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Joel McNeely Biography ((?)-)

Born in Madison, WI; married Margaret Batjer (a violinist); children: Joshua,a daughter. Addresses: Agent: Blue Focus Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 2A, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Composer, conductor, orchestrator, musician

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Orchestrator, Iron Will, Buena Vista, 1994
• Additional orchestrations, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain, Universal, 1995
• Conductor, Flipper, Universal, 1996
• Conductor, Wild America, Warner Bros., 1997
• Orchestrator and conductor, The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998
• Orchestrator and conductor, Virus (also known as Virus: Ghost in the Machine), MCA/Universal, 1999
• Conductor, Return to Never Land (animated; also known as PeterPan: Return to Never Land), Buena Vista, 2002
• Television Work
• Episodic
• Music director, "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC, 1992
• WRITINGS
• Film Music
• Additional music, The Pick-up Artist, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• You Talkin' to Me?, United Artists, 1987
• Samantha, Planet Productions, 1991, Academy Entertainment, 1992
• Terminal Velocity, Buena Vista, 1994
• Radioland Murders, Universal/Lucasfilm, 1994
• Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (also known as The Last Great Warrior), Buena Vista, 1994
• (Including songs "Kaiser Bill" and "Hard to Bid Farewell") Iron Will, Buena Vista, 1994
• Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain, Universal, 1995
• Flipper, Universal, 1996
• Supercop, Dimension Films, 1996
• Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jink cha (dubbed version; also knownas Police Story 3 and Supercop), Miramax, 1996
• Vegas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation), Warner Bros., 1997
• Wild America, Warner Bros., 1997
• Additional music, Air Force One (also known as AFO), Columbia, 1997
• The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998
• Zack and Reba, Live International/Victory Multimedia, 1998
• Soldier, Warner Bros., 1998
• Virus (also known as Virus: Ghost in the Machine), MCA/Universal, 1999
• All Forgotten (also known as Lover's Prayer), Seven Hills Productions, 2000
• Return to Never Land (animated; also known as Peter Pan: Returnto Never Land), Buena Vista, 2002
• Television Music
• Series
• Our House, 1986
• Davy Crockett (also known as Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder), 1988
• The Boys of Twilight, 1992
• (Including theme music) Buddy Faro, CBS, 1998
• Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's Dark Angel), Fox,2000
• (Including theme music) All Souls, UPN, 2001
• Also composer for the animated series Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Steven Spielberg Presents ... Tiny Toon Adventures), Fox and syndicated.
• Movies
• Splash, Too, ABC, 1988
• Parent Trap III, NBC, 1989
• Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon (also known as Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon), NBC, 1989
• Polly, 1989
• Polly: Comin' Home!, NBC, 1990
• Hitler's Daughter, USA Network, 1990
• Frankenstein: The College Years, Fox, 1991
• Lady against the Odds, NBC, 1992
• Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen, ABC and Fox, 1995
• Buffalo Soldiers, TNT, 1997
• Road Rage, NBC, 1999
• Santa Who?, ABC, 2000
• Miniseries
• Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, CBS, 2000
• Episodic
• "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920," The Young Indiana JonesChronicles, ABC, 1992
• "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues," The Young IndianaJones Chronicles, ABC, 1992
• Also composer for other episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC.
• Pilots
• (Including theme music) Appearances, NBC, 1990
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Saxophonist, Matt Harris, Hit and Run, 1986
• Conductor, Psycho: The Complete Original Motion Picture Score, Varese Records, 1992
• Composer, Sedona, Natural Colours, 1992
• Samantha (soundtrack recording), Intrada, 1991
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (television soundtrack), four volumes, Varese Records, 1992-1994
• Radioland Murders: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack recording), 1994
• Iron Will, Varese Records, 1994
• Terminal Velocity (soundtrack recording), Varese Records, 1994
• (With Seattle Symphony Orchestra) Hollywood '94, 1994
• (With Seattle Symphony Orchestra) Fahrenheit 451, 1995
• Conductor, Alan Silvestri, Voyages, 1995
• (With Royal Scottish National Orchestra) Hollywood '95, 1995
• Orchestrator, Ghost, Volume 2: Classic Fantasy Film Music (original soundtrack), 1995
• (With London Symphony Orchestra) Flipper (soundtrack recording), UNI/MCA, 1996
• Composer and orchestrator, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (original soundtrack), 1996
• Supercop (original soundtrack), 1996
• (With Royal Scottish National Orchestra) Vertigo, 1996
• Batmania: Songs Inspired by Batman TV Series (original soundtrack), 1997
• Conductor, Batman Trilogy, 1997
• Conductor, Out of Africa (original soundtrack), Varese Sarabande,1997
• Arranger, Rosemary Clooney, 70: Seventieth Birthday Celebration, 1998
• (With National Philharmonic Orchestra) Torn Curtain: The Unused Score, 1998
• Conductor, John Barry, Body Heat, 1998
• Titanic: Film Scores of James Horner, 1998
• Towering Inferno and Other Disaster Classics, 1998
• Trouble with Harry (original soundtrack recording), 1998
• Amazing Stories (original soundtrack recording), 1999
• Orchestrator, Star Wars Collection (original soundtrack recording), 1999
• Conductor, Citizen Kane, 1999
• Conductor, Twilight Zone (original soundtrack recording), 1999
• Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, 2000
• Marnie, 2000
• Orchestrator, Lover's Prayer, 2000
• Conductor, Jaws, 2000
• Conductor, Last of the Mohicans, 2000
• Conductor, In Session: A Film Music Celebration, 2001
• Conductor, Three Worlds of Gulliver, 2001
• Composer and conductor, Return to Never Land (original soundtrackrecording), 2002
• Conductor, Paramount 90th Anniversary Collections: Scores, 2002
• Video Games
• Music composer, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, LucasArts Entertainment, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

• Soundtrack, http://www.soundtrackmag.com, October 1, 2002