Arnold Roth (born April 28, 1953) is an American conductor,

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, and

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. His work includes conducting concerts for

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. He is also a classically trained

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ist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group

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. Roth is also the principal conductor and music director of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra,

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, and several ''Final Fantasy'' concerts. He won the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premier Awards for his soundtrack to the film ''

Barbie as Rapunzel ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 computer-animated fairy tale film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on October 1, 2002, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2002. The film is the second entry in ...

'' and was nominated for an

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in 2007 for his original song "Shine" from ''

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses ''Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'' is a 2006 computer-animated dance film. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 10, 2006, and it was later released to DVD on September 19. The film was directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based ...

''. Roth graduated from

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, an undergraduate and graduate institution of

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in 1975. He has a son and a daughter who are both also involved in music; his son, Eric Roth (born 1977), is also a famed conductor.

Composer credits

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Barbie in the Nutcracker ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' is a 2001 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley and written Linda Engelsiepen and Hilary Hinkle from a screenplay by Rob Hudnut. Featuring the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie, it marked the firs ...

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Barbie of Swan Lake ''Barbie of Swan Lake'' is a 2003 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on September 30, 2003, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 16, 2003. Based on the Tchaikovsky ball ...

'' (2003) *''

Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper ''Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'' is a 2004 computer-animated musical fantasy film. It was released to video on September 28, 2004, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 14, 2004. This film is the first musical in th ...

'' (2004) *''

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus ''Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'' is a 2005 computer-animated adventure film directed by Greg Richardson and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Mainframe Entertainment. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 2005, and it was rel ...

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Barbie as the Island Princess ''Barbie as the Island Princess'' is a 2007 computer-animated musical film. It was released to DVD on September 18, 2007, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on September 23, 2007. The film is part of the Barbie film series and the se ...

'' (2007) *''

Barbie & the Diamond Castle ''Barbie & the Diamond Castle'' is a 2008 direct-to-video computer-animated musical film directed by Gino Nichele and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Rainmaker Entertainment. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 7, 2008, and it was ...

'' (2008)

References

External links

Official website
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