Alan Silvestri
born on 26/3/1950 in New York City, NY, United States
Alan Silvestri
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Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and conductor who works primarily in film and television. He is best known for his frequent collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis, including composing major hit films such as the Back to the Future trilogy and Forrest Gump, as well as the superhero films Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel's The Avengers.
Early life and education
Silvestri grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey[1] and attended Teaneck High School.[2] He went to Berklee College of Music for 2 years and is of Italian descent.
Career
Silvestri started his film/television composing career in 1972 at age 21, composing the score for the low-budget action film The Doberman Gang.
From 1977 to 1983, Silvestri served as the main composer for the TV show CHiPs, writing music for 109 of the show's 139 episodes.
Silvestri met producers Robert Zemeckis, and Nick Park when the two worked together on Zemeckis's 1984 film Romancing the Stone. Since then, Silvestri has composed the music for all of Zemeckis's movies, including the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), Chicken Run (2000) (with Harry Gregson-Williams), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007), A Christmas Carol (2009), and Flight (2012).
Silvestri is also known for his work on Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), both of which are considered preeminent examples of action/science fiction film scores. Since 2001, Silvestri has also collaborated regularly with director Stephen Sommers, scoring the films The Mummy Returns in 2001, Van Helsing in 2004, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009. His most recent work includes Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011, The Avengers in 2012 and The Croods in 2013.
Silvestri has also composed music for television shows, including T.J. Hooker (one episode), Starsky & Hutch (three episodes), Tales From The Crypt (seven episodes) and Manimal (five episodes).
In 2013, the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps used portions of the theme from The Abyss as the ballad in their 2013 Drum Corps International World Championship-winning show "E=MC2".
On 31 January 2014, it was announced that a stage musical adaptation of Back to the Future was in production.[3] The show, which is being co-written by original writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, is expected to be performed in 2015, on the 30th anniversary year of the film.[4] Silvestri[5] will team up with Glen Ballard to compose a new score, with the addition of original songs from the film, including "The Power of Love", "Johnny B. Goode", "Earth Angel" and "Mr. Sandman".[6]
Personal life
Silvestri owns a vineyard, Silvestri Vineyards, located in Carmel Valley, California.[7]
Awards
Silvestri has received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Original Score for Forrest Gump (1994) and one for Best Original Song for "Believe" on The Polar Express soundtrack. He also received two Golden Globe nominations: Best Score for Forrest Gump and Best Song for The Polar Express.
He has also received four Grammy Award nominations, winning two awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, for "Believe" from The Polar Express in 2004 and Best Instrumental Composition, for "Cast Away End Credits" from Cast Away in 2002. His other nomination was for Best Soundtrack Album, for Back to the Future. During the 2005 Grammys, Josh Groban performed "Believe." [8]
He has won the Saturn Award for Best Music three times, for his scores for Predator (1987), Back to the Future Part III (1989/90) and Van Helsing (2004).
On September 23, 2011, he was awarded with the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award by the City of Vienna at the yearly film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna.
Discography
Films
1970s
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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1972 | The Doberman Gang | Byron Chudnow | Dimension Pictures | With Bradford Craig |
1975 | Las Vegas Lady | Noel Nosseck | ||
1976 | The Amazing Dobermans | Byron Chudnow | ||
1978 | Tiger Man | Matt Cimber | Credited as Alan Sylvestri | |
1978 | The Fifth Floor | Howard Avedis |
1980s
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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1984 | Romancing the Stone | Robert Zemeckis | 20th Century Fox | First collaboration with Robert Zemeckis |
1984 | Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir | Philippe Clair | Gaumont Film Company | |
1985 | Fandango | Kevin Reynolds | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
1985 | Cat's Eye | Lewis Teague | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
1985 | Back to the Future | Robert Zemeckis | Universal Pictures | Second collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
1985 | Summer Rental | Carl Reiner | Paramount Pictures | |
1986 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | Michael Chapman | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
1986 | The Delta Force | Menahem Golan | The Cannon Group | |
1986 | American Anthem | Albert Magnoli | Columbia Pictures | |
1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Randal Kleiser | Walt Disney Pictures | |
1986 | No Mercy | Richard Pearce | TriStar Pictures | |
1987 | Critical Condition | Michael Apted | Paramount Pictures | |
1987 | Outrageous Fortune | Arthur Hiller | Touchstone Pictures | BMI Film Music Award |
1987 | Predator | John McTiernan | 20th Century Fox | Saturn Award for Best Music BMI Film Music Award |
1987 | Overboard | Garry Marshall | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Robert Zemeckis | Walt Disney Pictures | Third collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Also conductor Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music BMI Film Music Award Nominated Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
1988 | Mac and Me | Stewart Raffill | Orion Pictures | |
1988 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | Richard Benjamin | Columbia Pictures | |
1988 | She's Out of Control | Stan Dragoti | Columbia Pictures | |
1989 | The Abyss | James Cameron | 20th Century Fox | Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music |
1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Robert Zemeckis | Universal Pictures | Fourth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis BMI Film Music Award |
1990s
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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1990 | Downtown | Richard Benjamin | 20th Century Fox | |
1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Robert Zemeckis | Universal Pictures | Fifth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Saturn Award for Best Music BMI Film Music Award |
1990 | Young Guns II | Geoff Murphy | 20th Century Fox | |
1990 | Predator 2 | Stephen Hopkins | 20th Century Fox | |
1991 | Shattered | Wolfgang Petersen | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Also orchestrator |
1991 | Back to the Future: The Ride | David De Vos Douglas Trumbull |
Universal Studios Florida | Film in simulator ride |
1991 | Soapdish | Michael Hoffman | Paramount Pictures | Also orchestrator |
1991 | Dutch | Peter Faiman | 20th Century Fox | Also pianist |
1991 | Ricochet | Russell Mulcahy | Warner Bros. Pictures | Also conductor |
1991 | Father of the Bride | Charles Shyer | Touchstone Pictures | BMI Film Music Award |
1992 | Two-Fisted Tales | Segment: Yellow Segment was extracted to become an individual episode of Tales from the Crypt |
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1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Roger Spottiswoode | Universal Pictures | |
1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Bill Kroyer | 20th Century Fox | |
1992 | Death Becomes Her | Robert Zemeckis | Universal Pictures | Sixth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music |
1992 | Diner | Graham Morris Karen Peterson |
Marvel Productions | Short film |
1992 | The Bodyguard | Mick Jackson | Warner Bros. Pictures | BMI Film Music Award |
1992 | Sidekicks | Aaron Norris | Triumph Films | |
1993 | In Search of the Obelisk | Douglas Trumbull Arish Fyzee |
IMAX film | |
1993 | Cop and a Half | Henry Winkler | Universal Pictures | |
1993 | Super Mario Bros. | Rocky Morton Annabel Jankel |
Hollywood Pictures | |
1993 | Judgment Night | Stephen Hopkins | Universal Pictures | |
1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Donald Petrie | Warner Bros. Pictures | BMI Film Music Award |
1994 | Clean Slate | Mick Jackson | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
1994 | Forrest Gump | Robert Zemeckis | Paramount Pictures | Seventh collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music BMI Film Music Award Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
1994 | Blown Away | Stephen Hopkins | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
1994 | Richie Rich | Donald Petrie | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment | |
1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Sam Raimi | TriStar Pictures | |
1995 | The Perez Family | Mira Nair | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | |
1995 | Judge Dredd | Danny Cannon | Hollywood Pictures | Also conductor |
1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Charles Shyer | Touchstone Pictures | BMI Film Music Award |
1995 | Grumpier Old Men | Howard Deutch | Warner Bros. Pictures | BMI Film Music Award Also conductor |
1996 | Sgt. Bilko | Jonathan Lynn | Universal Pictures | Also conductor |
1996 | Eraser | Chuck Russell | Warner Bros. Pictures | BMI Film Music Award Also conductor |
1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Renny Harlin | New Line Cinema | Also conductor |
1997 | Fools Rush In | Andy Tennant | Columbia Pictures | |
1997 | Volcano | Mick Jackson | 20th Century Fox | Also conductor |
1997 | Contact | Robert Zemeckis | Warner Bros. Pictures | Eighth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music |
1997 | MouseHunt | Gore Verbinski | DreamWorks Pictures | |
1998 | The Odd Couple II | Howard Deutch | Paramount Pictures | Also conductor |
1998 | The Parent Trap | Nancy Meyers | Walt Disney Pictures | Also conductor |
1998 | Holy Man | Stephen Herek | Touchstone Pictures | Also conductor |
1998 | Practical Magic | Griffin Dunne | Warner Bros. Pictures | Also conductor |
1999 | Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box | Brett Leonard | IMAX film | |
1999 | Stuart Little | Rob Minkoff | Columbia Pictures | ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Also conductor |
2000s
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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2000 | Reindeer Games | John Frankenheimer | Dimension Films | Also conductor |
2000 | Chicken Run | Nick Park | DreamWorks Pictures, Aardman Animations, Pathé | ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Also conductor (with Harry Gregson-Williams) |
2000 | Cast Away | Robert Zemeckis | 20th Century Fox (United States) DreamWorks Pictures (International) |
Tenth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Also conductor |
2000 | What Lies Beneath | Robert Zemeckis | DreamWorks Pictures (United States) 20th Century Fox (International) |
Ninth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Also conductor and orchestrator (Uncredited) |
2001 | The Mexican | Gore Verbinski | DreamWorks Pictures | Also conductor and orchestrator |
2001 | The Mummy Returns | Stephen Sommers | Universal Pictures | ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films |
2001 | Serendipity | Peter Chelsom | Miramax Films | Also conductor |
2002 | Showtime | Tom Dey | Warner Bros. Pictures | Also conductor and orchestrator |
2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Chris Sanders Dean DeBlois |
Walt Disney Pictures | First collaboration with Chris Sanders ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production Also choir arranger and conductor |
2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Rob Minkoff | Columbia Pictures | Also conductor |
2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Wayne Wang | Columbia Pictures | |
2003 | Identity | James Mangold | Columbia Pictures | Also conductor |
2003 | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Jan de Bont | Paramount Pictures | Also conductor |
2003 | Two Soldiers | Aaron Schneider | Short film Also conductor |
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2004 | Van Helsing | Stephen Sommers | Universal Pictures | ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Also conductor |
2004 | The Polar Express | Robert Zemeckis | Warner Bros. Pictures | Eleventh collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Also conductor ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Song Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Nominated Satellite Award for Best Original Song Nominated World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film |
2006 | The Wild | Steve "Spaz" Williams | Walt Disney Pictures | Also conductor |
2006 | Night at the Museum | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Fox | Also conductor |
2007 | Beowulf | Robert Zemeckis | Paramount Pictures (United States) Warner Bros. Pictures (International) |
Twelfth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Nominated World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Also conductor and orchestrator |
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Fox | Also conductor |
2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Stephen Sommers | Paramount Pictures | Also conductor and orchestrator |
2009 | G.I. Joe: The Invasion of Cobra Island | Rupinder Malhotra | Paramount Pictures | |
2009 | A Christmas Carol | Robert Zemeckis | Walt Disney Pictures | Thirteenth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis Also lyricist, conductor and orchestrator |
2010s
Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
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2010 | The A-Team | Joe Carnahan | 20th Century Fox | Also conductor and orchestrator |
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Joe Johnston | Paramount Pictures | Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music BMI Film Music Award Also conductor and orchestrator |
2012 | The Avengers | Joss Whedon | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Marvel Studios | Known as Avengers Assemble in the UK Also conductor and orchestrator |
2012 | Flight | Robert Zemeckis | Paramount Pictures | Fourteenth collaboration with Robert Zemeckis |
2013 | The Croods | Kirk DeMicco Chris Sanders |
20th Century Fox DreamWorks Animation |
Second collaboration with Chris Sanders First DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox. Also conductor and orchestrator |
2013 | RED 2 | Dean Parisot | Summit Entertainment | |
2014 | Night at the Museum 3 | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Fox 1492 Pictures 21 Laps Entertainment |
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2015 | Run All Night | Jaume Collet-Serra | Warner Bros. Pictures Dark Castle Entertainment |
Television series
Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
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1978-1979 | Starsky and Hutch | |
Episodes: "Deckwatch" "Starsky's Brother" "Sweet Revenge" |
1978-1983 | CHiPs | |
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1983 | Manimal | |
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1983 | T. J. Hooker | |
Episode: "A Child Is Missing" |
1986 | Amazing Stories | |
Episode: "Go to the Head of Class" |
1989-1995 | Tales from the Crypt | |
Episodes: "And All Through the House" "Abra Cadaver" "Yellow" "Beauty Rest" "House of Horror" "Till Death Do We Part" "You, Murderer" |
2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | |
References
- ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, ASCAP. Accessed October 21, 2007. "Manhattan-born and Teaneck, New Jersey-bred, Silvestri attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music before joining a Las Vegas band as a guitarist."
- Coutros, Evonne. "THE DRUMMER WHOM `GUMP' MARCHES TO", The Record (Bergen County), March 26, 1995. Accessed October 21, 2007. "Nearly three decades after Alan Silvestri drummed out beats for the Teaneck High School band, he's hoping to march to the podium Monday night to collect an Oscar."
- Back to the Future musical announced, BBC News, 31 January 2014. URL accessed on 9 March 2014.
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- Home. Silvestrivineyards.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-02.
- TribLIVE: #(gSection.name)#. Pittsburghlive.com (2012-01-05). Retrieved on 2012-05-02.
External links
- AlanSilvestri.com
- Alan Silvestri at All Music Guide
- Alan Silvestri at the Internet Movie Database
- Alan Silvestri at Soundtrackguide.net
- Castell'Alfero (Italy) country of Asti of which it is City Honorarium
- Complete Alan Silvestri Discography
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