Stuart Michael Thomas (born November 17, 1970, in

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) is an American

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, guitarist, and arranger for film and

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. He has been a credited contributor to dozens of films including the Oscar nominated film

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and Avengers: Age Of Ultron as well as TV films such as High Noon, Northern Lights, and

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. His primary collaborations have been with James Newton Howard,

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, and

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. He is also briefly interviewed in Peter Jackson's King Kong Production Diaries.Kong is King.net , King Kong , Peter Jackson's Production Diary
/ref> He arranged and performed tracks for the film

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, alongside Elton John’s band, which were performed at Abbey Road Studios.

Filmography

2005 * ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' (synth programming) 2006 * '' RV'' (additional music) 2007 * ''

'' (Oscar nominated score, additional music) * ''

The Great Debaters ''The Great Debaters'' is a 2007 American biographical drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington. It is based on an article written about the Wiley College debate team by Tony Scherman for the spring 1997 issue of ''American Legacy'' ...

'' (Score Co-producer) * '' Charlie Wilson's War'' (Score Co-producer) * '' The Lookout'' (additional music) * '' Blue Smoke'' (TV Film) * ''

'' (TV Film) 2008 * ''

Eagle Eye ''Eagle Eye'' is a 2008 American action-thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and with a screenplay by John Glenn, Travis Adam Wright, Hillary Seitz and Dan McDermott from a story by McDermott. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan ...

'' (Score Arrangements) * '' Bangkok Dangerous'' (Score Arrangements) * ''

Bustin' Down The Door ''Bustin' Down The Door'' is a 2008 documentary film chronicling the rise of professional surfing in the early 1970s. The film follows a group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa, including Shaun Tomson, Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew, ...

'' * ''Squeegees'' (TV Series) * ''

Mad Money ''Mad Money'' is an American finance television program hosted by Jim Cramer that began airing on CNBC on March 14, 2005. Its main focus is investment and speculation, particularly in public company stocks. Cramer defines "mad money" as th ...

'' (additional music) 2009 * ''

The Final Destination ''The Final Destination'' (also known as ''Final Destination 4'') is a 2009 American 3D supernatural horror film written by Eric Bress and directed by David R. Ellis. It is the fourth installment in the ''Final Destination'' film series and ...

'' (arrangements) * ''

Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, ...

'' (arrangements) * ''

Duplicity Duplicity may refer to: * ''Duplicity'' (play), a 1781 comedy by Thomas Holcroft * ''Duplicity'' (Silent Descent album), 2000 * ''Duplicity'' (Lee Konitz and Martial Solal album), 1978 * ''Duplicity'' (film), a 2009 comedy thriller starring Cliv ...

'' (arrangements) * '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (additional music) * '' High Noon'' (TV Film) * '' Northern Lights'' (with Chris Bacon) * ''

Midnight Bayou ''Midnight Bayou'', also known as ''Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou'', is a 2009 made-for-TV movie directed by Ralph Hemecker, which stars Jerry O'Connell, Lauren Stamile, and Faye Dunaway. The film is based on the 2001 Nora Roberts novel of the same ...

'' (with Chris Bacon) * ''Decisions, Decisions'' (Online Series) 2010 * ''

Love Ranch ''Love Ranch'' is a 2010 American drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Gina Gershon and Bryan Cranston. It was written by Mark Jacobson. The film is based on the lives of Joe Con ...

'' (additional music) * '' Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang'' (additional music) * ''

Salt Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quant ...

'' (arrangements, co-producer) * '' The Last Airbender'' (arrangements, co-producer) * ''

Love & Other Drugs ''Love & Other Drugs'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed, produced and co-written by Edward Zwick and based on Jamie Reidy's 2005 non-fiction book ''Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman''. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal ...

'' (song: Blue Pill) * '' Alpha and Omega'' (song) * ''Inhale'' (additional music) * '' The Tourist'' (score co-producer) 2011 *
Commerce
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Waking Wallbauer
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The Green Hornet The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of med ...

'' (additional music) * ''

Larry Crowne ''Larry Crowne'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Hanks, who co-wrote its screenplay with Nia Vardalos. The story was inspired by Hanks' time studying at Chabot ...

'' (additional music) * ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' (soundtrack co-producer) * ''Tandem'' (short) * ''Chilly'' (short) 2012 * ''

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set 6 ...

'' * '' Snow White & the Huntsman'' * '' The Bourne Legacy'' 2013 * ''

Iron Man 3 ''Iron Man 3'' (titled onscreen as ''Iron Man Three'') is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Ir ...

'' * '' Olympus Has Fallen'' * ''

Fast & Furious 6 ''Fast & Furious 6'' (titled on-screen as ''Furious 6'') is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to '' Fast Five'' (2011) and is the sixth installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franc ...

'' * ''

Enemies Closer ''Enemies Closer'' is a 2013 American thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Everett Scott, Orlando Jones and Linzey Cocker. In it, a former Navy SEAL is marked for death by the mourning brother of a comrad ...

'' * '' Thor: The Dark World'' 2014 * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

'' 2015 * '' Avengers: Age of Ultron (dditional music)'' * ''Paddy's In The Boot (short)'' 2016 * ''

Now You See Me 2 ''Now You See Me 2'' (also known as ''Now You See Me: The Second Act'') is a 2016 American heist thriller film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Ed Solomon and a story by Solomon and Peter Chiarelli. It serves as a sequel to 2013's '' ...

(additional music)'' * '' X-Men: Apocalypse (additional music)'' 2017 * '' Saban's Power Rangers (additional music)'' * '' Fate of the Furious (additional music)'' * '' MacGyver (2016)'' (additional music) 2018 * ''The Kid'' (short) * ''Rosie Colored Glasses'' * ''Brothers'' (short) 2019 * ''

Lost In Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series fo ...

'' * '' Shaft'' (additional music) 2020 * '' Pennyworth'' (arrangements) * ''Bad Therapy'' (short) 2021 * ''

A Quiet Place Part II ''A Quiet Place Part II'' is a 2020 American post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by John Krasinski. It is the sequel to the 2018 film '' A Quiet Place'', following the family from the first film as they continue to navigate and su ...

'' (arrangements) * '' Rumble'' (additional music) * ''Perfect Companion'' (short) * ''Sen'' (short) * ''The Choice'' (short) 2022 * '' The Gilded Age'' (additional music/arrangements) * ''

Home Team In sports, home is the place and venue identified with a team sport. Most professional teams are named for, and marketed to, particular metropolitan areas; amateur teams may be drawn from a particular region, or from institutions such as sc ...

'' (additional music/arrangements) * '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (additional music/arrangements, guitar) * ''

Secret Headquarters ''Secret Headquarters'' is a 2022 American superhero comedy film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who co-wrote the movie with Christopher L. Yost and Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Yost. Starring Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, ...

'' (additional music/arrangements) * ''

'' (additional music/arrangements) 2023 * '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'' (additional music) * '' Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning'' (additional music) 2024 * ''

Argylle ''Argylle'' is an upcoming spy film directed and produced by Matthew Vaughn, and written by Jason Fuchs, based on the yet-to-be-released novel by first-time author Elly Conway. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Henry Cavill, Sa ...

'' (additional music)

References

External links

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Stuart Michael Thomas at the allmovie database
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