Mark Mancina
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Mark Mancina | |
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Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, arranger |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | mark-mancina |
Mark Mancina is an American film composer. A veteran of
He has made several collaborations with
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
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
Discography
Film
1980s
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1987 | Mankillers | David A. Prior | Sony Pictures Entertainment
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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 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.
External links
- The Music of Mark Mancina (official website)
- Mark Mancina at IMDb
- BroadwayWorld.com interview with Mark Mancina, November 26, 2007