David Metzger
David Metzger (born in 1960 in Corvallis, Oregon), is an American orchestrator and composer who has orchestrated many Disney feature animation films, including Frozen, Moana, Planes, Wreck-It Ralph, Tarzan, Haunted Mansion, and Brother Bear.[1][2][3] In addition to his work for Disney, he has done orchestrations for over 50 major films. He has also composed the musical score for Tarzan 2, Brother Bear 2, and Tarzan and Jane.[2][3] He also has numerous video game, theme park, TV, and commercial credits.
David Metzger | |
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| Born | Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America |
| Occupation | Film score orchestrator |
Metzger received a Tony and a Drama Desk nomination in 1998 for his orchestration of Broadway musical The Lion King."[4] He won a DVDX award for best original score in a DVD premiere movie for Tarzan 2 in 2006.
He has orchestrated the Broadway musical Frozen[5] and is also orchestrating the musical August Rush.[6]
Metzger grew up in Corvallis, Oregon. He received his Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music from California State University, Long Beach.[7][8] He also did graduate work at UCLA. He began composing for choir and jazz band in junior high school. In his young adult years, he wrote many jazz band charts that are still played today. He was the arranger for jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in the late 1980s.[9] From 1992–1997, he was the arranger for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
He has a longtime collaboration with Grammy award-winning film composer Mark Mancina.[10] More recently he has also worked with other notable Hollywood and Broadway composers including Robert Lopez, John Powell, Alan Silvestri, Christophe Beck, and others.[11][12][13]
He currently lives in Oregon with his wife. He has two grown sons.
Many songs David has composed is available on various platforms, such as Spotify, Play Music, and many more. His songs are well known and are sung by people everywhere. In addition to composing music David has an interest into music technology, because of this fascination he has a state of the art music studio. This studio is where David composes all of his songs for the various films, television series, and broadway shows.
Discography
1990s
| Year | Title | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Touchstone | |
| Return to Paradise | MCA/Universal | ||
| 1999 | Tarzan | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
2000s
2010s
Broadway Orchestrations
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Lion King | Nominated for Tony Award for Best Orchestrations Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Orchestrations |
| 2016 | Up Here | La Jolla Playhouse |
| 2018 | Frozen | |
| August Rush | Upcoming |
Film and TV Composer
| Years | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992–1997 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV, NBC |
| 1998–2000 | The Magnificent Seven | TV, CBS |
| 2001–2003 | The Legend of Tarzan | TV, Disney |
| 2002 | Tarzan and Jane | Disney, DVDX Nomination for Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie |
| 2005 | Blood + | Aniplex, Production I.G. |
| 2005 | Tarzan 2 | Disney, DVDX Winner for Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | TV, CBS |
| Brother Bear 2 | Disney |
Video Games
Sorcery (2012). Arranger, additional music. Sony Computer Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009). Additional music, 3 levels. Activision
Miscellaneous
Walt Disney Castle Logo. Orchestrator and Arranger. Disney, 2006.
References
- Baer, April. "Salem's David Metzger: Shaping The Sound Of Frozen". www.opb.org.
- Metzger, Dave. "Home". www.davemetzgermusic.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- Metzger, Dave. "IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities". IMDb. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- "Drama Desk Award - 1998. Winners & Nominees". awardsandwinners.com.
- "See Who Landed Coveted Leads in 'Frozen' Songwriters' New Musical, Up Here | Playbill". Playbill.
- "August Rush - DKC/O&M". DKC/O&M.
- "The Music Behind the Screen: Interview with Orchestrator Dave Metzger". The Music Behind the Screen. 9 June 2011.
- "The Orchestrator | The Score". www.thescore.org.
- Ferguson, Maynard. "arrangements by Dave Metzger". UNT libraries finding aids. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- Curtin, Barbara. "Sounds of success: Oregon composer makes 'Planes' soar". USA TODAY.
- Stabler, David. "Disney's 'Frozen': A behind-the-scenes look at the movie's music that gets its magic from an Oregon man". OregonLive.com.
- "'Frozen' arranger enjoys Oscar glory from afar in Salem". www.opb.org.
- "'Frozen' arranger working on sequel, 'Frozen Fever'". OregonLive.com.
External links
- David Metzger at IMDb
- David Metzger discography at Discogs
- David Metzger at AllMusic
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