
ABOUT
| ALBUMGrammy Award-winning musician who wrote "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings," the acclaimed musical. He was mostly known, however, for his choral works.He drew artistic motivation from the poetry of Octavio Paz, Emily Dickinson, E.E. Cummings, Robert Frost, Rumi, and Federico García Lorca.He co-composed the Mermaid Theme and the choral segments for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" with Hans Zimmer.
BEFORE FAMEHe became internationally known after his choral CD "Cloudburst" captured the attention of multiple continents.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, with whom he frequently collaborated.
FUN FACTSComposer Eric Whitacre were born on Friday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Dog, it is 364 days until Eric Whitacre next birthday.