Lawrence Sam “Larry” Goldings (born August 28, 1968) is an American

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keyboardist and composer. His music has explored elements of funk, blues, and

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. Goldings has a comedic alter ego known as Hans Groiner.

Life and career

Goldings was born in

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. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Goldings studied classical piano until the age of twelve. While in high school at

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, he attended a program at the

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. During this period

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, and Bill Evans were influences. As a young teenager, Goldings studied privately with

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and Keith Jarrett. Goldings moved to

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in 1986 to attend a newly formed jazz program under the leadership of

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. During college he studied piano with

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and Fred Hersch. While still a freshman

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invited Goldings to accompany him to a three-day private jazz party in Copenhagen. While there Goldings met jazz legends Sarah Vaughan,

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, and Hank Jones; and he also played piano in a band with Vaughan,

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, and

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. While still a college student, he embarked on a worldwide tour with

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and worked with him for a year. A collaboration lasting almost three years with jazz guitarist Jim Hall followed. In 1988, Goldings began his development as an organist during a regular gig at a piano-less bar called Augie's Jazz Bar (now

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) on New York's

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. He was featured with several bands, and his own trio with guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart got its start there. His first release was ''Intimacy of the Blues'' in 1991. Over the course of his career, his distinctive keyboard sound has been sought out by pop, jazz, R&B, Brazilian, and alternative artists including De La Soul,

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, Madeleine Peyroux,

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, Michael McDonald, Beck,

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, Leon Russell,

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, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, and

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. Record producers he has worked with include

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, Steve Jordan,

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, and

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. One of Goldings' first collaborations with Larry Klein includes the Madeleine Peyroux recording of

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's "Dance Me to the End of Love" with Goldings on Wurlitzer piano, pump organ, Hammond B3 organ, celeste, and piano solo. He has collaborated with musicians such as

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, Carla Bley,

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...

and

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

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, Jack DeJohnette, Anthony Wilson and

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, and

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in genres including

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ian, and funk. He performs

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as a pianist (since 2001) for singer-songwriter

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. Goldings is known for his gifts as a bass player on the Hammond organ, integral to his collaboration with Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny on ''Time is of the Essence'' and evident in the Pat Metheny composition "Extradition" during their 1999–2000 world tour. James Taylor's ''

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'' 2007 live album and world tour draws heavily on Goldings' bass playing abilities, making the one man band concept possible. The album and tour also include Goldings' composition "School Song." Larry Goldings' Hammond organ is heard on John Mayer's song "Gravity," on the Grammy award-winning album, ''Continuum''. In 2007, Larry Goldings, Jack DeJohnette and

received a

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nomination in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group for their live album, ''

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- Saudades''. In 2017, Goldings with the

Band received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for '' Way Back Home''. In 2012 and 2013, Goldings was chosen to participate in both the Sundance Institute Documentary Film and Sundance Feature Film Composer Fellowship Programs. At the Documentary Film Lab in Sundance, Utah, Goldings scored scenes from filmmaker Johanna Hamilton's "1971." Goldings continued to work with the Sundance Institute in 2013, at the feature film lab held for the first time at

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in Marin County. There he collaborated with filmmaker

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, scoring scenes from her film ''The Adderall Diaries''. Goldings' advisors in that program included noted film composers

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, and

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Style and influences

Goldings' melodic style of organ playing has often been compared to that of Larry Young. On organ Goldings cites as his first inspirations the solo piano style of

"who walks his own bass lines better than anyone" and Billy Preston accompanying Aretha Franklin on "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Other musical influences cited by Goldings include the

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records which feature Mel Rhyne and Jimmy Smith;

Shirley Scott Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Life and career Scott was born in Phi ...

; Chester Thompson; Joe Zawinul; and Jack McDuff. Goldings' 1990s collaborations with Maceo Parker provided an authentic understanding of the language of funk music, and the voicings and rhythmic comping on the Hammond B3 organ as passed down by James Brown to Parker.

Awards and honors

* Best Jazz Album of the Year, ''The New Yorker'', ''Big Stuff'' (1996), ''Awareness'' (1997) * Organist/Keyboardist of the Year,

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, 2000, 2001 * Grammy Award Nomination, Best Jazz Album of the Year, 2007 * Grammy Award Nomination, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, 2017 * Best Jazz Song, "High Dreams," John Lennon Songwriting Competition, 2019

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Main sources:

As sideman

With Peter Bernstein * ''Brain Dance'' (Criss Cross, 1996) * ''Earth Tones'' (Criss Cross, 1998) With

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* ''Oceana'' (EmArcy, 2006) * ''Rio'' (Verve, 2008) * ''At the End of the Day'' (Bam Bam, 2010) * ''The Good Life'' (Masterworks, 2016) With

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* ''Listen Up!'' (Virgin, 2000) * ''Cinematique'' (Blue Note/Capitol, 2002) * ''Scenes from a Dream'' (Red Dot, 2010) With

* ''Colour the Small One'' (Astralwerks, 2004) * ''Some People Have Real Problems'' (Hear Music, 2008) With

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* ''Truth'' (Concord, 2007) * ''Soul on Ten'' (Concord, 2009) * ''Bringing It Back Home'' (Provogue, 2013) With

* ''Gadditude'' (BFM, 2013) * ''Steve Gadd Band 70 Strong'' (BFM, 2015) * ''Way Back Home'' (BFM, 2016) * ''Steve Gadd Band'' (BFM, 2018) With

* ''

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'' (Verve, 2009) * '' The Absence'' (Decca, 2012) * ''

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'' (Decca, 2015) With

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* ''Mineral'' (Secret Sun, 2006) * ''No Wrong No Right'' (Dangerbird, 2015) With Jim Hall * ''Subsequently'' (MusicMasters, 1992) * ''Something Special'' (MusicMasters/Limelight, 1993) With

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* ''Company of Strangers'' (Lazy Eye, 2002) * ''Are You Lookin' at Me?'' (Compass/Lazy Eye, 2007) * ''Next Year People'' (Compass/Lazy Eye, 2015) With

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* ''Buttermilk Channel'' (Lost Wax, 2001) * ''Town & Country'' (Lost Wax, 2014) With John Mayer * ''Continuum'' (Columbia, 2006) * ''The Search for Everything'' (Columbia, 2017) With

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* ''Make Believe'' (PS Classics, 2003) * ''Sitting in Limbo'' (PS Classics, 2007) * ''Portraits of Joni'' (Ghostlight, 2017) With James Moody * ''Young at Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1996) * ''Warner Jams Vol. 2: The Two Tenors'' (Warner Bros., 1997) With

* ''Roots Revisited'' (Verve, 1990) * ''Mo' Roots'' (Verve, 1991) * ''Life on Planet Groove'' (Verve, 1992) With

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* ''Behind the Velvet Curtain'' (Great American Music, 2008) * ''Bad Poetry'' (Toy Canteen, 2014) With Madeleine Peyroux * ''Careless Love'' (Rounder, 2004) * ''Half the Perfect World'' (Rounder, 2006) * ''Bare Bones'' (Rounder/Decca, 2008) * ''The Blue Room'' (Decca/EmArcy, 2012) With

* ''Double Exposure'' (Telarc, 2012) * ''Midnight McCartney'' (Concord, 2015) With

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* ''Alternate Side'' (Criss Cross, 2001) * ''The Rolling Stones Project'' (Concord, 2005) With Lee Ritenour * ''6 String Theory'' (Concord, 2010) * ''Rhythm Sessions'' (Concord, 2012) With

* ''Hand Jive'' (Blue Note, 1994) * ''Groove Elation'' (Blue Note, 1995) * ''Steady Groovin'' (Blue Note, 2000, compilation) * ''That's What I Say'' (Verve, 2005) * ''A Moment's Peace'' (EmArcy, 2011) * ''Country for Old Men'' (Impulse!, 2016) With

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* ''The Distance Between Two Truths'' (Warner, 2010) * ''The Edge of the Known World'' (Ambition, 2015) With Bill Stewart * ''Incandescence'' (Pirouet, 2008) * ''Live at Smalls'' (Smallslive, 2011) * ''Ramshackle Serenade'' (Pirouet, 2014) * ''Toy Tunes'' (Pirouet, 2018) With

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* ''Baby Plays Around'' (Concord Jazz, 2001) * ''Secret Heart'' (Concord Jazz, 2002) * ''You Inspire Me'' (Concord Jazz, 2003) (As sideman & producer) * ''I Think It's Going To Rain Today'' (Concord Jazz, 2005) (As sideman & producer) * ''Real Emotional'' (Concord Jazz, 2007) (As sideman & producer) * ''Lost In Dreams'' (Concord Jazz, 2009) * ''Let's Go Out Tonight'' (Concord Jazz, 2012) With

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* ''Blue Degrees'' (1993) * ''Shades of Miles'' (SteepleChase, 2000) With

* ''October Road'' (Columbia, 2002) * ''A Christmas Album'' (Hallmark, 2004) * ''One Man Band'' (Hear Music, 2007) * ''Other Covers'' (Hear Music, 2009) * ''Before This World'' (Concord, 2015) * ''American Standard'' (Fantasy, 2020) With Matt Wilson * ''As Wave Follows Wave'' (Palmetto, 1996) * ''Arts and Crafts'' (Palmetto, 2001) With

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* '' All the Time in the World'' (2002) * '' Guilty Pleasures'' (2007) With others *

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, ''

'' (Concord, 2012) *

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, '' A Good Day'' (Blue Note, 2008) * Harry Allen, ''Christmas in Swingtime'' (2001) *

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, ''The Christmas Wish'' (2017) *

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, '' Acoustic Soul'' (Motown, 2001) *

, ''

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'' (5 Over 12, Mailboat 2008) * Bob Belden, ''When Doves Cry'' (Metro Blue, 1994) * Carla Bley, ''

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'' (ECM, 2000) *

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, ''Organic'' (Epicure, 1995) *

, '' Time Is of the Essence'' (Verve, 1999) *

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, ''Compared to That'' (Artistry Music, 2012) * Tom Browne, ''Another Shade of Browne'' (Hip Bop Essence, 1996) *

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, '' Nobody but Me'' (Reprise, 2016) *

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, ''Joged Kahyangan'' (Moonjune, 2013) *

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, '' Six Pack'' (GRP, 1992) * Chiara Civello, ''Last Quarter Moon'' (Verve Forecast, 2005) *

Holly Cole Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio. Background Cole was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her father, Leon Cole, was a noted radio broadcaster ...

, ''Holly'' (2018) *

Luis Conte Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...

, ''En Casa de Luis'' (BFM, 2011) *

Nataly Dawn Natalie Dawn Knutsen Conte (born October 29, 1986), known by her stage name Nataly Dawn, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is one half of the duo Pomplamoose with her husband Jack Conte and has released four studio albums and f ...

, ''How I Knew Her'' (Nonesuch, 2013) *

Lea DeLaria Lea DeLaria (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on American television with her 1993 appearance on ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. She is best kno ...

, '' Play It Cool'' (Warner Bros., 2001) *

Kat Edmonson Kat Edmonson (born August 3, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter who calls her music vintage pop. Biography Early life and career Born and raised in Houston, Edmonson is the only child of a single mother who enjoyed songs from the Great ...

, ''Way Down Low'' (Okeh/Masterworks, 2013) *

Mark Eitzel Mark Eitzel (born January 30, 1959) is an American musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club. Biography Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohi ...

, '' Don't Be a Stranger'' (Decor 2012) *

Dominick Farinacci Dominick Farinacci (born March 3, 1983) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He is currently signed to the Mack Avenue label. Farinacci was one of eighteen artists worldwide invited to be a part of the inaugural class of t ...

, ''Short Stories'' (Mack Avenue, 2016) *

, ''Gadditude'' (BFM, 2013) *

Sara Gazarek Sara Gazarek is an American jazz singer from Seattle. Life and career Gazarek was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to attend the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. In college her teache ...

, ''

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'' (Palmetto, 2012) * Herbie Hancock, ''

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'' (Sony, 2010) *

, ''

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, ''Jacintha Goes to Hollywood'' (Groove Note, 2007) *

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, ''Pleasant Valley'' (Blue Note, 1999) * Al Jarreau, '' Accentuate the Positive'' (Verve, 2004) * Elton John, '' The Diving Board'' (Mercury, 2013) *

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, '' The Devil You Know'' (Concord, 2012) * Michael Landau, ''Organic Instrumentals'' (Tone Center, 2012) *

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, ''

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, ''

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, '' Lullaby Girl'' (Furious Rose Productions, 2017) (as co-leader and producer) *

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, ''Always There'' (Criss Cross, 1997) *

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, ''Soon As I Get Paid'' (What's Good, 2011) * Michael McDonald, '' Wide Open'' (Chonin, BMG 2017) *

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, ''Nights on Earth'' (Art of Groove, 2011) * Lea Michele, '' Louder'' (Columbia/Sony, 2014) * Bette Midler, '' It's the Girls!'' (EastWest/Warner Bros., 2014) * Bob Mintzer, ''Canyon Cove'' (2010) *

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, ''Home'' (EmArcy, 2010) *

, ''The Heart of the Matter'' (2013) *

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, ''Ilusíon'' (2016) *

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, '' Four Songs'' (2002) *

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'' (Enja, 1994) * Eros Ramazzotti, '' Ali e radici'' (Sony/RCA 2009) *

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, ''Introducing Jim Rotondi'' (Criss Cross, 1997) * Leon Russell, ''Life Journey'' (Universal, 2014) *

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, ''Closer'' (Verve, 2005) *

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, ''Songs I Wrote or Wish I Did'' (JSL, 2000) *

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, ''Tide'' (Verve, 2009) * John Stein, ''Portraits and Landscapes'' (Jardis, 2000) * Rod Stewart, '' Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V'' (Sony, 2010) * Tierney Sutton, ''After Blue'' (BFM, 2013) * Nedelle Torrisi, ''Only for You'' (Frenchkiss, 2018) * Doug Webb, ''Swing Shift'' (Posi-Tone, 2011) * Noam Weinstein, ''Clocked'' (2012) * Walt Weiskopf, ''A World Away'' (Criss Cross, 1995) * Jacob Young, ''This Is You'' (NorCD, 1995) * Adam Czerwiński & Darek Oleszkiewicz, ''Raindance'' (AC Records 2006) * Anthony Wilson, ''Jack of Hearts'' (Groove Note, 2009) * Lyle Workman, ''Harmonic Crusader'' (Infrared, 2009) * Nikki Yanofsky, ''Nikki (album), Nikki'' (Decca, 2010)

Film and TV credits

* 2020 ''Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker'' (TV series composer) * 2016 ''The Founder'' (soundtrack featuring "In Spite of Everything" composed and performed by Larry Goldings) * 2015 ''Trainwreck'' (soundtrack featuring "The Morning After" composed and performed by Larry Goldings) * 2014 ''Neighbors'' (soundtrack featuring "Tanglefoot Bounce" composed and performed by Larry Goldings) * 2014 ''Good Morning America'' and ''Walmart Soundcheck'' (featuring "Battlefield" an original composition performed by Lea Michele) * 2013 ''The Mark of Beauty'' (featuring "Strays" an original composition performed by Larry Goldings) * 2013 ''Dealing With Idiots'' (film composer) * 2009 ''The Dream's on Me'' (featured in film and on soundtrack) * 2009 ''Funny People'' (featuring "Memory" performed by Larry Goldings and Maude Apatow, and "Tuscany" (originally titled "Dario and Bario"), an original composition performed by Larry Goldings) * 2008 ''Bernard and Doris'' (HBO) (soundtrack featuring performance by Larry Goldings ) * 2008 ''The Office'' (NBC) (soundtrack featuring performance by Larry Goldings) * 2008 ''Great Performances on PBS: James Taylor: One Man Band'' (featuring Larry Goldings as "One Man Band" and "School Song" an original composition performed by Larry Goldings) * 2005 ''Proof'' (soundtrack featuring "Uganda," an original composition performed by Larry Goldings) * 2000 ''Space Cowboys'' (soundtrack featuring several arrangements of jazz standards performed by Larry Goldings)

References

External links

Official site

All About Jazz Interview with Larry Goldings

Songwriting, Producing, and Performing Credits
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