Daniel Troob (born February 28, 1949, in

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) is an American arranger and orchestrator best known for his contributions to the Disney blockbusters of the 1990s & 2000s. He won Drama Desk awards for '' Big River'' (1985) and Rodgers & Hammersteins' "

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" (2013). Troob made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 12 with an orchestral work orchestrated by himself and conducted by

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. It was the first time he attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. He graduated from Forest Hills High School, Class of '66 and graduated with Honors in Music Composition at

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Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'', ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...

'', ''

Newsies ''Newsies'' (released as ''The News Boys'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical historical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut. Loosely based on t ...

'', ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance ...

'', ''

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

'', ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...

'', '' Enchanted'' and ''

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' in the collection of ...

''. His Broadway credits start with dance music to ''Pacific Overtures'' (1976), ''Baker's Wife'' (1977), and orchestrations include ''

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' may refer to: * ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (book), a 1952 book written by Shepherd Mead and the inspiration for the musical of the same name. * ''How to Succeed in Bu ...

'' with Matthew Broderick (1996), ''

The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in hi ...

''(2006) with Harry Connick, Jr., as well as the Disney movie musical adaptions and ''

Shrek The Musical ''Shrek The Musical'' is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film ''Shrek'', along with elements of its sequels: '' Shrek 2'', ''Shrek Forever After'' ...

'' (2008) for Broadway. He was nominated for an

Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally de ...

in 2001 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Musical Score for an Animated Feature Production for '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea''. He currently lives in New York City.

Stage work

*2014 - ''

'' *2013 - '' Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella'' *2011 - ''

'' *2010 - ''

The Addams Family ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over ...

'' (additional orchestrations) *2009 - '' The 101 Dalmatians Musical'' *2008 - ''

Shrek the Musical ''Shrek The Musical'' is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film ''Shrek'', along with elements of its sequels: '' Shrek 2'', ''Shrek Forever After'' ...

'' *2008 - '' Gypsy'' (Revival) (special keyboard arrangements) *2008 - ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'' *2006 - ''

'' *2005 - '' Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life'' (Revue) *2003 - ''

Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors may refer to: * ''The Little Shop of Horrors'', a 1960 film directed by Roger Corman ** ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (musical), a 1982 musical based on the 1960 film ** ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (film), a 1986 film adaptati ...

'' *1998 - '' Footloose'' *1997 - ''

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'' (additional orchestrations) *1995 - ''

'' (Revival) *1994 - ''

'' *1992 - ''

My Favorite Year ''My Favorite Year'' is a 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo from a story written by Palumbo. The film tells the story of a young comedy wr ...

'' (orchestration for "Manhattan") *1988 - ''

Legs Diamond Jack "Legs" Diamond (possibly born John Thomas Diamond, though disputed; July 10, 1897 – December 18, 1931), also known as Gentleman Jack, was an Irish American gangster in Philadelphia and New York City during the Prohibition era. A bootleg ...

'' (additional orchestrations) *1988 - '' Romance/Romance'' (additional orchestrations) *1985 - '' Big River'' (orchestrated and music supervised) *1984 - ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (Revival) (additional orchestrations) *1981 - '' Bring Back Birdie'' (music and dance arrangements) *1980 - ''

Happy New Year The Christmas season or the festive season (also known in some countries as the holiday season or the holidays) is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and other countries that is generally considered to run from late November ...

'' (additional orchestrations) *1979 - '' Saravà'' *1977 - ''

Side by Side by Sondheim ''Side by Side by Sondheim'' is a musical revue featuring the songs of Broadway and film composer Stephen Sondheim. Its title is derived from the song "Side by Side by Side" from ''Company''. History The musical had its origins when David ...

'' (Revue) *1976 - ''

Pacific Overtures ''Pacific Overtures'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set in 19th-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 185 ...

'' (dance music) *1975 - ''

Goodtime Charley ''Goodtime Charley'' is a musical with a book by Sidney Michaels, music by Larry Grossman, and lyrics by Hal Hackady. A humorous take on actual historical events, it focuses on the Dauphin of France, who evolves from a hedonistic young man e ...

'' (dance arrangements)Danny Troob Theatre Credits
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Filmography

*2018 - '' Mary Poppins Returns'' (additional orchestrations) *2010 - ''

'' (additional orchestrations) *2009 - The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (orchestrator) *2007 - '' Enchanted'' (orchestrator, all songs and animated score) Get Enchanted! Chapter Three: Musical minstrels Alan Menken and Danny Troob! • Animated Views
/ref> *2005 - ''

Once Upon a Mattress ''Once Upon a Mattress'' is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was writte ...

'' (TV movie) (lead orchestrator) *2005 - '' The Producers'' (additional orchestrator: score) *2004 - '' Noel'' (conductor, music arranger, orchestrator) *2004 - ''

Home on the Range "Home on the Range" is a classic cowboy song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Home" in 1872 or 1873 ...

'' (additional orchestrator) *2001 - ''

South Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

'' (TV movie) (song orchestrator) *2001 - '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' (video) (conductor: score, orchestrator) *2000 - '' The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea'' (video) (conductor: score, orchestrator: score) *2000 - ''

Geppetto Geppetto ( , ), also known as Mister Geppetto, is an Italian fictional character in the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocch ...

'' (TV movie) (song orchestrator) *1999 - '' Annie'' (TV movie) (musical underscore, orchestrator) *1998 - ''

Cousin Bette ''La Cousine Bette'' (, ''Cousin Bette (given name), Bette'') is an 1846 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Set in mid-19th-century Paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots the destruction of her extended fami ...

'' (music adaptor, music arranger: songs, musician: piano, orchestrator) *1997 - ''

'' (TV movie) (composer: additional music, music adaptor, music arranger: songs) *1997 - ''

'' (music arranger, orchestrator) *1996 - ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'' (additional score orchestrator) *1995 - ''

'' (conductor: score, music arranger: songs, orchestrator) *1995 - ''

A Goofy Movie ''A Goofy Movie'' is a 1995 American animated musical comedy-adventure film produced by Disney MovieToons and Walt Disney Television Animation. Directed by Kevin Lima, the film is based on The Disney Afternoon television series '' Goof Tro ...

'' (arranger & orchestrator: "After Today") *1994 - ''

'' (additional arrangement: song) *1992 - ''

'' (orchestrations: song and score, songs arranged by) *1992 - ''

'' (music arranger: vocal arrangements, songs orchestrated & conducted) *1992 - '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (arranger: "My Christmas Tree") *1992 - ''

Shining Through ''Shining Through'' is a 1992 American World War II drama film which was released to United States cinemas on January 31, 1992, written and directed by David Seltzer and starring Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith, with Liam Neeson, Joely Ric ...

'' (orchestrator) *1991 - ''

'' (orchestrator, songs arranger)Danny Troob Filmography
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Film composer

*2001 - '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) (V) - Full cast and crew
/ref> (video) *2000 - '' The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea'' (video) *1997 - ''

Boys Life 2 ''Boys Life 2'' is a compilation of four short films about being gay in America, released in 1997. *''Must Be the Music'' (directed by Nickolas Perry) offers a frank depiction of urban gay youth. *''Nunzio's Second Cousin'' (directed by Tom DeC ...

'' (segment "Trevor") *1994 - ''

Trevor Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish lang ...

'' (short) *1998 - ''

'' (music: "The Other Side of Heaven", "The Tiger Song", "The Devil Song", "Farewell, My Friends", "Le Carilloneur" / lyrics: "The Other Side of Heaven", "The Tiger Song", "The Devil Song", "Farewell, My Friends", "Le Carilloneur" / performer: "Spera O'Marinar", "Nelly's Air" / "Wedding Polka", "Wedding Waltz", "Can Can") *1997 - ''

'' (TV movie) (music: "Transformation")

References

External links

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Internet Broadway Database
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