Jonathan Elias Biography ((?)-)

Addresses: Office: Elias Arts, 2219 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405.;Agent: Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, musician, music producer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music arranger, Murder by Phone, New World, 1982
Music arranger and director, Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King's Children of the Corn), New World, 1984
Music arranger and orchestrator, Almost You, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Music arranger and director, Tuff Turf, New World, 1985
Theme song performer, "I Do What I Do," 9 1/2 Weeks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
Orchestrator, Vamp, New World, 1986
Music producer, Two Moon Junction, Lorimar Film Entertainment, 1988
Music arranger, Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988
Music producer, Parents, Vestron, 1989
Music producer, Leprechaun 2 (also known as Leprechaun II and One Wedding and Lots of Funerals), Trimark Pictures, 1994
RECORDINGS
Albums
Requiem for the Americas: Songs from the Lost World, 1989
Producer, 9 1/2 Weeks (soundtrack recording), Capitol, 1990
Contributor and producer, Union by Yes, Arista, 1991
Producer, Chaplin (soundtrack recording), Sony, 1992
Contributor and producer, Greatest by Duran Duran, Capitol, 1998
Prayer Cycle: Music for the Century, Sony, 1999
Contributor and producer, Big Thing by Duran Duran, EMI, 2000
Contributor and producer, In a Word by Yes, Rhino, 2002
Contributor to other albums, including Tuff Turf (soundtrack recording) and Womanchild, by Bemshi.

WRITINGS
Film Music
Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King's Children ofthe Corn), New World, 1984
(Including song, "Closer to Near than Far") Almost You, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1985
(Including songs "Breakin' the Rules," "Love Hates," "Tuff Turf," and "WeWalk the Night") Tuff Turf, New World, 1985
Key Exchange, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
(Including title song) Vamp, New World, 1986
Two Moon Junction, Lorimar Film Entertainment, 1988
Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988
Parents, Vestron, 1989
Far from Home, Vestron, 1989
Rude Awakening, Orion, 1989
Grave Secrets, 1990
Forced March, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1989
Leprechaun 2 (also known as Leprechaun II and One Wedding and Lots of Funerals), Trimark Pictures, 1994
Jailbait (also known as Streetwise), Planet Productions, 1994
Songs Featured in Films
Theme song, "I Do What I Do," 9 1/2 Weeks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
Television Music
Series
Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1997
The Invisible Man, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
Movies
Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder (also known as In the Line of Duty: Howard Beach, Making a Case for Murder and Skin), NBC,1989
The Heart of Justice, TNT, 1992
Main theme music, Moonbase, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
Episodic
Composer for "The Sacrifice," an episode of Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO.
Other
Morning Glory, 1993
Theme music, The Century (documentary miniseries), ABC, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Kathy Ireland (special), 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Elias Arts, http://www.eliasarts.com, December 11, 2002

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