TV & Film Composer, Orchestrator, Music Director, Piano, Keyboard, KeyWi
Nine GRAMMY nominations, one GRAMMY win, one Latin Grammy nomination, one Emmy nomination
Theatrical Credits with film composer Thomas Newman
Various roles as noted or pianist/keyboardist:
Let Them All Talk (orchestrator/conductor/B3 Hammond) -Stephen Soderberg (2020) , Variety
1917 (synthesizers & drum programming) -Sam Mendes (2019) Listen
James Bond: Spectre (synthesizers & drum programming) -Sam Mendes (2015) Listen
Finding Dory (synthesizers) -Andrew Stanton & Angus MacLane (2016) Listen
He Named Me Malala -Davis Guggenheim (2015) Listen
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (additional score) -John Madden (2014)
Get on Up: The James Brown Story -Tate Taylor (2014) Listen
James Bond: Skyfall (synthesizers & drum programming) -Sam Mendes (2012) Listen Oscar nominated
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (additional score) -John Madden (2012)
Finding Nemo -Andrew Stanton (2003) Listen Oscar nominated
A Bug's Life -John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton PIXAR (1998)
Patrolman P (composer) -Ido Mizrahy (2013)
Passengers -Andrew Nixon (2016) Listen Oscar nominated
WALL-E -Andrew Stanton (2008) Listen Oscar nominated
Jar Head -Sam Mendes (2005) Listen
The Salton Sea -D.J. Caruso (2002)
Road To Perdition -Sam Mendes (2002) Oscar nominated
Erin Brockovich -Steven Soderbergh (2000)
The Green Mile -Frank Darabont (1999)
The People vs Larry Flint -Milos Forman (1996)
Up Close and Personal -Jon Avnet (1996)
Little Women -Gillian Armstrong (1994) Oscar nominated
Shawshank Redemption -Frank Darabont (1994) Oscar nominated
Scent of a Woman -Martin Brest (1992)
The Player -Robert Altman (1992)
Fried Green Tomatoes -Jon Avnet (1991)
Other Film Credits with various film composers as a pianist/keyboardist
The Abyss, Adjustment Bureau, Austin Powers: Boy Who Shagged Me, Bonfire of the Vanities, Bride of Boogedy, Brothers, Career Opportunities, Chances Are, Clifford, Corrina, Corrina, The Debt, Darkwing Duck, Dinner With Friends, Disney’s Raw Toonage, Dreamgirls, The Favor, Flight of the Intruder, Godfather III, Gods Must Be Crazy II, Green Mile, Hope Floats, Kicking & Screaming, Ladybugs, Linguini Incident, Meet Joe Black, New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Only the Lonely, Phenomenon, Plying by Heart, Prime Target, Random Hearts, Short Circuit 2, Snow Dogs, Spellbinder, Star Trek IV: Thank You for Your Service, The Voyage Home, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Teen Wolf, that Darn Cat, Toothless, Troop Beverly Hills
TV Credits As Music Director:
TV Specials
International Jazz Day: Jazz at White House 2016 ABC (Emmy Nomination); PBS: Istanbul 2014, Havana 2017, St Petersburg 2018, Australia 2019, USA 2020-2022
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful 2014 NBC & Time
Reality TV Series
American Idol 2005 FOX (Associate Music Director & Coach to female finalists
-winner: Carrie Underwood)
Duets 2012 ABC
Sing Your Face Off 2014 ABC
The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll 2007 CW
As Composer:
Cheers Season 1985-1989 CBS
Fame 1986 (title song “Back to Something New” co-composer)
Family Guy 2006
Family Ties 1984-1988 CBS
Goof Troop 1992
Living Dolls 1989 (theme music)
Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-1988, 8 episodes CBS
As Arranger:
American Idol -16 seasons 2005-2013 & 2015-2016
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2010-2014
Watchmen: Episode 6 2019 (jazz version of theme song)
As Pianist/Keyboardist:
Angels in America 2003 HBO
Las Vegas 2004-2005 Universal
Lois & Clark 1996-1997 Warner
MacGyver 1986-1998 CBS
Matlock 1988-1989 CBS
Medium 2009-2010 CBS
Mission Impossible 1986-1989 CBS
Murphy Brown Pilot & 1988-1989 Warner
Perfect Strangers 1987-1989 Warner
Roseanne 1988-1990 & 2018 CW
Simpsons 1989-1990 & 2016-2017 FOX
Twin Peaks 1990-1991 CBS
Webster 1986-1987 CBS
Wings 1990-1991 CBS
As a musician-actor on screen performing original songs as composer:
Bosch Final Season, Episode 1 2020 John Beasley & his MONK’estra Quintet Hold Your Fire 2022 Stefan Forbes
Commercials:
Over 20 years composing and performing for advertisements.