Remote Control Productions

A film score company run by veteran composer Hans Zimmer and based in Santa Monica, California. Originally known as Media Ventures, which was conceived and founded by Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer, the company changed its name after the partners both filed lawsuits against each other. Today, Remote Control is home to a large group of composers mentored by Zimmer, many of whom have had successful film scoring careers as part of the company or on their own. Remote Control Productions has been responsible for the scores for a number of successful films. Recently, many composers from Remote Control Productions have worked on the scores of successful video games.

Formerly known as Media Ventures (1989–2003)

Founded: March 29, 1989; 36 years ago

Founders: Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer

Location: 1547 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Labels

• Mojo Records (1995–2001; sold by Jay Rifkin)
• 14th Street Music
• Bleeding Fingers Music

Motion Pictures (My List)

Media Ventures (1989–2003)

1994: The Lion King

1995: Crimson Tide

1996: White Squall — Jeff Rona

1996: The Rock — with Nick Glennie-Smith

1998: Armageddon — Trevor Rabin

1998: Endurance (documentary) — John Powell

2001: Just Visiting — John Powell

2001: Pearl Harbor

2002: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

2003: The Recruit — Klaus Badelt

2003: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — Klaus Badelt

Remote Control Productions

2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

2006: The Prestige — David Julyan

2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

2007: The Game Plan — Nathan Wang

2008: Iron Man — Ramin Djawadi

2008: Beverly Hills Chihuahua — Heitor Pereira

2008: Bedtime Stories — Rupert Gregson-Williams

2010: You Again — Nathan Wang

2010: Secretariat — Nick Glennie-Smith

2010: Tron: Legacy — Daft Punk

2011: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011: Fright Night — Ramin Djawadi

2012: The Odd Life of Timothy Green — Geoff Zanelli *

2013: Oz the Great and Powerful — Danny Elfman *

2013: The Lone Ranger *

2016: Captain America: Civil War — Henry Jackman

2017: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales — Geoff Zanelli

2018: Ralph Breaks the Internet — Henry Jackman

2019: The Lion King

Recommendations

1994: Speed

1997: The Peacemaker

1998: Antz

1998: The Prince of Egypt

2000: The Road to El Dorado

2000: Gladiator

2001: Shrek

2001: Evolution

2003: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2004: Shrek 2

2004: Shark Tale

2005: Madagascar

2006: Over the Hedge

2007: Bee Movie

2008: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2009: Monsters vs. Aliens

2010: Despicable Me

2010: Megamind

2011: Puss in Boots

2012: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

2016: The Angry Birds Movie

* Credited as Remote Control Studios

The Music of Raya and the Last Dragon

Copyright © 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Original Score Composed by

James Newton Howard

Executive Music Producer

Tom MacDougall

Vice President, Music Production

Andrew Page

Supervising Production Music Editor

Earl Ghaffari

Supervising Score Music Editor

Jim Weidman

Score Music Editor

David Olson

Score Recorded by

Shawn Murphy

Score Mixed by

Alan Meyerson

Original Score Produced by

Xander Rodzinski

Score Conducted and Orchestrated by

Pete Anthony

Score Orchestrations by

Jeff Atmajian, Jon Kull, Philip Klein

Orchestra Leader

Bruce Dukov

World Woodwinds

Pedro Eustache

Vocal Soloist

Loire Cotler

Additional Vocals

Sumudu Jayatilaka and Isobel Anthony

Synth Programming

Jon Aschalew, Michael Dean Parsons, Tobin Pugash

Music Business Affairs

Donna Cole-Brulé

Music Production Specialist

Lauren Harrold

Music Production Assistant

Jimmy Tsai

Production Music Editors

Kendall Demarest and Tommy Holmes

Assistant Music Editor

Benjamin Robinson

Music Preparation by

JoAnn Kane Music Service

Music Librarian

Mark Graham

Score Contracted by

Sandy DeCrescent

Assistant Score Contractor

Timothy Loo

Choir Contracted by

Susie Gillis for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.

Choir

London Voices

Choirmasters

Terry Edwards and Ben Parry

Additional Recording by

Jonathan Allen

Score Digital Recordist

Erik Swanson

Auricle Control Systems

Chris Cozens

2nd Mix Engineer

John Traunwieser

Score Editor

David Channing

Score Coordinator

Pamela Sollie

Scoring Crew

Keith Ukrisna

Brian Van Leer

Greg Dennen

Ryan Nelson

Daniel Hayden

Christopher Parker

Score Recorded at

Sony Pictures Scoring Stage

Choir Recorded at

Abbey Road Studios, London, UK

Score Mixed at

James Newton Howard Studios, Santa Monica, CA

Lead The Way

Written and Performed by

Jhené Aiko

Produced by

Julian-Quán Việt Lê (Lejkeys)

Recorded and Mixed by

Gregg Rominiecki

Jhené Aiko appears courtesy of 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam

Soundtrack Available on

Walt Disney Records

The Music of The Alamo (2004 film)

Copyright © 2004 Touchstone Pictures

Music by

Carter Burwell

Supervising Production Music Mixer

Joseph Magee

Featured Fiddle Performance/Fiddle Coach

Craig Eastman

On-Camera Music Arrangements

Carter Burwell

Craig Eastman

Marshall Bowen

Jennifer Hammond

Music Research Consultant and On-Camera Music Preparation

Booker White, Walt Disney Music Library

Music Editors

Adam Milo Smalley and Bryan Lawson

Orchestrations by

Carter Burwell and Sonny Kompanek

Orchestra Conducted by

Carter Burwell

Score Recorded and Mixed by

Mike Farrow

Assistant to Carter Burwell

Dean Parker

Orchestra Contractor

Sandra Park

Concertmaster

Sharon Yamada

Featured Musicians

David Weiss: Ethnic Flute

Laura Seaton-Finn: Fiddle

Lisa E. Kim: Violin

Robert Rinehart: Viola

Alan Stepansky: Cello

Score Recorded at

Right Track Studios, NYC

Score Mixed at

The Body, NYC

Music Preparation

Tony Finno

Soundtrack Available on

Hollywood Records

Mark Mancina

A Tony® nominee and multi-platinum, three-time Grammy Award®-winning composer, Mr. Mancina produced songs for Disney’s blockbuster animated feature film, and proved a uniquely qualified choice to produce the music for the stage production of The Lion King. The 1994 film’s critical and box office success spawned the hit album Rhythm of the Pride Lands, for which he co-wrote and produced multiple tracks, including “He Lives in You” and “Shadowland”, songs featured in the stage production. In addition to his songwriting and producing achievements, he is a seasoned film score composer. Mr. Mancina’s credits include mega-hits Moana, Training Day, Speed, Twister, Bad Boys, Tarzan, and August Rush among many others.

Date of Birth: March 9, 1957 (68 years old)

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA

Occupation

• Score composer/producer
• Songwriter/producer/arranger
• Veteran of Remote Control Productions (since 1990s)

Instruments

• Guitar
• Keyboards
• Piano

Website: mark-mancina.com

Motion Pictures (My List)

Music Department

1994: The Lion King — Additional Vocal Arrangement

1999: Tarzan — Score Producer

2003: Brother Bear — Vocal Arrangement

2003: The Haunted Mansion — Score Producer and Conductor

2005: Tarzan II (video) — Song Producer/Arranger and Score Producer

2006: Brother Bear 2 (video) — Score Producer

2016: Moana — Original Songs, Songs and Score Producer

2024: Moana 2 — Original Songs, Songs Arranger/Producer and Score Producer

2024: Mufasa: The Lion King — Music Producer

Composer

1995: Man of the House

1997: Con Air

1999: Tarzan

2003: Brother Bear

2003: The Haunted Mansion

2005: Tarzan II (video)

2013: Planes

2014: Planes: Fire & Rescue

2016: Moana

2017: Gone Fishing (short video)

2024: Moana 2

Upcoming

Moana (Live-action film)

Recommendations

1994: Monkey Trouble

1994: Speed

1995: Bad Boys

1995: Assassins

1996: Twister

1997: Speed 2: Cruise Control

2001: Training Day

2007: Shooter

2007: August Rush

2021: Cry Macho

2022: The Sea Beast

Others

1997–present: The Lion King (musical) — Additional Music and Lyrics, Music Producer and Additional Score

2001–03: Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan (TV series) — Executive Music Producer (14 episodes)

2006: Walt Disney Pictures — Theme Music and Arranger

2008: Disneynature — Theme Music

2013: Disneytoon Studios — Theme Music

Collaborators

• Phil Collins
• Auli’i Cravalho
• Marlon E. Espino
• Opetaia Foa’i
• Earl Ghaffari
• Nick Glennie-Smith
• Don Hall
• Don L. Harper
• Elton John
• Dwayne Johnson
• Steve Kempster
• John Lasseter
• Lebo M.
• Tom MacDougall
• Dave Metzger
• Lin-Manuel Miranda
• Chris Montan
• Trevor Rabin
• Tim Rice
• Jay Rifkin
• John Van Tongeren
• Booker White
• Frank Wolf
• Hans Zimmer

Awards (My List)

American Music Awards

2017: Winner for Top Soundtrack (Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2025: Nominated for Favorite Soundtrack (Moana 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

BMI Film & Television Music Awards

1998: Winner (Con Air)

2000: Winner (Tarzan)

2004: Winner (Brother Bear)

GRAMMY Awards

1995: Winner for Best Musical Album for Children (The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1999: Winner for Best Musical Show Album (The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2000: Winner for Best Soundtrack Album (Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)

2018: Nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA)

2016: Nominated for Best Original Score - Animated Film (Moana)

2016: Nominated for Best Original Song - Animated Film (We Know the Way)

International Film Music Critics Awards (IFMCA)

2014: Nominated for Best Original Score for an Animated Film (Planes)

2017: Nominated for Best Original Score for an Animated Film (Moana)

Other Awards

1998: Tony Award — Nominated for Best Original Score (The Lion King)

2004: Annie Award — Nominated for Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production (Brother Bear)

2006: DVDX Award — Winner for Best Original Score (in a DVD Premiere Movie) (Tarzan II)

Don Hall

Donald Lee Hall

Date of Birth: March 8, 1969 (56 years old)

Birthplace: Glenwood, Iowa, USA

Education: University of Iowa and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) (BFA)

Employer: Walt Disney Animation Studios (1990s–2024)

Motion Pictures (My List)

Writer

1999: Tarzan — Story

2000: The Emperor’s New Groove — Additional Story Material

2003: Brother Bear — Additional Story

2004: Home on the Range — Additional Story

2007: Meet the Robinsons

2011: Winnie the Pooh — Story

2016: Moana — Story

2021: Raya and the Last Dragon — Story

Animation / Art Department

2000: The Emperor’s New Groove — Story Artist

2002: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron — Additional Story Artist

2005: Chicken Little — Character Designer and Story Artist

2007: Meet the Robinsons — Artistic Supervisor: Story

2009: The Princess and the Frog — Artistic Supervisor: Story

2018: Ralph Breaks the Internet — Additional Story Artist

Actor

2007: Meet the Robinsons

2009: The Princess and the Frog

Special Thanks

2008: Bolt

2021: Us Again (short)

2021: Far from the Tree (short)

2023: Once Upon a Studio (short)

2024: Moana 2

Additional Crew

2010: Tangled

2012: Wreck-It Ralph

2013: Frozen

2014: Big Hero 6 — Creative Leadership

2016: Zootopia — Creative Leadership

2016: Moana — Creative Leadership

2018: Ralph Breaks the Internet — Creative Leadership

2019: Frozen II — Creative Leadership

2021: Raya and the Last Dragon — Studio and Creative Leadership

2021: Encanto — Creative Leadership

2022: Strange World — Creative Leadership

2023: Wish — Creative Leadership

2024: Moana 2 — Creative Leadership

Director

2011: Winnie the Pooh

2014: Big Hero 6

2016: Moana — Co-Director

2017: Gone Fish (short video) — Co-Director

2021: Raya and the Last Dragon

2022: Strange World

Producer

2023: Wish — Executive Producer

Television

Creator

2022: Baymax! (6 episodes)

Producer

2022: Baymax! — Executive Producer (6 episodes)

Collaborations

• Ruben A. Aquino
• Ron Clements
• Mark Henn
• John Musker
• Pres Antonio Romanillos

Awards

Academy Awards

2015: Winner for Best Animated Feature (Big Hero 6)

2022: Nominated for Best Animated Feature (Raya and the Last Dragon)

Annie Awards

2008: Nominated for Storyboarding in a Feature Production (Meet the Robinsons)

2012: Nominated for Directing in a Feature Production (Winnie the Pooh)

2012: Nominated for Writing in a Feature Production (Winnie the Pooh)

2015: Nominated for Directing in a Feature Production (Big Hero 6)

Golden Globe Awards

2015: Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film (Big Hero 6)

2022: Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film (Raya and the Last Dragon)

Others

2012: Gold Derby Award — Nominated for Animated Feature (Winnie the Pooh)

2015: Alliance of Women Film Journalists — Nominated for Best Animated Film (Big Hero 6)

2015: Visual Effects Society Award — Winner for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature (Big Hero 6)