John Beal (composer)
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John Everett Beal | |
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Born | John Everett Beal January 20, 1947 Santa Monica, California, United States |
Occupation(s) | Music conductor Music composer Jazz Musician Classical musician Military veteran |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1966–1972 |
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John Everett Beal (born January 20, 1947) is an American composer and conductor known for his work in the American film industry. He has conducted for major recording artists ranging from
Early life
John Beal was born in
Career
Beal's first instrument was piano at age 6. He was a professional soloist in a boys choir at age 8 and a professional jazz and big band drummer on stage and in the recording studio by age 10. After his highly decorated service with the
Beginning in the late 1970s, he composed original music for numerous hit television series, including Vegas with Robert Urich, Eight Is Enough with Dick Van Patten and Betty Buckley, Happy Days with Ron Howard and Henry Winkler, Laverne & Shirley with Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, Goodtime Girls with Annie Potts and Georgia Engel, Legmen with Bruce Greenwood and John Terlesky, and Chicago Story with Dennis Franz and Craig T. Nelson. His feature films included Zero to Sixty (1978) starring Darren McGavin and Joan Collins, The Funhouse (1981) from director Tobe Hooper, Terror in the Aisles (1984) starring Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen, and Killer Party (1986) starring Sherry Willis-Burch.[9]
At the suggestion of Gary LeMel (President, Worldwide Music for
Conducting professionally since he was 23 years old, Maestro Beal is a highly sought-after conductor and has conducted a wide and diverse variety of shows and live-to-film scores with many of the world's greatest musicians in venues stretching from London to Tokyo, from the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, the National Orchestra of Belgium and The City of Prague Philharmonic, to the National Symphony of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur and the Evergreen Symphony of Taiwan, as well as major symphony orchestras throughout the United States, including several decades in Los Angeles with the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra.[17] Recently, John Beal has been conducting live to film concerts that include such films as Star Wars Return of the Jedi,[18] Toy Story,[19] The Godfather,[20] Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,[21] The Goonies,[22] Home Alone,[23] Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone],[24][25][26] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,[27] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,[28][29] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,[30] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,[31] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,[32] Music Directed the world premiere of Respect Film in Concert, Music Directed and conducted the world premiere of Chicago Live to Film and Music Directed and conducted the world premiere of Rocketman: Live in Concert.[33]
In December 2017 John Beal began working with
Other projects
Working with one of his mentors,
John Beal served as the General Manager and Producer of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra for its debut concerts in the Los Angeles area, and as its television producer.[42] Beal is President of Reeltime Creative, a company that consults for and produces motion picture creative advertising ranging from film trailers to posters to web sites.[43]
Selected film trailers
Some of the well-known film trailers (for which John Beal wrote
Organizations
According to his official biography, Beal is a former Governor of the Composers & Lyricists Guild of America (CLGA), former National Trustee and Governor of the Los Angeles Chapter of
Military service
Beal served in the United States Marine Corps and was trained as a specialist in
Military awards and decorations
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Discography
- Oivia Newton John, My Heart is Alive
- Evergreen: Music of Barbra Streisand
- One and Only, Gladys Knight
- Bob Crewe, Street Talk
- Captain & Tennille, Keeping Our Love Warm
- Linda Lewis, Can't We Just Sit Down?
- David Soul, Playing to an Audience of One
- Ernie Collins, King Tut's Back
- Death of a Nation, Soundtrack
- Killer Party, Soundtrack
- Pakalameredith Band
- Deadly Blessing, Soundtrack
- Disturbing Behavior: Original Score
- The Funhouse, Soundtrack
- Terror in the Aisles, Soundtrack
- The Man with Bogart's Face, Soundtrack
- Zero to Sixty, Soundtrack
- X-Files Celebration
- Cinema Eclectic
- The SnowFiles
- The Best of Stephen King, Vol. 1
- Apocalypse Nam, the 10,000 Day War
- Zork: Grand Inquisitor
- Watch the Skies
- Heart Of The Ocean: The Film Music of James Horner
- Coming Soon, Volumes 1 & 2
- Halloween Horror Hits Volume One
- Halloween Horror Hits Volume Two
- Super Scary Monster Party
- Greatest Science Fiction Hits
- The Jerry Goldsmith Collection - Volume One: Rarities
- Film Noir's Finest: Themes from the Dark Side of the Lens
- The Ring: Horror's Finest, Volume 1
- Music from the X-Files 20th Anniversary Celebration
Articles and books
- Humanizing Music with Composer John Beal CS Music
- BWW Interview: Composer and Film Conductor John Beal Talks Rocketman: Live in Concert BroadwayWorld
- The Emerging Film Composer book by Richard Bellis, 2006 pp. 136–137
- Welcome to Heart Attack City' by John Beal, "The Score", Volume XII Number 4, Winter 1998 p. 1, (continues on p. 4) Online
- John Beal, Musical Chameleon November 11, 1998, interview by Helene San, Cinemusic.net
- The Modern Hollywood Composer: Interview with Composer John Beal, by Simon Barber, Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts Interview
- The Art of Scoring Trailers: John Beal by Lukas Kendall, Part 1 - Film Score Monthly Magazine, issue #35, July 2003, pp 6–7, Part 2 continues in issue #36/Aug 37/September 1993, pp18–19 Online version Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Art of the Tease by Rick Sherwood, Hollywood Reporter August 25, 1992 pp. S-39-S-72
- Coming Attractions!: The two-minute film scores of John Beal by Randall D. Larson, "The Score" Cinefantastique, June 1999, Volume 31, Number 6 p. 60
- Aisle of the Dead: Revisiting Terror Tonalities with John Beal By Randall D. Larson
- The Oxford Student, Trailer Music[3]'
- Disneyland 60th Anniversary: Composers share favorite Disney music memories by Mark Morton, Examiner
- Trailer Music Vibe: Featured Film Composer John Beal [4]
- Movie Trailer Music: It's Not What You Think The Guardian 2011 [5]
- Trailer Music: A Look at the Overlooked [6]
- Razor-thin Copyright Line: Approximating temp music for trailers is risky business, Variety, June 2, 2010 Razor-thin copyright line
See also
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