Episode 287.
"The History Channel's Abraham Lincoln"
Film Composer: Kurt Farquhar.
Kurt Farquhar is a film composer whose filmography includes Moesha, Black Lightening, The King of Queens and The History Channel's three part documentary on Abraham Lincoln.
Interview Highlights:
1. Kurt discuses growing up on the South Side of Chicago.
2. Kurt's mother encouraged her children to play instruments, randomly giving them one to learn.
3. Kurt is one of five children. He is the youngest.
4. Kurt has multiple projects on Disney+
5. He went to study music in Europe.
6. Kurt emotionally shares the kindness of a friend and his family he met in Boston.
7. Kurt has been homeless on two separate occasions in his life. Each for a year.
8. He has scored more primetime television than any other African American composer in his 30 year career.
9. Kurt took a job as a maid (cooking and cleaning) to make ends meet.
10. Kurt continues to score project after project and is still going strong!
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