Alan Silvestri
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| Alan Silvestri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alan Anthony Silvestri |
| Born | March 26, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano, Drums |
| Years active | 1972 - present |
Alan Silvestri (born March 26, 1950, New York City) is an acclaimed American Academy Award nominated film score composer and conductor. He studied guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out after two years to tour with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders.
Silvestri is best known for his numerous collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Romancing the Stone (1984), the Back to the Future trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The Polar Express (2004) and Beowulf (2007). He received Oscar nominations for Best Original Score for Forrest Gump, a Best Song for "Believe" on The Polar Express soundtrack, and two Grammy Awards for the music from Cast Away and (with Glen Ballard) the song "Believe" from The Polar Express. Aside from his collaborations with Zemeckis, Silvestri is known for his work in Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), both of which are considered preeminent examples of action/sci-fi film scores.
Silvestri grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey[1] and attended Teaneck High School there.[2]
[edit] Filmography
- Cats (1969)
- The Doberman Gang (1972)
- The Mack (1973) (1983 video reissue)
- Las Vegas Lady (1975)
- The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
- The Fifth Floor (1978)
- CHiPs (1978-1983)
- Romancing the Stone (1984)
- Fandango (1985)
- Cat's Eye (1985)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Summer Rental (1985)
- The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
- The Delta Force (1986)
- American Anthem (1986)
- Flight of the Navigator (1986)
- No Mercy (1986)
- Critical Condition (1987)
- Outrageous Fortune (1987)
- Predator (1987)
- Overboard (1987)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Mac and Me (1988)
- My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
- She's Out of Control (1989)
- The Abyss (1989)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- Downtown (1990)
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)
- Young Guns II (1990)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Back to the Future: The Ride (1991)
- Soapdish (1991)
- Dutch (1991)
- Shattered (1991)
- Ricochet (1991)
- Father of the Bride (1991)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- Diner (1992)
- Death Becomes Her (1992)
- The Bodyguard (1992)
- Sidekicks (1992)
- In Search of the Obelisk (1993)
- Cop and a Half (1993)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993)
- Judgement Night (1993)
- Grumpy Old Men (1993)
- Clean Slate (1994)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Blown Away (1994)
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
- The Quick and the Dead (1995)
- The Perez Family (1995)
- Judge Dredd (1995)
- Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
- Grumpier Old Men (1995)
- Sgt. Bilko (1996)
- Mission: Impossible (1996) (score withdrawn after 30 mins of recording) (uncredited)YouTube: Mission Impossible climactic scene with original Alan Silvestri score
- Eraser (1996)
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
- Fools Rush In (1997)
- Volcano (1997)
- Contact (1997)
- Mouse Hunt (1997)
- The Odd Couple II (1998)
- The Parent Trap (1998)
- Holy Man (1998)
- Practical Magic (1998)
- Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (1999) (IMAX)
- Stuart Little (1999)
- Reindeer Games (2000)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
- Cast Away (2000)
- What Women Want (2000)
- The Mexican (2001)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- Serendipity (2001)
- Showtime (2002)
- Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Identity (2003)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
- Two Soldiers (2003)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Hard Rock Treasures (2005)
- The Wild (2006)
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- Beowulf (2007)
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) (Score planned to be written by Alan, but due to conflict with G.I. Joe, he only wrote "Butterfly Fly Away")
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
[edit] 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."
