David Michael Frank (born 21 December 1948) is an American composer, music arranger, and conductor, who has written musical scores for over 80 films and hundreds of primetime TV episodes, with four
Emmy award nominations.
David Michael Frank was born in
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
. He studied piano and composition at the
Peabody Conservatory of Music
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University is a private conservatory and preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1857 and opened in 1866 by merchant/financier and philanthropist George Peabody (1795–1869) ...
and was soloist at the
Peabody Orchestra since the age of 16. In 1978 he moved to
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
and since then he has become a prolific composer in various genres.
[
]Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
, around the time of his death, worked with Frank on an album of classical music.
Awards and nominations
*2009: Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his theme for ABC's '' The Mole''[Soundtrack for ''The Mole'']
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*1999: Primetime Emmy Award nomination for music in ''You Lucky Dog
''You Lucky Dog'' is a 1998 American television fantasy comedy film directed by Paul Schneider and starring Kirk Cameron. It first aired as a Disney Channel Original Movie on June 27, 1998.
Plot
Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for be ...
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*1996: Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score) '' Annie: A Royal Adventure!''
External links
David Michael Frank
References
Living people
American male composers
Musicians from Baltimore
21st-century American composers
1948 births
21st-century American male musicians
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