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David Carbonara

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David Carbonara
David Carbonara is best known as composer of the critically acclaimed series "Mad Men", winner of multiple awards including three Golden Globes® and four consecutive Emmy's® for Outstanding Drama Series. Carbonara's mix of contemporary score and period jazz inspired many "Mad Men" soundtracks. In that same vein he recently produced and composed songs for the Amazon series, "The Last Tycoon", with the pilot episode being written and directed by Billy Ray, based on the unfinished, final novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Carbonara's latest feature film score for "The Congressman", an independent political drama starring Treat Williams. Other films include: Matthew Weiner's "Are You Here" starring Owen Wilson and Zach Galifanikas, "Some Girl(s)" written by Neil LaBute with Emily Watson and Kristen Bell and Working Title's "The Guru" starring Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei. Carbonara has also scored two French films for director Amos Kolleck; "Queenie in Love" and "Fast Food, Fast Woman" which premiered at Cannes; and "Amélia" for Brazilian director Ana Carolina. Additional film credits include David O. Russell's "Spanking the Monkey", and James Ryan's award-winning "The Young Girl and the Monsoon".

His recent work is another Matthew Weiner collaboration for Amazon Prime's "The Romanoffs". Other television projects include the mini-series, "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" and the CBS series, "Vegas," starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chicklis for producer James Mangold, and "Elizabeth Street" for executive producer Martin Scorsese and director Miguel Arteta. Carbonara has also composed music for theater, scoring productions at the Atlantic Theater Company and Playwright's Horizon in New York City and The American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge.

Carbonara is also collaborating on a collection of beat driven instrumentals, inspired by the CTI records of the late 60s and early 70s. Coming in the Summer of 2021 will be his latest feature film score for "They/Them/Us".
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Mad Men at East West Studios
East West Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixing at Conway Studios
Amazon's "The Romanoffs" Episode 2 Sphere Studios, Los Angeles, CA
"The Best Things in Life are Free"
"The Last Tycoon" demo mixing
David Carbonara
Mad Men at East West Studios
Mixing "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe"

Known for

Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Composer
The Romanoffs (2018)
The Romanoffs
7.0
TV Series
  • Composer
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
Spanking the Monkey
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1994
Kelli Garner in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
6.8
TV Mini Series
  • Composer

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Composer

  • They/Them/Us (2021)
    They/Them/Us
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Carl Laemmle (2019)
    Carl Laemmle
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • The Romanoffs (2018)
    The Romanoffs
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Treat Williams in The Congressman (2016)
    The Congressman
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Bernie and Rebecca (2016)
    Bernie and Rebecca
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Betty Fracker (Practically Blind) P.I. (2015)
    Betty Fracker (Practically Blind) P.I.
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Kelli Garner in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)
    The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2015
  • Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, and Amy Poehler in Are You Here (2013)
    Are You Here
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Glickman (2013)
    Glickman
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in Vegas (2012)
    Vegas
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Emily Watson, Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Mía Maestro, Jennifer Morrison, and Zoe Kazan in Some Girl(s) (2013)
    Some Girl(s)
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • 4 Walls
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Scoring 'Mad Men'
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Advertising the American Dream
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2008

Music Department

  • Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer, and Lily Collins in The Last Tycoon (2016)
    The Last Tycoon
    • song producer
    • songwriter
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Building Vegas
    • composer: theme music
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski in Naimalupa (2007)
    Naimalupa
    • music editor
    • 2007
  • Let's Go to Prison (2006)
    Let's Go to Prison
    • music editor
    • 2006
  • Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in Talo järven rannalla (2006)
    Talo järven rannalla
    • music editor
    • 2006
  • Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez, and Robert Redford in Kesken jäänyt elämä (2005)
    Kesken jäänyt elämä
    • music editor
    • 2005
  • Totuus Charliesta (2002)
    Totuus Charliesta
    • music editor
    • 2002
  • Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Pieni suklaapuoti (2000)
    Pieni suklaapuoti
    • music editor
    • 2000
  • Ian Holm in Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
    Joe Gould's Secret
    • music editor
    • 2000
  • Charlize Theron and Tobey Maguire in The Cider House Rules (1999)
    The Cider House Rules
    • music editor
    • 1999
  • Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy, and Amy Smart in Elämää oppimassa (1999)
    Elämää oppimassa
    • music editor
    • 1999
  • Jeremy Northam, Matthew Pidgeon, and Rebecca Pidgeon in Winslow'n kunnia (1999)
    Winslow'n kunnia
    • music editor
    • 1999
  • Claire Forlani, Rob Morrow, Jayne Brook, and Jake Weber in Into My Heart (1998)
    Into My Heart
    • music editor
    • 1998
  • Frances McDormand and Hatty Jones in Madeline (1998)
    Madeline
    • music editor
    • 1998
  • Herätys Joshua! (1998)
    Herätys Joshua!
    • music editor
    • 1998

Actor

  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    • Ian (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2007

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    • Daisy von Scherler Mayer? - present (2 children)

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    Son-in-law of Sasha von Scherler and Paul Avila Mayer.

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