Danny Troob
Daniel Troob (born February 28, 1949, in
Forest Hills, New York) is an American arranger and orchestrator best known for his contributions to the Disney blockbusters of the 1990s & 2000s. He won Drama Desk awards for Big River (1985) and Rodgers & Hammersteins' "Cinderella
" (2013).
Troob made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 12 with an orchestral work orchestrated by himself and conducted by Leopold Stokowski. It was the first time he attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. He graduated from Forest Hills High School, Class of '66 and graduated with Honors in Music Composition at Harvard University in 1970.[1]
Troob's most popular Disney feature film credits include Tangled.
His Broadway credits start with dance music to Pacific Overtures (1976), Baker's Wife (1977), and orchestrations include Shrek The Musical (2008) for Broadway.
He was nominated for an
Annie Award in 2001 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Musical Score for an Animated Feature Production for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.[2]
He currently lives in New York City.
Stage work
- 2021 - Beauty and the Beast (musical)
- 2015 - 69th Tony Awards
- 2015 - Doctor Zhivago (musical)
- 2014 - Aladdin (2011 musical)
- 2013 - Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
- 2012 - 66th Tony Awards
- 2011 - Newsies
- 2010 - The Addams Family (additional orchestrations)
- 2009 - The 101 Dalmatians Musical[3]
- 2009 - 63rd Tony Awards
- 2008 - Shrek the Musical
- 2008 - Gypsy(Revival) (special keyboard arrangements)
- 2008 - The Little Mermaid
- 2006 - The Pajama Game
- 2005 - Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Revue)
- 2003 - Little Shop of Horrors
- 1998 - Footloose
- 1997 - King David (additional orchestrations)
- 1995 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Revival)
- 1994 - Beauty and the Beast[4]
- 1992 - My Favorite Year (orchestration for "Manhattan")
- 1988 - Legs Diamond (additional orchestrations)
- 1988 - Romance/Romance (additional orchestrations)
- 1985 - Big River (orchestrated and music supervised)
- 1984 - The Three Musketeers (Revival) (additional orchestrations)
- 1981 - Bring Back Birdie (music and dance arrangements)
- 1980 - Happy New Year (additional orchestrations)
- 1979 - Saravà
- 1977 - Side by Side by Sondheim (Revue)
- 1976 - Pacific Overtures (dance music)[5]
- 1975 - Goodtime Charley (dance arrangements)[6][1]
Filmography
- 2018 - Mary Poppins Returns (additional orchestrations)
- 2010 - Tangled (additional orchestrations)
- 2009 - The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (orchestrator)
- 2007 - Enchanted (orchestrator, all songs and animated score) [7]
- 2005 - Once Upon a Mattress (TV movie) (lead orchestrator)
- 2005 - The Producers (additional orchestrator: score)
- 2004 - Noel (conductor, music arranger, orchestrator)
- 2004 - Home on the Range (additional orchestrator)
- 2001 - South Pacific (TV movie) (song orchestrator)
- 2001 - Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (video) (conductor: score, orchestrator)
- 2000 - The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea(video) (conductor: score, orchestrator: score)
- 2000 - Geppetto(TV movie) (song orchestrator)
- 1999 - Annie (TV movie) (musical underscore, orchestrator)
- 1998 - Cousin Bette(music adaptor, music arranger: songs, musician: piano, orchestrator)
- 1997 - Cinderella (TV movie) (composer: additional music, music adaptor, music arranger: songs)
- 1997 - Hercules (music arranger, orchestrator)
- 1996 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (additional score orchestrator)
- 1995 - Pocahontas (conductor: score, music arranger: songs, orchestrator)
- 1995 - A Goofy Movie (arranger & orchestrator: "After Today")
- 1994 - The Lion King (additional arrangement: song)
- 1992 - Aladdin (orchestrations: song and score, songs arranged by)
- 1992 - Newsies (music arranger: vocal arrangements, songs orchestrated & conducted)
- 1992 - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (arranger: "My Christmas Tree")[1]
- 1992 - Shining Through (orchestrator)
- 1991 - Beauty and the Beast (orchestrator, songs arranger)[8]
Film composer
- 2001 - Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure[9] (video)
- 2000 - The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea(video)
- 1997 - Boys Life 2 (segment "Trevor")
- 1994 - Trevor (short) [1][8]
- 1998 - Cousin Bette(music: "The Other Side of Heaven", "The Tiger Song", "The Devil Song", "Farewell, My Friends", "Le Carilloneur" / lyrics: "The Other Side of Heaven", "The Tiger Song", "The Devil Song", "Farewell, My Friends", "Le Carilloneur" / performer: "Spera O'Marinar", "Nelly's Air" / "Wedding Polka", "Wedding Waltz", "Can Can")
- 1997 - Cinderella (TV movie) (music: "Transformation")
References
- ^ a b c d "Danny Troob". IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "DANNY TROOB Theatre Credits - Who's Who Bio". Playbill.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Rachel York Is Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians Tour". Playbill.com. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast on Tour - Creative Team - DANNY TROOB". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "BroadwayWorld.com - Danny Troob Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Danny Troob: Credits, Bio, News & More". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Get Enchanted! Chapter Three: Musical minstrels Alan Menken and Danny Troob!". Animatedviews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (Video 2001)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
External links
- Danny Troob at the Internet Broadway Database
- Danny Troob at IMDb
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