Jay Chattaway (born July 8, 1946) is an American

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of film and television scores. He is mainly known for his work as composer for several ''

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'' television series: '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. In 2001, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Music for a Series for the final episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''.

Early life

Chattaway was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania and studied music at

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College career

At WVU, Chattaway was also a member of many student organizations, including the Mountaineer Marching Band, Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi honorary band service fraternity, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia men's music social fraternity. He was initiated into the Omicron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at WVU on December 6, 1965, and is currently an alumni brother of the fraternity. His initiation into the Epsilon Sigma chapter of Phi Mu Alpha took place on March 1, 1965. He became a regular member of a rhythm and blues band called the Abductors in which he played trumpet, wrote the musical scores, and was musical director.

Music career

He was drafted into the military while working on his graduate degree and joined the Navy Band, serving as the unit's chief

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and composer. After his discharge from the

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, Chattaway moved to

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to write music. He later moved to

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to compose for film. Chattaway is also well known as an arranger of big band charts for the

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Orchestra during the 1970s, and also composed or co-composed some of Ferguson's hits, including "

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", " Superbone Meets the Bad Man", and "

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". Years before his association with the ''Star Trek'' franchise, Chattaway also arranged and produced a 1979 version of the theme from ''

'' by Ferguson. Chattaway's film scores include ''

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'' (1980), ''

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'' (1983), '' The Big Score'' (1983), '' The Last Fight'' (1983), ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (1984), '' Invasion U.S.A.'' (1985), '' Silver Bullet'' (1985), '' Walking the Edge'' (1985), '' Braddock: Missing in Action III'' (1988), '' Maniac Cop'' (1988), ''

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'' (1988), '' Relentless'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), '' Maniac Cop 2'' (1990), '' The Ambulance'' (1990), '' Rich Girl'' (1991), and '' Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol'' (2000). Chattaway's original concert band compositions include ''Parade of the Tall Ships'' (concert march), ''Mazama (Legend Of The Pacific Northwest)'', ''Sailabration'', and ''Windsong''.

References

External links

* Bio and listing of works for concert band and jazz ensemble * https://www.barnhouse.com/composer/jay-chattaway/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Chattaway, Jay 1946 births Living people People from Monongahela, Pennsylvania American film score composers American male film score composers American television composers Concert band composers Musicians from Pittsburgh West Virginia University alumni Varèse Sarabande Records artists