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Ian Underwood(I)

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Ian Underwood was born on 22 May 1939 in New York, USA. He is a composer, known for Blade Runner (1982), No Way Out (1987) and Aliens (1986).
BornMay 22, 1939
BornMay 22, 1939
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    Known for

    Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)
    Blade Runner
    8.1
    • Music Department(synthesizer)
    • 1982
    Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
    No Way Out
    7.1
    • Music Department(as Ian R. Underwood)
    • 1987
    Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)
    Aliens
    8.4
    • Music Department
    • 1986
    Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
    Willow
    7.2
    • Music Department(Fairlight synthesizer)
    • 1988

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    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
      The Amazing Spider-Man
      6.9
      • synth programming
      • 2012
    • Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
      The Karate Kid
      6.2
      • musician: piano
      • synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • musician: piano
      • synthsizer programmer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
      The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
      7.7
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2008
    • Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
      The Spiderwick Chronicles
      6.5
      • music score programmer
      • 2008
    • Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
      The Life Before Her Eyes
      6.2
      • music score programmer
      • 2007
    • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)
      Apocalypto
      7.8
      • musician: synthesizer programming
      • 2006
    • Sean Penn in All the King's Men (2006)
      All the King's Men
      6.1
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2006
    • Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher in The New World (2005)
      The New World
      6.7
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2005
    • Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary Crosby, Giovanna Zacarías, Mar Carrera, and Alexandra Benedetti in The Legend of Zorro (2005)
      The Legend of Zorro
      6.0
      • synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Jodie Foster in Flightplan (2005)
      Flightplan
      6.3
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2005
    • Julianne Moore and Gary Sinise in The Forgotten (2004)
      The Forgotten
      5.8
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2004
    • Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
      Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
      6.6
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2004
    • Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley in House of Sand and Fog (2003)
      House of Sand and Fog
      7.5
      • musician: keyboards
      • synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen in Beyond Borders (2003)
      Beyond Borders
      6.4
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2003

    Additional Crew

    • Sean Penn in All the King's Men (2006)
      All the King's Men
      6.1
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2006
    • Jodie Foster in Flightplan (2005)
      Flightplan
      6.3
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2005
    • Jamie Bell in The Chumscrubber (2005)
      The Chumscrubber
      6.8
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2005
    • Julianne Moore and Gary Sinise in The Forgotten (2004)
      The Forgotten
      5.8
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2004
    • Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
      Troy
      7.3
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2004
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, and Jenna Boyd in The Missing (2003)
      The Missing
      6.5
      • synthesizer programmer
      • 2003
    • Project X (1987)
      Project X
      6.2
      • fairlight programmer
      • 1987

    Composer

    • Art on Film, Program 3: Form
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Andrea Elson and Matthew Labyorteaux in Whiz Kids (1983)
      Whiz Kids
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • Belinda Bauer in The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981)
      The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1981

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    • Alternative name
      • Ian R. Underwood
    • Born
      • May 22, 1939
      • New York, USA
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        Ruth UnderwoodMay 1969 - 1986 (divorced)

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