Tom Scott Biography (1948-)

Full name, Thomas Wright Scott; born May 19, 1948, in Los Angeles, CA; son ofNathan George and Margery (maiden name, Wright) Scott.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, musician
Birth Details: May 19, 1948; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Musician, Class, Orion, 1983
Music supervisor and musician, Blame It on the Night, TriStar, 1984
Musician, "Lollipoppin'," Fast Forward, Columbia, 1985
Musician, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Buena Vista, 1988
Musician, Shakes the Clown, IRS Releasing, 1992
Also performed his own musical compositions in several other films.
Film Appearances
Himself, Standing in the Shadows of Motown (documentary; also known as Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Story of the Funk Brothers), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Television Appearances
Series
Conductor, The Pat Sajak Show, CBS, 1989
Music director and orchestra leader, The Chevy Chase Show, Fox, 1993
Specials
Olivia Newton-John in Concert, HBO, 1983
Saxophonist, American Bandstand's 33-1/3 Celebration, ABC, 1985
Late Night with David Letterman: Sixth Anniversary Show, NBC, 1988
Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock, NBC, 1988
Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street (also known as Barry Manilow: On the Way to Jump Street), CBS, 1988
The Best of Country '92: Countdown at the Neon Armadillo, ABC, 1992
The American Bandstand 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1992
Band member, The Best of the Blues Brothers, The Disney Channel, 1993
An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope (also known as An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration), HBO, 1993
(With Tom Scott Orchestra) ABC's Christmas in Aspen, ABC, 2002
Movies
Band member, An Unexpected Life, USA Network, 1998
Television Music Director
Series
The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991
Specials
A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan, NBC, 1991
Disney's Christmas Fantasy on Ice, CBS, 1992
(And music arranger and orchestrator) Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years ofEbony, ABC, 1996
Comedy Relief American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996
Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope, ABC, 1998
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting the United Negro College Fund, Black Entertainment Television and syndicated, 1998
(And music arranger and orchestrator) Nissan Presents: The 2nd AnnualCelebration of America's Music, ABC, 1998
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting the United Negro College Fund, syndicated, 1999
Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas, NBC, 1999
(And conductor and music supervisor; also music arranger of "Wayne BradySong Medley") 25 Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration (also known as Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration),NBC, 2000
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence, syndicated, 2000
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence, syndicated, 2001
Miss America, ABC, 2001
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting the United Negro College Fund, syndicated, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
The 1996 Emmy Awards, ABC, 1996
(And orchestrator) The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997
The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
(And orchestrator) 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
(And orchestrator) The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
(And arranger, "The Best of the Season Montage") The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
(And music arranger) The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
RECORDINGS
Albums
Great Scott, A&M, 1972
(With L.A. Express) Tom Cat, Ode, 1975
Word of Mouth, 1981
Desire, Elektra, 1982

Apple Juice, Columbia, 1982
Swing, 1982
If That's What It Takes, 1982
Spanish Wave, 1983
Target, 1984
Streamlines, 1987
GRP Super Live in Concert, 1988
Keep This Love Alive, 1991
Videos
(With Blues Brothers Band) The Best of John Belushi, 1985
(With Blues Brothers Band) The Best of Dan Aykroyd, 1986
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
(With Jerry Goldsmith) The Culpepper Cattle Co. (also known as Dust, Sweat, and Gunpowder), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Uptown Saturday Night, Warner Bros., 1974
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, 1974
Sidecar Racers, Universal, 1975
Americathon, United Artists, 1979
(And songs "Eat Your Heart Out," "The Love of a Cowboy," and "Watch Her Dance") Stir Crazy, Columbia, 1980
Hanky Panky, Columbia, 1982
Going Berserk, Universal, 1983
(With others) Class, Orion, 1983
(With Rick Springfield) Hard to Hold, Universal, 1984
(And theme song, "Another One Night Stand," "Stone Me," and "Takin' Careof You") Blame It on the Night, TriStar, 1984
(With Jack Hayes; and song "Lollipoppin'") Fast Forward, Columbia,1985
Just One of the Guys, Columbia, 1985
The Sure Thing, Embassy, 1985
Soul Man (also known as The Imposter), New World, 1986
(And songs "Binky Fever" and "Pepe's Theme") Shakes the Clown, IRSReleasing, 1992
Songs Featured in Films
Composer of the song "Making the Grade," Funny about Love, 1990.
Television Music
Movies
Trouble Comes to Town, 1973
The Girls of Huntington House, 1973
Firehouse, 1973
Class of '63, 1973
Twin Detectives, 1976
The Comedy Company, 1978
Our Family Business, 1981
The Family Ties Vacation, NBC, 1985
Badge of the Assassin, CBS, 1985
"The Leftovers," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
Not Quite Human, The Disney Channel, 1987
"The Absent-Minded Professor," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988
Run 'till You Fall, CBS, 1988
A Father's Homecoming (also known as Oakmont, The Oakmont Stories, and Town and Gown), NBC, 1988
Mothers, Daughters, and Lovers (also known as American River), NBC, 1989
"Percy and Thunder," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1993
Deconstructing Sarah, USA Network, 1994
An Unexpected Family, USA Network, 1996
Series
Baretta, ABC, 1975
(Including theme music; with Lalo Schifrin and Mark Snow) Starsky andHutch, ABC, 1975
A Man Called Sloane, NBC, 1979
(Including theme music "Without Us") Family Ties, NBC, 1982
(Including title song) Square Pegs, CBS, 1982
Making the Grade, CBS, 1982
(Including theme song "Goodbye Blues") Hawaiian Heat, ABC, 1984
(Including theme song "You Got What It Takes") Sara, 1985
(Including theme music) The Pat Sajak Show, CBS, 1989
American Dreamer, NBC, 1990
Shannon's Deal, 1990
The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991
The Chevy Chase Show, Fox, 1993
Pilots
The Outside Man, CBS, 1977
Theme music, Why Us?, NBC, 1981
Unit 4, CBS, 1981
Steel Collar Man, CBS, 1985
Taking It Home, NBC, 1986
Rewrite for Murder (also known as Love and Bullets), CBS, 1991
Maverick Square, ABC, 1991
Miniseries
Little Vic, syndicated, 1977
Aspen (also known as The Innocent and the Damned), 1977
Specials
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, PBS and Showtime, 1984
Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989
HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Hardly Believe It Ourselves, HBO, 1992
It's Nothing Personal (also known as Nothing Personal), NBC, 1993
Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
25 Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration (also known as Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 1999
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
Episodic
Composer for episodes of Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Dan August, and Streets of San Francisco.
Other
Final Notice, 1989

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