John Massari
| John Massari | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Giovanni Massari |
| Also known as |
David Inlander Biggy G |
| Born |
March 25, 1957 New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | http://www.johnmassarimusic.com https://m.soundcloud.com/johnmassari http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006188/ |
John Massari (born Giovanni Massari in New York City, New York) is an American composer and sound designer. For his score to the cult horror film Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Music.
Biography
Giovanni Massari was born in New York City, New York. As a boy, Massari saw his first two films Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) and The Time Machine (1960). The scores to both films inspired Massari to pursue music composition. His interest in music continued at age 6, after his family moved to Los Angeles, California from New York City.
Massari's early musical instrument training included piano, trumpet and contra bass. While performing in student orchestras and rock bands during high school, Massari studied musical composition privately at Chapman University. After that, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he was awarded the Frank Sinatra Music Award for composition. Massari orchestrated for composers Jerry Fielding, David Rose, and Mark Snow while continuing private studies in composition with Leonard Stein at the University of Southern California (USC).
Massari started working in Hollywood in the 70s. Among his feature film works are the scores for MGM's cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) and New Line Cinema's The Cell 2 (2009). For The Walt Disney Company, Massari created the "Wonderful World of Disney" theme. At HBO, he composed the Emmy nominated score for The Ray Bradbury Theater.
Massari has worked extensively in DVD featurettes scoring original compositions for Gone in 60 Seconds and Mission to Mars, as well as Disney classics Old Yeller and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He also worked with the sound design for the music video of Lady Gaga's hit single "Bad Romance".
Massari has worked for Hans Zimmer's production music company, Extreme Music/Sony ATV, composing scores for TV, radio, feature films and the web.
Current Projects: The Story of Jesus Christ in Virtual Reality (Autumn VR and VRWERX)
Filmography
- Little House on the Prairie (1982-1983)
- Hart to Hart (1982)
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (Theme) (1985-1992
- Jonny Quest (1987)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1987)
- The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
- Monsters (1988-1990)
- Snake Eater (1989)
- Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1990)
- Steel and Lace (1991)
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
- The Big Sweat (1991)
- Dogs Bark Blue (1992)
- Snake Eater III: His Law (1992)
- Death Ring (1992)
- Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
- The Making of '...And God Spoke' (1993)
- Kickboxer 5 (1995)
- The Redemption (1995
- Shooting Lily (1996)
- Skeletons (HBO TV movie) (1997)
- Retro Puppet Master (1999)
- Final Stab (1999)
- Breathing Hard (2000)
- Ronny Camaro and Seven Angry Women (2003)
- Speed Demon (2003)
- 24: Conspiracy (TV series short) (2005)
- L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain (2005)
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
- The Shield: Breaking Episode 315 (2005)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook (2005)
- Ring Around the Rosie (2006)
- Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm (2006)
- Tinker Bell: A Fairy's Tale (2007)
- Requiem & Rebirth: Superman Lives! (2007)
- Veritas, Prince of Truth (2007)
- Stem Cell (2009)
- From The Dark (2009)
- The Cell 2 (2009)
- American Pickers (2010–)
- The Devil's Gravestone (2010)
- Trek Nation (2010)
- Game of Assassins (2013)
- The Wonderful World of Disney Theme (1988-Present)
- Secret Lives of Stepford Wives (2014– )
- Thrill Kill (2015)