Biography for
Alan Silvestri More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

26 March 1950, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Alan Anthony Silvestri

Spouse

Sandra Silvestri

(1978 - present) 3 children

Trade Mark

Often composes for films by director Robert Zemeckis

Trivia

Lives in Carmel, Northern California.

Is involved in the organization Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, because his son Joey suffers from diabetes. His wife Sandra Silvestri is also involved in the organization.

Has a private pilot license. This has made it possible for Alan to fly to Los Angeles by himself.

Attended Berklee College of Music in Boston.

He was originally hired to score Mission: Impossible (1996) and had written roughly twenty-three minutes of music before he was taken off. He recycled the material he had written and used it for the score to Eraser. Bootleg copies of his Mission: Impossible (1996) score are in circulation.

During the late 60s Silvestri went on the road as a guitarist with the band Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders.

Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2004 by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA).

Personal Quotes

"I'm standing there in this Calvin Klein white sweater, and all of a sudden Bob walks in wearing the exact same sweater. Right then, we knew that we were connected for life." - about his first encounter with Robert Zemeckis during the production of Romancing the Stone (1984).

I enjoy doing the kinds of films I have done and I think I would equally enjoy any other kind of film.

I'm always having to come in swinging. I have a great time on the hard-hitting action material!