Sean Murray (composer)
Encyclopedia
Sean Murray, is an American
composer, who has composed for numerous films, televisions and video games, such as God, the Devil and Bob
(2000
), starring Alan Cumming
, James Garner
and French Stewart
, Art Heist
(2004
), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997
), True Crime: Streets of LA
(2003
), Call of Duty: World at War
(2008
), and the record selling game Call of Duty: Black Ops
(2010
).
, where he attended the Brooks Institute Film School. There he began studying film composing, by contributing music to dozens of student movies. Sean first debuted as a composer at the age of 19 for the action film Scorpion.
, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the 1956
comedy film
Bus Stop
. Murray also has two brothers, Christopher and Mick Murray. He lives in Hollywood Hills
.
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composer, who has composed for numerous films, televisions and video games, such as God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob is an animated sitcom which premiered on NBC on March 9, 2000 and ended on March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. It is currently broadcast on the Philippine channel Maxxx. The entire series was released on Region 1 DVD in the...
(2000
2000 in television
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), starring Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...
, James Garner
James Garner
James Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
and French Stewart
French Stewart
Milton French Stewart , better known by his stage name French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.-Early life:...
, Art Heist
Art Heist
Art Heist is a 2004 film starring Ellen Pompeo, William Baldwin, and Catalan-actor Abel Folk; and written by Diane Fine and Evan Spiliotopoulos....
(2004
2004 in film
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), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997
1997 in television
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), True Crime: Streets of LA
True Crime: Streets of LA
True Crime: Streets of LA is an action-adventure video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube in November 2003 and the first game in the True Crime series...
(2003
2003 in video gaming
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), Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. It is generally considered to be the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. The game was...
(2008
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), and the record selling game Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,...
(2010
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).
Biography
Sean grew up in Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, where he attended the Brooks Institute Film School. There he began studying film composing, by contributing music to dozens of student movies. Sean first debuted as a composer at the age of 19 for the action film Scorpion.
1990s
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Scorpion | |
| 1989 | One for the Road | Documentary film Documentary film Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record... |
| 1992 | Dying for a Smoke | Documentary film |
| 1993 | Spree | |
| 1995 | The Crier | |
| 1995 | God of Rockabilly | |
| 1996 | Arranged Marriage | |
| 1996 | One Way Out | |
| 1997 | A Rock and a Hard Place | |
| 1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | |
| 1997 | Madam Savant | |
| 1997 | Treasure | Television film |
| 1997 | Ocean Tribe | |
| 1997 | The First to Go | |
| 1998 | Devil's Playground | |
| 1998 | The Legend of Cryin' Ryan | |
| 1999 | Treasure | |
| 1999 | The Doorman | |
| 1999 | Shogun Cop | |
| 1999 | Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man |
2000s
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Elvis Is Alive | |
| 2001 | Red Man | Short film |
| 2001 | Firetrap | |
| 2001 | The Elite | |
| 2002 | Phase IV | |
| 2002 | Storm Watch Storm Watch Storm Watch is a movie released in 2002, directed by Terry Cunningham and starring Adrian Paul and Bai Ling, the music was composed by Sean Murray. The movie centers on a protagonist who plays a virtual reality online game, which suddenly turns into a race against time to stop a weather satellite... |
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| 2002 | The Honorable | |
| 2002 | Con Express Con Express Con Express is a 2002 direct-to-video action film with a political adge, starring by Arnold Vosloo, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Tim Thomerson. It was produced by Samantha Manson and directed by Terry Cunningham.-Plot:... |
Direct-to-video Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... |
| 2002 | Global Effect | |
| 2003 | Purgatory Flats | |
| 2004 | Face of Terror | |
| 2004 | Art Heist Art Heist Art Heist is a 2004 film starring Ellen Pompeo, William Baldwin, and Catalan-actor Abel Folk; and written by Diane Fine and Evan Spiliotopoulos.... |
|
| 2005 | Bad Girls from Valley High Bad Girls From Valley High Bad Girls from Valley High is a 2004 direct-to-video comedy horror film starring Julie Benz, Monica Keena, Nicole Bilderback, Jonathan Brandis, and Janet Leigh... |
Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Descent | Television film |
| 2005 | Island Prey | |
| 2005 | Crusader | |
| 2006 | Earthstorm | Television film |
| 2007 | Hidden Camera | Television film |
| 2007 | The Deal | |
| 2007 | Stevie | Television film |
| 2008 | Clean Break Clean Break (film) Clean Break is a 2008 American film starring Tara Reid, Angus Macfadyen, and Colm Meaney. It was released in a few European markets in 2008 , and has no current release date for the US.-Plot:... |
|
| 2008 | Reflections | |
| 2009 | The Lost | Television film |
| 2009 | Kids in the Yard | Short film |
2010s
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Junkyard Dog | |
| 2010 | Kill Speed | |
| 2011 | Palominas Palominas Rancher and down-trodden sheriff confronted hired gunmen on the Mexico border at the end of the 19th century. Starring in Palominas is Buck Taylor as role Frank Taylor.... |
Pre-production |
| 2013 | The Hard Ride | Pre-production |
TV series
| Year | Title | Seasons/Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Savage Dragon | ||
| 1996–1997 | Women: Stories of Passion Women: Stories of Passion Women: Stories of Passion is a dramatic series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas.The episodes were based on stories of love, and passion from a women's point of view.... |
"Blind Love" "Sing, Sing Me the Blues" "Mind's Eyes" |
|
| 1997–1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 2 | |
| 2000 | God, the Devil and Bob God, the Devil and Bob God, the Devil and Bob is an animated sitcom which premiered on NBC on March 9, 2000 and ended on March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. It is currently broadcast on the Philippine channel Maxxx. The entire series was released on Region 1 DVD in the... |
Episodes 1–5 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA True Crime: Streets of LA True Crime: Streets of LA is an action-adventure video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube in November 2003 and the first game in the True Crime series... |
|
| 2005 | True Crime: New York City True Crime: New York City True Crime: New York City is an urban sandbox-style action-adventure videogame published by Activision and developed by Luxoflux for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube consoles and Windows based computers. It is the second game of the True Crime series, released after True Crime: Streets of LA... |
|
| 2008 | Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. It is generally considered to be the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. The game was... |
|
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,... |
Personal life
Sean is the son of actor Don MurrayDon Murray (actor)
Donald Patrick "Don" Murray is an American actor.-Early life and career:Murray was born in Hollywood, California on July 31, 1929, the only child of Dennis Aloisius, a Broadway dance director and stage manager and Ethel Murray, a former Ziegfeld performer...
, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the 1956
1956 in film
The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
Bus Stop
Bus Stop (film)
Bus Stop is a 1956 film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray and Hope Lange...
. Murray also has two brothers, Christopher and Mick Murray. He lives in Hollywood Hills
Hollywood Hills
The Hollywood Hills is an affluent and exclusive neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the southeastern Santa Monica Mountains. It is bound by Laurel Canyon Boulevard to the west, Vermont Avenue to the east, Mulholland Drive to the north, and Sunset Boulevard to the south.-Hollywood Hills...
.