David Michael Frank Biography ((?)-)

Born in Baltimore, MD; married Bonnie Marcus. Addresses: Contact: c/oMilander Schleussner Kaufman, 6525 West Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028-7212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, orchestrator, music arranger, song producer, conductor

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Electronic music performer, Silver Bullet, Paramount, 1985
Song producer, "Coming to America" and "Transparent," Coming to America, Paramount, 1988
Orchestrator and song producer, Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
Orchestrator and conductor, Poison Ivy, New Line Cinema, 1992
Orchestrator and song producer, Best of the Best II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Television Work
Music arranger, Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration (special), ABC, 1990
Musician, Annie Lennox ... in the Park (special), 1996
Music conductor, A Will of Their Own (miniseries), NBC, 1998
Stage Work
Music conductor for the musical Grease, New York City production;conductor and music director for The Me Nobody Knows and Pippin, both New York City; also music director for productions of I Paid My Dues, Prettybelle, Sextet, and Tricks.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Code of Silence, Easy Street, 1985
Hero and the Terror, Cinedisc, 1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Arista, 1988
Out for Justice, Varese Sarabande, 1991
Suburban Commando, Rhino Records, 1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo, Nouveau Records, 1991
Music from the Films of Steven Seagal, GNP Crescendo, 1992
Best of the Best II, Edel America, 1992
Above the Law, GNP Crescendo, 1992
Hard to Kill, GNP Crescendo, 1992
(Contributor) Universal Soldiers, Edel, 1992
(Contributor) Heroes in Action, Silva Screen, 1993
Extreme Justice, Milan, 1993
The Baby-Sitter's Club, Sony Wonder, 1995
A Thousand Men and a Baby, Prometheus, 1997
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace, Citadel, 1998
The Staircase, BWE, 1998
The Mole, Varese Sarabande, 2001
Other albums include Ancient Mariner by Elly Stone, Eebee Records;Cosmic Voyage, Prometheus; Critics Choice, Q Records Atlantic;Jane Olivor--Live in Concert and Jane Olivor--Stay the Night,both Columbia; and Oh What a Feeling by Mary Travers, Warner Bros.
WRITINGS
Television Composer
Series
(As David Frank) Music and theme song, Gung Ho, 1986
The Mole, ABC, 2001
The Oblongs..., The WB, 2001
The Mole II: The Next Betrayal (also known as Mole 2), ABC,2001
Celebrity Mole Yucatan, ABC, 2003
Celebrity Mole Hawaii, ABC, 2003
Also composer for the series The Bad News Bears, CBS; Diff'rentStrokes, NBC; Fifth Corner, NBC; Fortune Hunter, Fox; Homeroom, NBC; Jack & Jill, The WB; Knight & Daye, NBC; Mork and Mindy, CBS; The Resurrector, Fox; Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime, HBO; and Townsend Television, Fox; as David Frank, composer for the series Domestic Life, CBS; Down andOut in Beverly Hills, Fox; Foul Play, ABC; Free Spirit, ABC; George Burns Comedy Week, CBS; Here's Boomer, NBC; Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills, CBS; Maximum Security, HBO; The New Leave It to Beaver; and Take Five, NBC; songwriter for the series Popstars.
Miniseries
A Matter of Justice (also known as Final Justice), NBC, 1993
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story, Fox, 1995
Dead by Sunset, NBC, 1995
A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
To Serve and Protect (also known as Family Shield), NBC, 1999
Movies
(As David Frank) The Kid from Left Field, NBC, 1979
(As David Frank; including the song "Within Your Eyes") An Innocent Love (also known as One Starry Night), CBS, 1982
(As David Frank) Maid in America, CBS, 1982
(Including song) The Invisible Woman, NBC, 1983
(As David Frank) The Gladiator, ABC, 1986
False Witness (also known as Double Exposure), NBC, 1989
Chips, the War Dog, The Disney Channel, 1990
Columbo: Agenda for Murder (also known as Agenda for Murder), ABC, 1990
Exclusive, ABC, 1992
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One, NBC, 1992

(Including the song "She's Mine") Casualties of Love: The Long IslandLolita Story, CBS, 1993
Blindsided, USA Network, 1993
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story, NBC, 1993
Linda (also known as Lust for Murder), USA Network, 1993
A Life in the Theater, TNT, 1993
The Disappearance of Christina, USA Network, 1993
Irresistible Force, CBS, 1993
Extreme Justice (also known as S.I.S.--Extreme Justice), HBO, 1993
Children of the Dark, CBS, 1994
Dancing with Danger, USA Network, 1994
Bitter Vengeance, USA Network, 1994
TekLords, syndicated, 1994
TekLab, syndicated, 1994
Theme music, TekJustice, syndicated, 1994
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (also known as Problem Child 3), NBC, 1995
When the Dark Man Calls, USA Network, 1995
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead, USA Network, 1995
Annie: A Royal Adventure!, ABC, 1995
Born Free: A New Adventure, ABC, 1996
The Lottery, NBC, 1996
The Prosecutors, NBC, 1996
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (also known as Fire on the Mountain), ABC, 1997
A Prayer in the Dark, USA Network, 1997
Perfect Target, HBO, 1997
Toothless, ABC, 1997
Under Wraps, The Disney Channel, 1997
A Thousand Men and a Baby (also known as Narrow Escape), CBS, 1997
Rhapsody in Bloom, Starz!, 1998
The Staircase, CBS, 1998
About Sarah, CBS, 1998
Little Girl Fly Away (also known as The Poet), CBS, 1998
(Including the song "Togetherness," lyrics by Todd Smallwood) You Lucky Dog, The Disney Channel, 1998
Up, Up, and Away!, The Disney Channel, 2000
The Last Patrol (also known as The Last Warrior), Cinemax,2000
Passion & Prejudice, USA Network, 2001
Specials, as David Frank
A Christmas for Boomer, 1979
The Single Life, CBS, 1980
Hot W.A.C.S., NBC, 1981
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, PBS, 1983
Mr. Success, 1984
The Emmy Awards, 1986
Dick Clark Presents: What a Year, 1986
Casebusters, ABC, 1986
Walking on Air (also known as Wonderworks: Walking on Air),PBS, 1986
Also composer for The Kennedy Center Honors featuring Gene Kelly,a special of the Ringling Brothers Circus, and a special tour of the Disney/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio.
Episodic
As David Frank, composer of the song "Four Star Lover," Laverne &Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Company and Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC.
Other
Beanpole (pilot), ABC, 1990
TekWar (pilot; also known as TekWar: The Movie and TekWar: The Original Movie), syndicated, 1994
A Place Apart, 1999
Film Composer
(As David Frank) A Different Story, Avco Embassy, 1978
(As David Frank) Electronic music, Vigilante, Phaedra Cinema, 1982
(As David Frank; with others) Beat Street, Orion, 1984
(As David Frank) Code of Silence, Orion, 1985
(As David Frank) Off the Mark (also known as Crazy Legs), Fries Entertainment, 1986
(As David Frank) The Check Is in the Mail... (also known as TheCheque Is in the Post), Ascot Films, 1986
(As David Frank) Dead of Night (also known as Mirror of Death), Vista Street Entertainment, 1987
(As David Frank) Above the Law (also known as Nico and Nico: Above the Law), Warner Bros., 1988
(As David Frank; including the song "Two Can Be One") Hero and the Terror, Cannon, 1988
(As David Frank) Call Me, Martel Media/Vestron Pictures, 1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, United Artists, 1988
One Man Force, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1989
Dive, 1990
Hard to Kill (also known as Seven Year Storm), Warner Bros., 1990
Going Under, Warner Bros., 1990
Out for Justice, Warner Bros., 1991
(Including songs) Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo, Warner Bros., 1991
Poison Ivy, New Line Cinema, 1992
(Including songs "Guilty," "To Be the Best of the Best," and "Willie Rise") Best of the Best II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
(Including song "Streets of Thunder") Street Knight, Cannon, 1993
The Baby-Sitters Club, Columbia, 1995
The Prince, 1996
(As David Frank) Just One Time (short film), Execute Productions,1997
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace, 1998
Cosmic Voyage (short documentary film), IMAX Corp., 1998
Billboard Dad, Warner Bros., 1998
"Just One Time," a segment of Boys Life 3, Strand Releasing, 2000
Slap Her ... She's French (also known as Freche Biester!),Premiere Marketing and Distribution Group, 2002
Songs Featured in Films
As David Frank
"The Pleasure Seekers," Real Genius, TriStar, 1985
"Didn't I Blow Your Mind," Fatal Beauty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
"Webster's Boomer," Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994
"You Are in My System," Glitter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Video Composer
Visions of a New World, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

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David Michael Frank Official Site, http://www.davidmichaelfrank.com, January 19, 2004

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