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Alan Silvestri
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American composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer
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Alan Silvestri is an American composer, conductor, and voice actor born in New York City on March 26, 1950. He works in the field of film score and has been active since 1972. Silvestri is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and plays the guitar and piano. His musical genres include jazz and blues, and he has released works on the Varèse Sarabande record label.
He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Silvestri works in Carmel-by-the-Sea and speaks English. Notable works associated with him include *Polar Express*, *Avengers - Endgame Songbook*, *Kid Flix*, and *Believe*.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer of film scores. He has received two Grammy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for nearly all of his feature films, including the Back to…
Known for
- You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath — Self2025
- Music by John Williams — Self - Composer2024
- Reunited Apart — Self2020
- Back in Time — Self2015
- Hollywood in Vienna — Self2011
- Looking Back to the Future — Self2009
- The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' — Self2004
- The Making of Back to the Future — Self1986
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950
Discography
- The Mack1983
- Par où t'es rentré... On t'a pas vu sortir1984
- Back to the Future: Original Motion Picture Score1985
- Cat's Eye1985
- The Clan of the Cave Bear1986
- The Delta Force1986
- No Mercy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)1987
- Predator: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack1987
- My Stepmother Is an Alien1988
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 854,817
- Total plays
- 13,817,771
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Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and conductor who works primarily in film and television. He is best known for his frequent collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis, including composing major hit films such as the Back to the Future trilogy and Forrest Gump, as well as the superhero films Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel's The Avengers. Silvestri grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended Teaneck High School. He went to Berklee College of Mu
Key facts
- Born
- Alan Anthony Silvestri , ( 1950-03-26 ) March 26, 1950 (age 76) , New York City, New York, U.S.
- Occupations
- Composer conductor orchestrator music producer
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Spouse
- Sandra Silvestri ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 )
- Website
- www .alansilvestri .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Field of work
- film score
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Varèse Sarabande
- Official website
- www.alansilvestri.com
- Image
- Alan Silvestri 2009.jpg
- Work location
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
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- Commons category
- Alan Silvestri
- date of birth
- 1950-03-26
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- name in native language
- Alan Anthony Silvestri
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- social media followers
- 6980
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Alan Silvestri
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Alan Silvestri, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer of film scores. He has received two Grammy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for nearly all of his feature films, including the Back to the Future film series (1985–1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), What Lies Beneath (2000), Cast Away (2000), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007), Flight (2012) and The Walk (2015).
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