Paul Haslinger
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Paul Haslinger is an Austria
n-born composer and musician currently based in Los Angeles
, California
.
in Vienna
, Austria
, Haslinger joined the German
electronic music
group, Tangerine Dream
in 1986. During the following 5 years he recorded a total of 15 albums with the group, participated in 4 international tours and collaborated on a number of soundtracks, including Miracle Mile
, Near Dark
, and Shy People
. The soundtrack
album for the Miramar film release Canyon Dreams
by director Jan Nickman
, earned Haslinger his first Grammy nomination in 1991.
Haslinger decided to leave the group and move to Los Angeles
in 1992. The Blue Room project, in collaboration with Peter Baumann
, was recorded but never released on Private Music. Subsequently, Haslinger set up his own studio operation in West Hollywood, California
, named The Assembly Room, and released 3 solo albums, Future Primitive (1994), World Without Rules (1996), and Score (1999).
In 1998, he was asked to join the team around film composer Graeme Revell
, working as a programmer and arranger for projects such as Chinese Box
, The Negotiator, The Siege
, Pitch Black, Blow
and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
. It was during this time that Haslinger decided to redirect his creative effort towards film scoring specifically and music-to-picture applications in general. After getting his start with a series of experimental Computer Graphic scores (Planetary Traveler, The Story of Computer Graphics), he earned his first solo feature credit with the 2000 HBO film Cheaters
, which also marked the directorial debut of John Stockwell
. The movie established Haslinger as a new voice in film scoring, blending song and score elements into a more integrated approach, aiming to combine the best of traditional orchestral scoring technique, with up to date music production, as it is typically only employed on album production. The approach was successful, and Haslinger has worked on every John Stockwell
film since (Crazy/Beautiful
, Blue Crush
, Into the Blue, Turistas
).
Steven Spielberg
's film Minority Report
(2002) marks the first time Haslinger’s music was licensed to replace musical song elements used in the film soundtrack. To date, existing music of Haslingers’ has been licensed for over 20 feature films, including Batman Begins
, The Mothman Prophecies and An Inconvenient Truth
.
In 2003, Haslinger scored his first film to open No.1 at the US box office
, Underworld
, directed by Len Wiseman
. The score soundtrack
was released on Lakeshore Records, and based on the success of this album Haslinger was approached by Canadian/French game developer UbiSoft
in 2005 to write music for his first computer game, Far Cry Instincts
. The working relationship continues, and recently Haslinger has finished producing the music for Rainbow Six Vegas, the latest in the Tom Clancy inspired series of computer games, to be released in late 2006.
Haslinger favors a recording studio based production style, working in close collaboration with musicians and using multi-tracking and non-linear editing techniques as part of his creative process. He describes the studio itself as his main instrument.
In recent years, a core group of collaborators has established itself around Haslinger, including jazz
trumpet
player Jon Hassell
, Brian Williams (aka Lustmord)
, guitarists Adam Jones
(Tool) and Peter Maunu, Lebanese musician AJ Racy, and singers Sussan Deyhim
, Nona Hendryx and Lori Carson
. This group was prominently featured in the score for the Showtime Mini-Series, Sleeper Cell
. The music for Sleeper Cell I: The Enemy Is Here
earned Haslinger his first Emmy Award
nomination in 2006.
Current releases include Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
(2009) and the upcoming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine
video game from Activision
and Raven Software
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-born composer and musician currently based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Life and career
Haslinger was born in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. After studying classical musicClassical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Haslinger joined the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
group, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
in 1986. During the following 5 years he recorded a total of 15 albums with the group, participated in 4 international tours and collaborated on a number of soundtracks, including Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile (film)
Miracle Mile is a 1988 apocalyptic thriller cult film written and directed by Steve De Jarnatt, and starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham that takes place mostly in real time. It is named after the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, where most of the action takes place. The movie was...
, Near Dark
Near Dark
Near Dark is an American vampire/Western horror film, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, and directed by Bigelow. The story follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires...
, and Shy People
Shy People
Shy People is a critically acclaimed 1987 American drama about two branches of a family that reunite with tragic results, starring Barbara Hershey, Jill Clayburgh, and Martha Plimpton. It was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, written by Konchalovsky, Marjorie David and Gerard Brach, and features...
. The soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
album for the Miramar film release Canyon Dreams
Canyon Dreams
Canyon Dreams is an album by Tangerine Dream, recorded in 1987 and released in 1991 on Compact Disc and Compact Cassette. The music is written as a sound accompaniment for the different scenic video scenes about the Grand Canyon in the film "Canyon Dreams" by Jan Nickman released by Miramar...
by director Jan Nickman
Jan Nickman
Jan Nickman is an American film and television director, producer, cinematographer and writer. As the co-founder of Miramar Images, Inc. and Sacred Earth Pictures, Nickman's career in film and television spans three decades...
, earned Haslinger his first Grammy nomination in 1991.
Haslinger decided to leave the group and move to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 1992. The Blue Room project, in collaboration with Peter Baumann
Peter Baumann
Peter Baumann formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976...
, was recorded but never released on Private Music. Subsequently, Haslinger set up his own studio operation in West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
, named The Assembly Room, and released 3 solo albums, Future Primitive (1994), World Without Rules (1996), and Score (1999).
In 1998, he was asked to join the team around film composer Graeme Revell
Graeme Revell
Graeme Revell is a New Zealand film score composer.Revell attended Auckland Grammar School, where he finished his final year in 7A...
, working as a programmer and arranger for projects such as Chinese Box
Chinese Box
Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997...
, The Negotiator, The Siege
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks on New York City...
, Pitch Black, Blow
Blow (film)
Blow is a 2001 biopic about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real...
and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 adventure thriller film adapted from the Tomb Raider video game series. Directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, it was released in U.S. theaters on June 15, 2001. The film was a commercial success...
. It was during this time that Haslinger decided to redirect his creative effort towards film scoring specifically and music-to-picture applications in general. After getting his start with a series of experimental Computer Graphic scores (Planetary Traveler, The Story of Computer Graphics), he earned his first solo feature credit with the 2000 HBO film Cheaters
Cheaters (film)
Cheaters is an HBO movie released in 2000 that chronicles the story of the 1994-1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic Decathlon . It is based on a true story...
, which also marked the directorial debut of John Stockwell
John Stockwell (actor)
John Stockwell is an American actor, director, producer, writer and former model.Stockwell was born John Stockwell Samuels IV in Galveston, Texas, the son of an attorney. His first feature film as an actor came in 1981's So Fine...
. The movie established Haslinger as a new voice in film scoring, blending song and score elements into a more integrated approach, aiming to combine the best of traditional orchestral scoring technique, with up to date music production, as it is typically only employed on album production. The approach was successful, and Haslinger has worked on every John Stockwell
John Stockwell (actor)
John Stockwell is an American actor, director, producer, writer and former model.Stockwell was born John Stockwell Samuels IV in Galveston, Texas, the son of an attorney. His first feature film as an actor came in 1981's So Fine...
film since (Crazy/Beautiful
Crazy/Beautiful
Crazy/Beautiful is a 2001 American drama/romance film starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez. It is largely set at Palisades Charter High School and the surrounding area, including Downtown Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Malibu , and East Los Angeles .-Plot:Nicole — the spoiled, rich,...
, Blue Crush
Blue Crush
Blue Crush is a 2002 surfer film directed by John Stockwell and based on the Outside magazine article "Life's Swell" by Susan Orlean. Starring Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, and Mika Boorem, it tells the story of three friends who have one passion: living the ultimate dream of...
, Into the Blue, Turistas
Turistas
Turistas is a 2006 American thriller film directed and produced by John Stockwell. In some regions of the world, such as France, the Republic of Ireland, Malta and the UK, the film has been released under the alternative title Paradise Lost.-Plot:Three young American tourists, Alex , his sister...
).
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's film Minority Report
Minority Report (film)
Minority Report is a 2002 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and loosely based on the short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. It is set primarily in Washington, D.C...
(2002) marks the first time Haslinger’s music was licensed to replace musical song elements used in the film soundtrack. To date, existing music of Haslingers’ has been licensed for over 20 feature films, including Batman Begins
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...
, The Mothman Prophecies and An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show that, by his own estimate, he has given more than a thousand times.Premiering at the...
.
In 2003, Haslinger scored his first film to open No.1 at the US box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
, Underworld
Underworld (2003 film)
Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of Vampires and Lycans . It is the first installment in the Underworld series. The main plot revolves around Selene , a vampire who is a Death Dealer hunting Lycans...
, directed by Len Wiseman
Len Wiseman
Len Ryan Wiseman is an American film director best known for his work on the Underworld series and Live Free or Die Hard. His latest project, Total Recall, is set for release in summer 2012...
. The score soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
was released on Lakeshore Records, and based on the success of this album Haslinger was approached by Canadian/French game developer UbiSoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
in 2005 to write music for his first computer game, Far Cry Instincts
Far Cry Instincts
Far Cry Instincts is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft for Xbox that was released on September 27, 2005. A remake of the original PC version, Instincts is less open-ended and more linear, due to the console's reduced processing power which prevents the full rendering of the PC...
. The working relationship continues, and recently Haslinger has finished producing the music for Rainbow Six Vegas, the latest in the Tom Clancy inspired series of computer games, to be released in late 2006.
Haslinger favors a recording studio based production style, working in close collaboration with musicians and using multi-tracking and non-linear editing techniques as part of his creative process. He describes the studio itself as his main instrument.
In recent years, a core group of collaborators has established itself around Haslinger, including jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
player Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell is an American trumpet player and composer. He is known for his influence in the world music scene and his unusual electronic manipulation of the trumpet sound.-Life and career:...
, Brian Williams (aka Lustmord)
Lustmord
Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...
, guitarists Adam Jones
Adam Jones (musician)
Adam Thomas Jones is a three time Grammy Award-winning Welsh-American musician and visual artist, best known for his position as the guitarist for Grammy-Award winning band Tool. Jones has been rated the 75th Greatest Guitarist of all time by the Rolling Stone and placed 9th in Guitar World's Top...
(Tool) and Peter Maunu, Lebanese musician AJ Racy, and singers Sussan Deyhim
Sussan Deyhim
Sussan Deyhim is an Iranian singer, composer and dancer.Born in Tehran, her career began as a dancer with Iran's Pars National Ballet company...
, Nona Hendryx and Lori Carson
Lori Carson
Lori Carson is a singer/songwriter. She has released several solo albums, appeared on many soundtracks, and collaborated with artists such as The Golden Palominos. She performed lead vocals on the song "In the Middle of the Night" on French producer Hector Zazou's album Strong Currents...
. This group was prominently featured in the score for the Showtime Mini-Series, Sleeper Cell
Sleeper Cell (TV series)
Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
. The music for Sleeper Cell I: The Enemy Is Here
Sleeper Cell (TV series)
Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
earned Haslinger his first Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination in 2006.
Current releases include Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. It is the third installment in the Underworld series, focusing primarily on the origins of some characters and the events leading to the Vampire-Lycan war, depicted in the previous films Underworld and...
(2009) and the upcoming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 action-adventure game loosely based on the film of the same name. The game release coincided with the release of the film on May 1, 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable. The game was developed...
video game from Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
and Raven Software
Raven Software
Raven Software is an American video game developer. The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel. In 1997, Raven made an exclusive publishing deal with Activision and was subsequently acquired by them...
.
Solo
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (OST, 2009)
- While She Was Out (OST, 2008)
- Need For Speed: Undercover (OST, 2008)
- Death Race (OST, 2008)
- Shoot Em Up (OSTSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
, 2007) - Vacancy (OST, 2007)
- Sleeper Cell 2: American Terror (OST, 2007)
- Turistas (OST, 2007)
- Crank (OST, 2006)
- Sleeper Cell (OST, 2006)
- Girl Next Door (OST, 2004)
- Underworld (OST, 2003)
- Crazy/Beautiful (OST, 2001)
- Score (1999)
- Planetary Traveler (OST, 1998)
- World Without Rules (1996)
- Future Primitive (1994)
Programmer for Graeme Revell
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (OST, 2001)
- Red Planet (OST, 2000)
- The Siege Soundtrack (OST, 1998)
- The Negotiator (1998)
- Phoenix (OST, 1998)
- The Chinese Box (OST, 1997)
With Lightwave
- Bleue Comme Une Orange (2004)
- Caryotype (2002)
- A Collection (Promo CD - 1999)
- Mundis Subterraneus (1995)
- Made to Measure (Cassette tape - 1994)
- Tycho Brahe (1993)
- Structure Trilogy (Cassette tape - 1991)
With Tangerine Dream
- Vault IV (2004)
- Zoning (OST, 1996)
- Catch Me If You Can (OST, 1994)
- Deadly Care (OST, 1992)
- L'Affaire Wallraff (OST, 1991)
- Canyon Dreams (OST, 1991)
- Dead Solid Perfect (OST, 1990)
- Melrose (1990)
- Destination Berlin (1989)
- Lily On the Beach (1989)
- Miracle Mile (OST, 1988)
- Optical Race (1988)
- Live Miles (1988)
- Shy People (OST, 1987)
- Three O'Clock High (OST, 1987)
- Near Dark (OST, 1987)
- Tyger (1987)
- Underwater Sunlight (1986)
Solo
- The Three MusketeersThe Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
(2011) - Death Race 2 (2010)
- TakersTakersTakers is a 2010 crime film directed by John Luessenhop from a story and screenplay written by Luessenhop, Gabriel Casseus, Peter Allen, John Rogers, and Avery Duff. It features an ensemble cast that includes Matt Dillon, Chris Brown, Idris Elba, T.I., Jay Hernandez, Paul Walker, Hayden...
(2010) - X-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 action-adventure game loosely based on the film of the same name. The game release coincided with the release of the film on May 1, 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable. The game was developed...
- Video Game (2009) - Underworld: Rise of the LycansUnderworld: Rise of the LycansUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. It is the third installment in the Underworld series, focusing primarily on the origins of some characters and the events leading to the Vampire-Lycan war, depicted in the previous films Underworld and...
(2009) - While She Was OutWhile She Was OutWhile She Was Out is a 2008 American thriller film starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. It was written and directed by film producer Susan Montford...
(2008) - Need For Speed: UndercoverNeed for Speed: UndercoverNeed for Speed: Undercover is the 12th installment of the popular racing video game series Need for Speed, developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts . It was released on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and mobile...
(2008) - Death RaceDeath Race (film)Death Race is a 2008 action film produced, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham. Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in an interview and the DVD commentary that he...
(2008) - Rainbow Six: Vegas 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is the sixth installment in the Rainbow Six series. It is a first person shooter video game and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas. It was announced by Ubisoft on November 20, 2007...
(2008) - Prom NightProm Night (2008 film)Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:...
(2008) - Shoot 'Em UpShoot 'em Up (film)Shoot 'Em Up is a 2007 action comedy film, starring Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Bellucci. The film was written and directed by Michael Davis and produced by Susan Montford, Don Murphy and Rick Benattar...
(2007) - Gardener of EdenGardener of EdenGardener of Eden is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Connolly. It stars Lukas Haas, Erika Christensen and Giovanni Ribisi.- Plot :...
(2007) - Vacancy (2007)
- Sleeper Cell II: American TerrorSleeper Cell (TV series)Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
- Television Series (2006) - TuristasTuristasTuristas is a 2006 American thriller film directed and produced by John Stockwell. In some regions of the world, such as France, the Republic of Ireland, Malta and the UK, the film has been released under the alternative title Paradise Lost.-Plot:Three young American tourists, Alex , his sister...
(2006) - Rainbow Six: VegasTom Clancy's Rainbow Six: VegasTom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas is the fifth game in the Rainbow Six series of video games. It was released for the Xbox 360 on November 21, 2006 and Windows on December 12, 2006. The PlayStation Portable version was released on June 12, 2007, while the PlayStation 3 version was released on June...
- Video Game (2006) - CrankCrank (film)Crank is a 2006 American comedy movie, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam...
(2006) - N'Vidia - Original Music for E3 Convention (2006)
- Far Cry Instincts: Evolution - Video Game (2006)
- Far Cry InstinctsFar Cry InstinctsFar Cry Instincts is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft for Xbox that was released on September 27, 2005. A remake of the original PC version, Instincts is less open-ended and more linear, due to the console's reduced processing power which prevents the full rendering of the PC...
- Video Game (2005) - Into the Blue (2005)
- Sleeper Cell I: The Enemy Is HereSleeper Cell (TV series)Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
- Television Series (2005) - The Girl Next Door (2004)
- UnderworldUnderworld (2003 film)Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of Vampires and Lycans . It is the first installment in the Underworld series. The main plot revolves around Selene , a vampire who is a Death Dealer hunting Lycans...
(2003) - Bring It On AgainBring It On AgainBring It On Again is a cheerleading comedy film starring Anne Judson-Yager and Bree Turner, directed by Damon Santostefano and written by Claudia Grazioso, Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn....
(2003) - Blue CrushBlue CrushBlue Crush is a 2002 surfer film directed by John Stockwell and based on the Outside magazine article "Life's Swell" by Susan Orlean. Starring Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, and Mika Boorem, it tells the story of three friends who have one passion: living the ultimate dream of...
(2002) - Crazy/BeautifulCrazy/BeautifulCrazy/Beautiful is a 2001 American drama/romance film starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez. It is largely set at Palisades Charter High School and the surrounding area, including Downtown Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Malibu , and East Los Angeles .-Plot:Nicole — the spoiled, rich,...
(2001) - Dharmok's Gate (2000)
- CheatersCheaters (film)Cheaters is an HBO movie released in 2000 that chronicles the story of the 1994-1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic Decathlon . It is based on a true story...
(2000) - Story of Computer Graphics (1999)
- Planetary Traveler (1997)
Programmer for Graeme Revell
- Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderLara Croft: Tomb RaiderLara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 adventure thriller film adapted from the Tomb Raider video game series. Directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, it was released in U.S. theaters on June 15, 2001. The film was a commercial success...
(2001) - BlowBlow (film)Blow is a 2001 biopic about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real...
(2000) - Red PlanetRed Planet (film)Red Planet is a 2000 Technicolor science fiction film directed by Antony Hoffman, starring Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released on November 10, 2000.-Plot:...
(2000) - Titan A.E.Titan A.E.Titan A.E. is an American animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman released in 2000. The title refers to the spacecraft that is central to the plot, with A.E. meaning "After Earth."...
(2000) - Pitch Black (2000)
- The SiegeThe SiegeThe Siege is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks on New York City...
(1998) - The Negotiator (1998)
- Phoenix (1998)
- Chinese BoxChinese BoxChinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997...
(1997)
With Tangerine Dream
- Rainbow Drive (1989)
- Catch Me If You Can (1989)
- The Man Inside (L'Affaire Wallraff) (1989)
- Destination Berlin (1989)
- Dead Solid Perfect (1988)
- Miracle MileMiracle Mile (film)Miracle Mile is a 1988 apocalyptic thriller cult film written and directed by Steve De Jarnatt, and starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham that takes place mostly in real time. It is named after the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, where most of the action takes place. The movie was...
(1988) - Zoning (1987)
- Red Nights (1987)
- Tonight's The Night (1987)
- Deadly Care (1987)
- Shy PeopleShy PeopleShy People is a critically acclaimed 1987 American drama about two branches of a family that reunite with tragic results, starring Barbara Hershey, Jill Clayburgh, and Martha Plimpton. It was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, written by Konchalovsky, Marjorie David and Gerard Brach, and features...
(1987) - Three O'Clock HighThree O'Clock HighThree O'Clock High is a 1987 high-school comedy film, directed by Phil Joanou, written by Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas Szollosi, and produced by Aaron Spelling. It was filmed at Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah, but, in part, was inspired by Joanou's own experiences at La Canada High School...
(1987) - Near DarkNear DarkNear Dark is an American vampire/Western horror film, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, and directed by Bigelow. The story follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires...
(1987) - Canyon Dreams (1987)
- City of Shadows / Nightmare City (1986)
- Red Heat (1986)
Collaborators
- Justin Meldal-JohnsenJustin Meldal-JohnsenJustin Meldal-Johnsen is an American musician and bassist, best known for his work with Grammy Award-winning artist Beck. He served as the touring bassist for Nine Inch Nails during their final tours.-Recording career:...
- Steve TavaglioneSteve TavaglioneSteve Tavaglione is a woodwind and EWI musician most notable for his work as a founder of the Latin fusion group Caldera, his work with noted keyboard player Scott Kinsey, and work in the television and film industry....
- Joey WaronkerJoey WaronkerJoseph "Joey" Waronker is an American drummer and music producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren; his younger sister is musician Anna Waronker; and his grandfather is record executive and professional violinist Simon Waronker. He has three other...
- Jason FalknerJason FalknerJason Falkner is an American pop and rock musician. Active since the late 1980s, he has performed with several bands. In addition to releasing several albums as a solo artist, he is a prolific session musician and producer who has contributed to dozens of other recordings by other bands and...
- Jon HassellJon HassellJon Hassell is an American trumpet player and composer. He is known for his influence in the world music scene and his unusual electronic manipulation of the trumpet sound.-Life and career:...
- Adam JonesAdam Jones (musician)Adam Thomas Jones is a three time Grammy Award-winning Welsh-American musician and visual artist, best known for his position as the guitarist for Grammy-Award winning band Tool. Jones has been rated the 75th Greatest Guitarist of all time by the Rolling Stone and placed 9th in Guitar World's Top...
- Nona Hendryx
- Sussan DeyhimSussan DeyhimSussan Deyhim is an Iranian singer, composer and dancer.Born in Tehran, her career began as a dancer with Iran's Pars National Ballet company...
- Brian Williams (aka Lustmord)LustmordBrian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...
- Graeme RevellGraeme RevellGraeme Revell is a New Zealand film score composer.Revell attended Auckland Grammar School, where he finished his final year in 7A...
- Robert RichRobert Rich (musician)Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, New Age, and even IDM music.-Early life:At an early age he thought he disliked music...
- AJ Racy
- Pete Maunu
- Diego Stocco
- Charlie Campagna
- Lori CarsonLori CarsonLori Carson is a singer/songwriter. She has released several solo albums, appeared on many soundtracks, and collaborated with artists such as The Golden Palominos. She performed lead vocals on the song "In the Middle of the Night" on French producer Hector Zazou's album Strong Currents...
- Edwin WendlerEdwin WendlerEdwin Wendler is an Austrian composer currently working in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Born into a musical family Edwin Wendler (born 11 April 1975) is an Austrian composer currently working in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Born into a musical family Edwin Wendler (born 11 April 1975)...
- Bernard Locker
- Mike Kumagai
- Jason Jones
- Ron McLeod
- Joeseph Williams
- Bart Hendrickson
- Alex Kharlamov
- Loren NerellLoren NerellLoren Nerell is a composer and performer of ambient American music and Balinese gamelan.As a composer, Loren has written music for film, theater, dance, and interactive multi-media...
Awards
- Grammy Nomination (w/ Tangerine Dream) - Canyon Dreams (1991)
- Emmy Nomination - Sleeper Cell (2006)