • 1985
    • Zelig (1983)
      Zelig
      7.6
      • musician (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
      Sherlock Jr.
      8.1
      • musical director (1995 alternate version)
      • 1924
    • Get Out and Get Under (1920)
      Get Out and Get Under
      6.6
      Short
      • musical director (1995 alternate version)
      • 1920

    Actor



    • Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
      Killers of the Flower Moon
      7.6
      • Radio Show Band Leader
      • 2023
    • Iris Berben, Marc Benjamin, Jannis Niewöhner, Emilia Schüle, and Caro Cult in High Society (2017)
      High Society
      5.3
      • Bass player at club
      • 2017
    • Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
      The Wizard of Lies
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Club Colette Jazz Band
      • 2017
    • Café Society (2016)
      Café Society
      6.6
      • Bass Player at Club (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
      Boardwalk Empire
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Bandleader
      • 2010
    • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
      Revolutionary Road
      7.3
      • The Steve Kovac Band
      • 2008
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (2004)
      The Aviator
      7.5
      • Cocoanut Grove Band Member (as Vince J. Giordano)
      • 2004
    • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
      The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
      6.7
      • Rainbow Room All Star
      • 2001
    • Promo Poster
      Finding Forrester
      7.3
      • Big Band Leader
      • 2000
    • Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
      Sweet and Lowdown
      7.2
      • Bass Player #1
      • 1999

    Composer



    • Remembering the Sirens (2014)
      Remembering the Sirens
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Buster Keaton in Slaphappy (2001)
      Slaphappy
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2001–2003

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Vince J. Giordano
    • Born
      • March 11, 1952
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
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