Evan Frankfort

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Evan Frankfort
Birth nameChristopher Jay Frankfort
Born (1970-12-13) December 13, 1970 (age 53)
GenresTelevision score, Music Production
Occupation(s)Film composer, Music producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, Drums,
Websiteevanfrankfort.com

Evan Frankfort (born December 13, 1970) is an American television music producer. He has composed music for several shows and films including Rules of Engagement, Swingtown, In Plain Sight, and 90210. He has also contributed to over 100 records, working with artists including Plain White T's, Liz Phair, Rancid, Flock of Seagulls, The Dollyrots, and many more.[1]

Evan met Liz Phair while both were in the studio working on TV shows, and became one of her scoring partners, on projects such as Swingtown, In Plain Sight and 90210, as well as Phair's album Funstyle.[2] Both alongside Marc 'Doc' Dauer have been scoring In Plain Sight since its third season.[3]

Work 1990 - present[edit]

Awards[edit]

In 1996, Evan won a Daytime Emmy Award for his musical contributions to Guiding Light, under the name Christopher Jay.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Evan Frankfort". All Music.
  2. ^ "Cool and Composed". ASCAP. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Summer Television Music Roundup [Part 1]". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ^ "The 100". IMDB.
  5. ^ a b "Evan Frankfort". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
  6. ^ "Evan Frankfort Credits". Yahoo. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  7. ^ "The Beautiful Life". Variety. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Swingtown". Variety. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Soundtrack 90210".
  10. ^ "Ka-ching! Some musicians sold on commercial outlets". US News Tweets. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  11. ^ "Evan Frankfort". Retrieved 4 April 2012.