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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
During the 2000 Summer Olympics, parts of his scores to Erin Brockovich (2000)... more
Awards:
Nominated for 10 Oscars.
Another
28 wins
&
22 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(68 articles)
Brothers
(From Scorecard Review. 5 December 2009, 4:58 PM, PST)
Pixar aims high but stays grounded with its new film Up
(From t5m.com. 15 October 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
(From Scorecard Review. 5 December 2009, 4:58 PM, PST)
Pixar aims high but stays grounded with its new film Up
(From t5m.com. 15 October 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Composer:
- Brothers (2009/I)
- Revolutionary Road (2008)
- WALL·E (2008)
- Nothing Is Private (2007)
... aka Towelhead (Australia) (USA: new title) - The Good German (2006)
- Little Children (2006)
- Jarhead (2005)
... aka Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck (Germany) - La femme dans la chambre (2005)
... aka The Woman in the Room (International: English title: informal title) - Cinderella Man (2005)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
... aka Lemony Snicket - Rätselhafte Ereignisse (Germany) - Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004) (V)
- "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2004)
- Bomb Shelter (2004) TV episode - A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - A Woeful World (2004) (V) (original score by)
- A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - Costumes and Other Suspicious Disguises (2004) (V) (original score by)
- "Angels in America" (4 episodes, 2003)
- Perestroika: Chapter Four - Stop Moving! (2003) TV episode
- Perestroika: Chapter Six - Heaven, I'm in Heaven (2003) TV episode
- Millennium Approaches: Chapter One - Bad News (2003) TV episode
- Millennium Approaches: Chapter Two - In Vitro (2003) TV episode - Finding Nemo (2003)
- White Oleander (2002)
... aka Weißer Oleander (Germany) - Road to Perdition (2002)
- The Salton Sea (2002)
- The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002)
- In the Bedroom (2001)
- Pay It Forward (2000)
- My Khmer Heart (2000)
- Walking the Mile (2000) (V)
... aka Walking the Mile: The Making of 'The Green Mile' (USA: alternative title) - Erin Brockovich (2000)
- The Green Mile (1999)
... aka Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA: complete title) - American Beauty (1999)
- Meet Joe Black (1998)
- The Horse Whisperer (1998)
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
- Red Corner (1997)
- Mad City (1997)
- The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
- American Buffalo (1996)
- Phenomenon (1996) (music by)
- Up Close & Personal (1996)
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
- Unstrung Heroes (1995)
- Little Women (1994)
... aka Les quatre filles du Docteur March (Canada: French title) - The War (1994)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- The Favor (1994)
... aka The Favour (UK)
... aka The Indecent Favour (Australia) - Threesome (1994)
- Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
- Flesh and Bone (1993)
- Scent of a Woman (1992)
- Citizen Cohn (1992) (TV)
- Whispers in the Dark (1992)
- The Player (1992) (music by)
- Those Secrets (1992) (TV)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK) - Deceived (1991)
- The Rapture (1991)
- The Linguini Incident (1991)
- Career Opportunities (1991)
... aka One Wild Night - Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
- Naked Tango (1990)
... aka Tango desnudo (Argentina) - "Against the Law" (1990) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Heat Wave (1990) (TV)
- Men Don't Leave (1990)
- Cookie (1989)
- Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
... aka Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (USA: complete title) - The Great Outdoors (1988)
- The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
- Less Than Zero (1987)
- The Lost Boys (1987)
- Light of Day (1987)
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
- The Creeper (1986) TV episode
- The Human Interest Story (1985) TV episode - Gung Ho (1986)
... aka Working Class Man - "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Santa '85 (1985) TV episode - Real Genius (1985)
- The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) (music by)
- Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
- Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
- Reckless (1984)
- The Seduction of Gina (1984) (TV)
... aka Another High Roller - Summer's End (1984)
- "The Paper Chase" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
Music Department:
- A Son's War (2009) (music consultant)
- WALL·E (2008) (conductor)
- Little Children (2006) (conductor)
- Life and Loss: The Impact of 'Six Feet Under' (2006) (TV) (composer: title theme)
- "Six Feet Under" (composer: main title theme) (21 episodes, 2002-2005) (composer: theme music) (6 episodes, 2003) (composer: title theme) (1 episode, 2005)
- Everyone's Waiting (2005) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- Ecotone (2005) TV episode (composer: title theme)
- Singing for Our Lives (2005) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- The Silence (2005) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
- The Rainbow of Her Reasons (2005) TV episode (composer: main title theme)
(23 more) - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (conductor)
... aka Lemony Snicket - Rätselhafte Ereignisse (Germany) - "Boston Public" (composer: main theme) (23 episodes, 2003-2004) (composer: main title theme) (1 episode, 2003)
- Chapter Eighty-One (2004) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- Chapter Eighty (2004) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- Chapter Seventy-Nine (2004) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- Chapter Seventy-Eight (2004) TV episode (composer: main theme)
- Chapter Seventy-Seven (2004) TV episode (composer: main theme)
(19 more) - 3.z (2002) (TV) (composer: song "Any Other Name")
... aka 3.z - gensyn med vennerne (Denmark: promotional title) - The Salton Sea (2002) (conductor) (musician: piano)
- "Pasadena" (2001) TV series (composer: promotions) (unknown episodes)
- American Beauty (1999) (musician: piano/saxophone) (uncredited)
- American Buffalo (1996) (musician) (orchestrator)
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) (composer: themes)
- Whispers in the Dark (1992) (conductor)
- Less Than Zero (1987) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
Soundtrack:
- A Perfect Day (2009) (V) ("Bloodless Freak", "Still Dead")
- 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) (music: "Down to Earth")
- WALL·E (2008) (music: "Down to Earth", "BNL")
- Sicko (2007) (writer: "Baseball", "Loverly Spring", "The Bad Beginning", "Chez Olaf", "Lucy", "The Baudelaire Orphans", "Can't Sleep #2")
- An Inconvenient Truth (2006) ("Blocks", "Can't Sleep")
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) (writer: "The Wide Window")
... aka Alternative Career (Philippines: English title)
... aka Fun with Dick & Jane (USA: poster title) - Madagascar (2005) (writer: "Dead Already")
- The Longest Yard (2005) ("Greek House")
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) (writer: "One Kiss")
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) ("Loverly Spring")
... aka Lemony Snicket - Rätselhafte Ereignisse (Germany) - "P.O.V." (1 episode, 2004)
- A Family Undertaking (2004) TV episode ("There Was Snow", "Creek House", "Hobble") - The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004) (TV) (writer: "Bloodless Freak")
- 3.z (2002) (TV) ("Any Other Name")
... aka 3.z - gensyn med vennerne (Denmark: promotional title) - Three Kings (1999) (writer: "Outside 2B", "The Beast Is Coming", "Flesh & Bone")
- Cold Hearts (1999) ("To the Shock of Miss Louise")
- Phenomenon (1996) ("The Orchard")
- Grumpier Old Men (1995) (writer: "Liar's Polka")
... aka Grumpy Old Men 2 - Little Women (1994) ("Orchard House")
... aka Les quatre filles du Docteur March (Canada: French title) - Grumpy Old Men (1993) (writer: "LIAR'S POLKA")
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) ("A Charge to Keep I Have")
... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK) - Men Don't Leave (1990) (producer: "CAFE POLKA")
- The Lost Boys (1987) (music: "Back To The Carnival" (uncredited), "To The Shock Of Miss Louise" (uncredited))
- Quicksilver (1986) (producer: "Suite Streets from 'Quicksilver' (Opening Title Sequence)") ("Suite Streets from 'Quicksilver' (Opening Title Sequence)")
- Reckless (1984) (music: "UNDERSTANDING GRAVITY") (performer: "UNDERSTANDING GRAVITY")
Thanks:
- Sicko (2007) (special thanks)
- Horrors of War (2006) (thanks)
- Rennie's Landing (2001) (special thanks)
... aka Stealing Time (USA: longer version)
Self:
- 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score & Best Original Song
- The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee
- Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score
- 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (1998) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Album for "The Innocents"
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Publicity Listings:
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