Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards, including two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004. Some of Edelman's best known films scores include Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Beethoven, Gettysburg, The Mask, Dragonheart, Daylight and xXx. He also wrote the theme of the popular television series MacGyver. Many of his musical pieces have been reused in television advertising, trailers, Disney movies, and award shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Edelman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1947-06-10 · Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Known for
- The Mask (1994) — Original Music Composer
- xXx (2002) — Original Music Composer
- Ghostbusters II (1989) — Original Music Composer
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) — Original Music Composer
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) — Conductor
- 27 Dresses (2008) — Original Music Composer
- Kindergarten Cop (1990) — Original Music Composer
- Anaconda (1997) — Original Music Composer
- Shanghai Noon (2000) — Original Music Composer
- Twins (1988) — Original Music Composer
- Shanghai Knights (2003) — Original Music Composer
- Beethoven (1992) — Original Music Composer
- DragonHeart (1996) — Original Music Composer
- Leap Year (2010) — Original Music Composer
- The Whole Nine Yards (2000) — Original Music Composer
- The Boy Next Door (2015) — Original Music Composer