Jake Monaco
Jake Monaco | |
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![]() Monaco at the 2024 WonderCon | |
Background information | |
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 Prime Video's The Stinky & 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
Monaco began assisting for composer
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]
Discography
Feature films
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2010 | Role/Play | Rob Williams | — |
2012 | Struck by Lightning | Brian Dannelly | — |
The Men Next Door | Rob Williams | — | |
2013 | Kilimanjaro | Walter Strafford | — |
Living on One Dollar | Zach Ingrasci Sean Leonard Chris Temple |
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2014 | Out to Kill | Rob Williams | — |
Let's Be Cops | Luke Greenfield | Composed with Christophe Beck | |
Playing It Cool | Justin Reardon | — | |
2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Don Michael Paul | — |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Mandie Fletcher | — | |
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits | Michelle Johnston | — | |
Keeping Up with the Joneses | Greg Mottola | — | |
2018 | Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost | Doug Murphy | Composed with Matthew Janszen |
Dumplin' | Anne Fletcher | — | |
2019 | Through the Windows | Petey Barma Bret 'Brook' Parker |
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A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish | Michelle Johnston | — | |
2020 | Walkaway Joe | Tom Wright | Composed with Christophe Beck |
Think Like a Dog | Gil Junger | — | |
2021 | Flora & Ulysses | Lena Khan | — |
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck | Michelle Johnston | Composed with Brittany Dunton |
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2005 | Stuck | Adam Kargman | — |
2007 | Routine | Scott Brown | — |
Union Station | Beth Spitalny | — | |
2008 | Better than Astronauts | Jonathan Barenboim | — |
Secret Circles, Hidden Prayers | Amber Beard | — | |
The Orphan | Dan Treharne | — | |
2009 | Roses | Trish Hadley | — |
Elevated | Jared Mark | — | |
Point of Entry | Zeus Quijano Jr. | — | |
2010 | Where Life Is | Coyote Marino | — |
A Tall Tale | Brittany Biggs | — | |
I Suck | Jason Bowers | — | |
2011 | Blunderkind | Zak Mechanic | — |
The Lepidoctor | Jonathan Barenboim | — | |
2012 | The Road We've Traveled | Davis Guggenheim | — |
2013 | The Magic Bracelet | Jon Poll | — |
2017 | Again | Alexis Jacknow | — |
2018 | Yellow is the New Black | Serguei Kouchnerov Fabien Polack |
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2019 | Santa's Little Helpers | Bruno Chauffard Derek Drymon |
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2020 | Lamp Life | Valerie LaPointe | — |
Out | Steven Hunter | — |
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
External links
- Jake Monaco at IMDb
- Interview with Jake Monaco, A Podcast Named Scooby-Doo!, October 2017