Mark Mancina
| Mark Mancina | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Alan Mancina |
| Born |
March 9, 1957 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Mark Alan Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is an American composer, primarily 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 Lebo M for the African chants) including the Broadway musical. He also notably composed the score for the thriller Twister (1996) as well as the blockbuster action films Speed (1994) and Bad Boys (1995). Mancina also co-wrote several songs for Hanna-Barbera's 1990 animated film Jetsons: The Movie.
He's also collaborated with director Jan de Bont, and has scored his films Speed, Twister, and Speed 2: Cruise Control.
Trained as a classical guitarist, he is an avid guitar player and rare instrument collector.
Mancina collaborated with John Van Tongeren to write the theme to the 1995 revival of The Outer Limits. They both scored ten episodes for the first season of the show.
He also collaborated with Phil Collins on two Disney animated feature films, Tarzan (for which soundtrack he and Collins received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album) and Brother Bear. Mancina also wrote an arrangement of "When You Wish Upon A Star" in 2006 for the current Walt Disney Pictures logo.
Mancina has also been associated with a number of progressive rock projects. He toured with Rabin in support of Trevor Rabin's Can't Look Away album and then went on to produce tracks on the Yes album Union. He has also worked with Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
He is known to be influenced by The Beatles, favoring their early years.
Mancina also composed the music for the popular 2005–06 anime television series Blood+, which had music produced by Hans Zimmer.[1] Additionally in television, he composed score for Criminal Minds and Soldier Of Fortune, Inc.
He resides in Carmel, CA with his wife and young daughter.
Discography
Film
1980s
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mankillers | David A. Prior | Action International Pictures | With Tim James and Steven McClintock |
| Code Name Vengeance | ||||
| 1988 | Death Chase | |||
| Rage to Kill | ||||
| Night Wars | ||||
| Space Mutiny | ||||
| 1989 | Hell on the Battleground | |||
| Future Force |
1990s
2000s
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Auggie Rose | Matthew Tabak | Roxie Releasing 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
with Don L. Harper |
| Bait | Antoine Fuqua | Warner Bros. | ||
| 2001 | Training Day | Antoine Fuqua | Warner Bros. | |
| Domestic Disturbance | Harold Becker | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 2003 | The Reckoning | Paul McGuigan | Paramount Classics | with Adrian Lee |
| Brother Bear | Aaron Blaise Robert Walker |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
with Phil Collins | |
| The Haunted Mansion | Rob Minkoff | Walt Disney Pictures | ||
| 2005 | Asylum | David Mackenzie | Paramount Classics | |
| Tarzan II | Brian Smith | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DisneyToon Studios |
with Phil Collins Direct-to-video film | |
| 2006 | A House Divided | Michael Rymer | Touchstone Television ABC |
Television movie |
| 2007 | Shooter | Antoine Fuqua | Paramount Pictures | |
| August Rush | Kirsten Sheridan | Warner Bros. | ||
| 2008 | Camille | Gregory Mackenzie | A-Mark Entertainment | |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Karey Kirkpatrick | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
2010s
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hurricane Season | Tim Story | The Weinstein Company Dimension Films |
Direct-to-video film |
| 2011 | The Templar Code | Austin Anthofer Daniel Kult |
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| 2013 | Penthouse North | Joseph Ruben | The Weinstein Company Dimension Films |
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| Planes | Klay Hall | Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios |
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| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Bobs Gannaway | ||
| 2016 | Moana | Ron Clements John Musker |
Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i |
Anime
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Blood+ | Junichi Fujisaku | Production I.G | Score produced by Hans Zimmer |
References
- ↑ "Hans Zimmer And Mark Mancina Do Blood+ Music". Anime News Network. 2005-08-28. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
External links
- The Music of Mark Mancina (official website)
- Mark Mancina at the Internet Movie Database
- BroadwayWorld.com interview with Mark Mancina, November 26, 2007