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Željko Marasović (3 November 1951,
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pianist, organist and composer of classical and film music.


Biography

Marasović studied
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with
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, organ with Vlasta Hranilović and Žarko Dropulić and composition at the Zagreb Academy of Music, where he took degrees in 1974. Later he studied at
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in
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. He received a master's degree in music from the
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in
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. Marasović is considered as one of the most prominent organists of his generation in Croatia, together with
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and Hvalimira Bledšnajder, performing also as organist of Zagreb Philharmonic. Together with
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, he is one of just few Croatian organists who performed at organs of Notre-Dame in
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. He made numerous recordings for label
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between 1974 and 1985, when he moved to
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Filmography

*1984 : Ellis Island, les portes de l'espoir ("Ellis Island") (feuilleton TV) *1987 : Testimony *1992 : The Real West *1993 : Civil War Journal *1994 : Ancient Prophecies (TV) *1994 : Titanic: The Legend Lives On (TV) *1994 : The American Revolution (TV) *1995 : The Last Days of World War II (TV) *1996 : Ancient Mysteries (série TV) *1996 : Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts (TV) *1997 : The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (TV) *1998 : Hidden Treasures (série TV) *1998 : The Big House (série TV) *1998 : The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (feuilleton TV) *1999 : Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles (TV) *2000 : Civil War Combat: The Bloody Lane at Antietam (TV) *2002 : Modern Marvels (TV) *2002 : Train Wrecks (TV) *2007 : *ORANGELOVE *2007 : *''Spiritual Warriors'', co-written and co-produced by
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*2009 : Pavle the Boy *2009 : Blossom *2009 : The Show Must Go On


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marasovich, Zeljko Croatian composers American male classical composers American classical composers American film score composers Musicians from Zagreb Living people USC Thornton School of Music alumni Yugoslav emigrants to the United States American male film score composers Year of birth missing (living people)