Darryl Jensen(I)
- Composer
- Music Department
Born In Los Angeles, California USA to character actor Marlowe Jensen
and painter and illustrator mother Sydney. Raised in CA creative home
around visiting hippie musicians, Jensen formed his first performing
band at 7 years old and wrote his first song at 8. He performed at
summer fairs and in school programs until he got his first break in TV
with the PBS Spanish language series "Villa Alegre" where he sang in a
group of children. His first local band played in the Los Angeles when
he was just 14 years old and began to build steam by the time he was
18. A single "Mixed Messages" was released by a small label and got
some local airplay. Jensen was then asked to sing a vocal for film
composer Deborah Holland for the film Genuine Risk (1990) in an uncredited performance of
the song that accompanies the climactic murder scene. Holland then
agreed to produce his band and with Interscope records got as far as a
demo deal. The band however did perform on national TV at the behest of
George Wendt which aired on September 1, 1991. The record industry proved
treacherous for the 23-year-old who chose to pursue film and TV
composing and music teaching. He has had many uncredited arranging,
performing, consulting and even music choreography jobs including
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) working alongside Michael Peters helping the kids look convincing on
their instruments. For Star Maps (1997), Jensen consulted with Music Director
Lysa Flores and helped produce and arrange, and perform her song for the
closing credits. Kick of Death (1997) written and directed by David Avallone was Jensen's
break in terms of getting full credit for his composing. The film led
to further collaboration. He and Avallone are working on a ground
breaking live action internet series called "Since Noon Yesterday"
about 40s pulp fiction hero Ed Noon, a private eye created by
Avallone's father Michael. Now usually credited as 'Jensen Bell',
Jensen has composed for, and performed on many pop music CDs in major
release, including "Cutthroat Standards and Black Pop" (2001) by
Abby Travis as well as singing and playing for artists such as Eliza
Gilkyson, Tony Gilkyson, daughter and son of Disney composer Terry Gilkyson.
His voice can be heard on TV promos and in radio commercials. Jensen
plans to place more original songs in film, television and advertising
as well as continue his film-composing career.