Mark Adler

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

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Blue Velvet Music Department

(1986)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Music Department

(1988)

Fun with Dick and Jane Soundtrack

(2005)

The Rat Pack Music Department

(1998)

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Music department (31 credits)

2012 Ticket Out (composer: theme music)

American Experience (TV Series documentary) (music theme - 50 episodes, 1988 - 2007) (composer - 25 episodes, 2001 - 2009) (series theme - 1 episode, 2002)

- We Shall Remain: Part V - Wounded Knee (2009) ... (composer: theme music)

- We Shall Remain: Part IV - Geronimo (2009) ... (composer: theme music)

- We Shall Remain: Part III - Trail of Tears (2009) ... (composer: theme music)

- We Shall Remain: Part I - After the Mayflower (2009) ... (composer: theme music)

- We Shall Remain: Part II - Tecumseh's Vision (2009) ... (composer: theme music)

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2008 Food, Inc. (Documentary) (keyboards) / (music orchestrated and conducted by) / (recorded and mixed by)

2008 Bottle Shock (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2007 Frontline (TV Series documentary) (composer - 1 episode)

- The Mormons Part 2 (2007) ... (composer: theme music)

2005 Die Luftbrücke (TV Movie documentary) (music theme)

2005 The Goebbels Experiment (Documentary) (composer: theme music)

2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (music conductor) / (orchestrator)

2004 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (Documentary) (music theme)

2002 Leo (conductor) / (orchestrator) / (score mixer)

2002 Family Fundamentals (Documentary) (musician)

2001/I Focus (score orchestrator)

1999 The Sterling Chase (orchestrator)

1998 The Rat Pack (TV Movie) (conductor) / (music producer) / (orchestrator)

1998 Ernest in the Army (music orchestrator and conductor)

1994 Coming Out Under Fire (Documentary) (arranger) / (musician)

1992 Keepers of the Wild (TV Movie documentary) (music)

1991 A Grande Arte (composer: additional music)

1990 The Godfather: Part III (music editor)

1990 Henry & June (arranger)

1990 Cold Dog Soup (music editor)

1990 Cadillac Man (music editor)

1989 The Blood of Heroes (conductor: orchestral ensembles) / (orchestrations)

1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (music editor)

1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (music arranger)

1986 Nutcracker (composer: incidental music)

1986 Blue Velvet (music editor)

1986 River's Edge (music editor)

1984 Mrs. Soffel (music arranger: string arrangements)

1984 Amadeus (music editor)

1983 Never Cry Wolf (additional arrangements) / (additional music production)

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Composer (96 credits)

2018 You Drive Me Crazy (Short) (post-production)

2018 Campesino (Documentary)

2018 Women of the Gulag (Documentary)

2018/I Looking Glass

1998-2017 American Experience (TV Series documentary) (9 episodes)

- Command and Control (2017)

- The Alaska Pipeline (2006)

- The United States in the Twentieth Century: Part 1 1900-1933 (2005)

- Two Days in October (2005)

- Bataan Rescue (2003)

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2016 Command and Control (Documentary)

2015 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey (2015)

2015 The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Documentary)

2015 Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey (Documentary)

2014 Merchants of Doubt (Documentary)

2014 Free to Play (Documentary) (original music by)

1997-2013 Nature (TV Series documentary) (6 episodes)

- Saving Otter 501 (2013)

- Salmon: Running the Gauntlet (2011)

- Ocean in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium (2006)

- Lost World of the Holy Land (2003)

- The Urban Elephant (2000)

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2013 Saving Lincoln

2012 Otter 501 (Documentary)

2012 A Smile as Big as the Moon (TV Movie)

2012 Ticket Out

2011/I Happy (Documentary)

2011 When Strangers Click (TV Movie documentary)

2011 The Lost Valentine (TV Movie)

2010 Race to Nowhere (Documentary)

2009/I Love Hurts

2009 Waking the Baby Mammoth (TV Movie documentary)

2008 Food, Inc. (Documentary)

2008 Bottle Shock

2008 Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem (Documentary)

2007 Passion & Power: The Technology of Orgasm (Documentary)

2007 Nobel Son

2007 Sherman's March (TV Movie documentary)

2007 Hollywood Chinese (Documentary)

2006 The Far Side of Jericho

2006 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- The Fall of Fujimori (2006)

2006 Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (TV Movie)

2006 The Ron Clark Story (TV Movie)

2005 Life of the Party

2005 Living with Wolves (TV Movie documentary)

2005 When Do We Eat?

2005 The Fall of Fujimori (Documentary)

2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2004 There's Something About W (Video documentary short)

2003 Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost World (TV Movie documentary)

1987-2003 Nova (TV Series documentary) (3 episodes)

- Wright Brothers' Flying Machine (2003)

- Galileo's Battle for the Heavens (2002)

- Ancient Treasures from the Deep (1987)

2003 The Rain Has Forgotten Us (Short)

2003 Water Under the Bridge

2003 The Olive Harvest

2002 Leo

2002 Family Fundamentals (Documentary)

2001 National Geographic Video: Inside the Vatican (TV Movie documentary)

2001/I Focus

2001 Till Dad Do Us Part (TV Movie)

2001 Follow the Stars Home (TV Movie)

2001 The Urban Elephant (Video documentary)

2000 Above Suspicion

2000 Cupid & Cate (TV Movie)

2000 A Tale of Two Bunnies (TV Movie)

2000 Flowers for Algernon (TV Movie)

1999 The Noble Horse (TV Movie documentary)

1999 The Apartment Complex (TV Movie)

1999 The Sterling Chase

1998 Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead (TV Movie documentary)

1998 Wayfinders (Documentary)

1998 The Rat Pack (TV Movie)

1998 Thicker Than Blood (TV Movie)

1998 Ernest in the Army

1998 America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (TV Movie documentary)

1997 Asteroids: Deadly Impact (TV Movie documentary)

1997 Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (TV Movie)

1996 Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - Chinatown (TV Movie documentary)

1995 Inside the White House (TV Movie documentary)

1995 Decoy

1995 Slam Dunk Ernest (Video)

1995 Dai shu nan ren

1994 Reflections on Elephants (TV Movie documentary)

1994 Russia's Last Tsar (TV Movie documentary)

1994 Indian America: A Gift from the Past (TV Movie documentary)

1994 The Devil Never Sleeps (Documentary)

1994 Picture Bride

1994 Coming Out Under Fire (Documentary)

1993 For Better or for Worse (Documentary)

1993 Green Means (TV Series documentary)

1993 N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (Documentary)

1993 The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal (TV Movie documentary)

1993 World of Discovery (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Wolf: Return of a Legend (1993)

1992 Bound by the Wind (Video documentary) (music by)

1992 The de' Medici Kitchen (TV Series)

1992 Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union (Documentary)

1991 Zebras: Patterns in the Grass (Documentary)

1990 Henry & June (original source music)

1989 Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (Documentary)

1989 Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

1989 Eat a Bowl of Tea

1988 Break of Dawn (TV Movie)

1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1987 Heat and Sunlight

1987 Where the Heart Roams (Documentary)

1985 Prehistoric Beast (Short)

1985 The Mothers of the Plaza of Mayo (Documentary)

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Soundtrack (9 credits)

2013 Saving Lincoln (arranger: "The Wayfaring Stranger", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Johnny Comes Marching Home", "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella", "Marchin' Through Georgia")

2008 Bottle Shock (arranger: "Le Temps des Cerises") / (producer: "Le Temps des Cerises")

2007 Nobel Son (performer: "Nobel Son") / (writer: "Nobel Son")

2005 Fun with Dick and Jane (performer: "Courtship") / (writer: "Courtship")

2005 When Do We Eat? (writer: "Holiday Blessing", "Holy Thing To Do")

2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (producer: "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (1932), "Begin the Beguine" (1935), "Ciribiribin" (1898))

1998 The Rat Pack (TV Movie) (writer: "The Least I Can Do")

1994 Pontiac Moon (writer: "Last Call Blues")

1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (arranger: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home")

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Actor (1 credit)

1998 The Rat Pack (TV Movie)
Bandleader (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2003 SpellForce: The Order of Dawn (Video Game) (Zlib Copyright)

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Self (1 credit)

2014 Katie Chats (TV Series)
Himself

- TIFF: Canada Lounge Chats 2014 (2014) ... Himself

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