About the artist
Baz Luhrmann, born Mark Anthony Luhrmann in 1962 in New South Wales, Australia, is an acclaimed writer, director and producer known for a bold, maximalist visual style that blends theatrical spectacle with music and pop culture. He rose to international prominence with films such as «Strictly Ballroom», «Romeo + Juliet» and «Moulin Rouge!», the latter helping revive the movie musical genre for a new generation, followed later by «Australia» and «The Great Gatsby».
While primarily known as a filmmaker, Luhrmann has also made a notable mark in music. His spoken-word single «Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)», built around a widely circulated essay set to music, became a surprise commercial hit in the late 1990s, showcasing his knack for blending narration, mood and popular sound into something culturally resonant far beyond cinema.
Across his career, Luhrmann has been distinctive for treating soundtracks as integral storytelling tools, curating and commissioning music that fuses classical, pop and contemporary genres to heighten the emotional and visual excess of his films. This approach carried through into projects like «The Great Gatsby», where he paired period settings with modern hip-hop and pop production, cementing his reputation as a filmmaker whose work sits at the crossroads of cinema and popular music.