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A highly regarded writer, arranger and conductor of music for film, television, and advertising. He co-founded Elias Associates in 1980; it later became Elias Arts. Elias is considered one of the world's most successful composers in the advertising field and helped usher electronic and rock music into advertising... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2009 Children of the Corn (TV movie)
 
2009 Fighting
 
2007 Pathfinder
 
2000 The Invisible Man (TV series)
 
1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series)
True Stories (1999)
Behind Enemy Lines (1999)
Burke's Breach (1999)
Tattoo (1999)
 
1999 The Century (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1996 Recon
 
1994 Leprechaun 2
 
1994 Jailbait (video)
 
1993 Morning Glory
 
1992 The Heart of Justice (TV movie)
 
1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
The Sacrifice (1990)
 
1989 Forced March
 
1989 Grave Secrets
 
1989 Rude Awakening
 
1989 Far from Home
 
1989 Parents
 
1988 Shakedown
 
1988 Two Moon Junction (music composed by)
 
1986 Vamp
 
1985 Tuff Turf
 
1985 Almost You
 
Show ShowMusic Department (13 titles)
2014 Ethyrea: Code of the Brethren (music supervisor) (pre-production)
 
2011 The Son of No One (score mixer, score producer)
 
1994 Leprechaun 2 (score producer)
 
1989 Far from Home (music producer, orchestrator)
 
1989 Parents (music producer)
 
1988 Tales from the Darkside (TV series) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
The Cutty Black Sow (1988) (composer: additional music)
 
1988 Shakedown (music arranger, music performed by)
 
1988 Two Moon Junction (music arranger, music producer, music realization)
 
1986 A Killing Affair (musician: synthesizer)
 
1985 Jagged Edge (musician: synthesizer)
 
1984 Children of the Corn (orchestrator)
 
1982 Murder by Phone (orchestrator)
 
1982 Still of the Night (composer: electronic music)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (12 titles)
2008 The IT Crowd (TV series)
Tramps Like Us (2008) (music: "Microsoft Windows Logo" - uncredited)
 
2003 The Singing Detective (producer: "In My Dreams" / arranger: "In My Dreams")
 
2001 The Affair of the Necklace (writer: "Movement I: Mercy")
 
1998 Rock Family Trees (TV series documentary)
The Prog Rock Years (1998) (writer: "Silent Talking")
 
1994 Jailbait (video) (writer: "Sinsation Station" / performer: "Sinsation Station")
 
1993 Mi vida loca (writer: "La Blue Eyes Theme")
 
1991 YesYears (video) (writer: "Shock To The System")
 
1988 Shakedown (writer: "Lookin' For Love" / producer: "Lookin' For Love")
 
1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (writer: "Man on the Moon" - uncredited)
 
1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks (writer: "Come to Life" / as John Ellias / producer: "Come to Life" / as John Ellias)
 
1985 Tuff Turf (writer: "TUFF TURF", "Breakin' the Rules What Do You Do When Opposites Attract", "LOVE HATES", "We Walk The Night")
 
1985 Almost You (music: "Closer to Near Than Far")
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2012 Firefly (short) (executive producer) (completed)
 
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (co-producer)
 
2005 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (documentary) (co-producer)
 
Show ShowSound Department (2 titles)
2014 Ethyrea: Code of the Brethren (sound designer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Intel Ultrabook Convertible: London Train (short) (executive creative director)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2005 All We Are Saying (TV documentary) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2009 Welcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of Children of the Corn (video documentary short)
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Far from Home -- Drew Barrymore plays a 14-year-old girl on a cross-country vacation with her journalist father. When the two run out of gas in a small Nevada town, they must stay in a run-down trailer park where she attracts the attention of two local adolescent boys. The Son of No One -- A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family. Shakedown -- A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Composed and wrote the lyrics to the multi-lingual choral/symphonic recording, "The Prayer Cycle" in 1999. He describes the work as "A choral symphony in nine movements". Contributing artists include Alanis Morissette, James Taylor, Salif Keita, Richard Bona, Yungchen Lhamo, Perry Farrel... See more »

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Trivia:

Attended Eastman School of Music at Rochester in 1974. See more »