Jake Monaco
Jake Monaco | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Orchestral, Classical, Ambient, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Arranger, Instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano, Bass |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Jake Monaco is an American film and TV composer. He currently scores Amazon.com’s The Stinky and Dirty Show, Netflix’s Dinotrux, and Warner Bros. Animation’s Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!.
Career
Monaco began playing guitar in high school,[1] later touring with a group while attending the University of Richmond in Virginia.[2] A few years after graduating, his bandmates opted to take up non-musical professional careers.
At the suggestion of a friend, Monaco enrolled in a film scoring course at University of Southern California. He has stated that although he had never had interest in scoring as a child, it was these classes that piqued his interest, explaining that he was “sucked in”[2] to the world of scoring almost immediately.
Monaco began assisting for composer Christophe Beck after graduating from the USC program, and through this connection he has contributed music to The Hangover film series, The Muppets, and Get Hard.[3] Monaco credits the time he spent assisting Beck as key to his success as a scorer, and has described assistant positions as “some of the best education and experience a young composer can receive”.[4] After assisting Christophe Beck for eight years, Monaco made the decision to begin scoring on his own.[2]
Monaco credits some of his inspiration as a composer to a stable of unorthodox stringed instruments he acquired from Rich Briggs. Monaco's studio includes custom-built guitars including a hub cap guitar, a copper pot guitar and a wine box bass.[5]
Recently, Monaco provided the score for 20th Century Fox's Keeping Up With The Joneses.[6]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Keeping Up With The Joneses | Composer |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Composer |
| 2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Composer |
| 2015 | Sisters | Composer |
| 2015 | Get Hard | Composer |
| 2015 | Hot Pursuit | Composer |
| 2015- | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Composer |
| 2015- | Be Cool, Scooby Doo! | Composer |
| 2015- | Dinotrux | Composer |
| 2015- | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Composer |
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Composer |
| 2014 | Let's Be Cops | Composer |
| 2014 | Endless Love | Composer |
| 2014 | Cake | Composer |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Composer |
| 2013 | Frozen | Composer |
| 2013 | We The Parents | Composer |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Composer |
| 2012 | This Means War | Composer |
| 2012 | The Watch | Composer |
| 2012 | Struck By Lightning | Composer |
| 2012 | Hunting Season | Composer |
| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Composer |
| 2011 | The Hangover: Part II | Composer |
| 2011 | Tower Heist | Composer |
| 2011 | The Muppets | Composer |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Composer |
| 2009 | The Hangover | Composer |
References
- ^ "Interview: Composer Jake Monaco - Movie Mom". Movie Mom. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ a b c Geektown (2016-10-01), Interview With Composer Jake Monaco (And His Interesting Collection Of Instruments!), retrieved 2017-01-19
- ^ "How Jake Monaco uses custom instruments in his fantastic scores". The Audio Spotlight. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "JOB HACKS | How To Be A Self-Employed Composer". Inverse. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ Composer Quest (2016-09-30), Jake Monaco's Studio Tour, retrieved 2017-01-19
- ^ "Jake Monaco". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-01-19.