Stephen Endelman (1973-77)

The Road from Carmel

Joining Jill and Doron on the 17th episode of the podcast, to tell us his story, is composer and film producer Stephen Endelman (1973-77), a resident of Los Angeles in California. Stephen earned Grammy and Golden Globe nominations for crafting music for a multitude of films across a range of genres. His album De-Lovely, for the eponymous movie on the life of Cole Porter, with Kevin Kline in the lead role, went platinum. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford and Martin Scorsese. He was a Composer-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and collaborated with renowned artists such as Alanis Morissette, Elvis Costello, and Renée Fleming. Stephen wrote and produced the award-winning short movie A Boy, a Man and a Kite (https://vimeo.com/312631183), in which a comatose man explores his boyhood trauma at an English boarding school.

Hear Stephen tell us about the beginnings of his musical career at Carmel, how true to life his movie is, his role in the conviction of Trevor Bolton, and the redemptive power of yoga classes with Demi Moore.Thank you, Stephen Endelman, for turning us again to Carmel days!

Dedication: at Stephen’s request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his former classmate and friend Stephen Rister, who died 11 years ago in his sleep of a heart attack in his home in Bushey.

Personal mentions in this episode:

• Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster)

• Keith Pusey (Music)

• Rabbi Eric Hoffman (Jewish Studies)

• Anthony Barr Taylor (Biology)

• Ron Evans (Mathematics)

• Geoff Lebens (English)

• Trevor Bolton (Housemaster)

• Mark Granat

• Simon Liebens

• Paul Taylor

• David Taylor

• Adam Samuelson

• David Wolfe

• Ricky Green

• Stephen Corrick

• Jacques Safra

• Stephen Rister

• Kati Barr Taylor

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