Douglas Pipes is an American

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composer whose feature films include the

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-nominated '' Monster House'', the horror film ''

Trick 'r Treat ''Trick 'r Treat'' is a 2007 American anthology horror comedy film written and directed by Michael Dougherty and produced by Bryan Singer. The film stars Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. It relates four Halloween horro ...

'', and the Christmas comedy-horror film ''

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''. His brassy instrumentations have drawn comparisons to action-music composer guru

Alan Silvestri Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and conductor of film and television scores. He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for all of his feature films including the ''Ba ...

and his other orchestral-music composer counterparts

Michael Giacchino Michael Giacchino (; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for films, television and video games. He has also served as a director for television. He has received many awards, including an Oscar for his work on '' Up'' (2009), ...

, J.A.C. Redford and

Joel McNeely Joel McNeely (born March 28, 1959) is an American composer, arranger, musician, lyricist, and record producer. A protégé of composer Jerry Goldsmith, he is best known for his film and television scores. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Ou ...

. His chance encounter with

Gil Kenan Gil Kenan (October 16, 1976) is a British–American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and animator. Early life Kenan was born in London to a Jewish family. When Kenan was three, his family immigrated to Tel Aviv, Israel. He has one br ...

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California made him the perfect composer for this soundtrack and composed the music on his short film ''The Lark''. Awards include

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"Best Original Score for a Comedy Film 2015" for the Horror/Comedy ''

'', "Compositor Revalacion" for ''Monster House'' at the 3rd International Film Music Conference in Ubeda, Spain and "Best Animation” at the Royal Television Society in the United Kingdom. Nominations include “Discovery of the Year" for ''Monster House'' at the 2006

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in Ghent, Belgium, "Best Music" at the 2007

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, "Best Horror Score" 2009 for ''Trick 'r Treat'' 2009 and "Best New Composer" 2006 for ''Monster House'' from the

. Soundtrack CDs are available from LaLaLand Records and vinyl from

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. Pipes also works with the rock band The Airborne Toxic Event, providing arrangements and orchestrations for symphony concerts across the U.S. Pipes has been commissioned twice by the Dallas Chamber Symphony a to compose original scores for their silent film series. In 2014 for Alfred Hitchcock's silent film, '' The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog''.''The Lodger''
/ref> The premiere was October 8, 2014. Also in 2017 for the Buster Keaton film '' The General'', with a premiere October 17, 2017.

Credits

* '' The Babysitter'' (2017) by

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* '' The General'' (2017) (commissioned live concert score) by Buster Keaton * '' Craggio'' by Zach Shields * '' The Shadowman'' (2016) * ''

'' (2015) by

Michael Dougherty Michael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and animator, best known for the cult horror film ''Trick 'r Treat'' (2007), and the monster film '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019) ...

* ''

If There Be Thorns ''If There Be Thorns'' is a novel by Virginia C. Andrews which was published in 1981. It is the third book in the Dollanganger series. The story takes place in the year 1982. A Lifetime movie of the same name premiered on April 5, 2015. Plot T ...

'' (2015) (original score music) by VC Andrews, dir.

Nancy Savoca Nancy Laura Savoca (born July 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education Nancy Laura Savoca was born in 1959 in the Bronx, New York, to Argentine and Sicilian immigrants Maria Elvira and Carlos S ...

* '' Seeds of Yesterday'' (2015) (original score music) by VC Andrews, dir.

Shawn Ku Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director. He has also danced on Broadway, and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a ...

* ''The Lodger'' (2014) (commissioned live concert score) by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Little Paradise'' (2014) (original score music) by Natan Moss * ''Waking'' (2013) (original score music) by Ben Shelton * '' Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess'' (2013) (original score music) * ''Bad Blood Days'' (2010) (original score music) * ''

City of Ember ''City of Ember'' is a 2008 American science fantasy adventure film based on the 2003 novel '' The City of Ember'' by Jeanne DuPrau. Directed by Gil Kenan in his live-action directorial debut, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, B ...

'' (2008) (additional music composer, writer and performer: Mayor's Fanfare) by

* ''

'' (2007) (original score composer) by Michael Dougherty * '' Monster House'' (2006) (original score composer) by Gil Kenan * ''The Three Body Problem'' (2004) (composer) * ''Walter'' (2003) (composer) * ''The Lark'' (2002) (original music) * ''Grandpa'' (1990) (composer) * ''Bonneville, Arizona'' (1989) (composer) * '' Moonstalker'' (1989) (original music) by Michael O'Rourke

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* Living people 20th-century American composers 21st-century American composers American film score composers American male film score composers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Varèse Sarabande Records artists La-La Land Records artists {{US-composer-20thC-stub