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I Ran And Ran by Alan Silvestri

Artist Biography For Alan Silvestri

Alan Anthony Silvestri Born March 26 1950 Is An American Composer And Conductor Who Works Primarily In Film And Television. He Is Best Known For His Frequent Collaboration With Director Robert Zemeckis Including Composing Major Hit Films Such As The Back To The Future Trilogy And Forrest Gump As Well As The Superhero Films Captain America The First Avenger And Marvel's The Avengers. Silvestri Grew Up In Teaneck New Jersey And Attended Teaneck High School. He Went To Berklee College Of Music For 2 Years And Is Of Italian Descent. Silvestri Started His Film/television Composing Career In 1972 At Age 21 Composing The Score For The Low-Budget Action Film The Doberman Gang. From 1977 To 1983 Silvestri Served As The Main Composer For The TV Show CHiPs Writing Music For 109 Of The Show's 139 Episodes. Silvestri Met Director Robert Zemeckis When The Two Worked Together On Zemeckis's 1984 Film Romancing The Stone. Since Then Silvestri Has Composed The Music For All Of Zemeckis's Movies Including The Back To The Future Trilogy 1985 1989 1990 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 Death Becomes Her 1992 Forrest Gump 1994 Contact 1997 Cast Away 2000 The Polar Express 2004 Beowulf 2007 A Christmas Carol 2009 And Flight 2012 . Silvestri Is Also Known For His Work On Predator 1987 And Predator 2 1990 Both Of Which Are Considered Preeminent Examples Of Action/science Fiction Film Scores. Since 2001 Silvestri Has Also Collaborated Regularly With Director Stephen Sommers Scoring The Films The Mummy Returns In 2001 Van Helsing In 2004 And G.I. Joe The Rise Of Cobra In 2009. His Most Recent Work Includes Captain America The First Avenger In 2011 The Avengers In 2012 And The Croods In 2013. Silvestri Has Also Composed Music For Television Shows Including T.J. Hooker One Episode Starsky & Hutch Three Episodes Tales From The Crypt Seven Episodes And Manimal Five Episodes . In 2013 The Carolina Crown Drum And Bugle Corps Used Portions Of The Theme From The Abyss As The Ballad In Their 2013 Drum Corps International World Championship-Winning Show "E MC2". On 31 January 2014 It Was Announced That A Stage Musical Adaptation Of Back To The Future Was In Production. The Show Which Is Being Co-Written By Original Writers Robert Zemeckis And Bob Gale Is Expected To Be Performed In 2015 On The 30th Anniversary Year Of The Film. Silvestri Will Team Up With Glen Ballard To Compose A New Score With The Addition Of Original Songs From The Film Including "The Power Of Love" "Johnny B. Goode" "Earth Angel" And "Mr. Sandman". Silvestri Owns A Vineyard Silvestri Vineyards Located In Carmel Valley California. Silvestri Has Received Two Academy Award Nominations One For Best Original Score For Forrest Gump 1994 And One For Best Original Song For "Believe" On The Polar Express Soundtrack. He Also Received Two Golden Globe Nominations Best Score For Forrest Gump And Best Song For The Polar Express. He Has Also Received Four Grammy Award Nominations Winning Two Awards – Best Song Written For A Motion Picture Television Or Other Visual Media For "Believe" From The Polar Express In 2004 And Best Instrumental Composition For "Cast Away End Credits" From Cast Away In 2002. His Other Nomination Was For Best Soundtrack Album For Back To The Future. During The 2005 Grammys Josh Groban Performed "Believe." He Has Won The Saturn Award For Best Music Three Times For His Scores For Predator 1987 Back To The Future Part III 1989/90 And Van Helsing 2004 . On September 23 2011 He Was Awarded With The Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award By The City Of Vienna At The Yearly Film Music Gala Concert Hollywood In Vienna.

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