Silvestri moved to Los Angeles in 1970. "I came to Hollywood in 1970 broke...I didn't even have any goals or plans. I didn't even go to movies. And I knew nothing about composers or composing," he said.[4] In 1972, while he was working intermittently as a session guitarist, the producer of the low-budget action film The Doberman Gang asked him to score the picture. Silvestri agreed, despite a lack of experience: "I went out and bought a how-to-compose book by Earl Hagen... At one point I was using beer cans for percussion."[4]
From 1978 to 1983, Silvestri was the main composer for the television series CHiPs, writing music for 95 of the show's 139 episodes.
Silvestri and his wife Sandra own a vineyard, Silvestri Vineyards, in Carmel Valley, California.[5] He also has a wine tasting room for his vineyards on the ground floor of the Enchanted Oaks Building.[6] He has a daughter and two sons. A licensed pilot, he flies his own jet aircraft.[7]
He has also received nine Grammy Award nominations, winning two awards: Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for "Believe" from The Polar Express in 2004; and Best Instrumental Composition for "Cast Away End Credits" from Cast Away in 2002. His other nominations were for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition, for Back to the Future in 1985, Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television, for Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988, Best Instrumental Composition, for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit Suite" in 1989, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, for "I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump (The Feather Theme)" in 1994, Best Instrumental Composition, for Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media, for Avengers: Endgame in 2019.[9] During the 2005 Grammy Awards, Josh Groban performed "Believe".
On September 23, 2011, he received the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award from the City of Vienna the yearly film-music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna.
^Meredith May, "Alan Silvestri pairs music with wine", SFGate (June 7, 2013).
^Subscribe to Ali A ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, ASCAP. Accessed October 21, 2008. Manhattan-born and Teaneck, New Jersey-bred, Silvestri attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music before joining a Las Vegas band as a guitarist."
^Coutros, Evonne. , The Record (Bergen County), March 26, 1995. Accessed October 21, 2008. "Nearly three decades after Alan Silvestri drummed out beats for the Teaneck High School band, he's hoping to march to the podium Monday night to collect an Oscar."
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alan, silvestri, alan, anthony, silvestri, born, march, 1950, american, composer, conductor, film, television, scores, been, associated, with, director, robert, zemeckis, since, 1984, composing, music, feature, films, including, back, future, film, series, fra. Alan Anthony Silvestri born March 26 1950 is an American composer and conductor of film and television scores He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984 composing music for all of his feature films including the Back to the Future film series Who Framed Roger Rabbit Forrest Gump Cast Away and The Polar Express Silvestri also composed many other popular movies including Predator The Abyss Father of the Bride The Bodyguard The Parent Trap Stuart Little The Mummy Returns Lilo amp Stitch Night at the Museum G I Joe The Rise of Cobra Ready Player One and several Marvel Cinematic Universe films including the Avengers films Alan SilvestriSilvestri in 2009Background informationBirth nameAlan Anthony SilvestriBorn 1950 03 26 March 26 1950 age 72 New York City U S GenresFilm score contemporary classical jazz ambientOccupation s Composer conductorYears active1972 presentSpouse s Sandra Silvestri m 1978 wbr Websitewww wbr alansilvestri wbr com He is a two time Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee and a three time Saturn Award and two time Primetime Emmy Award recipient Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 1970s and 1980s 5 2 Film 1990s 5 3 Film 2000s 5 4 Film 2010s 5 5 Film 2020s 5 6 Television series 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditSilvestri s grandparents emigrated in 1909 from the Italian town of Castell Alfero and settled in Teaneck New Jersey 1 He grew up in Teaneck 2 and graduated in 1968 from Teaneck High School 3 He attended Berklee College of Music for two years He was a drummer for a short time in 1966 with Teaneck based rock band The Wildcats Career EditSilvestri moved to Los Angeles in 1970 I came to Hollywood in 1970 broke I didn t even have any goals or plans I didn t even go to movies And I knew nothing about composers or composing he said 4 In 1972 while he was working intermittently as a session guitarist the producer of the low budget action film The Doberman Gang asked him to score the picture Silvestri agreed despite a lack of experience I went out and bought a how to compose book by Earl Hagen At one point I was using beer cans for percussion 4 From 1978 to 1983 Silvestri was the main composer for the television series CHiPs writing music for 95 of the show s 139 episodes Silvestri met film director Robert Zemeckis when they worked together on Zemeckis s film Romancing the Stone 1984 Since then he has composed the music for all of Zemeckis s movies including the Back to the Future trilogy 1985 1990 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 Death Becomes Her 1992 Forrest Gump 1994 Contact 1997 Cast Away 2000 The Polar Express 2004 Beowulf 2007 A Christmas Carol 2009 Flight 2012 and The Walk 2015 In 1989 Silvestri composed the score for the James Cameron directed film The Abyss Since 2001 he has also collaborated regularly with director Stephen Sommers scoring the films The Mummy Returns 2001 Van Helsing 2004 and G I Joe The Rise of Cobra 2009 Silvestri has composed the scores for four Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America The First Avenger 2011 The Avengers 2012 Avengers Infinity War 2018 and Avengers Endgame 2019 His themes and motifs from those films have been referenced and reprised by other composers in multiple other MCU films Silvestri has also composed music for television series including T J Hooker one episode Starsky amp Hutch three episodes Tales from the Crypt seven episodes In 2014 he composed the award winning music for the science documentary series Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey He wrote new songs with Glen Ballard for the live action film adaptation of Disney s Pinocchio citation needed Personal life EditSilvestri and his wife Sandra own a vineyard Silvestri Vineyards in Carmel Valley California 5 He also has a wine tasting room for his vineyards on the ground floor of the Enchanted Oaks Building 6 He has a daughter and two sons A licensed pilot he flies his own jet aircraft 7 Awards EditSilvestri has received two Academy Award nominations Best Original Score for Forrest Gump 1994 and Best Original Song for Believe on The Polar Express soundtrack He also received two Golden Globe nominations Best Score for Forrest Gump and Best Song for The Polar Express Silvestri received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in 1995 8 He has also received nine Grammy Award nominations winning two awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media for Believe from The Polar Express in 2004 and Best Instrumental Composition for Cast Away End Credits from Cast Away in 2002 His other nominations were for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition for Back to the Future in 1985 Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television for Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988 Best Instrumental Composition for Who Framed Roger Rabbit Suite in 1989 Best Pop Instrumental Performance for I m Forrest Forrest Gump The Feather Theme in 1994 Best Instrumental Composition for Avengers Infinity War in 2018 and Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media for Avengers Endgame in 2019 9 During the 2005 Grammy Awards Josh Groban performed Believe He has won two Emmys both for Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for the episode Standing Up in the Milky Way He has won the Saturn Award for Best Music three times for his scores for Predator 1987 Back to the Future Part III 1989 90 and Van Helsing 2004 On September 23 2011 he received the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award from the City of Vienna the yearly film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna Filmography EditFilm 1970s and 1980s Edit Year Title Notes1972 The Doberman Gang With Bradford Craig1975 Las Vegas Lady1976 The Amazing Dobermans1978 The Fifth Floor1983 Tiger Man Credited as Alan Sylvestri1984 Romancing the StonePar ou t es rentre On t a pas vu sortir1985 FandangoCat s EyeBack to the Future Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaSummer Rental1986 The Clan of the Cave BearThe Delta ForceAmerican AnthemFlight of the NavigatorNo Mercy1987 Critical ConditionOutrageous Fortune Won BMI Film Music AwardPredator Won Saturn Award for Best Music Won BMI Film Music AwardOverboard1988 Mac and MeWho Framed Roger Rabbit Also conductor Won BMI Film Music Award Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaMy Stepmother Is an Alien1989 She s Out of ControlThe Abyss Nominated Saturn Award for Best MusicBack to the Future Part II Won BMI Film Music AwardFilm 1990s Edit Year Title Notes1990 DowntownBack to the Future Part III Won Saturn Award for Best Music Won BMI Film Music AwardYoung Guns II Themes by Anthony Marinelli and Brian BanksPredator 2 Also conductor 1991 Shattered Also orchestrator Replaced Angelo BadalamentiBack to the Future The Ride Film in simulator rideSoapdish Also orchestratorDutch Also pianistRicochet Also conductorFather of the Bride Won BMI Film Music Award1992 Two Fisted Tales Segment Yellow Segment was extracted to become an individual episode of Tales from the CryptStop Or My Mom Will ShootFernGully The Last Rainforest Silvestri s first score for an animated filmDeath Becomes Her Nominated Saturn Award for Best MusicDiner Short filmThe Bodyguard Won BMI Film Music AwardSidekicks1993 In Search of the Obelisk IMAX filmCop and a HalfSuper Mario Bros Replaced Jerry GoldsmithJudgment Night Also conductorGrumpy Old Men Won BMI Film Music Award1994 Clean SlateForrest Gump Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Score Won BMI Film Music Award Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Original ScoreBlown Away Also conductorRichie Rich1995 The Quick and the DeadThe Perez FamilyJudge Dredd Also conductor Replaced David Arnold and Jerry GoldsmithFather of the Bride Part II Won BMI Film Music AwardGrumpier Old Men1996 Sgt Bilko Also conductorEraser Won BMI Film Music Award Also conductorThe Long Kiss Goodnight Also conductor1997 Fools Rush InVolcano Also conductorContact Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Saturn Award for Best MusicMouse Hunt1998 The Odd Couple II Also conductorThe Parent TrapHoly ManPractical Magic Also conductor Replaced Michael Nyman1999 Siegfried amp Roy The Magic BoxStuart Little Also conductor Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office FilmsFilm 2000s Edit Year Title Notes2000 Reindeer Games Also conductorCast Away Also conductor Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office FilmsWhat Lies Beneath Also conductor and orchestrator Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office FilmsWhat Women Want Also conductor and orchestrator2001 The Mexican Also conductor and orchestratorThe Mummy Returns Replaced Jerry Goldsmith Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office FilmsSerendipity Also conductor2002 Showtime Also conductor and orchestratorLilo amp Stitch Also choir arranger and conductor Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Annie Award for Music in a Feature ProductionStuart Little 2 Also conductorMaid in Manhattan2003 Identity Also conductor Replaced Angelo BadalamentiStitch The Movie Themes only Score composed by Michael TaveraLara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life Also conductor Replaced Craig Armstrong and Graeme RevellTwo Soldiers Short film Also conductor2004 Van Helsing Also conductor Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Won Saturn Award for Best MusicThe Polar Express Also conductor Won ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Song Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Nominated Satellite Award for Best Original Song Nominated World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film2006 The Wild Also conductorLeroy amp Stitch Themes only Score composed by J A C RedfordNight at the Museum2007 Beowulf Also conductor and orchestrator Nominated World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film2009 Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian Also conductorG I Joe The Rise of Cobra Also conductor and orchestratorG I Joe The Invasion of Cobra IslandA Christmas Carol Also lyricist conductor and orchestratorFilm 2010s Edit Year Title Notes2010 The A Team Also conductor and orchestrator Themes by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter2011 Captain America The First Avenger Also conductor and orchestrator Star Spangled Man by Alan Menken with lyrics by David Zippel Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music BMI Film Music Award2012 The Avengers Also conductor and orchestratorFlight2013 The Croods Also conductor and orchestratorRED 2 Themes by Christophe Beck2014 Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb2015 Avengers Age of Ultron Themes only Score composed by Brian Tyler and Danny ElfmanThe WalkDoc Brown Saves the World Back To the Future series2016 Allied2018 Ready Player One Replaced John WilliamsAvengers Infinity War Score composer only Score orchestrated and conducted by Mark Graham Black Panther Theme by Ludwig GoranssonWelcome to Marwen Also conductor2019 Avengers Endgame Score conducted with Mark Graham Ant Man Theme by Christophe Beck Doctor Strange Theme by Michael Giacchino Captain Marvel Theme by Pinar ToprakNominated Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaFilm 2020s Edit Year Title Notes2020 The Witches Also conductor2022 Pinocchio Also lyricist conductor and orchestratorTelevision series Edit Year Title Notes1978 1979 Starsky amp Hutch Episodes Deckwatch Starsky s Brother Sweet Revenge 1978 1983 CHiPs 95 episodes1983 Manimal Episodes Night of the Beast Breath of the Dragon Scrimshaw High Stakes Female of the Species T J Hooker Episode A Child Is Missing 1986 Amazing Stories Episode Go to the Head of Class 1989 1995 Tales from the Crypt Episodes And All Through the House Abra Cadaver Yellow Beauty Rest House of Horror Till Death Do We Part You Murderer 2014 Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for Standing Up in the Milky Way Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music2020 Cosmos Possible WorldsSee also EditMusic of the Marvel Cinematic UniverseReferences Edit Meredith May Alan Silvestri pairs music with wine SFGate June 7 2013 Subscribe to Ali A ASCAP Henry Mancini Award ASCAP Accessed October 21 2008 Manhattan born and Teaneck New Jersey bred Silvestri attended Boston s prestigious Berklee College of Music before joining a Las Vegas band as a guitarist Coutros Evonne The Drummer Whom Gump Marches To The Record Bergen County March 26 1995 Accessed October 21 2008 Nearly three decades after Alan Silvestri drummed out beats for the Teaneck High School band he s hoping to march to the podium Monday night to collect an Oscar a b Stanley John November 9 1986 Composer Hits a High Note Overnight The San Francisco Examiner p Datebook 21 Home Archived from the original on February 20 2012 Retrieved November 26 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Silvestrivineyards com Retrieved on May 2 2012 Dramov Alissandra 2019 Historic Buildings of Downtown Carmel by the Sea Arcadia Publishing Carmel by the Sea California p 63 ISBN 9781467103039 Retrieved June 24 2022 ALAN SILVESTRI COMPOSER OF MUSIC FOR THE MOVIES by D Lynn Waldron PhD Dlwaldron com Retrieved April 28 2019 Clint Eastwood Honored by Berklee for Contributions to Jazz Soundtrack Net Soundtrack net Alan Silvestri Grammy com November 19 2019 Retrieved November 20 2019 External links EditOfficial website Alan Silvestri at IMDb Alan Silvestri at AllMusic Alan Silvestri at Soundtrackguide net Castell Alfero Italy country of Asti of which it is City Honorarium Complete Alan Silvestri Discography Billboard Retrieved January 2 2017 dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Silvestri amp oldid 1145414407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
