Randy Edelman Biography (1947-)

Born June 10, 1947, in Paterson, NJ; son of an accountant and a first-grade teacher; married Jackie DeShannon (a singer and songwriter); children: Noah. Addresses: Agent: The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor, keyboard player, vocalist
Birth Details: June 10, 1947; Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music performer, Red, White and Busted (also known as Outside In), Robbins International, 1972
Choral arranger and orchestrator, "Kumbaya," Troop Beverly Hills,Columbia, 1989
Music conductor, The Last of the Mohicans, Twentieth Century-Fox,1992
Music conductor, The Distinguished Gentleman, Buena Vista, 1992
Orchestrator, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Universal, 1993
Orchestrator, The Big Green, Buena Vista, 1995
Music conductor, The Indian in the Cupboard, Columbia/Paramount, 1995
Music conductor, Dragonheart, Universal, 1996
Music conductor, Daylight, Universal, 1996
Music conductor and pianist, Diabolique, Warner Bros., 1996
Music conductor, and producer and arranger of song "Down in the Everglades," Gone Fishin', Buena Vista, 1997
Orchestra conductor, For Richer or Poorer, Universal, 1997
Score conductor, Six Days, Seven Nights (also known as 6 Days 7Nights), Touchstone, 1998
Orchestra conductor, EDtv (also known as Ed TV), 1999
Orchestra conductor, Shanghai Noon, 2000
Song conductor ("The Hong Kong Cha Cha"), Rush Hour 2, New Line Cinema, 2001
Orchestra conductor, Corky Romano (also known as Corky Romano:"Special" Agent), Buena Vista, 2001
Conductor, xXx (also known as Triple X), Sony, 2002
Orchestra conductor, Shanghai Knights, Buena Vista, 2003
Music conductor, Surviving Christmas, DreamWorks, 2004
Songs producer, orchestra conductor, music conductor, and band arrangements, Connie and Carla, Universal, 2004
Film Appearances
A guest at Heartland, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (alsoknown as Banda de los corazones), Universal, 1978
Himself, The Making of "Dragonheart" (documentary), 1997
Television Work
Movies
Music performer, Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter! (also known as Dennis the Menace), 1993
Television Appearances
Episodic
Rod and Emu's Saturday Special, 1983
Stage Work
Keyboardist, The Boyfriend, Broadway production, c. 1970
RECORDINGS
Albums
Randy Edelman, 1972
Laughter and Tears, 1973
Prime Cuts, 1975
Fairwell Fairbanks, Vivid Sound, 1976
If Love Is Real, 1977
Uptown Uptempo, 1979
You're the One, 1979
On Time, 1982
Randy Edelman & His Piano, 1984
The Very Best Of ... , Rev-Ola, 20-03
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Executive Action, National General, 1973
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Universal, 1978
The Chipmunk Adventure, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
Feds, Warner Bros., 1988
Troop Beverly Hills, Columbia, 1989
Ghostbusters II (also known as Ghostbusters 2), Columbia, 1989
(With Howard Shore) Quick Change, Warner Bros., 1990
Kindergarten Cop, Universal, 1990
Come See the Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Quick Change, 1990
V. I. Warshawski (also known as V. I. Warshawski, Detective inHigh Heels), Buena Vista, 1991
Shout, Universal, 1991
Drop Dead Fred (also known as My Special Friend), New LineCinema, 1991
Eyes of an Angel (also known as The Tender), Trans World Entertainment, 1991
Beethoven, Universal, 1992

(With Trevor Jones) The Last of the Mohicans, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
The Distinguished Gentleman, Buena Vista, 1992
My Cousin Vinny, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Universal, 1993
Gettysburg, New Line Cinema, 1993
Beethoven's 2nd, Universal, 1993
Angels in the Outfield (also known as Angels), Buena Vista,1994
Greedy, Imagine Entertainment, 1994
Pontiac Moon, Paramount, 1994
The Mask, Dark Horse Entertainment/New Line Cinema, 1994
Billy Madison, Universal, 1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (also known as Tall Tale), Walt Disney Productions, 1995
The Big Green, Buena Vista, 1995
The Indian in the Cupboard, Columbia/Paramount, 1995
While You Were Sleeping, Buena Vista, 1995
Daylight, Universal, 1996
Diabolique, Warner Bros., 1996
Down Periscope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Dragonheart, Universal, 1996
The Quest, Universal, 1996
Anaconda, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
For Richer or Poorer, Universal, 1997
Gone Fishin', Buena Vista, 1997
Leave It to Beaver, Universal, 1997
Six Days, Seven Nights (also known as 6 Days 7 Nights), Touchstone, 1998
The Gelfin (also known as Crazy Gelfins), Universal, 1999
EDtv (also known as Ed TV), Universal, 1999
The Whole Nine Yards (also known as Le nouveau voisin), Warner Bros., 2000
Passion of Mind, Paramount Classics, 2000
Shanghai Noon, Buena Vista, 2000
The Replacements, Warner Bros., 2000
The Skulls (also known as Le clan des Skulls), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Head Over Heels, Universal, 2001
China: The Panda Adventure, IMAX, 2001
Osmosis Jones, Warner Bros., 2001
Corky Romano (also known as Corky Romano: "Special" Agent),Buena Vista, 2001
Black Knight, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Frank McKlusky, C.I., Buena Vista, 2002
xXx (also known as Triple X), Sony, 2002
Who Is Cletis Tout?, Paramount Classics, 2002
National Security, Sony, 2003
Shanghai Knights, Buena Vista, 2003
Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003
Surviving Christmas, DreamWorks, 2004
Connie and Carla, Universal, 2004
Cartoon Logic (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2005
Return to Edge City (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2005
Introducing Cameron Diaz (documentary short), New Line Home Video,2005
Chow Bella: Hollywood's Pampered Pooches (documentary short), NewLine Home Video, 2005
What Makes Fido Run? (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2005
Son of the Mask, New Line Cinema, 2005
Creating "Son of the Mask": Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2005
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of "Son of the Mask" (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2005
Film Additional Music
Twins, Universal, 1988
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Warner Bros., 2005
Film Songs
Red, White and Busted (also known as Outside In), Robbins International, 1972
Television Scores
Series
Ryan's Four, ABC, 1983
(Theme song) Maximum Security, HBO, 1985
(And theme) MacGyver, ABC, 1985-87
Mr. Sunshine, ABC, 1986
(And theme music) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also knownas Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993
The Mask (animated), CBS, 1995-98
Movies
Snatched, ABC, 1973
Blood Sport, ABC, 1973
When Your Lover Leaves, NBC, 1983
A Doctor's Story, NBC, 1984
Scandal Sheet (also known as The Devil's Bed), ABC, 1985
Taking Back My Life (also known as Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story), CBS, 1992
Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter! (also known as Dennis the Menace), 1993
Citizen X, HBO, 1995
The Hunley, TNT, 1999
A Season on the Brink, ESPN, 2002
Pilots
MacGyver, ABC, 1985
Specials
All the Kids Do It, CBS, 1984
Happily Ever After, PBS, 1985
A Family Again, ABC, 1988
(Closing music) The 1996 Summer Olympic Games, NBC, 1996
(Theme music) Super Bowl XXXII, ABC, 1998
Surviving Christmas: Unwrapping the Comedy, 2004
Television Songs
Specials
"Weekend in New England," Manilow Country, The Nashville Network,2000
Television Scores
Episodic
"Surviving Christmas," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, May 5, 1980, p. 129

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