Hal Willner Dead - Music Producer & 'SNL' Alum Dies at 64 From Coronavirus

By Dave McNary

The much loved music and television producer passed away last week

At the end of the very first “At Home” edition of “Saturday Night Live”, some special guests joined the cast to pay tribute to a longtime member of the show’s behind-the-scenes team: Hal Wilner, the show’s music supervisor since 1980. According to Rolling Stone, Wilner passed away on April 7 of complications consistent with COVID-19.

The Saturday Night Live cast all filmed their contributions to this week's episode from various locations, but their hearts were all back at Studio 8H for their moving goodbye to longtime music producer Hal Willner.

Film, TV, and music producer Hal Willner died at age 64 this week with symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Willner was a long-time producer of Saturday Night Live’s music sketches and produced records for Lou Reed. In a tribute to their late colleague, several stars from SNL’s history paid tribute to Willner by singing the chorus of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day.” Watch it happen below.

Saturday Night Live is saying goodbye to the music producer Hal Willner.

By Jem Aswad

By Chris Willman

Jimmy Fallon paid tribute to late Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show. Willner died on Tuesday apparently due to coronavirus complications (he had symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus but had not been officially diagnosed).

Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull producer Hal Willner has died, aged 64.

Saturday Night Live music producer, Hal Willner has sadly passed away due to alleged coronavirus complications. He was 64 years old.

He was hospitalised last month

By Jordan Moreau

The family has lost one of their own.

Film and TV music producer Hal Willner, who worked many years on Saturday Night Live, has diedapparently due to coronavirus complications, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. He was 64.

He is reported to have been suffering from coronavirus

Legendary Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner has died at age 64, possibly from coronavirus complications, and the entertainment community took to social media to pay their respects.Musician Questlove, comedian and former SNL writer John Mulaney, show writer Paula Pell and more who've worked alongside Willner mourned the loss of a musical savant, source of comedic relief and "the gentlest genius." Mulaney even wrote in the postscript of his tribute: "P.S.

Film, TV, and music producer Hal Willner has died at the age of 64, a representative tells Pitchfork. A formal cause of death has not been established, but Willner experienced symptoms consistent with COVID-19, according to the representative.

Hal Willner — the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time “Saturday Night Live” staffer and compiled a series of eccentric all-star tribute albums — died Monday at the age of 64. A rep for Willner confirmed the producer’s death to Rolling Stone. While a cause of death has yet to be announced, a source close to Willner tells Rolling Stone he was suffering from symptoms consistent with the coronavirus.