Aaron Zigman

Aaron Zigman
Born	August 25, 1963 (1963-08-25) San Diego, California

Aaron Zigman (born August 25, 1963) is an American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician for several recent films.

Zigman was born in San Diego, California. A graduate of Point Loma High School, he studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. While still at university, he had a contract with Almo Irving and wrote songs for Carly Simon, the T.V. show Fame, and co-wrote with David Lasley, Jerry Knight and Steve Cropper. In 1983, he began studying with his cousin George Bassman (who orchestrated The Wizard of Oz and wrote the music for the films Marty and The Postman Always Rings Twice). Bassman had also penned the Tommy Dorsey Classic, "Getting Sentimental Over You", was the musical arranger for Lena Horne and Benny Goodman and orchestrated for Andre Kostelanetz. In the 1980s, Zigman began to make a name for himself as a studio musician and wrote a big hit in pop music called "Crush On You" which was a top chart record for The Jets. He then worked for Clive Davis and produced and arranged for Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole. During this time he wrote, arranged and produced songs for many of the top singers and artists in the industry such as Ray Charles, Sting, Phil Collins, Dionne Warwick, Boz Skaggs, Tina Turner, Seal, Carly Simon, the Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis, Jennifer Holliday, Patti LaBelle, Chicago, Natalie Cole and Christina Aguilera. In the 1990s he entered the film industry, with his work being featured on film soundtracks for Mulan, What’s Love Got to Do With It?, The Birdcage, Licence to Kill, Caddyshack and Pocahontas. Aaron Zigman wrote the score for 2004's The Notebook.

Filmography

• John Q. (2002)
• The Notebook (2004)
• Raise Your Voice (2004)
• The Wendell Baker Story (2004)
• In the Mix (2005)
• Alpha Dog (2006)
• Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
• The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
• Take the Lead (2006)
• ATL (2006)
• 10th & Wolf (2006)
• Step Up (2006)
• Flicka (2006)
• Pride (2007)
• Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
• Good Luck Chuck (2007)
• The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
• Why Did I Get Married (2007)
• Martian Child (2007)
• Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
• Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)
• Meet the Browns (2008)
• Lake City (2008)
• Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
• Flash of Genius (2008)
• The Family That Preys (2008)
• Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas (2008)
• Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
• The Proposal (2009)
• My Sister's Keeper (2009)
• The Ugly Truth (2009)
• I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
• The Company Men (2010)
• The Last Song (2010)
• Sex and the City 2 (2010)
• For Colored Girls (2010)
• Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
• I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
• What's Your Number? (2011)
• Good Deeds (2012)

External links

• Aaron Zigman at the Internet Movie Database