Frank Macchia (born October 12, 1958) is an American composer, arranger, saxophonist, and multi-reed player in

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. Originally from

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he began playing clarinet at age 10 and later studied bassoon,

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

and flute. At 14 he began studying musical composition and writing

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

and classical music pieces. He is known for his large catalog of eclectic and virtuosic original compositions spanning

, classical,

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Americana Americana may refer to: *Americana (music), a genre or style of American music *Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States Film, radio and television * ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...

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New Age New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consi ...

Spoken Word Spoken word refers to an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a late 20th century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetics of ...

, and

jazz-fusion Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and ke ...

styles as well as his extensive work as a composer and

orchestrator Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...

for live television and television and film

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s. Macchia has been noted for his

and

orchestral An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ...

arrangements of traditional American

folk songs Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

Early career

In 1976, Macchia attended Berklee College of Music where he studied

woodwinds Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed ...

with Joe Viola,

Joseph Allard Joseph Allard (December 31, 1910 – May 3, 1991) was a professor of saxophone and clarinet at the Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music. He also held adjunct positions at many other schools. He succeed ...

, and Steve Grossman. His composition and arranging teachers included

Herb Pomeroy Irving Herbert Pomeroy III (April 15, 1930 – August 11, 2007) was an American jazz trumpeter, teacher, and the founder of the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble. Early life Pomeroy was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. He began playing ...

, Phil Wilson, Tony Texiera, Ken Pullig, and Greg Hopkins. In 1979, Macchia received '' DownBeat'' magazine’s award (second place) for best original

big band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s ...

composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature *Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography *Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include v ...

. In 1980, he was awarded a grant from the

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to compose a jazz/classical suite for large ensemble. After earning a degree in Traditional Composition, Macchia taught at Berklee from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1992, Macchia lived in the

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where he continued composing and performing with his own ensembles; ''The Gleets'', ''Desperate Character'', and ''The Frankie Maximum Band''. He also performed with many other artists including

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birt ...

The Temptations The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top ...

Clare Fischer Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorat ...

, and

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother ...

. Macchia produced and released two CDs of original music during this period: ''Introducing Frankie Maximum'' and ''Frankie Maximum Goes Way-er Out West'' which foreshadowed some of his later work. Voting ''Frankie Maximum Goes Way-er Out West'' one of the Top Ten Records of the Year in 1991 Larry Kelp of the

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said: "A cult masterpiece. Those who have heard it agree, this is a monster of a record."

Film and television career

After touring Europe with productions of ''

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'' and '' 42nd Street'', Macchia moved to Burbank, California and began composing and orchestrating for television and film. Macchia has worked on more than 300 film and television productions including orchestration for: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Fantastic Four'', '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End'', ''

Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,G ...

'', ''

Superman Returns ''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the sixth and fina ...

'', ''

The Santa Clause 2 ''The Santa Clause 2'' is a 2002 American Christmas comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck in his directorial debut. It is a sequel to '' The Santa Clause'' (1994) and the second installment in ''The Santa Clause'' franchise. All of the princip ...

'', and ''

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''. Macchia’s television music composition credits include: Nickelodeon’s ''

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'' and Fox TV’s ''

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''. For several years (1992-2010), Macchia created music and arrangements for ''

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'' band.

Little Evil Things

From 1997 to 2001, Macchia and writer/actress Tracy London collaborated on a series of 5

orchestrated Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...

productions called ''Little Evil Things''. Original stories in the style of 1950’s horror comic books, were performed by actors includin
Dave FlorekJim McDonnell
an

with artwork created by Guy Vasilovich. Each volume consisted of 4 to 5 stories with musical

s by created by Macchia. Several pieces of music from this series were recorded by the

Moscow Symphony Orchestra The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is a non-state-supported Russian symphony orchestra, founded in 1989 by the sisters Ellen and Marina Levine. The musicians include graduates from such institutions as Moscow, Kiev, and Saint Petersburg Conservatory ...

. '' Billboard'' magazine described this unusual approach:

"What makes this audio unique is its film-like musical score. The audiobook's co-author Macchia, an award-winning composer, tailored the original music to the actors' performances. The result is a perfect marriage of words and music that sets an effective, creepy atmosphere."

Los Angeles jazz composer

Macchia has recorded a series of eclectic original projects featuring some of the best musicians in Los Angeles as well as European orchestras. In 2003, he release
The Galapagos Suite
a set of 6 pieces, each capturing his musical impression of one of the species that inhabit the Galapagos Islands. The record features Macchia (

and synthesizers),

Billy Childs William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an award-winning American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life When he was sixteen he attended the Community School of the Performing ...

(

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

Valarie King
(

flutes The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

), Beverly Dahlke-Smith ( bassoon)

Grant Geissman Grant Geissman (born April 13, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer. He has recorded extensively for several labels since 1976 and played guitar on the theme for ''Monk'' and other TV series. Career Geissman was born i ...

(

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

), Alex Iles, Ken Kugler, and

Bruce Fowler Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, ...

, (

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). While this recording was generally received as a ‘new age’ project, Macchia had begun his exploration of unusual instrumental combinations, particularly low register brass and woodwind instruments. In 2004, Macchia release
''Animals''
which continued to explore his interest in

program music Program music or programatic music is a type of instrumental art music that attempts to musically render an extramusical narrative. The narrative itself might be offered to the audience through the piece's title, or in the form of program notes ...

and leitmotif. Each piece is named after an animal (tigers, gorillas, camels, etc.). Specific instruments and thematic ideas are used to represent the personality of each animal; for example, the tuba plays the role of the hippo. The pieces cover a wide range of musical styles, from accessible modern jazz to evolving, complex Brazilian-influenced arrangements. Macchia blends complex

polyrhythms Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more rhythms that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter. The rhythmic layers may be the basis of an entire piece of music (cross-rhyth ...

and intricately layered ensemble passages with open solo sections, relaxed grooves, and splashes of musical humor. The ensemble, augmented by

Wayne Bergeron Wayne Bergeron (born January 16, 1958) is an American jazz trumpeter. Bergeron rose to prominence as a member of Maynard Ferguson's band in the 1980s. Since then, he has worked on over 400 TV and motion picture soundtracks. As a lead and studi ...

(

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and flugelhorn), Scott Breadman (

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

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( bass), Stephanie Fife (

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Mark Isham Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and ...

(

), Tracy London (voice), and former Frank Zappa sideman

Vinnie Colaiuta Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the '' Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and the ''Classic Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2014. Cola ...

( drums), is well suited for the technical challenges of Macchia’s music.
Mo’ Animals
was released in 2006, and in many ways is a continuation of Macchia’s 2004 release. The recording uses most of the same musicians with the notable addition of the virtuosic

Howard Levy Howard Levy (born July 31, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist. A keyboardist and virtuoso harmonica player, Levy "has been realistically presented as one of the most important and radical harmonica innovators of the twentieth century. ...

(best known as a founding member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones) on harmonica. In 2006, Macchia release
Emotions
another highly programmatic project in which each piece is loosely inspired by a primary human emotion. The recording features Macchia performing with the Prague Orchestra conducted by Adam Klemens. This recording also revisits Macchia’s recurring interest in American

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

with arrangements of "

Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair "Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the Appalachian Mountains. It is believed to have originated in Scotland, as it refers to ...

" and "

The Lonesome Road "The Lonesome Road" is a 1927 song with music by Nathaniel Shilkret and lyrics by Gene Austin, alternately titled "Lonesome Road", "Look Down that Lonesome Road" and "Lonesome Road Blues." It was written in the style of an African-American folk ...

". "Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair" was nominated in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category of the

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. Macchia followed u
Emotions
with another Prague Orchestra collaboration in his 2007 release
Landscapes
Michael G. Nastos, writing for

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, compared this recording t
''Cityscapes''
the 1982 collaboration between arranger

Claus Ogerman Claus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall. Life and wor ...

and saxophonist

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...

. Macchia again mixes original compositions with explorations of traditional

American Folk Music The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as ''traditional music'', ''traditional folk music'', ''contemporary folk music'', ''vernacular music,'' or ''roots music''. Many traditional songs have been sung ...

with arrangements of Shenandoah, Deep River and Down in the Valley, which was nominated in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category of the

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. In 2008, Macchia released one of his most unusual recordings
''Saxolollapalooza''
features six

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and drums playing music in a wide variety of styles. The saxophones play all parts of the arrangements including the bass lines. The group consists of

Eric Marienthal Eric Marienthal (born December 19, 1957) is a Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres. Early life Eric Marienthal was born on December 19, 1 ...

(

Alto Sax The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B ten ...

Soprano Sax The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

, Flute), Sal Lozano (Alto Sax, Piccolo, Clarinet),

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(

Tenor Sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the Alto saxophone, alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key ...

, Clarinet, Flute), Frank Macchia (Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet,

Contrabass Clarinet The contrabass clarinet (also pedal clarinet, after the pedals of pipe organs) and contra-alto clarinet are the two largest members of the clarinet family that are in common usage. Modern contrabass clarinets are transposing instruments pitc ...

) Gene Cipriano (Bari Sax, Clarinet, Flute), Jay Mason (

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, Bass Clarinet), and

Peter Erskine Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead. Early life and education Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. He began playing the dru ...

(Drums, Percussion). All but one piece are covers including Benny Goodman and

Charlie Christian Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained nat ...

’s, "Air Mail Special",

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's " Working Day and Night", Allen Toussaint’s "

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", (the trumpeter Al Hirt's hit), "

Creole Love Call "Creole Love Call" is a jazz standard, most associated with the Duke Ellington band and Adelaide Hall. It entered the '' Billboard'' USA song charts in 1928 at No. 29.Duke Ellington, and "

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" by

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

. The record continues Macchia’s work with traditional American

with arrangements of "

Down by the Riverside "Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual. Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, though it was first published in 1918 in ''Plantation ...

", " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", and " Shortening Bread". In 2010, Macchia dove head first into his jazz treatments of traditional American

wit
Folk Songs for Jazzers
This recording features fourteen tracks: "

I've Been Working on the Railroad "I've Been Working on the Railroad" is an American folk song. The first published version appeared as "Levee Song" in ''Carmina Princetonia'', a book of Princeton University songs published in 1894. The earliest known recording is by the Shannon ...

", " Red River Valley", "

Skip to My Lou "Skip to My (The) Lou" is a popular American partner-stealing dance from the 1840s. Poet and Abraham Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg writes that "Skip-to-my-Lou" was a popular party game in US President Abraham Lincoln's youth in southern In ...

", "

Oh! Susanna "Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all tim ...

", " Did You Ever See a Lassie?", " Polly Wolly Doodle", " Tom Dooley", " The Arkansas Traveller", "

Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both ...

", " The Erie Canal", "

Hush Little Baby "Hush, Little Baby" is a traditional lullaby, thought to have been written in the Southern United States. The lyrics promise various rewards to the child for remaining quiet. The simple structure allows more verses to be added ad lib. It has a Rou ...

", "

The Blue Tail Fly "Jimmy Crack Corn" or "Blue-Tail Fly" is an American song which first became popular during the rise of blackface minstrelsy in the 1840s through performances by the Virginia Minstrels. It regained currency as a folk song in the 1940s at th ...

", "

Kumbaya "''Kum ba yah''" ("''Come by here''") is an African American spiritual song of disputed origin, but known to be sung in the Gullah culture of the islands off South Carolina and Georgia, with ties to enslaved West Africans. The song is thought ...

", and "

On Top of Old Smokey "On Top of Old Smoky" (often spelled "Smokey") is a traditional folk song of the United States. As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414. History as folk song ...

". The album features a

of Los Angeles musicians:

( Flugelhorn, Trumpet),

(Drums), Ray Frisby (Percussion and

Vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...

( Banjo and

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), Ellis Hall (Vocal on Amazing Grace), Trey Henry (Acoustic and Electric Bass), Alex Iles ( Baritone Horn,

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

Tuba The tuba (; ) is the lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the ne ...

)
Valarie King
( Bass Flute), Sal Lozano (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo, Alto Saxophone), Frank Macchia (Clarinet, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Contrabass Flute, Piccolo, Tenor Sax), Jay Mason (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Bass Flute, English Horn, Piccolo, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone), Kevin Porter (Baritone Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba), Tom Ranier (Piano, Electric Piano), Bill Reichenbach (Baritone Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba),

(Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone), Tierney Sutton (vocal, Red River Valley). In addition to the unique choice of material, this recording showcases Macchia’s interest in unusual instrumental combinations and the use of high and low register members of the brass and woodwind families not typically utilized in big band music. Macchia’s arrangement of "

Skip To My Lou "Skip to My (The) Lou" is a popular American partner-stealing dance from the 1840s. Poet and Abraham Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg writes that "Skip-to-my-Lou" was a popular party game in US President Abraham Lincoln's youth in southern In ...

" earned him his third Grammy nomination in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category of the

53rd Grammy Awards The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights pri ...

. In 2011, Macchia release
SON of Folk Songs For Jazzers
Chapter 2 of his 2010

project. This recording features the same musicians featured on the first release with the substitution of Michael Hatfield (Vibraphone,

Marimba The marimba () is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the timbre ...

, Bass Marimba,

Xylophone The xylophone (; ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets. Like the glockenspiel (which uses metal bars), the xylophone essentially consists of a set of tuned wooden keys arranged in ...

, Glockenspiel,

Tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

, Shaker) for Ray Frisby. ''Son of Folk Songs for Jazzers'' features Macchia’s arrangements of "

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in '' Rhymes for the Nurser ...

"; "

Careless Love "Careless Love" is a traditional song, with several popular blues versions. It has been called a "nineteenth-century ballad and Dixieland standard". The death referenced in an old version was the son of a Kentucky governor. Although published ac ...

"; two versions of "

Three Blind Mice "Three Blind Mice" is an English-language nursery rhyme and musical round.I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), p. 306. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number o ...

"; " Itsy, Bitsy, Spider"; "Work Song Medley" ("Pick a Bale of Cotton"; " Shortnin’ Bread"); " Silver Dagger"; Medley: (" Cindy"; " Li’l Liza Jane"); " Frankie and Johnny"; "

Billy Boy "Billy Boy" is a traditional folk song and nursery rhyme found in the United States, in which "Billy Boy" is asked various questions, and the answers all center on his quest to marry a girl who is said to be too young to leave her mother. It has ...

"; " This Old Man" (featuring a vocal performance by Macchia); and The Boating Medley (" Michael Row Your Boat Ashore"; "

Row, Row, Row Your Boat "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song, often sung in a round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19236. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album ''101 Gang Songs'' (1961). ...

"). In 2011, Macchia formed the electric six-piece band, ''Swamp Thang'' (Macchia composer, vocals, saxophones, and flutes, Ken Rosser and Eric Jensen electric guitars, John Rosenberg keyboards, Tommy Lockett electric bass, Frank Briggs drums). The group released two records, the self-titled ''Swamp Thang'' in 2012 and ''Fried Zombie Stew'' in 2013. "The versatile saxophonist takes a trip into a sonic landscape of bayou boogie, blues, funk, and New Orleans second-line with joyful and freewheeling attitude, letting the good times roll wild and crazy." wrote

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

critic Dan McClenaghan of the initial release. '' DownBeat'' magazine reviewer Michael Jackson gave ''Fried Zombie Stew'' three and a half stars. In late 2013, Macchia recorded a new large ensemble record for January 2014 release entitled ''Grease Mechanix'', featuring

Brandon Fields Brandon David Fields (born May 21, 1984) is a former American football punter who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He ...

, Macchia, Sal Lozano, Jay Mason on reeds,

, Dan Fornero, Walt Fowler on trumpets, Alex Iles, Kevin Porter, Craig Gosnell on trombones, Bill Reichenbach on tuba, Ken Rosser on electric guitar,

on drums and Brad Dutz on percussion. Macchia worked with drummer-percussionist Brock Avery to create ''Rhythm Kaleidoscope'', which was released in November 2018. Brock created improvised drum solos that Macchia then took and composed music for, utilizing up to 40 woodwinds and added sampled orchestra in addition to guest soloists Stefanie Fife on cello, Alex Iles on trombone and Eric Jensen on electric guitar. This has been followed up by another EP entitled ''Rhythm Abstraction:Azure'' along the lines of ''Rhythm Kaleidoscope'' where Brock created more improvised drum solos that Frank composed music to. This first of three EPs was released Jan 21, 2020 for digital downloads and streaming. The second EP, "Rhythm Abstraction: Gold" was released April 21, 2020. And the third and final installment of the trilogy, "Rhythm Abstraction: Ruby" was released for digital download and streaming on July 21, 2020.

Discography

*1990 ''Introducing Frankie Maximum'' *1991 ''Frankie Maximum Goes Way'er Out West'' *1997 ''Little Evil Things Volume 1'' *1998 ''Little Evil Things Volume 2'' *1999 ''Little Evil Things Volume 3'' *2000 ''Little Evil Things Volume 4'' *2001 ''Little Evil Things Volume 5'' *2003 ''The Galapagos Suite'' *2004 ''Animals'' *2006 ''Mo' Animals'' *2006 ''Emotions'' *2007 ''Landscapes'' *2008 ''Saxolollapalooza'' *2010 ''Folk Songs For Jazzers'' *2011 ''SON of Folk Songs For Jazzers'' *2012 ''Swamp Thang'' *2013 ''Fried Zombie Stew'' *2014 ''Grease Mechanix'' *2015 ''The Pale Emperor'' *2019 ''Rhythm Kaleidoscope'' *2020 ''Rhythm Abstraction: Azure''(EP) *2020 ''Rhythm Abstraction: Gold''(EP) *2020 ''Rhythm Abstraction: Ruby''(EP) *2022 ''Songs For Tracy'' *2022 ''Bluesapalooza''

Awards

*1979 ''DownBeat'' Award (second place) - Best Original Big Band Composition'' *1980 ''

National Endowment For the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...

Grant'' *1997 ''

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

br>Listen Up! Award
(Little Evil Things)'' *2008 ''Nomination: Best Instrumental Arrangement -

50th Grammy Awards The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008. It honored musical achievement of 2007 in which albums were released between October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies ...

'' *2009 ''Nomination: Best Instrumental Arrangement -

'' *2011 ''Nomination: Best Instrumental Arrangement -

Selected filmography: composition

*2009 ''Bleeder'' (TV Series) *2008 ''The HusBand'' (short) *2007 ''Hideous'' (short) *2006 ''The Axe Man'' (short) *2004 ''Unearthly Harvest'' *2004 ''

White Chicks ''White Chicks'' is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a screenplay co-written by Wayans, Xavier Cook, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, with additional contributions by and starring Marlon Wayans and Shawn ...

'' (stock music) *2001-2002 ''

'' (TV series, 12 episodes) *2002 ''The Boogerman'' *2002 ''The Boy Who Cried Alien'' (TV short) *2001 ''Homeland'' (documentary) *1998 ''

'' (TV series) *1997 ''Cold Case'' (television film) *1996 ''Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders'' *1992 ''

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014. The fourth incarnation of the ...

'' (TV series) *1989 '' America’s Funniest Home Videos'' (TV series)

Selected filmography: orchestration and arranging

*2014 ''

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (internationally titled ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro'') is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film was directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi A ...

'' (music preparation) *2014 ''

Muppets Most Wanted ''Muppets Most Wanted'' is a 2014 American musical crime comedy film and the eighth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. Directed by James Bobin and written by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller, the film is a sequel to ''The Muppets'' (2011) and sta ...

'' (music preparation) *2013 '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' (music preparation) *2013 '' Frozen'' (music preparation) *2013 '' Planes'' (music preparation) *2013 ''

The Smurfs 2 ''The Smurfs 2'' is a 2013 American 3D fantasy comedy film loosely based on ''The Smurfs'' comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It is the second film in the ''Smurfs'' film series and a sequel to the 2011 film ''The Smur ...

'' (music preparation) *2012 ''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature director ...

'' (music preparation) *2012 ''

The Dark Knight Rises ''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is th ...

'' (music preparation) *2011 ''

The Muppets The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses ...

'' (music preparation) *2011 ''

Fright Night ''Fright Night'' is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Star ...

'' (percussion orchestration) *2011 ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and int ...

'' (music preparation) *2011 ''

Zookeeper A zookeeper, sometimes referred as animal keeper, is a person who manages zoo animals that are kept in captivity for conservation or to be displayed to the public.Hurwitz, Jane. Choosing a Career in Animal Care (World of Work). New York: Rosen Gr ...

'' (music preparation) *2011 '' Cars 2'' (music preparation) *2004-2011 '' Desperate Housewives'' (TV series - music preparation, 158 episodes) *2011 '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (music preparation) *2011 ''

'' (orchestrator) *2011 '' Straw Dogs'' (orchestrator) *2011 ''

'' (orchestrator) *2010 ''

How Do You Know ''How Do You Know'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed, written and produced by James L. Brooks, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson in his final film role. It was the third film to feature W ...

'' (music preparation, uncredited) *2010 ''

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' in the collection of ...

'' (music preparation) *2010 ''

Megamind ''Megamind'' is a 2010 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Tom McGrath from a screenplay by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, the film stars ...

'' (music preparation) *2010 ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...

'' (music preparation) *2010 ''

The Sorcerer's Apprentice "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (german: "Der Zauberlehrling", link=no, italic=no) is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1797. The poem is a ballad in 14 stanzas. Story The poem begins as an old sorcerer departs his workshop, leaving ...

'' (orchestrator) *2004-2010 ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' (TV series - music preparation, 114 episodes) *2010 ''

Shrek Forever After ''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to '' Shrek the T ...

'' (music preparation) *2010 ''

A Nightmare on Elm Street ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenka ...

'' (orchestrator) *2009 '' It's Compliciated'' (music preparation) *2009 ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the ...

'' (music preparation) *2009 ''

'' (orchestrator) *2009 '' Up'' (music preparation) *2009 '' Star Trek'' (music preparation) *2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special - music arranger) *2009 ''

Old Dogs Old Dogs was an American country music supergroup composed of singers Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, and Jerry Reed. Signed in 1998 to Atlantic Records, Old Dogs recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year. The album ...

'' (midi orchestration) *2008 '' Bedtime Stories'' (music preparation) *2008 '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' (orchestrator) *2008 ''

Tinker Bell Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play '' Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy''. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 ...

'' (music preparation) *2007 '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (music preparation, orchestrator) *2007 ''

Bee Movie ''Bee Movie'' is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film co-produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG and Columbus 81 Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner (in the fo ...

'' (music preparation) *2007 '' Enchanted'' (music preparation) *2007 '' The Invasion'' (orchestrator) *2007 ''

'' (percussion/choir orchestration) *2007 '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (score orchestrator) *2007 '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (percussion/choir orchestration) *2007 ''

Wild Hogs ''Wild Hogs'' is a 2007 American biker road comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007. It was the la ...

'' (music preparation) *2007 ''

The Number 23 ''The Number 23'' is a 2007 American thriller film written by Fernley Phillips and directed by Joel Schumacher. Jim Carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma once he reads about it in a strange book that seemingly mirrors his ...

'' (music preparation) *2006 ''

'' (orchestrator) *2006 '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' (music preparation) *2006 ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' (orchestrator) *2006 ''

Brother Bear 2 ''Brother Bear 2'' is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video musical fantasy comedy-drama film and the sequel to the animated feature ''Brother Bear'', which was released on August 29, 2006. Melissa Etheridge contributed three songs to the fil ...

'' (music preparation) *2006 '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (music preparation) *2006 ''

'' (orchestrator) *2006 '' Click'' (music preparation) *2006 ''

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, people in ...

'' (music preparation) *2006 '' Mission: Impossible III'' (music preparation) *2006 '' The Shaggy Dog'' (music transcriptor, uncredited) *2006 '' Man About Town'' (additional orchestrator) *2006 ''

Glory Road ''Glory Road'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (July – September 1963) and published in hardcover the same year. It was nominated for ...

'' (music arranger: mariachi music) *2005 ''

Chicken Little "Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end ...

'' (music transcriptor) *2005 '' Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch'' (music preparation) *2005 '' Sky High'' (music preparation) *2005 '' Fantastic Four'' (additional orchestrator) *2005 ''

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' is a 2005 American neo-noir black comedy mystery thriller film written and directed by Shane Black (in his directorial debut), and starring Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, and Corbin Bernsen. The scri ...

'' (orchestrator - uncredited) *2005 '' Kicking & Screaming'' (orchestrator) *2005 ''

Ice Princess ''Ice Princess'' is a 2005 American teen sports comedy-drama film directed by Tim Fywell, written by Hadley Davis from a story by Meg Cabot and Davis, and starring Joan Cusack, Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall and Hayden Panettiere. The film ...

'' (music arranger) *2005 ''

Pooh's Heffalump Movie ''Pooh's Heffalump Movie'' (also known as ''The Heffalump Movie'' in the working title) is a 2005 American animated musical adventure comedy-drama film produced by the Japanese office of Disneytoon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...

'' (music preparation) *2005 ''

Hide and Seek Hide-and-seek (sometimes known as hide-and-go-seek) is a popular children's game in which at least two players (usually at least three) conceal themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seekers. The game is played by one chose ...

'' (additional orchestrator) *2004 ''

Spanglish Spanglish (a portmanteau of the words "Spanish" and "English") is any language variety (such as a contact dialect, hybrid language, pidgin, or creole language) that results from conversationally combining Spanish and English. The term is mos ...

'' (music preparation) *2004 ''

National Treasure The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the funda ...

'' (music preparation, uncredited) *2004 '' Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'' (music preparation) *2004 ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah ...

'' (music preparation) *2004 ''

Ladder 49 ''Ladder 49'' is a 2004 American disaster thriller film directed by Jay Russell and written by Lewis Colick. The film follows Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison, who is trapped inside a warehouse fire, and his recollection of the events that got ...

'' (orchestrator) *2004 ''

Cellular Cellular may refer to: *Cellular automaton, a model in discrete mathematics * Cell biology, the evaluation of cells work and more * ''Cellular'' (film), a 2004 movie *Cellular frequencies, assigned to networks operating in cellular RF bands *Cell ...

'' (orchestrator - uncredited) *2004 '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'' (music arranger, music preparation) *2004 ''

Miracle A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary define"Miracle"as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divi ...

'' (orchestrator) *2003 '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (music copyist, music preparation) *2003 ''

The Lizzie McGuire Movie ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Jim Fall. The film serves as the finale of the Disney Channel television series of the same name, and was the first theatrical film based on a Disney Channel series. ...

'' (music preparation) *2003 '' X2'' (orchestrator) *2003 ''

Ghosts of the Abyss ''Ghosts of the Abyss'' is a 2003 American documentary film produced by Walden Media and released in most countries by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by James Cameron after his 1997 film ''Titanic''. During August and September 2001, Camer ...

'' (documentary short - orchestrator) *2003 ''

Piglet's Big Movie ''Piglet's Big Movie'' is a 2003 American animated musical comedy-drama film released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 21, 2003. The film features the characters from the ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' books written by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, and i ...

'' (music preparation) *2003 ''

The Jungle Book 2 ''The Jungle Book 2'' is a 2003 animated adventure film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on Febr ...

'' (music preparation) *2002 ''

The Hot Chick ''The Hot Chick'' is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Tom Brady, with additional writing by Rob Schneider. Schneider stars as Clive Maxtone, a middle-aged criminal who switches bodies with mean-spirited cheerleader Jessica Spe ...

'' (music preparation) *2002 ''

'' (music assistant) *2002 ''

'' (orchestrator) *2002 ''

Eight Legged Freaks ''Eight Legged Freaks'' (originally titled ''Arach Attack'', under which it was released in some parts of Europe and other countries around the world) is a 2002 monster comedy film directed by Ellory Elkayem and starring David Arquette, Kari Wu ...

'' (orchestrator) *2002 ''

Sorority Boys ''Sorority Boys'' is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Wallace Wolodarsky, about a group of college boys who dress up as girls in order to prove their innocence for a crime they did not commit. The film starred Barry Watson, Michael Ro ...

'' (music preparation) *2002 ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame II'' is a 2002 American Animation, animated musical film directed by Bradley Raymond. The direct-to-video sequel to the 1996 The Walt Disney Company, Disney film ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film), The Hunchbac ...

'' (music preparation, uncredited) *2002 ''

Snow Dogs ''Snow Dogs'' is a 2002 American adventure comedy film directed by Brian Levant, and produced by Jordan Kerner. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., with a supporting cast of James Coburn (in one of his final roles), Joanna Bacalso, Sisqó, Nichell ...

'' (music preparation) *2001 ''

Joe Somebody ''Joe Somebody'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written by John Scott Shepherd and directed by John Pasquin. The film stars Tim Allen as an ordinary man forced into violence by a workplace bully. The film also stars Julie Bowen, Kelly Lyn ...

'' (orchestrator) *2001 '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (music preparation) *2001 '' Texas Rangers'' (music preparation) *2001 '' Out of the Black'' (orchestrator) *2001 ''

Scary Movie 2 ''Scary Movie 2'' is a 2001 American supernatural parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to ''Scary Movie'' and the second film in the ''Scary Movie'' film series. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans and M ...

'' (orchestrator) *2001 ''ABC World Stunt Awards'' (TV special - conductor, musical director) *2001 ''

See Spot Run ''See Spot Run'' is a 2001 American comedy film about a mailman who takes in a stray bullmastiff, the titular Spot, only to learn that he is a trained FBI dog that has escaped from a witness protection program and is targeted for attacking a ...

'' (music preparation, uncredited) *2001 ''

3000 Miles to Graceland ''3000 Miles to Graceland'' is a 2001 American heist black action comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Demian Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein co-wrote the script with Richard Recco. The film stars Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courte ...

'' (composer assistant, score synth programmer, score technical assistant) *2001 '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' (music preparation) *2001 '' Kingdom Come'' (conductor) *2000 ''

The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated slapstick comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 40th animated film produced by the studio, it was directed by Mark Dindal and p ...

'' (music preparation) *2000 ''

Get Carter ''Get Carter'' is a 1971 British crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detecti ...

'' (score conductor) *2000 '' Urban Legends: Final Cut'' (orchestrator) *2000 ''

Men of Honor ''Men of Honor'' (released in the UK and Ireland as ''Men of Honour'') is a 2000 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film is inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty O ...

'' (orchestrator) *2000 ''

Tweety's High-Flying Adventure ''Tweety's High-Flying Adventure'' is a 2000 American animated musical slapstick comedy film produced by Tom Minton and James T. Walker, written by Tom Minton, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, and directed by James T. Walker, Karl Toerge, Charles Vi ...

'' (music preparation, uncredited) *2000 '' The Contender'' (orchestrator) *2000 ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' (music preparation) *2000 ''The Tigger Movie'' (music preparation) *1999 ''Toy Story 2'' (music preparation) *1999 ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' (music preparation) *1999 ''Komodo (film), Komodo'' (orchestrator) *1999 ''One Man's Hero'' (orchestrator) *1999 ''Inspector Gadget (film), Inspector Gadget'' (music preparation) *1999 ''Lake Placid (film), Lake Placid'' (orchestrator) *1999 ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' (music preparation) *1999 ''Storm of the Century'' (TV mini-series - orchestrator) *1999 ''Breakfast of Champions (film), Breakfast of Champions'' (additional orchestrator) *1999 ''At First Sight (1999 film), At First Sight'' (additional orchestrator) *1998 ''I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998 film), I'll Be Home for Christmas'' (music preparation) *1998 ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (music preparation) *1998 ''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island'' (music preparation) *1998 ''Apt Pupil (film), Apt Pupil'' (orchestrations) *1998 ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' (orchestrator) *1998 ''Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' (music preparation) *1998 ''Goodbye Lover'' (orchestrator) *1998 ''A Bright Shining Lie (film), A Bright Shining Lie'' (television film - orchestrator) *1998 ''Shadrach (film), Shadrach'' (orchestrator - uncredited) *1998 ''Barney's Great Adventure'' (orchestrator) *1998 ''I Woke Up Early The Day I Died, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died'' (composer: additional score, orchestrator) *1997 ''The Midas Touch (1997 film), The Midas Touch'' (video - orchestrator) *1997 ''Oliver Twist (1997 film), Oliver Twist'' (television film - orchestrator) *1997 ''Incognito (1998 film), Incognito'' (orchestrator) *1997 ''Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest'' (television film - orchestrator, uncredited) *1997 ''Most Wanted (1997 film), Most Wanted'' (orchestrator, uncredited) *1997 ''George Wallace (film), George Wallace'' (television film - orchestrator) *1997 ''The Invader (1997 film), The Invader'' (orchestrator) *1997 ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'' (television film - orchestrator) *1997 ''Double Team (film), Double Team'' (orchestrator) *1997 ''Private Parts (1997 film), Private Parts'' (orchestrator) *1997 ''The Summer of Ben Tyler'' (television film - orchestrator) *1996 ''Bastard Out of Carolina (film), Bastard Out of Carolina'' (orchestrator) *1996 ''The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film), The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (orchestrator) *1996 ''The Cable Guy'' (orchestrator, uncredited) *1996 ''The Substitute (film), The Substitute'' (orchestrator) *1996 ''James and the Giant Peach (film), James and the Giant Peach'' (music preparation, uncredited) *1996 ''Andersonville (film), Andersonville'' (television film - orchestrator) *1995 ''Wild Bill (1995 film), Wild Bill'' (orchestrator, uncredited) *1995 ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' (music preparation) *1995 ''Batman Forever'' (music preparation) *1995 ''A Goofy Movie'' (percussion orchestration, uncredited) *1995 ''Houseguest'' (music preparation) *1993 ''Hard Target'' (music preparation) *1992 ''Single White Female'' (music preparation)

References

External links

Official web siteLittle Evil Things web siteDiscography: All Music Guide
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macchia, Frank Berklee College of Music alumni American film score composers Living people Composers from San Francisco Woodwind musicians 1958 births Jazz musicians from San Francisco