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Alan Silverstri
Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and Conducting, conductor of film and television scores. He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for all of his feature films including the Back to the Future (franchise), ''Back to the Future'' film series, ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ''Forrest Gump'', ''Cast Away'' and ''The Polar Express (film), The Polar Express''. Silvestri also composed many other popular movies, including ''Predator (film), Predator'', ''The Abyss'', ''Father of the Bride (1991 film), Father of the Bride'', ''The Bodyguard (1992 film), The Bodyguard'', ''The Parent Trap (1998 film), The Parent Trap'', ''Stuart Little (film), Stuart Little'', ''The Mummy Returns'', ''Lilo & Stitch'', ''Night at the Museum'', ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', ''Ready Player One (film), Ready Player One'' and several Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the ''Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Avengers'' films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
