Monday, October 28, 2024

Tina Guo (cellist)


Date of Birth: October 28, 1985 (39 years old)
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Occupation: Musician
Instruments: Cello, Erhu and Vocals
Website: tinaguo.com

Motion Pictures (My List)
Music Department
2010: Iron Man 2
2017: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales — Cello
2019: The Lion King — Solo Cello and Special Thanks

Collaborators
  • Pedro Eustache
  • Nick Glennie-Smith
  • Hans Zimmer

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

The Music of Brother Bear

Copyright © 2003 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Songs by
Phil Collins

Score Composed by
Mark Mancina and Phil Collins

Music
Great Spirits
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Performed by Tina Turner

Transformation
Produced and Arranged by Mark Mancina and Phil Collins
Choral Arrangement by Eddie Jobson
Performed by The Bulgarian Women’s Choir

On My Way
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Performed by Phil Collins and Jeremy Suarez

Welcome
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Additional Vocal Production by Chris Goldsmith
Performed by
The Blind Boys of Alabama and Phil Collins with Oren Waters

No Way Out (Theme from Brother Bear)
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Performed by Phil Collins

Look Through My Eyes
Produced by Rob Cavallo
Arranged by Phil Collins and Rob Cavallo
Strings Arranged and Conducted by David Campbell
Recorded by Allen Sides
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Performed by Phil Collins

No Way Out (Theme from Brother Bear) (Phil Collins Version)
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Chris Montan
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Performed by Phil Collins

Orchestrations by
David Metzger

Vocal Arrangements by
Phil Collins, Mark Mancina, David Metzger

Songs Recorded and Mixed by
Frank Wolf and Steve Kempster

Score Recorded and Mixed by
Steve Kempster

Music Editor
Earl Ghaffari

Music Production Supervisor
Tom MacDougall

Music Production Manager
Andrew Page

Music Production Coordinator
Deniece Hall

Technical Consultant
Chuck Choi

Orchestra Conducted by
Don Harper

Vocal Contractor
Carmen Carter and Bobbi Page

Songs Contracted by
Reggie Wilson

Score Contracted by
Sandy DeCrescent

Supervising Music Copyist
Booker White — Walt Disney Music Library

Assistant Music Editor
Daniel Gaber

Music Production Assistants
Joel Berke and Jill Iverson

Score Assistant
Johnny Whieldon

Transformation Inuit Translation
Lorena Kapniaq Williams

Choral Arrangements by
Eddie Jobson featuring The Bulgarian Women’s Choir

Phil Collins appears courtesy of Atlantic Records

Tina Turner appears courtesy of Parlophone / EMI Records Limited

The Bulgarian Women’s Choir appears courtesy of
Globe Music Media Arts Corp. / Jaro Medien GmbH

The Blind Boys of Alabama appear courtesy of
Real World Records, Ltd.

Rob Cavallo appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

Soundtrack Available on
Walt Disney Records

Monday, October 21, 2024

Borderlands (John Fusco’s album)

John Fusco’s third album

Recorded: 2021–22
Studio
  • Petit Jazz Studios, Vermont
  • Tank Recording Studio, Burlington, Vermont
Genre: Americana
Released: October 21, 2022
Label: Rocket 88 Records
Length: 49 minutes
Format: CD and Digital download

John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal, Piano, Hammond B3
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Ocarina
Russ Lawton — Drums
Matthew Backer — Slide and Dobro Guitars
Patrick Richard Ross — Fiddle and Mandolin, Background Vocals
Ashley Betton — Background Vocals
Jane Boxall — Marimba
Stuart Paton — Congas
Connor Young — Trumpets
Michael Hartigan — Accordion

All songs/lyrics composed by John Fusco, except Ain’t No Grave (Traditional)

Engineered, produced, arranged, mixed by George Walker Petit at Petit Jazz Studio, Vermont
Additional engineering by Ben Collette at the Tank Studio, Vermont

Cover Art by Tom Russell (tomrussell.com)
Graphic design by Mariah Parker (mettagraphics.com)

Coyote Man
John Fusco — Lead Vocal, Piano
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Fretless Bass, Percussion, Ocarina
Russ Lawton — Drums
Stuart Paton — Congas
Connor Young — Trumpets

Dance of the Seven Veils
John Fusco — Lead Vocal, Keyboards
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Fretless Bass, Percussion
Russ Lawton — Drums
Jane Boxall — Marimba
Stuart Paton — Hand Drums

Bad Luck Rides Shotgun
John Fusco — Lead Vocal, Hammond B3
George Walker Petit — Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Russ Lawton — Drums
Matthew Backer — Slide Guitar, Rhythm Guitar

Horseback Jesus
John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal, Piano
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Bass
Michael Hartigan — Accordion

Cowboy Picture
John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal, Hammond B3
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Bass, Percussion
Russ Lawton — Drums
Patrick Richard Ross — Fiddle, Mandolin, Background Vocals

Countrified Noise
John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Bass
Russ Lawton — Drums
Patrick Richard Ross — Fiddle, Mandolin

Cyanide Whisky
John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal, Hammond B3
George Walker Petit — Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Russ Lawton — Drums
Matthew Backer — Dobro, Slide Guitar, Trem & Rhythm Guitar

Knighted by the Queen
John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Bass, Percussion
Russ Lawton — Drums
Jane Boxall — Marimba
Stuart Paton — Hand Drums
Ashley Betton — Background Vocals, Handclapse

Run, Rez Dog, Run
John Fusco — Composer, Lead Vocal
George Walker Petit — Guitars, Bass, Ocarina
Russ Lawton — Drums
Patrick Richard Ross — Fiddle, Mandolin, Background Vocals

Ain’t No Grave
John Fusco — Lead Vocal
George Walker Petit — Guitar, Fretless Bass
Ashley Betton — Background Vocals

Mil Gracias... by John Fusco
Many thanks to George Walker Petit, without whom this album wouldn’t have existed. You’re a true compadre, George, and I must say it again: Where have you been all my life? Along with George’s engineering, guitars, bass, and various percussion, I am grateful for the Borderlands posse of Russ Lawton, Patrick Ross, Matt Backer, and all the gifted players on this collection. Mil gracias to Oscar Zambrano and Zampol Productions, border troubadour and painter Tom Russell for the original cover art (Blue Horse), Charley Robinson of Iconoclast Design, Mariah Parker of Mettagraphics, and Groovehouse.

Tracks
  1. Coyote Man
  2. Dance of the Seven Veils
  3. Bad Luck Rides Shotgun
  4. Horseback Jesus
  5. Cowboy Picture
  6. Countrified Noise
  7. Cyanide Whisky
  8. Knighted by the Queen
  9. Run, Rez Dog, Run
  10. Ain’t No Grave (feat. Ashley Betton)

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr.

Date of Birth: October 20, 1958 (66 years old)
Birthplace: Watertown, New York, USA
Citizenship: United States and Denmark
Education: St. Lawrence University
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Poet
  • Photographer
  • Painter
  • Founder of Perceval Press and Perceval Pictures
  • Musician
  • Filmmaker

Motion Pictures (My List)
Actor
1990: Young Guns II — John W. Poe
1995: Crimson Tide — Weps
1997: G.I. Jane — Master Chief John James Urgayle
2004: Hidalgo — Frank T. Hopkins

Publications (My List)
2003: Miyelo
2004: The Horse is Good

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Disney (Walt Disney Pictures)

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Formerly
  • Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923–26)
  • Walt Disney Studio (1926–29)
  • Walt Disney Productions (1929–83)
Founded
  • October 16, 1923; 101 years ago (as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio)
  • April 1, 1983; 41 years ago (as Walt Disney Pictures)
Location: 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521
Parent: The Walt Disney Studios

Highest-grossing films in North America
  1. Inside Out 2 (2024)
  2. Incredibles 2 (2018)
  3. The Lion King (2019)
  4. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
  5. Finding Dory (2016)
  6. Frozen II (2019)
  7. Moana 2 (2024)
  8. Toy Story 4 (2019)
  9. The Lion King (1994)
  10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
  11. Lilo & Stitch (2025)
  12. Toy Story 3 (2010)
  13. Frozen (2013)
  14. Finding Nemo (2003)
  15. The Jungle Book (2016)
  16. Inside Out (2015)
  17. Aladdin (2019)
  18. Zootopia (2016)
  19. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
  20. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
  21. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  22. The Little Mermaid (2023)
  23. Up (2009)
  24. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
  25. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  26. Monsters University (2013)
  27. The Incredibles (2004)
  28. Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
  29. Moana (2016)
  30. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  31. Cars (2006)
  32. Maleficent (2014)
  33. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
  34. Brave (2012)
  35. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
  36. WALL•E (2008)
  37. Big Hero 6 (2014)
  38. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
  39. Aladdin (1992)
  40. Coco (2017)
  41. Ratatouille (2007)
  42. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  43. Cinderella (2015)
  44. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
  45. Tangled (2010)
  46. Toy Story (1995)
  47. Cars 2 (2011)
  48. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
  49. National Treasure (2004)
  50. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
  51. Tron: Legacy (2010)
  52. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
  53. Tarzan (1999)
  54. A Bug’s Life (1998)
  55. Elemental (2023)
  56. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
  57. Cars 3 (2017)
  58. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
  59. The Santa Clause (1994)
  60. The Jungle Book (1967)
  61. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
  62. Pocahontas (1995)
  63. The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
  64. Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009)
  65. Dinosaur (2000)
  66. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
  67. Chicken Little (2005)
  68. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
  69. Into the Woods (2014)
  70. Enchanted (2007)
  71. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
  72. Mulan (1998)
  73. G-Force (2009)
  74. Lightyear (2022)
  75. Jungle Cruise (2021)
  76. Remember the Titans (2000)
  77. Dumbo (2019)
  78. Bolt (2008)
  79. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
  80. The Pacifier (2005)
  81. The Little Mermaid (1989)

Motion Pictures (My List)
1960s
1961: The Absent-Minded Professor
1963: The Sword in the Stone
1964: Mary Poppins
1968: Blackbeard’s Ghost

1970s
1970: The Aristocats
1973: Robin Hood
1975: The Apple Dumpling Gang
1977: Freaky Friday
1977: The Rescuers
1977: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977: Pete’s Dragon
1979: The Black Hole

1980s
1981: The Fox and the Hound
1982: Tron
1983: Never Cry Wolf
1985: The Black Cauldron
1986: The Great Mouse Detective
1986: Flight of the Navigator

1990s
1990: The Rescuers Down Under
1991: White Fang
1991: The Rocketeer
1992: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992: The Mighty Ducks
1992: The Muppet Christmas Carol
1993: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993: The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993: Hocus Pocus
1993: Cool Runnings
1993: The Three Musketeers
1994: Iron Will
1994: Blank Check
1994: D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994: Angels in the Outfield
1994: Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book
1995: Man of the House
1995: A Goofy Movie
1995: Operation Dumbo Drop
1995: Tom and Huck
1996: Muppet Treasure Island
1996: Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996: James and the Giant Peach
1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996: First Kid
1996: D3: The Mighty Ducks
1997: Jungle 2 Jungle
1997: Hercules
1997: George of the Jungle
1997: Air Bud
1997: Flubber
1997: Mr. Magoo
1998: The Parent Trap
1998: Mighty Joe Young
1999: My Favorite Martian
1999: Inspector Gadget

2000s
2000: Disney’s The Kid
2000: 102 Dalmatians
2000: The Emperor’s New Groove
2001: Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001: The Princess Diaries
2002: Snow Dogs
2002: The Rookie
2002: Treasure Planet
2003: The Jungle Book 2
2003: Holes
2003: Freaky Friday
2003: Brother Bear
2003: The Haunted Mansion
2004: Miracle
2004: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004: Around the World in 80 Days
2004: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2005: Ice Princess
2005: Herbie: Fully Loaded
2005: Sky High
2006: Glory Road
2006: Eight Below
2006: The Shaggy Dog
2006: The Wild
2006: Invincible
2006: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2007: Bridge to Terabithia
2007: Meet the Robinsons
2007: Underdog
2007: The Game Plan
2008: Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008: Bedtime Stories
2009: Race to Witch Mountain
2009: Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009: Old Dogs
2009: The Princess and the Frog

2010s
2010: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
2010: Secretariat
2011: Mars Needs Moms
2011: Winnie the Pooh
2011: The Muppets
2012: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012: Frankenweenie
2013: The Lone Ranger
2013: Planes
2013: Saving Mr. Banks
2014: Muppets Most Wanted
2014: Million Dollar Arm
2014: Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2015: McFarland, USA
2015: Tomorrowland
2016: The Finest Hours
2016: Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016: The BFG
2016: Pete’s Dragon
2018: A Wrinkle in Time
2018: Christopher Robin
2018: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2020s
2020: Onward
2021: Raya and the Last Dragon
2021: Cruella
2021: Encanto
2022: Strange World
2023: Elemental
2023: Haunted Mansion
2023: Wish
2024: Young Woman and the Sea
2025: Snow White
2025: Elio

Copyright Stamps
  • Walt Disney Productions, Inc. (1953–86)
  • The Walt Disney Company (1986–95)
  • Disney Enterprises, Inc. (1996–present)
  • Pixar Animation Studios (1998–present)
  • Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. (2000–13)

Walt Disney Animation Studios


Formerly
  • Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923–26)
  • The Walt Disney Studio (1926–29)
  • Walt Disney Productions (1929–85)
  • Walt Disney Feature Animation (1985–2007)
Founded: October 16, 1923; 101 years ago
Founders: Walt and Roy O. Disney
Location: 2100 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91521
Parent: The Walt Disney Studios

Highest-grossing films in North America
  1. Frozen II (2019)
  2. Moana 2 (2024)
  3. The Lion King (1994)
  4. Frozen (2013)
  5. Zootopia (2016)
  6. Moana (2016)
  7. Big Hero 6 (2014)
  8. Aladdin (1992)
  9. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  10. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
  11. Tangled (2010)
  12. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
  13. Tarzan (1999)
  14. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
  15. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
  16. The Jungle Book (1967)
  17. Pocahontas (1995)
  18. Dinosaur (2000)
  19. Chicken Little (2005)
  20. Mulan (1998)
  21. Bolt (2008)
  22. The Little Mermaid (1989)
  23. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  24. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
  25. Hercules (1997)
  26. Meet the Robinsons (2007)
  27. Encanto (2021)
  28. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
  29. The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
  30. Brother Bear (2003)
  31. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
  32. Oliver & Company (1988)
  33. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
  34. Home on the Range (2004)

Motion Pictures (My List)
1959: Sleeping Beauty
1963: The Sword in the Stone
1970: The Aristocats
1973: Robin Hood
1977: The Rescuers
1981: The Fox and the Hound
1985: The Black Cauldron
1986: The Great Mouse Detective
1990: The Rescuers Down Under
2002: Treasure Planet
2011: Winnie the Pooh
2022: Strange World
2023: Wish

Upcoming
  • Zootopia 2 (November 26, 2025)
  • Frozen III (In development)
  • Moana 3 (In development)
  • Encanto 2 (In development)
  • Hexed (In development)

Saturday, October 12, 2024

DreamWorks Pictures


Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures announced on February 9, 2009, an exclusive long-term distribution and marketing deal with Steven Spielberg’s production company, DreamWorks Pictures. The first DreamWorks motion picture released under the Touchstone Pictures banner was I Am Number Four, on February 18, 2011. DreamWorks Animation is a separate company and not included in the deal.

Trade name: DreamWorks SKG
Founded: October 12, 1994; 30 years ago
Founders
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg
  • David Geffen
Location: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
Parent
  • Independent (1994–2006)
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation (2006–08)
  • Amblin Partners (2015–present)
Divisions
  • DreamWorks Animation (1994–2004)
  • DreamWorks Television (1994–2013)
  • DreamWorks Interactive (50%, 1995–2000)
  • DreamWorks Television Animation (1996–99)
  • DreamWorks Records (1996–2004)
  • DreamWorks Nashville (1997–2005)
  • DreamWorks Home Entertainment (1998–2009)
  • Go Fish Pictures (2000–07)
Subsidiaries
  • GameWorks (50%, 1996–2001)
  • PDI/DreamWorks (2000–04)

Highest-grossing films in North America (My List)
  1. Lincoln (2012) — $182,207,973
  2. The Help (2011) — $169,705,587
  3. Real Steel (2011) — $85,463,309
  4. War Horse (2011) — $79,883,359
  5. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) — $73,215,310
  6. Bridge of Spies (2015) — $72,313,754
  7. I Am Number Four (2011) — $55,100,437
  8. The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) — $54,235,441
  9. Delivery Man (2013) — $30,659,817
  10. Fright Night (2011)
  11. The Light Between Oceans (2016)
  12. People Like Us (2012)
  13. The Fifth Estate (2013)
  14. Need for Speed (2014)

History
October 12, 1994, DreamWorks SKG was founded as a film studio of live-action and animated films. The studio was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen at Universal City, California.

September 2, 2015, DreamWorks will not renew its current distribution deal with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, which expires in August 2016. Disney released two more DreamWorks films: Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies and The Light Between Oceans.

December 16, 2015, Steven Spielberg, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One partnered to launch the content production company Amblin Partners, relegating DreamWorks to a brand for adult-themed films produced under the new company.

Awards (My List)
Academy Awards
2003: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron — Nominated for Best Animated Feature
2012: The Help — Nominated for Best Picture
2012: War Horse — Nominated for Best Picture
2013: Lincoln — Nominated for Best Picture
2016: Bridge of Spies — Nominated for Best Picture

Copyright Stamps
  • DreamWorks LLC (1997–2008)
  • DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC (2011–15)
  • Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Steve Jablonsky


Date of Birth: October 9, 1970 (54 years old)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA 
Occupation
  • Music programmer
  • Score composer
  • Member of Remote Control Productions (since 1997)
Instruments
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards

Motion Pictures (My List)
Music Department
1998: Armageddon — Music Programmer
1998: Enemy of the State — Music Programmer
2001: Pearl Harbor — Additional Arrangement
2002: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron — Additional Music
2003: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — Additional Music

Television (My List)
Composer
2003–04: Threat Matrix (4 episodes)
2004–12: Desperate Housewives (177 episodes)

Collaborations
  • Klaus Badelt
  • Bruce L. Fowler
  • Gavin Greenaway
  • Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Rupert Gregson-Williams
  • Alan Meyerson
  • Trevor Rabin
  • Jay Rifkin
  • Hans Zimmer

Awards
BMI Film & Television Awards
2005: Winner (Desperate Housewives)
2008: Winner (Desperate Housewives)
2009: Winner (Desperate Housewives)

Friday, October 4, 2024

The Music of Tarzan (1999 film)

Copyright © 1999 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Songs by
Phil Collins

Score Composed by
Mark Mancina

Executive Music Producer
Chris Montan

You’ll Be in My Heart (Phil Version)
Produced by Rob Cavallo and Phil Collins
Performed by Phil Collins
Recorded by Elliot Scheiner
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge

Music
Two Worlds
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Performed by Phil Collins
Orchestra Conducted by Mark Mancina

You’ll Be in My Heart
Produced by Mark Mancina and Phil Collins
Arranged by Mark Mancina
Vocals by Phil Collins and Glenn Close
Orchestra Conducted by Mark Mancina

Son of Man
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins
Performed by Phil Collins

Trashin’ the Camp
Produced and Arranged by Phil Collins
Noises Performed by Phil Collins
Vocals by Rosie O’Donnell
Additional Musical Arrangements by Paul Bogaev

Strangers Like Me
Produced by Phil Collins
Arranged by Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
Performed by Phil Collins
Orchestra Conducted by Mark Mancina

Score Produced by
Mark Mancina

Orchestrations by
David Metzger

Score Conducted by
Don Harper

Songs Recorded and Mixed by
Frank Wolf

Score Recorded and Mixed by
Steve Kempster

Score Co-Produced by
Christopher Ward

Music Editor
Earl Ghaffari

Assistant Music Editors
Robbie Boyd and Daniel Gaber

Director, Music Production
Andrew Page

Music Production Manager
Tom MacDougall

Music Production Coordinator
Deniece LaRocca

Music Contractors
Sandy DeCrescent and Reggie Wilson

Vocal Contractors
Bobbi Page and Fonzi Thornton

Additional Synth Programming
Marc Mann

Supervising Music Copyist
Booker White - Walt Disney Music Library

Music Preparation by
JoAnn Kane Music Service

Phil Collins appears courtesy of Atlantic Records

Original Soundtrack Available on
Walt Disney Records

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Nick Glennie-Smith

Nicholas Hugh Glennie-Smith

Date of Birth: October 3, 1951 (73 years old)
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Occupation
  • Score orchestrator/conductor
  • Score composer
  • Score producer/arranger
  • Member of Remote Control Productions (since 1990s)
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
  • Synthesizers
  • Strings

Motion Pictures (My List)
Music Department
1993: Cool Runnings — Orchestration and Additional Music
1994: Renaissance Man — Additional Music and Orchestrator
1994: The Lion King — Score Conductor, Choral Arrangement and Conducting
1995: Crimson Tide — Orchestration and Orchestra Conductor
1996: The Rock — Score Arranger
1996: The Preacher’s Wife — Conductor and Additional Music
1997: Con Air — Orchestration and Score Conductor
1998: The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (video) — Songs Arranger/Producer and Score Conductor
2001: Just Visiting — Additional Music
2003: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — Additional Music
2004: King Arthur — Additional Music and Orchestra Conductor
2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — Additional Music
2006: Déjà Vu — Music Programmer
2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End — Additional Music and Conductor
2008: The Forbidden Kingdom — Additional Arrangement
2008: Beverly Hills Chihuahua — Music Conductor
2009: Surrogates — Music Conductor
2010: You Again — Orchestra Conductor
2010: Secretariat — Orchestra Conductor
2011: Winnie the Pooh — Score Conductor
2012: The Odd Life of Timothy Green — Orchestra Conductor
2012: Wreck-It Ralph — Score Conductor
2013: The Lone Ranger — Orchestra Conductor
2014: Million Dollar Arm
2014: Big Hero 6 — Score Conductor
2017: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales — Orchestra Conductor
2018: Ralph Breaks the Internet — Score Conductor
2019: The Lion King — Special Thanks and Orchestra Conductor
2019: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil — Orchestra and Choir Conductor
2022: Strange World — Orchestra Conductor
2024: Mufasa: The Lion King

Composer
1996: The Rock — with Hans Zimmer
1998: The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (video)
2010: Secretariat

Others
1997–present: The Lion King (musical) — Music Development

Television
Composer
1998: Max Q: Emergency Landing (film)

Collaborators
  • Pedro Eustache
  • Bruce L. Fowler
  • Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Tina Guo
  • Henry Jackman
  • Elton John
  • Lebo M.
  • Mark Mancina
  • Alan Meyerson
  • Tim Rice
  • Jay Rifkin
  • Julie Taymor
  • Geoff Zanelli
  • Hans Zimmer

Awards
1997: ASCAP Film & Television Award — Winner (The Rock)
1997: Saturn Award — Nominated for Best Music (The Rock)

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The Music of The Lion King

Copyright © 1994 The Walt Disney Company

Songs by
Tim Rice and Elton John

Original Score Composed and Arranged by
Hans Zimmer

Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Performed by Elton John
Produced by Chris Thomas

Music Supervision by
Hans Zimmer

Songs
Circle of Life
Arranged and Produced by Hans Zimmer
Performed by Carmen Twillie
African Vocals Performed by Lebo M.

I Just Can’t Wait to Be King
Arranged and Produced by Mark Mancina
Performed by Jason Weaver and Laura Williams with Rowan Atkinson

Be Prepared
Arranged and Produced by Hans Zimmer
Performed by Jeremy Irons
with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings

Hakuna Matata
Arranged and Produced by Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin
Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella,
Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams

Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Arranged and Produced by Mark Mancina
Performed by
Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Sally Dworsky,
Joseph Williams and Kristie Edwards

Music Recorded and Mixed by
Jay Rifkin

Music Recorded at
Media Ventures (USA)
Todd-AO Scoring (USA)
Angel Studios (UK)
BOP Studios (South Africa)

Supervising Music Editor
Adam Milo Smalley

African Vocal Solos and Improvisations Created by
Lebo M.

Additional Song Arrangement
Bruce Fowler, Danny Troob, Paul Bogave

Additional Vocal Arrangement
Bruce Fowler, Bobbi Page, Mark Mancina

Score Conducted by
Nick Glennie-Smith

Score Orchestrations
Bruce Fowler

Additional Orchestrations
Ladd McIntosh and Yvonne Moriarty

Choral Arrangement and Conducting by
Lebo M., Andrae Crouch, Mbongeni Ngema, Nick Glennie-Smith

Choir Masters
Mbongeni Ngema and Andrae Crouch

Vocal Contractors
Tonia Davall, Mbongeni Ngema, Bobbi Page, Alfie Silas

Music Production Assistance by
Nico Golfar (USA), Maggie Rodford (UK), Eric Stark (South Africa)

Assistants to Hans Zimmer
Christopher Ward, Mitchell Lamm, Antonia Bogdanovich

Orchestra Contractor
Reggie Wilson

Orchestra Copyist
Dominic Fidelibus

Elton John appears courtesy of
MCA Records (USA and Canada) and Phonogram Ltd. (Rest of the World)

Mbongeni Ngema appears courtesy of Tusk Records

Circle of Life Chorus
Maxi Anderson
Baby Cele
Gugwana Dlamini
Linda Gcwensa
Kuyanda Jezile
Sphiwe Khanyile
Skhumbuzo Kubheka
James Langa
Tsidi Mayne
Myrna Matthews
Nonhlanhla Mkhize
Nandi Ndlovu
Bobbi Page
Philile Seme
Kipizane Skweyiya
Khuluiwe S’thole
Sam Vamplew
Maxine Waters
Yvonne Williams
Terry Bradford
Lucky Cele
Kevin Dorsey
Clydene Jackson
Bob Joyce
Faca Khulu
Thembi Kubheka
Edie Lehmann
Khanyo Maphumulo
Batho Mhlongo
Thembi Mtshali
Bongani Ngcobo
Phindile
Alfie Silas
Sindisiwe Sokhela
Thandazile
Julia Waters
Oren Waters
Terry Young
Johnny Britt
Rick Charles
Wendy Fraser
Matoab’sane Jali
Faith Kekana
Stella Khumalo
Ron Kunene
Rick Logan
Abner A. Mariri
Vusi Mhlongo
Bheki Ndlovu
Niki Nkosi
Rick Riso
Happy Skhakhane
Susan D. Stevens
Carmen Twillie
Luther N. Waters
John West
Zolile Zulu

Soundtrack Available
on Cassette and Compact Disc from
Walt Disney Records

The Music of Con Air

Copyright  © 1997 Touchstone Pictures & Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. Music by Mark Mancina and Trevor Rabin Music Supervisor Kathy Nelson Sup...