Yuvan Shankar Raja Film and TV Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career, Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for Rainbow Colony. In 2015 Raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films
Yuvan Shankar Raja Film and TV Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career, Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for Rainbow Colony. In 2015 Raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films
Anirudh Ravichander Film and Tv Born: 16 October 1990, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Ravichander is a music composer, music producer, and singer in the Indian film industry. He has won numerous awards including three Filmfare Awards and nine SIIMA Awards
A. R. Rahman Film and TV Born: 6 January 1967, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Rahman is a composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter and is popular for his film work. He is a humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising funds for a variety of causes and charities. Rahman was honoured by Stanford University for his contribution to global music and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary Club of Madras. In 2017 he made his debut as a director and writer for the film Le Musk
Yuvan Shankar Raja Film and TV Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for Rainbow Colony. In 2015 Raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing Album: I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing Date: 1998 Genre: Film and TV Artist: Aerosmith
Aerosmith is a rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970, The band consists of Steve Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), and Brad Whitford (guitar). Rooted in blues-based hard rock, Aerosmith’s style also incorporates elements of pop rock, metal, glam, and R&B. The songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is often referred to as the Toxic Twins
Anirudh Ravichander Film and TV Born: 16 October 1990, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Ravichander is a music composer, music producer, singer in the Indian film industry. He has won numerous awards including three Filmfare Awards and nine SIIMA Awards.
A. R. Rahman Film and TV Born: 6 January 1967, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Rahman is a composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter and is popular for his film work. He is a humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising funds for a variety of causes and charities. Rahman was honoured by Stanford University for his contribution to global music and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary Club of Madras. In 2017 he made his debut as a director and writer for the film Le Musk
Anirudh Ravichander Film and TV Born: 16 October 1990, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Ravichander is a music composer, music producer, and singer in the Indian film industry. He has won numerous awards including three Filmfare Awards and nine SIIMA Awards
Yuvan Shankar Raja Film and TV Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and a singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for &G rainbow Colony. In 2015 raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films
Can You Feel the Love Tonight Album: The Lion King Date: 1994 Genre: Film and TV Artist: Elton John
Elton John
Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer. Working in collaboration with Bernie Taupin since 1967 Elton John is among the most successful artists of all time. In his six-decade career, he is acclaimed by critics and musicians, especially for his work during the 1970s and his lasting impact on the music industry
Yuvan Shankar Raja Film and TV Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career, Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for &G rainbow Colony. In 2015 raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films
Yuvan Shankar Raja Film and TV Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career, Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for &G rainbow Colony. In 2015 raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films.
A. R. Rahman Film and TV Born: 6 January 1967, Chennai, India Nationality: Indian
A. R. Rahman
Rahman is a composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter and is popular for his film work. He is a humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising funds for a variety of causes and charities. Rahman was honoured by Stanford University for his contribution to global music and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary Club of Madras. In 2017 he made his debut as a director and writer for the film Le Musk
Mark Snow Film and TV Born: 26 August 1946, New York, USA Nationality: American
Mark Snow
Martin Fulterman, better known as Mark Snow, is a composer for film and television. He is best known for themes of The X-Files and Millennium and background music for both shows.
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Maurice Jarre 1924-2009
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965, and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Maurice Jarre
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965, and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre.
On My Way Album: Brother Bear Date: 2003 Genre: Film and TV Artist: Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Phil Collins is a drummer, singer, and songwriter. As well as a successful solo career he was also the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis. Phil Collins played drums from the age of 5 and also completed drama school training, landing him roles as a child actor including, at age 13, the major role of the Artful Dodger in the West End musical “Oliver!”. He joined Genesis in 1970 as their drummer and became lead singer following the departure of Peter Gabriel. Phil Collins was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.
Night Fever Album: Saturday Night Fever Date: 1977 Genre: Film and TV Artist: Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were a music group formed in 1958 by the brother Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Best known as a successful as popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s and later in the disco era of the mid-to-late 1970s. the Bee Gees wrote all their own hits and also major hits for other artists. The Bee Gees are considered to be one of the most influential acts in pop history.
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Maurice Jarre
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965 and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965 and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Jan Hammer Film and TV, Jazz Fusion Born: 17 April 1948, Prague, Czechoslovakia Nationality: Czech-American
Jan Hammer
Hammer is a musician, composer, and record producer, He is best known for playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s and for composing film and television scores such as “Miami Vice”
You Walk the Earth Alone Album: Illumina Date: 2010 Genre: Film and TV
Two Steps From Hell
Two Steps from Hell
Founded by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006 Two Steps from Hell is a production music company based in California, USA. Predominantly known for movie and trailer music the company has supplied musical soundtracks to films including Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the X-Men
Brian Easdale Opera, Film and TV, Orchestral, Choral Born: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UK Nationality: English Died: 30 October 1995, London, UK
Brian Easdale
Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Easdale was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for the music for The Red Shoes
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Maurice Jarre
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965, and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965, and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965 and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Maurice Jarre Film and TV Born: 13 September 1924, Lyon, France Nationality: French Died: 28 March 2009, California, USA
Jarre was a composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India. Jarre received nine nominations for the Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, Doctor Zhivago in 1965 and A Passage to India in 1984. He is also the father of Jean-Michel Jarre
Brian Easdale Opera, Film and TV, Orchestral, Choral Born: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UK Nationality: English Died: 30 October 1995, London, UK
Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Easdale was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for the music for The Red Shoes
Brian Easdale Opera, Film and TV, Orchestral, Choral Born: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UK Nationality: English Died: 30 October 1995, London, UK
Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Easdale was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for the music for The Red Shoes
Ennio Morricone Film and TV/Classical Born: 10 November 1928, Rome, Italy Nationality: Italian Died: 6 July 2020, Selcetta, Italy
Morricone was a composer, orchestrator, trumpet player, and conductor. He composed over 400 scores for film and television and over 100 classical works. The score to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is one of the most influential soundtracks in history. He became a studio arranger for RCA Victor in 1955 after playing the trumpet in jazz bands throughout the 1940s. Throughout his career, he composed music for artists such as Paul Anka, Andrea Bocelli, and Milva. He gained international fame for composing music for Westerns from 1960-1975 and in 1978 composed the official theme for FIFA World Cup
Basil Poledouris Film and TV Born: 21 August 1945, Missouri, USA Nationality: Greek-American Died: 8 November 2006, California, USA
Poledouris was a composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores, best known for his collaborative work John Milius and Paul Verhoeven. Among his best-known scores are Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Robocop, The Hunt for Red October, Free Willy, and Les Misérables. Poledouris is a four-time recipient of the BMI Film Music Award
Brian Easdale Opera, Film and TV, Orchestral, Choral Born: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UK Nationality: English Died: 30 October 1995, London, UK
Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Easdale was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for the music for The Red Shoes
Brian Easdale Opera, Film and TV, Orchestral, Choral Born: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UK Nationality: English Died: 30 October 1995, London, UK
Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Easdale was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for the music for The Red Shoes
Founded by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006 Two Steps from Hell is a production music company based in California, USA. Predominantly know for movie and trailer music the company has supplied musical soundtracks to films including Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the X-Men
Founded by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006 Two Steps from Hell is a production music company based in California, USA. Predominantly know for movie and trailer music the company has supplied musical soundtracks to films including Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the X-Men
Heart of Courage Album: Invincible Date: 2010 Genre: Film and TV
Basil Poledouris Film and TV Born: 21 August 1945, Missouri, USA Nationality: Greek-American Died: 8 November 2006, California, USA
Poledouris was a composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores, best known for his collaborative work John Milius and Paul Verhoeven. Among his best-known scores are Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Robocop, The Hunt for Red October, Free Willy, and Les Misérables. Poledouris is a four-time recipient of the BMI Film Music Award
Founded by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006 Two Steps from Hell is a production music company based in California, USA. Predominantly know for movie and trailer music the company has supplied musical soundtracks to films including Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the X-Men
Master of Shadows Album: Invincible 2010 Film and TV
John Williams Film and TV Born: 8 February 1932, New York, United States Nationality: American
Williams is a composer, pianist, and conductor regarded as the greatest film score composer of all time. He has composed some of the most popular, critically acclaimed, and most recognizable film scores in cinematic history and won 25 Grammy Awards, 7 British Academy Awards, 5 Academy Awards, and 4 Golden Globe Awards. Williams’ film scores include Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones
Founded by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006 Two Steps from Hell is a production music company based in California, USA. Predominantly know for movie and trailer music the company has supplied musical soundtracks to films including Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the X-Men.
El Dorado Album: Skyworld Date: 2012 Genre: Film and TV
Jerry Goldsmith Film and TV Born: 10 February 1929, California, USA Nationality: American Died: 21 July 2004, California, USA
Goldsmith was a composer and conductor best known for his work in film and television scoring. His scores include Star Trek, Logan’s Run, Planet of the Apes, The Omen, Capricorn One Gremlins and three Rambo movies
Bernard Herrmann Film and TV Born: 29 June 1911, New York, USA Nationality: American Died: 24 December 1975, California, USA
Herrmann was a composer and conductor, best known for his work composing movie scores, including his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock such as Psycho, North by Northwest and Vertigo. As a conductor, Hermann championed the music of lesser-known composers and is regarded as one of the most influential and innovative composers of all time
Hans Zimmer Film and TV Born: 12 September 1957, Frankfurt, Germany Nationality: German
Zimmer is a film score composer and record producer. His work is noted for integrating electronic musical sound with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s he has composed music for over 150 films including Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Crimson Tide
Enya New Age, Film and TV Born: 17 May 1961, Gweedore, Ireland Nationality: Irish Died: 27 November 1474, Cambrai, France
Enya is a singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was born into a musical family and raised in the Irish-speaking area of Gweedore in County Donegal. She began her music career when she joined the family’s Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980. She left in 1982 with manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue her solo career. Over the following four years Enya developed her characteristic sound with multitracked vocals and keyboards mixed with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, and folk music
John Williams Film and TV Born: 8 February 1932, New York, United States Nationality: American
Williams is a composer, pianist, and conductor regarded as the greatest film score composer of all time. He has composed some of the most popular, critically acclaimed, and most recognizable film scores in cinematic history and won 25 Grammy Awards, 7 British Academy Awards, 5 Academy Awards, and 4 Golden Globe Awards. Williams’ film scores include Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones
Olivia Newton-John is a singer, songwriter, actress, activist and entrepreneur. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time with over a 100 million records sold worldwide. She starred in the musical film Grease in 1978, and the soundtrack is one of the most successful in history, featuring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta’s two duets ‘You’re the One That I Want’ and ‘Summer Nights.’
Xanadu Album: Xanadu Date: 1980 Genre: Film and TV
Lyrics by Jeff Lynne
A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu (It takes your breath and it’ll leave you blind)
And now, open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu (A dream of it we offer you)
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star An everlasting world and you’re here with me, eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu (Now we are here) In Xanadu (Xanadu)
Xanadu, Xanadu (Now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, your neon lights will shine for you, Xanadu
The love, the echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu (With every breath you drift away)
The dream that came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu (The dream you dream, well, it will happen for you)
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star An everlasting world and you’re here with me, eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu (Now we are here) In Xanadu (Xanadu)
Xanadu, Xanadu (Now we are here) In Xanadu (Xanadu)
Now that I’m here Now that you’re near in Xanadu Now that I’m here Now that you’re near in Xanadu Xanadu!
James Horner Film and TV Born: 14 August 1953, California, USA Nationality: American Died: 22 June 2015, California, USA
Horner was a composer, conductor, and orchestrator of more than 100 movie scores. He was best known for his integration of choral and electronic elements, and the use of Celtic musical motifs. His score for James Cameron’s Titanic is the best-selling orchestral soundtrack of all time