Mark Mancina Biography ((?)-)

Born in Santa Monica, CA; married Jill Ann Meyer, May 9, 1999; children: Molly Rose. Addresses: Agent: Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, music producer, orchestrator

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music orchestrator and song arranger, "I Just Can't Wait to be King," "Hakuna Matata," and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," The Lion King (animated), Buena Vista, 1994
Music producer, Monkey Trouble, New Line Cinema, 1994
(Uncredited) Orchestrator, Twister, Warner Bros., 1996
Music arranger, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Orchestrator, Return to Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Score producer, song arranger, and orchestra conductor, Tarzan (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1999
Music producer, Training Day, Warner Bros., 2001
Also arranger and producer of songs for other films.
Television Work
Series
Music arranger and performer, Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the ModernWorld, PBS, 1992
Executive music producer (and arranger and producer of song "Two Worlds"), Disney's "The Legend of Tarzan," 2001
Television Appearances
Specials
The Making of "Speed 2: Cruise Control," 1997
Stage Work
Music arranger, The Lion King (musical; also known as The LionKing on Broadway), New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, beginning, 1997,then London, c. 2000
RECORDINGS
Albums
Soundtrack recordings include The Lion King (film soundtrack), The Lion King (stage version), and Tarzan. Composer (with others)and producer of Black Moon by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Polygram; composer and producer of Miracle of Life, Arista; composer (with others),arranger, and producer, Rhythm of the Pride Lands by Lebo M, Walt Disney Records. Also arranger of music for other recordings.
WRITINGS
Film Music
Mankillers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1987
Death Chase (also known as Chase), New Star Entertainment,1988
Night Wars, Action International Pictures, 1988
Space Mutiny, Action International Pictures, 1988
Code Name Vengeance, Action International Pictures, 1989
Hell on the Battleground (also known as Battleground), Action International Pictures, 1989
Rage to Kill, Action International Pictures, 1989

Born Killer, 1990
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1991
Additional music, True Romance (also known as Breakaway), Warner Bros., 1993
Monkey Trouble (also known as Pet), New Line Cinema, 1994
Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Assassins (also known as Day of Reckoning), Warner Bros., 1995
Bad Boys, Columbia, 1995
Fair Game, Warner Bros., 1995
Money Train, Columbia, 1995
Running Wild (also known as Born Wild), 1995
Man of the House (also known as Man 2 Man and Pals Forever), Buena Vista, 1995
Moll Flanders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Twister, Warner Bros., 1996
Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
(Including song "Speed TK Re-mix") Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Return to Paradise (also known as All for One), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
(Including songs "Two Worlds" and "You'll Be In My Heart") Tarzan(animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1999
Auggie Rose (also known as Beyond Suspicion), Roxie Releasing, 2000
Bait (also known as Piege), Warner Bros., 2000
Training Day, Warner Bros., 2001
Domestic Disturbance, Paramount, 2001
Early Bloomer (animated short film), Columbia, 2003
(With Phil Collins) Brother Bear (animated; also known as Tierra de osos), Buena Vista, 2003
The Haunted Mansion (also known as Disney's "Haunted Mansion"), Buena Vista, 2003
The Reckoning (also known as Morality Play and El misterio de Wells), Paramount Classics, 2004
Asylum, Paramount Classics, 2005
Tarzan II (animated), Buena Vista Home Video, 2005
Songs Featured in Films
"You and Me" and "Home," Jetsons: The Movie, Universal, 1990
Television Music
Movies
Future Force, syndicated, 1992
(Including theme music), Lifepod, Fox, 1993
Taking Liberty, ABC, 1996
Theme, Houdini, TNT, 1998
Series
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World, PBS, 1992
Space Rangers, CBS, 1993
(Including theme music), The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, 1995
Theme music, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, 1996
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (also known as S.O.F., Inc. and S.O.F. Special Ops Force), 1997
Theme music, The Strip, UPN, 1999
Miniseries
"Apollo 1" segment, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
Stage Music
Lyricist and composer of additional music, The Lion King (musical;also known as The Lion King on Broadway), New Amsterdam Theatre, NewYork City, beginning, 1997, then London, 2000

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The music from the 1994 film Speed has been featured in subsequentfilms, including Don't Say a Word, released by Twentieth Century-Foxin 2001, and Road, released by Varma Corporation in 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Playbill, June 20, 2003

Electronic

Mark Mancina Official Site, http://www.markmancina.com, July 21, 2005

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