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Danny Sembello(1963-2015)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Danny Sembello was born on 15 January 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Bad Boys (1995) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). He died on 15 August 2015 in Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornJanuary 15, 1963
DiedAugust 15, 2015(52)
BornJanuary 15, 1963
DiedAugust 15, 2015(52)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Neutron Dance", "Stir It Up")
  • 1984
Will Smith, Téa Leoni, and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Never Find Someone Like You")
  • 1995
Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Gabrielle Union, Susan May Pratt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, and Larisa Oleynik in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Saturday Night")
  • 1999
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Rock Until You Drop")
  • 1987

Credits

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Composer

  • Liquid Television (1991)
    Liquid Television
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Gerardo Mejía in Gerardo: When the Lights Go Out (1991)
    Gerardo: When the Lights Go Out
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Boy George: Live My Life (1988)
    Boy George: Live My Life
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Kim Wilde: Say You Really Want Me (1987)
    Kim Wilde: Say You Really Want Me
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Chaka Khan: Eye to Eye
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, and The Pointer Sisters in The Pointer Sisters in Paris (1985)
    The Pointer Sisters in Paris
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Patti LaBelle: Stir It Up (1985)
    Patti LaBelle: Stir It Up
    7.1
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, and The Pointer Sisters in The Pointer Sisters: Neutron Dance (1984)
    The Pointer Sisters: Neutron Dance
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1984

Music Department

  • Liquid Television (1991)
    Liquid Television
    8.0
    TV Series
    • music (segment ": "The Day of the Dead Guy")
    • 1994
  • Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, and The Pointer Sisters in The Pointer Sisters: Neutron Dance (1984)
    The Pointer Sisters: Neutron Dance
    6.6
    Music Video
    • songwriter
    • 1984

Soundtrack

  • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
    6.4
    • writer: "Neutron Dance"
    • 2024
  • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)
    South Park: Post COVID
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Stir It Up"
    • 2021
  • Pets United (2019)
    Pets United
    3.7
    • writer: "Stir It Up"
    • 2019
  • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Kirsten Dunst in On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
    On Becoming a God in Central Florida
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Penguins (2019)
    Penguins
    7.1
    • writer: "Stir It Up"
    • 2019
  • Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond in The Grand Tour (2016)
    The Grand Tour
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Stir It Up" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Jackie Tohn, Alison Brie, Sydelle Noel, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Britney Young, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
    GLOW
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Stir It Up"
    • 2017
  • One Hit Wonderland (2012)
    One Hit Wonderland
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Automatic Man"
    • writer: "When the Lights Go Out"
    • 2012–2017
  • Will Forte and Kristen Schaal in The Last Man on Earth (2015)
    The Last Man on Earth
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Britain's Got More Talent (2007)
    Britain's Got More Talent
    5.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline in Last Vegas (2013)
    Last Vegas
    6.6
    • writer: "Neutron Dance"
    • 2013
  • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Jenn Tran, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
    Dancing with the Stars
    4.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance"
    • 2006–2013
  • Bert Newton and Catriona Rowntree in 20 to 1 (2005)
    20 to 1
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Fan des années 80 (2009)
    Fan des années 80
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neutron Dance"
    • 2010

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 15, 1963
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • August 15, 2015
    • Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(drowning)

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  • Trivia
    He was the brother of musician and songwriter Michael "Maniac" Sembello.

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