John Everett Beal (born on January 20, 1947, in

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and raised in

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) is an internationally recognized American film composer and conductor working in

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and around the world. He has conducted for major recording artists ranging from

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, movies in concert such as Toy Story, Home Alone, Rocketman and the Harry Potter series, is the principal conductor of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra®, is a composer of film trailer music, and has composed the music for numerous television series and films.

Early life

John Beal was born on January 20, 1947, in

, raised in

, graduated from

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, where he was honored for having written many of the drum cadences for the school's internationally renowned Drum Corps, many of which are still used more than 50 years after his graduation. He was named to their Hall of Fame in 2008. He attended

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and, after being decorated for heroism and bravery in combat with the

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, he attended

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. He studied percussion with William Kraft and Bernie Mattinson, and drums with Irv Cotler (drummer for

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), percussion with Ethnomusicologist Craig Woodson, composition with

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scholar Danlee Mitchell, synthesizers with Clark Spangler, and film scoring with

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George Duning George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musician and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana, and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Casteln ...

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, Fred Werner, Eddy Lawrence Manson and

Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...

. In his early film career, and like many of the young composers of the day, he ghost wrote the scores for numerous major motion pictures and hit television shows and orchestrated and supervised the recording sessions for many others.

Career

Beal's first instrument was piano at age 6. He was a professional soloist in a boys choir at age 8 and a professional drummer on stage and in the recording studio by age 10. After his highly decorated service with the

, he returned to Hollywood as a musical director and arranger with recording stars

(in her U.S. debut),

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, and for many television variety shows ranging from

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'' Make Your Own Kind of Music'', ''The Captain & Tennille Songbook'' and

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-winning ''Sing Out Sweet Land,'' to ''

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''. Beal was also the conductor and arranger for the vocal groups The Establishment, The Kids Next Door, The Nabors Kids, The King Cousins, and The Doodletown Pipers, and worked on stage in Las Vegas and on the showroom circuit with such icons of the day as

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Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signin ...

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie ...

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, Leslie Uggams,

Jim Nabors James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle. Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, an ...

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, Teresa Graves, Peggy Fleming, Frankie Avalon, and Ed Ames. Beginning in the late 1970s, he composed original music for numerous hit television series, including '' Vega$'' with Robert Urich, ''

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'' with

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and

Betty Buckley Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American ...

, ''

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'' with

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and

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, ''

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'' with

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and

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, ''

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'' with

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and Georgia Engel, ''Legmen'' with

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and John Terlesky, and ''

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'' with

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and Craig T. Nelson. His feature films included '' Zero to Sixty'' (1978) starring

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and

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, '' The Funhouse'' (1981) from director

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, '' Terror in the Aisles'' (1984) starring

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and Nancy Allen, and ''

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'' (1986) starring Sherry Willis-Burch. At the suggestion of Gary LeMel (President, Worldwide Music for Warner Bros.), Beal was tapped by Hollywood's marketing guru and "Godfather of Trailers,"

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of Kaleidoscope Films (''

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'' and other major hit films) to work with him in the film trailer industry. Kuehn and Beal collaborated on the very inception of today's modern film trailer format and Beal has long been recognized as the man who gave contemporary trailers their musical voice. Beal has composed original scores for over 2,000 trailers. His list of major studio credits includes campaigns for such hit films as '' JFK'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson ...

'', ''

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,'' ''

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'', the ''

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'' trilogy, ''

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'', ''

True Lies ''True Lies'' is a 1994 American spy action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston. I ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Mask of Zorro'', '' Black Rain'', ''

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'', '' Finding Neverland'', and hundreds more. ''

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'' box office results show the financial success of film campaigns to which he contributed original music is literally measured in hundreds of billions of dollars. Conducting professionally since he was 23 years old, Maestro Beal is a highly sought-after conductor and has conducted a wide and diverse variety of shows and live-to-film scores with many of the world’s greatest musicians in venues stretching from London to Tokyo, from the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, the National Orchestra of Belgium and The City of Prague Philharmonic, to the National Symphony of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur and the Evergreen Symphony of Taiwan, as well as major symphony orchestras throughout the United States, including several decades in Los Angeles with the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra. Recently, John Beal has been conducting live to film concerts that include such films as Toy Story, The Godfather, The Goonies, Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and the world premiere of Rocketman: Live in Concert. In December 2017 John Beal began working with

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and

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. and in February 2018, John Beal became the conductor on the

studio album "where's the drop?" and its subsequent concerts beginning in March 2018 with deadmau5 and a large symphony orchestra.

Other projects

Working with one of his mentors,

, and the Walt Disney Imagineering Team led by Marc Davis, John Beal composed and arranged music for the Carousel of Progress and America Sings rides at

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and

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(Orlando),. He was also the music director for live stage acts during the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida and the musical conductor for the park's grand opening ceremony television presentation on NBC. According to his official bio, Beal composed original music for Gentle Jungle and Enchanted Village theme parks. Beal also composed and produced the music for commercials from

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and many other major advertisers. John Beal served as the General Manager and Producer of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra for its debut concerts in the Los Angeles area, and as its television producer. Beal is President of Reeltime Creative, a company that consults for and produces motion picture creative advertising ranging from film trailers to posters to web sites.

Selected film trailers

Some of the well-known film trailers (for which John Beal wrote trailer music between 1977 and 2007) cover a wide range of styles for films including

, We Were Soldiers,

, Finding Neverland,

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler a ...

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, Batman Beyond,

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, Black Beauty, Black Hawk Down, Black Rain, The Bodyguard,

Braveheart ''Braveheart'' is a 1995 American historical drama film directed and produced by, and starring Mel Gibson. Gibson portrays Sir William Wallace, a late-13th century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence ...

Casualties of War ''Casualties of War'' is a 1989 American war drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Rabe, based primarily on an article written by Daniel Lang for ''The New Yorker'' in 1969, which was later published as a book. The film star ...

, Chaplin, Clear and Present Danger,

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, Cruising,

Dead Again ''Dead Again'' is a 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Scott Frank. It stars Branagh and Emma Thompson, with Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Hanna Schygulla, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams appearing i ...

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, Fallen,

Ferris Bueller's Day Off ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck with supporting roles by Jennifer ...

First Blood ''First Blood'' (also known as ''Rambo: First Blood'') is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also stars as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's ment ...

Flight of the Intruder ''Flight of the Intruder'' is a 1991 war film directed by John Milius, and starring Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, and Brad Johnson. It is based on the novel of the same name by former Grumman A-6 Intruder pilot Stephen Coonts. The film received ...

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

Heathers ''Heathers'' is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, an ...

, JFK,

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, The Mask of Zorro,

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Miracle on 34th Street ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (initially released as ''The Big Heart'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davi ...

Mr. Mom ''Mr. Mom'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and produced by Lynn Loring, Lauren Shuler, and Aaron Spelling. It stars Michael Keaton (in his first lead role), Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, and Christopher Lloyd. It ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American stop-motion Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increme ...

, Nothing in Common,

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, Regarding Henry, Rising Sun,

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, Steel Magnolias, The Toy,

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, When a Man Loves a Woman, Working Girl, Payback,

Tea with Mussolini ''Tea with Mussolini'' ( it, Un tè con Mussolini) is a 1999 Anglo-Italian semi-autobiographical comedy-drama war film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, scripted by John Mortimer, telling the story of a young Italian boy's upbringing by a circle ...

, Police Academy, Indecent Proposal,

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, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nine to Five,

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, Bicentennial Man and

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.''

Organizations

According to his official biography, Beal is a former Governor of the Composers & Lyricists Guild of America (CLGA), former National Trustee and Governor of the Los Angeles Chapter of

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(

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s), an active member the

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s), The

Recording Academy The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Aw ...

Producers & Engineers Wing, is a Platinum member of the Society of Composers & Lyricists,

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Veterans Media and Entertainment
and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers.

Military service

Beal served in the United States Marine Corps and was trained as a specialist in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare (Weapons of Mass Destruction). Sergeant Beal fought in

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...

as a door gunner on a Huey gunship, earning his Marine Corps Combat Air Crew Wings and fighting in more than 200 combat missions and 24 major counter-insurgency operations against the

North Vietnamese Army The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; vi, Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam, QĐNDVN), also recognized as the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) or the Vietnamese Army (), is the military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wi ...

in Khe Sanh,

Con Thien Con Thien (Vietnamese: Cồn Tiên, meaning the "Hill of Angels") was a military base that started out as a U.S. Army Special Forces camp before transitioning to a United States Marine Corps combat base. It was located near the Vietnamese Dem ...

Lao Bảo Lao Bảo is a small town in Hướng Hóa District of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, located in the North Central Coast region, near the border with Laos. Its population is approximately 30,000. As Lao Bảo is located in an advantaged area ...

, Dong Ha and the A Shau Valley. He received the

Combat Action Ribbon The Combat Action Ribbon (CAR, ), is a high precedence United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States Marine Corps military decoration awarded to United States sea service members "who have actively participated in ground or ...

along with 8

Air Medal The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. It was created in 1942 and is awarded for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Criteria The Air Medal was establish ...

s for bravery and was awarded a Single Mission

with Bronze Star for heroism during the rescue of a severely wounded Marine reconnaissance team near Hamburger Hill in the A Shau Valley on April 11, 1969. According to the citation for the award, after a serious firefight with an overwhelming force near

earlier in the day, Beal's crew refueled and came upon the trapped recon team. Surrounded by enemy fire, the Marines were struggling to drag their wounded up the extremely steep and muddy mountain to an accessible area, but were taking fire from all sides and nearly out of strength. While engaging the enemy, a rocket warhead crashed through the windscreen, hitting the pilot and crew chief. Without hesitation, the team trapped the as yet unexploded ordnance in the cabin and kept firing. The citation continues that due to his "unwavering tenacity in the face of withering enemy fire," all five Marines were saved. Additionally, Beal was awarded a

Navy Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of military personnel who were not eligible to recei ...

with Combat V for Valor for his service to Vietnamese refugees near the DMZ who had fled mass

genocide Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the ...

by the North Vietnamese Army in the North in recognition of his dedication in helping to build schools, provide medical care and protect the civilians, and the

Vietnam Gallantry Cross The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross also known as the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross or Vietnam Cross of Gallantry ( vi, Anh-Dũng Bội-Tinh) is a military decoration of the former Government of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam). The medal wa ...

and

Vietnam Civil Actions Medal The Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal ( vi, Dân-Vụ Bội-Tinh) also known as the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal or Civil Actions Medal, is a military decoration of the former South Vietnamese government (1955–75). The medal was created ...

from the government of the

Republic of Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of t ...

. Other medals include the Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation,

Navy Unit Commendation The Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) is a United States Navy unit award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944. History Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commands may recommend any Navy or Marine Co ...

Meritorious Unit Commendation The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced ''muck'') is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding achievement or ...

Vietnam Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The medal is awarded to recognize service during the Vietnam War by all members of the U.S. Arm ...

and RVN Vietnam Service Medal.

Military awards and decorations

Discography

*Oivia Newton John, My Heart is Alive *Evergreen: Music of Barbra Streisand *One and Only, Gladys Knight *Bob Crewe, Street Talk *Captain & Tennille, Keeping Our Love Warm *Linda Lewis, Can't We Just Sit Down? *David Soul, Playing to an Audience of One *Ernie Collins, King Tut's Back *Death of a Nation, Soundtrack *Killer Party, Soundtrack *Pakalameredith Band *Disturbing Behavior: Original Score *The Funhouse, Soundtrack *Terror in the Aisles, Soundtrack *The Man with Bogart's Face, Soundtrack *Zero to Sixty, Soundtrack *X-Files Celebration *Cinema Eclectic *The SnowFiles *The Best of Stephen King, Vol. 1 *Apocalypse Nam, the 10,000 Day War * Zork: Grand Inquisitor *Watch the Skies *Heart Of The Ocean: The Film Music of James Horner *Coming Soon, Volumes 1 & 2 *Halloween Horror Hits Volume One *Halloween Horror Hits Volume Two *Super Scary Monster Party *Greatest Science Fiction Hits *The Jerry Goldsmith Collection - Volume One: Rarities *Film Noir's Finest: Themes from the Dark Side of the Lens *The Ring: Horror's Finest, Volume 1 *Music from the X-Files 20th Anniversary Celebrationhttp://composerjohnbeal.com/credits , John Beal Credits

Articles and books

* ''Humanizing Music with Composer John Beal'
CS Music
* ''BWW Interview: Composer and Film Conductor John Beal Talks Rocketman: Live in Concert'
BroadwayWorld
* ''The Emerging Film Composer'' book by Richard Bellis, 2006 pp. 136–137 * ''Welcome to Heart Attack City by John Beal, "The Score", Volume XII Number 4, Winter 1998 p. 1, (continues on p. 4

* ''John Beal, Musical Chameleon'' November 11, 1998, interview by Helene San

* ''The Modern Hollywood Composer'': Interview with Composer John Beal, by Simon Barber, Liverpool Institute for the Performing Art

* ''The Art of Scoring Trailers: John Beal'' by Lukas Kendall, Part 1 - Film Score Monthly Magazine, issue #35, July 2003, pp 6–7, Part 2 continues in issue #36/Aug 37/September 1993, pp18–1
Online version
* ''Art of the Tease'' by Rick Sherwood, Hollywood Reporter August 25, 1992 pp. S-39-S-72 * ''Coming Attractions!: The two-minute film scores of John Beal'' by Randall D. Larson, "The Score" Cinefantastique, June 1999, Volume 31, Number 6 p. 60 * ''Aisle of the Dead: Revisiting Terror Tonalities with John Beal'' By Randall D. Larson * ''The Oxford Student, Trailer Music

* ''Disneyland 60th Anniversary: Composers share favorite Disney music memories'' by Mark Morton, Examiner * ''Trailer Music Vibe: Featured Film Composer John Beal'

* ''Movie Trailer Music: It's Not What You Think'' The Guardian 201

* ''Trailer Music: A Look at the Overlooked'

* ''Razor-thin Copyright Line: Approximating temp music for trailers is risky business'', Variety, June 2, 201

References

External links

John Beal official site

John Beal Reeltime Creative official site

ASCAP

''Film Score Monthly''

Society of Composers & Lyricists

Film Music Society

Film Music Articles

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Career

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Military service

Military awards and decorations

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Articles and books

See also

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