Lucas Richman

Lucas Richman (born January 31, 1964) is an American composer and conductor. He has conducted several film score soundtracks, including: As Good as It Gets, Se7en, The Manchurian Candidate, and The Village. In addition to his recording and film work, Richman has been serving, since 2010, as the music director of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in Bangor, Maine. His niece is actress Julia Lester.

Life and career

Richman is the son of American actors Peter Mark Richman and Helen (Landess) Richman. Richman earned a Dramalogue Award for conducting Leonard Bernstein’s Candide in 2005. Richman has been current music director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2010.

In 2011, Richman and his collaborators on the Christopher Tin album Calling All Dawns received the Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, with Richman conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

As composer, Richman premiered his work "Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant" with the San Diego Symphony, with poetry by Jack Prelutsky. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra commissioned Richman to write his "Concerto for Oboe", which premiered in October 2013. The Symphony recorded the work with principal oboist Cynthia DeAlmeida in 2015.

Richman composed and arranged a collection of traditional and original lullabies for children entitled: Day Is Done.

On March 30, 2019 the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra & Chorus performed the world premiere of Richman's Symphony: This Will Be Our Reply for orchestra and chorus. The work was inspired by the quote: "This will be our reply to violence" by composer Leonard Bernstein.

On July 4, 2024, Richman was selected as an honored artist of the American Prize.

Richman was commissioned to compose a chamber opera entitled Blood & Breath, which premiered on October 19, 2024 at the Vatican in Rome.

Filmography

Year Film title Role Notes 1992 Mindwarp Conductor 1995 Se7en Conductor (score) 1996 The Twilights of the Golds Opera Music Director 1997 Face/Off Conductor/Orchestrator 1997 Anastasia Conductor (songs) 1997 The Borrowers Orchestrator 1997 As Good as It Gets Music Conductor 2004 The Manchurian Candidate Conductor 2004 The Village Conductor The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score, but lost to Finding Neverland 2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Conductor 2009 A Dog Year Conductor 2013 Behind the Candelabra Conductor (score) TV movie 2017 The Good Place Conductor TV series 2018 The House with a Clock in Its Walls Conductor