John Coda is an American

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 Defi ...

with a focus on

film music A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

and television scoring.

Life

Coda was born in

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and began composing music when he was still in his teens. He learned to play the

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

and

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

. After earning his

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Music (BM or BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree, and the majority of work consists of prescr ...

degree in composition at

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

, he worked for various recording studios in

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, dedicating himself to film and television scoring. Today, Coda lives in

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Film selections

* 1994: ''Red Sun Rising'' * 1994–1995: ''

The Secret World of Alex Mack ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' is an American television series that ran from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, on Nickelodeon (part of the SNICK line-up). The series was co-created by Ken Lipman and Thomas W. Lynch and was produced by Lync ...

'' (TV series) * 1995: ''

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson ''The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson'' is a 1996 American mockumentary Written and directed by Francis Megahy. It premiered in January 1996 at the Slamdance Film Festival in the United States and later was released on July 25, 1997 in the United K ...

'' * 1996: ''Sworn to Justice'' * 1998: ''By Default'' (short) * 1998: '' 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain'' * 1999: ''Wild Grizzly'' (TV film) * 1999: ''

P.U.N.K.S. ''P.U.N.K.S.'' is a 1999 film about a group of bullied teens who find a suit created by a scientist. The suit provides whoever wears it superhuman strength, as well as leaving the wearer open to having their body controlled by someone else via wi ...

'' * 1999: ''

Treehouse Hostage ''Treehouse Hostage'' is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman. It was one of Varney's final on-screen roles; he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during production of the film. Plot summar ...

'' * 2000: ''Mom & Me'' (short) * 2000: ''Primary Suspect'' * 2000: ''The Trial of Old Drum'' (TV film) * 2000: ''Just Sue Me'' * 2001: ''

Race to Space ''Race to Space'' is a 2001 fictional American family drama film. The film was shot on location at Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach and Edwards AFB in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Air Force. Plot The film takes place during the 1960s spac ...

'' * 2002: '' Girl Fever'' * 2000–2003: ''

Even Stevens ''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in subur ...

'' (TV series) * 2003: '' Monster Man'' * 2004: ''Let's Love Hate'' (short) * 2003–2007: ''

That's So Raven ''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sym ...

'' (TV series) * 2006: '' The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold'' * 2006: ''

Beyond the Break ''Beyond the Break'' is an American drama series about four women who join a competitive surfing circuit. It is set in Hawaii. The show was created by Michael D. Jacobs, David Brookwell and Sean McNamara. It aired on Noggin's teen programming bl ...

'' (TV series) * 2006: '' Just for Kicks'' (TV series) * 2007: ''

If I Had Known I Was a Genius ''If I Had Known I Was a Genius'' is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond (who also stars in the film). The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. Plot Michael (Markus Redmond) is an Af ...

'' * 2007: ''

Bratz Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...

'' * 2009: ''

Legally Blondes ''Legally Blondes'' is a 2009 American direct-to-DVD comedy film. It is a spin-off of the ''Legally Blonde'' film series. It was directed by Savage Steve Holland and co-produced by Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the first two ...

'' * 2012: ''

Chilly Christmas ''Chilly Christmas'' is a 2012 direct-to-DVD family comedy film starring C. Thomas Howell, Karan Brar, Brooke Langton and Tom Arnold. In the United Kingdom the film was released under the title ''A Christmas Tail''. Plot Eleven year old Bobby l ...

'' * 2013: ''Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels'' * 2013: ''A Sierra Nevada Gunfight'' * 2013: '' Robosapien: Rebooted'' * 2014: ''Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt'' * 2015: ''Hoovey'' * 2015: ''Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby'' * 2015: ''

Just in Time for Christmas ''Just in Time for Christmas'' is the tenth studio album, and first Christmas album, recorded by country music artist Pam Tillis. The album was released on November 13, 2007, on Tillis' own Stellar Cat Records and distributed by RED Distribution. T ...

'' * 2022: ''

The King's Daughter ''The King's Daughter'' (french: Jeanne, fille du Roy) is a historical novel for young adult readers by Suzanne Martel, first published in 1974. It follows the life of Jeanne Chatel, one of the King's Daughters of New France in the seventeent ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coda, John American film score composers American male film score composers American music arrangers American television composers Living people Male television composers Musicians from Los Angeles Year of birth missing (living people)