David A. Bell (born April 17, 1954 in
Middletown, Ohio
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) is an American composer, known for his music for television shows. He grew up in Monroe, Ohio, where his father Paul Bell was the high school music teacher and his mother, Maria, was active in the community. David attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
From 1984 to 1991 he contributed music to 79 episodes of ''
Murder, She Wrote
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'', 5 episodes of "
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", followed by 66 episodes of ''
Star Trek
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'' shows from 1994 to 2003. In 2002 he won the
ASCAP
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Award (Top TV Series) for ''
Enterprise
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'', shared with the series' other regular composers.
Television scores (partial)
External links
*
David Bellat Star Trek Soundtracks
1954 births
Living people
American television composers
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