Ralph Sall is an American

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

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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 ...

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and

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. He is the president of Bulletproof Entertainment, a company involved in several facets of the entertainment industry, including film, television, comic books and graphic novels, music, internet and live theatre.

Personal life

Sall is a

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graduate of

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. A native of

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, he currently resides in

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with his wife Lisa and their three young children.

Career

As a record producer, Sall has produced tracks with

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

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Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initialism STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz ...

, Jewel,

Sugar Ray Sugar Ray is an American rock band formed in Newport Beach, California, in 1986. Originally playing heavier funk metal and nu metal style music, the band achieved mainstream popularity in 1997 with their more pop-influenced single " Fly". T ...

, Sublime,

Smash Mouth Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell (lead vocals), Kevin Coleman (drums), Greg Camp (guitar), and Paul De Lisle (bass). With Harwell's depar ...

Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and ...

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...

, Jane’s Addiction and

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. As a songwriter, Sall has written tracks for

Liz Phair Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career ...

, Jewel, George Clinton and

. Tracks by his group, All Too Much, have been featured in the romantic comedies '' The In-Laws'' (2003), ''

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'' (2006) and ''

License to Wed ''License to Wed'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis. Starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski with Christine Taylor, Eric Christian Olsen and Josh Flitter in supporting roles, the film tells the story o ...

'' (2007). Sall has written and produced original songs for films, including "Rollin’ with My Homies", co-written with

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, for ''

Clueless ''Clueless'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone with supporting roles by Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd. It was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert La ...

'' (1995) and "Words to Me", with Sugar Ray, for ''

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'' (2002). As composer and executive music producer on

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’s ''

Hamlet 2 ''Hamlet 2 '' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner (producer), Eric Eisner, Leonid ...

'' (2008), Sall wrote the majority of the music and performed the songs "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" and "You’re as Gay as the Day Is Long" under The Ralph Sall Experience. He previously collaborated with Fleming on the films ''

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'' (1994), '' The Craft'' (1996), ''

Dick Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat Names ...

'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2007). He scored ''

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'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2003), the latter of which he also wrote the screenplay. Sall won the 1994 Razzie Award (Worst Original Song) for the song " Addams Family (Whoomp!)" from ''

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''. He shared the award with co-writers Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn.

Other ventures

Sall’s Interstellar Force, a dance music project, charted a ''Billboard'' hit with their cover of the ''Star Wars'' theme. Sall produced the

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'' Deadicated'', featuring the songs of the

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. He went on to create the triple-platinum selling '' Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles'', '' Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors'' and the Gold-certified '' Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits'', as well as the Paul McCartney tribute ''

The Art of McCartney ''The Art of McCartney'' is a tribute album to English musician Paul McCartney, released on November 18, 2014. The 42-song set covers McCartney's solo work, and his work with the Beatles and Wings, and features a wide range of artists such as Barr ...

'', released in November 2014.

Filmography

Music supervisor

Discography

Compilations

*'' Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles'' (1994) *'' Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits'' (1995) *'' Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors'' (2000) *''Southern Rock Country Style'' (2004) *''Hey, That's Funny!: Comedy's Greatest Hits'' (2004) *''

'' (2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sall, Ralph 1963 births Living people 21st-century American composers American entertainment industry businesspeople American film score composers American male screenwriters American male film score composers Musicians from Miami Record producers from Florida Songwriters from Florida Yale University alumni Screenwriters from Florida 21st-century American male musicians American male songwriters