Erran Boaz Baron Cohen (born May 1968)[1] is an English composer and trumpet player known for collaborations with his younger brother, Sacha Baron Cohen.
Career
[edit]Baron Cohen is a founding member of the world music group Zohar who are signed to Miles Copeland's Ark 21 label. He also scored the original music for his brother's films Borat, Brüno, The Dictator, and Grimsby, as well as his TV series Da Ali G Show[2] and Who Is America?.
After scoring the Borat movie, Baron Cohen was asked by the Turan Alem Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra to compose a classical piece containing Kazakh influences.[2]
Baron Cohen currently sings and plays keyboards and trumpet for the pop band Ridiculous together with Jon Moss and bassist Peter Noone.
Filmography
[edit]- Borat (2006) – Music
- Brüno (2009) – Music
- The Infidel (2010) – Music
- The Dictator (2012) – Music
- Just Before I Go (2014) – Music
- The Contract (2015) – Music[3]
- Grimsby (2016) – Music
- The Bromley Boys (2019) – Music
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) – Music[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b Sweeting, Adam (1 May 2007). "A symphony for Kazakhstan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "IMDB MUSIC ERRAN". IMDb.
- ^ Dowd, Maureen (17 October 2020). "Sacha Baron Cohen: This Time He's Serious". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Erran Baron Cohen on National Public Radio in 2008
- Zohar's site