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<big>'''<sup>Mark Mancina is a three-time Grammy Award Winning American film composer and Tony Nominated music producer.</sup>''' <sup>Mancina has scored over sixty films and television series including [[Speed (1994 film)|''Speed'']], [[Bad Boys (1995 film)|''Bad Boys'']], [[Twister (1996 film)|''Twister'']], [[Training Day|''Training Day'']], [[Con Air|''Con Air'']]'','' [[Criminal Minds|''Criminal Minds'']], ''[[Blood+]], [[Shooter (2007 film)|Shooter]], [[August Rush]], and'' [[Planes (film)|''Planes'']]</sup> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mark Mancina {{!}} Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack |url=/proxy/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006183/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref></big> |
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'''Mark Mancina''' is an American film composer. A veteran of [[Hans Zimmer]]'s [[Media Ventures]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=/proxy/http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=rcpmember&numid=17|title=Hans-Zimmer.com – Mark Mancina|website=www.hans-zimmer.com|access-date=2019-07-30|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20200803211242/http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=rcpmember&numid=17|url-status=live}}</ref> Mancina has scored over sixty films and television series including ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'', ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'', ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'', ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'', ''[[Training Day]]'', ''[[Brother Bear]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', ''[[Blood+]],'' ''[[Planes (film)|Planes]]'' and ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=/proxy/https://tomorrowsociety.com/mark-mancina-podcast/|title=TTSP #55: Composer Mark Mancina on the Music of Moana, Tarzan, and The Lion King|date=2018-10-08|website=Tomorrow Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-30|archive-date=2019-07-30|archive-url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20190730043647/https://tomorrowsociety.com/mark-mancina-podcast/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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<sup><big>He has made several collaborations with '''Walt Disney Animation Studios''' ('''WDAS'''), composing scores for [[Moana (2016 film)|''Moana'']]'', [[Brother Bear]]'', and [[Tarzan (1999 film)|''Tarzan'']]''.'' He also produced the original songs written by [[Elton John]] and [[Tim Rice]] for the 1994 Blockbuster [[The Lion King|''The Lion King'']]''.''</big></sup> |
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<big><sup>For the [[Disney Theatrical Productions]] adaptation of [[The Lion King (musical)|''The Lion King'']] on '''Broadway,''' Mancina produced the score and composed additional music and lyrics. He was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Tony Award for Best Original Score in a Musical]]</sup> <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Tony Award Nominations |url=/proxy/https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/?q=Tim%20Rice |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.tonyawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <sup>and was awarded Britain's [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for the London production.</sup></big> |
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<sup><big>Music collaborators include [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]], [[Opetaia Foaʻi|Opetaia Foa'i]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Lebo M]], and [[Clint Eastwood]].</big></sup> |
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== <sup>Film and Television Scores</sup> == |
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<big><sup>Mancina has worked as a composer for Hollywood Blockbuster action films, such as [[Speed (1994 film)|''Speed'']]'', [[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]], [[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]], [[Training Day]], [[Con Air]], [[Domestic Disturbance]]'' ''and [[Shooter (2007 film)|Shooter]].''</sup><ref name=":0" /></big> |
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<sup><big>As an early veteran of [[Remote Control Productions (American company)|Media Ventures]], he has collaborated with American composer [[Hans Zimmer|Hanz Zimmer]] on various projects, including films [[Days of Thunder|''Days of Thunder'']]'', [[True Romance]], and [[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]].''</big></sup> |
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<big><sup>Mancina's work as the song producer for the legendary 1994 film [[The Lion King (musical)|''The Lion King'']]'','' marked the beginning of his long-term collaboration with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]. He worked as a producer the original songs "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight|Can You Feel the Love Tonight,]]" "[[I Just Can't Wait to Be King|I Just Can't Wait To Be King]]," and [[Hakuna Matata (song)|"Hakuna Matata]]". He is currently producing the original songs for the upcoming prequel to the [[The Lion King]], [[Mufasa: The Lion King]].</sup> <ref>{{Cite web |title=FSM Board: Hans Zimmer & more - MUFASA: THE LION KING (2024) |url=/proxy/https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=156785&forumID=1&archive=0 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.filmscoremonthly.com}}</ref></big> |
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<big><sup>He partnered with [[Phil Collins]] on two [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney animated feature films]], [[Tarzan (1999 film)|''Tarzan'']] (for which [[Tarzan (1999 film soundtrack)|soundtrack]] he and Collins received a [[2000 Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media#2000s|Best Soundtrack Album]]) and [[Brother Bear|''Brother Bear'']]. He composed the score for Disney's 2013 film [[Planes (film)|''Planes'']], as well as the 2014 sequel [[Planes: Fire & Rescue|''Planes: Fire and Rescue'']]. He also composed the score for Disney's award-winning musical [[Moana (2016 film)|''Moana'']]'','' and co-wrote the songs with [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] and [[Opetaia Foa'i]]. He is currently working on producing the songs for the upcoming 2024 sequel [[Moana 2|''Moana 2'']]''.''</sup> <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=/proxy/https://movies.disney.com/moana-2 |title=Moana 2 |language=en |access-date=2024-05-31 |via=movies.disney.com}}</ref></big> |
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<sup><big>His other notable compositions include scores for [[Return to Paradise (1998 film)|''Return to Paradise'']], [[Moll Flanders (1996 film)|''Moll Flanders'']], [[Imagine That (film)|''Imagine That'']]'', [[Hurricane Season (2009 film)|Hurricane Season,]] [[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|Money Train]], [[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]]'', and [[August Rush|''August Rush'']]''.'' He also wrote the score for [[Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood']]<nowiki/>s film [[Cry Macho (film)|''Cry Macho'']] and upcoming film [[Juror#2|''Juror #2.'']]</big></sup> |
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<sup><big>Notably in television, he composed the main theme for the award-winning show [[Criminal Minds|''Criminal Minds'']] and scored 88 episodes. He also wrote the themes for [[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]'','' [[The Strip (American TV series)|''The Strip'']]'','' and anime television series ''[[Blood+]].''</big></sup> |
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<sup><big>Mancina co-arranged and orchestrated "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" for the previous Walt [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] [[Disney logo|logo]] from 2006 to 2022. Furthermore, he composed the music of the [[Disneynature]] logo, as well as co-composing the music of the 2013 [[DisneyToon Studios]] logo with [[David Metzger]].</big></sup> |
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He has made several collaborations with [[The Walt Disney Company]], and has won two [[Grammy Award]]s, and was nominated for an [[Annie Award]] for ''Brother Bear''. For his work on the [[Disney Theatrical Productions]] adaptation of [[The Lion King (musical)|''The Lion King'']], he was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Tony Award for Best Original Score in a Musical]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=/proxy/http://projectorandorchestra.com/the-music-of-the-lion-king-a-20th-anniversary-conversation-with-rob-minkoff-and-mark-mancina-part-iii/|title=The Music of The Lion King: A 20th Anniversary Conversation with Rob Minkoff and Mark Mancina – Part III|date=2014-09-19|website=projector & orchestra|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30|archive-date=2019-07-30|archive-url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20190730042144/http://projectorandorchestra.com/the-music-of-the-lion-king-a-20th-anniversary-conversation-with-rob-minkoff-and-mark-mancina-part-iii/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== <sup>Music Production and Songwriting</sup> == |
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<sup><big>Mancina has also co-written many songs for film and Broadway, most notably for [[Moana (2016 film)|''Moana'']] ''and the [[The Lion King (musical)|Lion King]]'' Musical''.''</big></sup> |
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== Career == |
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<big><sup>Mark Mancina has also made significant contributions as a producer to several renowned soundtracks. He composed the score and collaborated on several Phil Collins songs for the film [[Tarzan]]. The heartfelt ballad "[[You'll Be in My Heart|You'll Be In My Heart]]," which Mancina arranged and co-produced, won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Their partnership extended to [[Brother Bear]], where Mancina co-produced the songs and co-composed the score. He co-wrote songs for Disney's 2016 musical [[Moana (2016 film)|''Moana'']] with [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] and [[Opetaia Foa'i]] in addition to composing the film's original score.</sup> <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Mark Mancina - Biography |url=/proxy/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006183/bio/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref></big> |
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Mancina has worked primarily as a composer for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with [[Trevor Rabin]] on the soundtrack for ''[[Con Air]]''. He arranged many of the songs behind [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King]]'' (while [[Hans Zimmer]] wrote the orchestral score with [[Nick Glennie-Smith]] and [[Lebo M]] for the African chants) including the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical. He composed the score for the thriller ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' (1996) and the action films ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994) and ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' (1995). Mancina co-wrote several songs for [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s 1990 animated film ''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]''. |
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Mancina collaborated with [[John Van Tongeren]] to write the theme to the [[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|1995 revival of ''The Outer Limits'']]. They both scored ten episodes for the first season of the show. He collaborated with [[Phil Collins]] on two [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney animated feature films]], ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' (for which [[Tarzan (1999 film soundtrack)|soundtrack]] he and Collins received a [[2000 Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media#2000s|Best Soundtrack Album]]) and ''[[Brother Bear]]''. Mancina wrote and composed the arrangement of "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" from 2006 to 2022 for the previous [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] [[Disney logo|logo]] and was co-arranged with and orchestrated by [[David Metzger]]. Furthermore, he composed the music of the [[Disneynature]] logo, as well as co-composing the music of the 2013 [[DisneyToon Studios]] logo with Metzger. |
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== <sup>Progressive Rock and Pop</sup> == |
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<big><sup>In addition to his work in film and television, Mark Mancina has worked as a music producer and songwriter for multiple iconic artists and bands. He toured with [[Trevor Rabin]] in support of ''Can't Look Away'' and went on to produce tracks on the [[Yes (band)|Yes]] album [[Union (Yes album)|''Union'']] in 1991. He worked with [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] in London as he co-produced their 1992 album, [[Black Moon (album)|''Black Moon'']], and wrote the song ''Burning Bridges'' on the record. Mancina also worked on several records with producer [[Trevor Horn]], including the song [[Crazy (Seal song)|"Crazy,"]] performed by Grammy-winning artist [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]. He has also composed and arranged music with artist [[Kenny Loggins|Kenny Loggins.]]</sup><ref name=":2" /></big> |
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Mancina composed the music for the 2005–06 anime television series ''[[Blood+]]'', which had music produced by [[Hans Zimmer]].<ref>{{cite web | url=/proxy/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-08-28/hans-zimmer-and-mark-mancina-do-blood+music | title=Hans Zimmer And Mark Mancina Do Blood+ Music | publisher=Anime News Network | date=2005-08-28 | access-date=2007-12-18 | archive-date=2018-01-12 | archive-url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20180112101936/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-08-28/hans-zimmer-and-mark-mancina-do-blood+music | url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally in television, he composed score for ''Criminal Minds'' and ''Soldier Of Fortune, Inc''. |
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== ''<sup>The Lion King</sup>'' <sup>on Broadway</sup> == |
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<big><sup>Following the triumph of [[The Lion King]] (1994) film, Mancina proceeded to compose and produce additional tracks for the Lion King-inspired album "[[Rhythm of the Pride Lands|Rhythm of the Pridelands]]," alongside South African artist [[Lebo M]]. Among Mancina's original compositions, "[[He Lives in You|He Lives In You"]] emerged as a central theme for The Lion King's theatrical adaptation, debuting on Broadway in 1997 to widespread acclaim and subsequently captivating audiences across numerous global venues.</sup> <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Mark Mancina |url=/proxy/https://lionking.com/creative-team/mark-mancina/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Disney THE LION KING |language=en}}</ref> <sup>Mancina came up with the original idea for "He Lives In You" during the production of The Lion King film, later teaming up with [[Lebo M]] and [[Jay Rifkin]] for its adaptation to the stage. Notably, [[He Lives in You|"He Lives In You"]] and "[[Circle of Life]]" stand as the only two songs featured in both acts of the Broadway rendition. Mancina contributed original music and lyrics for the song "[[Shadowland (The Lion King)|Shadowland]]" in the musical.</sup><ref name=":3" /></big> |
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Mancina has contributed to a number of [[progressive rock]] projects. He toured with Trevor Rabin in support of ''Can't Look Away'' and went on to produce tracks on the [[Yes (band)|Yes]] album ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' in 1991. He worked with [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]], as he coproduced their 1992 album, ''[[Black Moon (album)|Black Moon]]'', and he also wrote one song ''Burning Bridges'' on this record. |
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<big><sup>In his capacity as a music producer for the stage, Mancina collaborated with Lebo M and director [[Julie Taymor]] to craft the unique musical ambiance of the Tony Award-winning production. Mancina's endeavors earned him a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Original Score</sup> <ref name=":1" /> <sup>in a Musical. Additionally, he earned his second Grammy for producing the Original Broadway Cast Album and was awarded [[Ivor Novello Awards|Britain's Ivor Novello Award]] for his contributions to the London production.</sup></big> |
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With playwright [[Glen Berger]], Mancina has written a musical based on the film ''[[August Rush]]'', for which he had written the score. Mancina and Berger cowrote the lyrics for the musical, with Mancina writing the music and Berger writing the book. Under the direction of [[John Doyle (director)|John Doyle]], it received its world premiere at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=/proxy/http://www.playbill.com/article/john-doyle-assembles-creative-team-for-world-premiere-of-august-rush-musical|title=John Doyle Assembles Creative Team for World Premiere of August Rush Musical|first=Adam|last=Hetrick|date=March 21, 2019|website=Playbill|access-date=May 12, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20190331212244/http://www.playbill.com/article/john-doyle-assembles-creative-team-for-world-premiere-of-august-rush-musical|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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<sup><big>Born in Santa Monica, California, Mancina spent his childhood in Culver City and Huntington Beach, California. Starting his musical journey at a young age, he has been active throughout his life as a singer, guitarist, and pianist. In his film and television compositions, Mancina often incorporates his own performances on piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and drums.</big></sup> |
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Although he did not participate in the 2020 film ''[[Bad Boys for Life]]'', his original theme for ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' is used heavily throughout the film as well as the end credits. |
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<big><sup>He resides in [[Carmel, California]], with his wife and daughter. Trained as a classical guitarist and pianist, he is an avid instrument connoisseur.</sup><ref name=":2" /></big> |
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He resides in [[Carmel, California]], with his wife and daughter. Trained as a classical guitarist, he is an avid guitar player and rare instrument collector.<ref>{{cite news|url=/proxy/http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Vintage-guitars-of-Rumble-Seat-Music-4585158.php|title=Vintage guitars of Rumble Seat Music|last=May|first=Meredith|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=2013-06-07|access-date=2017-08-03|archive-date=2017-08-04|archive-url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20170804172858/http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Vintage-guitars-of-Rumble-Seat-Music-4585158.php|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|As composer of additional music & choral arranger<br>Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]], [[Tim Rice]] & [[Elton John]] |
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Genres | Film score, television score, rock, pop, progressive rock |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, arranger |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | mark-mancina |
Mark Mancina is an American film composer. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Media Ventures,[1] Mancina has scored over sixty films and television series including Speed, Bad Boys, Twister, Tarzan, Training Day, Brother Bear, Criminal Minds, Blood+, Planes and Moana.[2]
He has made several collaborations with The Walt Disney Company, and has won two Grammy Awards, and was nominated for an Annie Award for Brother Bear. For his work on the Disney Theatrical Productions adaptation of The Lion King, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score in a Musical.[3]
Career
Mancina has worked primarily as a composer for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with Trevor Rabin on the soundtrack for Con Air. He arranged many of the songs behind Disney's The Lion King (while Hans Zimmer wrote the orchestral score with Nick Glennie-Smith and Lebo M for the African chants) including the Broadway musical. He composed the score for the thriller Twister (1996) and the action films Speed (1994) and Bad Boys (1995). Mancina co-wrote several songs for Hanna-Barbera's 1990 animated film Jetsons: The Movie.
Mancina collaborated with John Van Tongeren to write the theme to the 1995 revival of The Outer Limits. They both scored ten episodes for the first season of the show. He collaborated with Phil Collins on two Disney animated feature films, Tarzan (for which soundtrack he and Collins received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album) and Brother Bear. Mancina wrote and composed the arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" from 2006 to 2022 for the previous Disney logo and was co-arranged with and orchestrated by David Metzger. Furthermore, he composed the music of the Disneynature logo, as well as co-composing the music of the 2013 DisneyToon Studios logo with Metzger.
Mancina composed the music for the 2005–06 anime television series Blood+, which had music produced by Hans Zimmer.[4] Additionally in television, he composed score for Criminal Minds and Soldier Of Fortune, Inc.
Mancina has contributed to a number of progressive rock projects. He toured with Trevor Rabin in support of Can't Look Away and went on to produce tracks on the Yes album Union in 1991. He worked with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, as he coproduced their 1992 album, Black Moon, and he also wrote one song Burning Bridges on this record.
With playwright Glen Berger, Mancina has written a musical based on the film August Rush, for which he had written the score. Mancina and Berger cowrote the lyrics for the musical, with Mancina writing the music and Berger writing the book. Under the direction of John Doyle, it received its world premiere at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois in May 2019.[5]
Although he did not participate in the 2020 film Bad Boys for Life, his original theme for Bad Boys is used heavily throughout the film as well as the end credits.
Personal life
He resides in Carmel, California, with his wife and daughter. Trained as a classical guitarist, he is an avid guitar player and rare instrument collector.[6]
Discography
Film
1980s
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1987 | Mankillers | David A. Prior | Action International Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Composed with Tim James and Steven McClintock |
Code Name Vengeance | David Winters | Action International Pictures | ||
1988 | Death Chase | David A. Prior | ||
Night Wars | ||||
Space Mutiny | David Winters Neal Sundstrom | |||
1989 | Hell on the Battleground | David A. Prior | ||
Future Force | Composed with Steven McClintock |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2013 | Penthouse North | Joseph Ruben | Dimension Films (United States) Lionsgate (International) Demarest Films TAJJ Media Bunk 11 Pictures Kilburn Media |
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Planes | Klay Hall | Walt Disney Pictures Disneytoon Studios |
Nominated- International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score in an Animated Film | |
2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Bobs Gannaway | ||
2016 | Moana | Ron Clements John Musker |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Composed with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i of the group Te Vaka
Nominated- Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media |
2020s
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2020 | Bad Boys for Life |
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Columbia Pictures 2.0 Entertainment Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Overbrook Entertainment |
Credited as composer of original Bad Boys theme |
2021 | Cry Macho | Clint Eastwood | Malpaso Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
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2022 | The Sea Beast | Chris Williams | Netflix Netflix Animation |
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2024 | Moana 2 | David G. Derrick Jr. | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Composed with Opetaia Foa'i |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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1992 | Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World | Documentary series; 11 episodes |
1993 | Taking Liberty | Television film |
Lifepod | ||
1993–94 | Space Rangers | 6 episodes |
1995–2000 | The Outer Limits | 18 episodes & theme music
Nominated- CableACE Award for Best Score in a Series |
1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Episode: "The Choice" |
1997–98 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | 20 episodes & theme music |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Miniseries; 1 episode |
Houdini | Television film | |
1999 | The Strip | 10 episodes & theme music |
2005–06 | Blood+ | Anime; 50 episodes |
2005–09 | Criminal Minds | 88 episodes & theme music |
2006 | A House Divided | Television film |
Theatre
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997–present | The Lion King | Composed with Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice, Elton John, Lebo M, Jay Rifkin & Julie Taymor
Nominated- Tony Award for Best Original Score |
Video games
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Composed with Lorne Balfe & Hans Zimmer Additional music Nominated- BAFTA Games Awards for Best Original Score Nominated- BAFTA Games Awards for Best Audio Nominated- International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for Interactive Media |
2012 | Sorcery |
See also
References
- ^ "Hans-Zimmer.com – Mark Mancina". www.hans-zimmer.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "TTSP #55: Composer Mark Mancina on the Music of Moana, Tarzan, and The Lion King". Tomorrow Society. 2018-10-08. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "The Music of The Lion King: A 20th Anniversary Conversation with Rob Minkoff and Mark Mancina – Part III". projector & orchestra. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer And Mark Mancina Do Blood+ Music". Anime News Network. 2005-08-28. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (March 21, 2019). "John Doyle Assembles Creative Team for World Premiere of August Rush Musical". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ May, Meredith (2013-06-07). "Vintage guitars of Rumble Seat Music". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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