Biography for
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Date of Birth

4 February 1957, Anaheim, California, USA

Birth Name

Donald Romain Davis

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Spouse

Megan Jeanne MacDonald

(25 May 1986 - present)

Trade Mark

Virtuoso orchestral writing, especially for the brass section, including polytonality and extremly fast high staccato notes for the trumpets. Often uses "pyramid chords" (large chords building gradually up from the lowest note).

Trivia

Played the trumpet as a young boy.

Went to UCLA where he discovered his passion for scoring movies.

Renowned contemporary music conductor Ernest Bour, who led the Südwestfunk Symphony Orchestra in Baden-Baden, premiered Chamber Symphony (1981) at the Gaudeamus Foundation International Music Week.

Member: American Federation of Musicians, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Music Center, Opera America, Hispanics for L.A. Opera, American Composers Forum, Broadcast Music Inc., American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Contemporary Opera, Amnesty International, Sierra Club, MoveOn.org, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, Progressive Democrats of America, UCLA Alumni Association.

Is a vegetarian.

Personal Quotes

We're all pigeonholed, to a certain extent. People have their perceptions of what we do best. But, of course, it's better to be pigeonholed than not get any work. I'm not asked to do comedies very often, which would be a drag except I have friends who can't stand being pigeonholed as comedy scorers.

That's just to keep me from going insane. Actually, I think it's more of a procrastination device because I spend more time trying to think up a title more than I do to write the thing. - when asked about his offbeat names to his score cues