Don Davis
Don Davis was born in Anaheim, California, United States on February 4th, 1957 and is the Composer. At the age of 67, Don Davis biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator.
Best known for his work on The Matrix franchise, he has worked on numerous television and film scores, collaborating with directors including The Wachowskis, Ronny Yu, and Joe Johnston in film genres ranging from horror, to action, to comedy.
He is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and four BMI Film Music Awards. Davis was born in Anaheim, California.
After graduating from high school, Davis enrolled at UCLA.
He continued his study of musical composition with tutor Henri Lazarof.
Additionally, he learned orchestration from Albert Harris.
During their orchestration lessons, Harris introduced Davis to the TV composer Joe Harnell, who supported Davis during his search for work—his first job was working for composer Mark Snow's TV show Hart to Hart.
He has worked as an orchestrator and conductor for Michael Kamen, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, and Randy Newman.
Early life and education
Davis was born in Anaheim, California. He began playing trumpet and piano at the age of nine, and started writing music at twelve. As his affinity for music grew, so did his aspirations, and soon he was composing and arranging orchestral charts for local jazz ensembles that he also performed with.
After graduating from high school, Davis enrolled at UCLA. He continued his study of musical composition with tutor Henri Lazarof. Additionally, he learned orchestration from Albert Harris.
Personal life
Davis currently splits his time between Southern California and British Columbia, Canada. He has been married to Megan MacDonald since 1986, and they have two children together.
Career
Harris introduced Davis to TV composer Joe Harnell, who aided Davis during his hunt for jobs — his first job was with composer Mark Snow's TV show Hart to Hart. Michael Kamen, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, and Randy Newman have all served as an orchestrator and conductor.
Davis was nominated for the Emmys in 1990 for Beauty and the Beast, and he also won in 1995 for SeaQuest DSV. He wrote mostly for television series up until 1995, in which he provided just a few of the cues for the animated Disney motion picture A Goofy Movie. He continued to score television series until the Wachowskis, the two then-teen directors, recruited him to direct Bound's neo-noir film. The box office had a lot of success. Bound was the film that led Davis to his role as the composer for the complete Matrix trilogy. Davis has written scores for films including Universal Soldier: The Return, Jurassic Park III (recommended to the filmmakers by John Williams, the producer of the first two films in the series), House on Haunted Hill, Behind Enemy Lines, and The Unsaid. Voyage to the Planets and Beyond, a British science fiction film series, was released in the United States in 2004.
The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Animatrix are among Davis' magnum opuss: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Animatrix are among the Matrix's. It was a standout among other film scores of its time for its atonality and avant garde style of composition, with influences from polytonal minimalist works by John Adams and cluster-like as well as aleatoric techniques used in composer Witold Lutosawski's output.
Don Davis has performed orchestration for several other composers as well as orchestrating and conducting his own scores. He was the conductor for Flowers in the Attic, whose score was composed by Christopher Young, and Eagles in the Sky: Hell Freezes Over. He also arranged music for the 86th Academy Awards. Randy Newman's regular orchestrator.
Ro de Sangre, Don Davis' political opera, premiered at the Florentine Opera Company on October 22, 2010. Excerpts of the opera had previously been performed in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Master Chorale on November 6, 2005, and the New York City Opera on May 13, 2007.