Christopher A. Chaney (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of the

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band

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, with whom he recorded two studio albums. He is the touring bassist for

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, replacing longstanding member

Cliff Williams Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English g ...

on the band's Power Up Tour. Chaney has previously been a member of

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, she became a cultural phenomenon during the mid 199 ...

's touring and recording band for six years as well as

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and Camp Freddy. A prolific and versatile

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, he has played with a variety of recording artists ranging from

Joe Satriani Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American rock music, rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in hi ...

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances featuring expressive body movements. Most of his best-known singles, such as "Feelin' Alright ...

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Slash Slash may refer to: * Slash (punctuation), the "/" character Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slash (Marvel Comics) * Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') Music * Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band * Nash th ...

Beth Hart Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single "LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album ''Screamin' for My Supper''. The single was a number ...

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his dynamic vocal performances that combine his theatrical training with modern and classic genres. Lambert rose to fame in 2009 after ...

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is a key musician in popularizing pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. List of awa ...

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Cher Cher ( ; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Goddess of Pop", she is known for her Androgyny, androgynous contralto voice, Music an ...

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was th ...

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, Shinedown,

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, and

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Biography

Chaney was raised in

Mill Valley, California Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Mill Valley is lo ...

. He attended

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...

, and then moved to

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

in 1991 to pursue music and played at the L.A. jazz club The Baked Potato and the Dragonfly in Hollywood. Chaney was first invited to tour with

in 1995 on the Jagged Little Pill Tour and continued to work with Morissette until 2001, appearing on three studio albums and two live albums. While working with Morissette, Chaney developed a reputation as a versatile professional bassist. He has since recorded and/or toured with a wide variety of artists. His next high-profile job was as the full-time replacement for

Eric Avery Eric Adam Avery (born April 25, 1965) is an American musician. He is best known as the founding bass guitarist and co-songwriter of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded two studio albums. From 2005 to 2022, Avery ...

in the 2002 reunion of

, contributing to the album '' Strays''. He then formed the band The Panic Channel with Jane's Addiction members

Dave Navarro David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Between 1993 and 1998, Navarro was the guitarist of Red Hot Chili ...

and Stephen Perkins; the group released the album '' (ONe)'' in 2006. In 2006, he joined the band

, formed by

Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was the drummer and a vocalist of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl. He joined the band in 1997, and remained the band's drummer ...

of the

Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana (band), Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, gu ...

. Chaney and Hawkins had previously worked together in Morissette's band. The group released the albums ''

'' in 2006 and '' Red Light Fever'' in 2010. Chaney is also bassist for all-star cover band Camp Freddy. Chaney has played with several recording artists and over 25 film scores and soundtracks. Artists include:

Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. He was previously a gues ...

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which per ...

, Michelle Branch, Ben Taylor, Eric Hutchinson,

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

, Andrew W.K.,

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He also founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects. Early ...

Methods of Mayhem Methods of Mayhem is an American rap rock/Rap metal, metal band formed in 1999 by Tommy Lee, who had temporarily quit his position as Mötley Crüe's drummer. History Lee formed Methods of Mayhem on the eve of his divorce from Pamela Anderson. ...

, and Will Hoge. He joined Johnny Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls for the song " I'm Still Here" from soundtrack to the animated movie ''

Treasure Planet ''Treasure Planet'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction film, science fiction adventure film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and written by Musker, Clements and Rob Edwards (screenwriter), Rob Edwards. Produced by Walt Disney ...

''. He is also featured on the 2007 album '' Little Voice'' by

, and the 2008 album ''

The Sound of Madness ''The Sound of Madness'' is the third studio album by American rock band Shinedown, released June 24, 2008, via Atlantic Records. The album's lead single, " Devour", was released to radio on May 5, 2008. It is their first release to feature Er ...

'' by Shinedown (replacing departed bassist Brad Stewart). Chaney has worked with James Stephen Hart on his project Burn Halo. Chaney is featured as the primary bassist on guitarist

's 2010 solo album, ''

''. In March 2010, Slash described Chaney as a "godsend", stating: "Chris is just the best session player that I know so I called him up. I didn’t want to use

Duff McKagan Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5, 1964) is an American musician. He was the bassist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses for twelve years, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the b ...

so I was tryin’ to think of bass players and Chris I’ve worked with so many times and he's easy going, and he learns quickly." In 2022, Chaney played bass on

’s “A Tribute to

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a he ...

” album and will join

's band in the Earthlings tour. On February 12, 2024,

announced that Chaney would support them on their upcoming European Tour as a replacement for

. He is married to voice actress Tifanie Christun, daughter of Cheryl Saban and the stepdaughter of

Haim Saban Haim Saban (; ; born October 15, 1944) is an Israeli and American media proprietor, investor, musical composer and producer of records, film, and television. A businessman with interests in financial services, entertainment, and media, and an ...

Influences

Chaney's influences include

Geddy Lee Geddy Lee Weinrib (; born Gary Lee Weinrib, July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Rock music, rock band Rush (band), Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968 at the request o ...

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regard ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

James Jamerson James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bassist. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases un ...

Jaco Pastorius John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, ...

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sa ...

, and

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

Gear

Chaney is endorsed exclusively with Fender. He also has endorsements with Aguilar Amps, Dunlop, and Audimute. As of the June 2003 issue of ''Bass Player'' magazine, Chaney's gear listing for recording and touring is as follows:

Basses

*’62 and ’66

Fender Jazz Bass The Fender Jazz Bass (often shortened to "J-Bass") is the second model of Bass guitar, electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. It is distinct from the Fender Precision Bass, Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midra ...

es *’58, ’59, and ’60 Fender Precision Basses *

Fender Custom Shop The Fender Custom Shop is a division of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, housed within its headquarters complex in Corona, California, Corona, Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California. The Fender Custom Shop produces spe ...

Jazz Bass with pearl-inlays and Basslines pickups *Two Lakland

Bob Glaub Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...

models *Lakland hollowbody four-string *Lakland

Joe Osborn Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Sadowsky Jazz Basses (two four-string and two five-string models) *

Guild A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular territory. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradespeople belonging to a professional association. They so ...

M85 *Guild Starfire * Höfner hollowbody (strung with flatwound strings) * Gibson EB-2 * Gibson Ripper *

Epiphone Epiphone () is an American musical instrument brand that traces its roots to a musical instrument manufacturing business founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos in İzmir, Ottoman Empire, and moved to New York City in 1908. After taking over ...

Jack Casady model and El Capitan acoustic bass guitars *Rob Allen fretless four-string semi-acoustic bass with Basslines pickups and La Bella tapewound strings *Meisel plywood upright with Helicore strings. * D'Addario strings

Amplifiers and speaker cabinets

*Aguilar DB 900 DI *Aguilar DB 680 preamp *Avalon U5 DI/preamp * Ashdown ABM500 2x10" combo amplifier *Two Aguilar DB 750 heads (large venues) *Two Aguilar GS 412 4x12" speaker cabinets (large venues)

Rackmounted gear and effects

*Furman Power Conditioner *

Korg , founded as Keio Electronic Laboratories, is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument or electrophone is a musical instrument that produces sound using electr ...

DTR-1 tuner * Line 6 Echo Pro *Line 6 Mod Pro * Empirical Labs Distressor compressor *Line 6 Bass Pod Pro *Digital Music Corp. GCX switcher *Digital Music Corp. Ground Control Pro *Big Briar Moogerfooger *

Roland Roland (; ; or ''Rotholandus''; or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was mil ...

Jet Phaser *Musictronics Mu-tron III envelope filter *Prescription Electronic Depth Charge overdrive *Z. Vex Wooly Mammoth overdrive *

DigiTech DOD Electronics, or simply DOD, also known as their brand name DigiTech, is an American manufacturing company that makes guitar effects pedals, as well as active crossover gear. DOD is owned by Cortek, the parent company of Cort Guitars. Thei ...

Synth Wah *Budda Phatbass tube overdrive * MXR M-80 DI Overdrive * Big Muff *EBS OctaBass * Boss OC-2 Octave *MXR M-88 octaver *Pefftronics Rand-O-Matic *

Electro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix (also commonly referred to as EHX) is a New York City-based company that makes electronic audio processors and sells rebranded vacuum tubes. The company was founded by Mike Matthews in 1968. It is best known for a series of g ...

Q-Tron *DigiTech Bass Whammy *Carl Martin compressor *Carl Martin stereo chorus

Discography

* 2020 I'm Nothing, Damián Gaume, Bass *2020 ''

Shapeshifting In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest existen ...

'',

, bass and rhythm guitar (one track) *2019 ''Ex Nihilo'', Figure 8, Bass *2014 Anticipated Releases: LP,

*2013 '' All That Echoes'',

Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, ...

, Bass *2013 Classic Album Collection,

, Bass *2013 '' Closer to the Truth'',

, Bass *2013 '' Heartthrob'',

Tegan and Sara Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentali ...

, Bass *2013 '' Unstoppable Momentum'',

, Bass *2013 '' Live in NYC'',

, Composer and bass *2012 '' Fire It Up'',

, Bass *2012 '' Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios'', LP, Bass *2011 '' Formula, Vol. 1'',

, Bass *2011 '' Ghost on the Canvas'',

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'' on CBS television from ...

, Bass *2011 '' People and Things'', Jack's Mannequin, Bass *2011 '' Sweeter'',

Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot (album), Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/The CW, ...

, Bass *2011 '' The Great Escape Artist'',

, Bass *2011 '' This Loud Morning'', David Cook, Bass *2010 ''

A Public Disservice Announcement ''A Public Disservice Announcement'' is the second studio album by the band Methods of Mayhem, released on September 21, 2010. It is the band's only album since their self-titled debut album, which was released in 1999. Album information The alb ...

'',

, Bass *2010 '' Hang Cool Teddy Bear'',

, Bass *2010 '' Hard Knocks'',

, Bass *2010 '' Red Light Fever'',

, Bass *2010 ''

'',

, Bass *2010 '' Some Kind of Trouble'',

, Bass *2010 ''

The Band Perry The Band Perry are an American band composed of siblings Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar), Reid Perry (bass guitar, background vocals), and Neil Perry (mandolin, bouzouki, background vocals). They signed to Republic Nashville in August 2 ...

'',

, Bass *2010 ''

The Other Side of Down ''The Other Side of Down'' is the third studio album by American singer David Archuleta. It was released on October 5, 2010, through Jive Records. It was his final album for Jive. The album was promoted in Southeast Asia by Asian Tour, which b ...

'',

David Archuleta David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. At the age of ten, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition, leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years ol ...

, Bass *2009 '' A Very Special Christmas 7'', Bass *2009 '' Believe'',

Orianthi Orianthi Penny Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), known mononymously as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter. Her 2009 debut single " According to You" peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her ...

, Bass *2009 '' For Your Entertainment'',

, Bass *2009 '' The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again'',

, Bass *2009 ''The Boy Who Never'', Landon Pigg, Bass *2008 ''Break the Silence'', Jon Peter Lewis, Bass *2008 ''

'',

, Bass *2008 '' Meet Glen Campbell'',

, Bass *2008 '' My Love: Essential Collection'',

, Bass *2008 ''

'', Shinedown, Bass *2007 '' This Moment'', Steven Curtis Chapman, Bass on tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 & 11 *2007 '' Angels & Devils'',

Fuel A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work (physics), work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chem ...

, Bass *2007 '' Little Voice'',

, Bass *2007 '' The Best Damn Thing'',

, Bass *2006 '' (ONe)'', The Panic Channel, Bass *2006 '' Daughtry'', Daughtry, Bass on "What About Now" *2006 '' Every Man for Himself'', Hoobastank, Bass on tracks 3, 5, 9, 10 *2006 ''Now & Then'',

Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist. Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of cont ...

, Bass *2006 ''

'',

, Bass *2006 '' Time Without Consequence'', Alexi Murdoch, Bass *2006 '' Up from the Catacombs – The Best of Jane's Addiction'',

, Bass tracks 7 & 9 *2005 '' Oral Fixation, Vol. 2'',

, Bass *2005 '' Oral Fixation, Vol. 1'',

, Bass *2005 '' Now What'',

, Bass *2004 '' All Things New'',

, Bass on tracks 1-11 *2004 ''E.P. #1'', Ben Taylor, Composer *2004 ''Electro Addiction: An Electro Tribute to Jane's Addiction'', Composer *2004 ''Pictures from Home'', John Gregory, Bass *2003 '' Hotel Paper'', Michelle Branch, Bass *2003 '' One Heart'',

, Bass *2003 '' Strays'',

, Bass *2002 '' Christmas Is Almost Here'',

, Bass *2002 ''

Feast on Scraps ''Feast on Scraps'' is an Alanis Morissette CD/DVD package released on December 10, 2002. The DVD was filmed during a concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands and the CD contains B-sides and unreleased studio tracks left off Morissette's album ''Under ...

'',

, Bass *2002 '' Never a Dull Moment'',

, Bass *2002 ''

Under Rug Swept ''Under Rug Swept'' is the fifth studio album and third internationally released album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2002, and in the United States the following day by Mav ...

'',

, Bass *2001 ''

I Get Wet ''I Get Wet'' is the debut studio album by American rock musician Andrew W.K. Its first two singles were " Party Hard" and "She Is Beautiful". Recording Production ''I Get Wet'' was recorded while Andrew W.K. was living in New York City. The a ...

'', Andrew W.K., Bass *2001 '' The Sinister Urge'',

, Bass *2000 ''Love Life'', Warren Hill, Bass *1999 '' Alanis Unplugged'',

, Bass *1999 ''

'',

, Bass *1998 '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'',

, Bass *1997 '' Tibetan Freedom Concert'', Bass on disc 2 track 11

Film scores and soundtrack credits

*1998 '' City of Angels'' (Original Soundtrack), Bass *1998 '' The Waterboy'', Bass *1999 ''

Dogma Dogma, in its broadest sense, is any belief held definitively and without the possibility of reform. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, or Islam ...

'' (Original Soundtrack),

Howard Shore Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and '' The Hobbit'' fi ...

, Bass (Electric) *1999 '' The Other Sister'', Bass *2003 ''Now'', DVD Composer *2003 '' Wicked: A New Musical'' (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Bass *2005 '' 40 Year Old Virgin'', Bass *2006 '' Employee of the Month'', Bass *2007 ''

300 __NOTOC__ Year 300 ( CCC) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1053 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 300 ...

'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Collector's Edition), Tyler Bates, Bass (Electric) *2007 ''

'' (Original Motion Picture Score),

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

, Bass *2009 ''

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

'',

Thomas Wander Thomas Wander (born 19 April 1973 in Graz) also credited as Thomas Wanker, is an Austrian-born composer for film and television. While his original plans were to play piano in a jazz band, as a teenager he took notice of the emotional response he ...

, Bass *2009 ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...

'' (Original Motion Picture Score),

Tyler Bates Tyler Bates (born June 5, 1965) is an American musician, music producer, and composer for film, television, and video game scores. Much of his work is in the action and horror film genres, with films like '' Dawn of the Dead'', ''300'', ''Suck ...

, Bass (Electric) *2010 ''

Burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

'', Bass *2010 '' Date Night'', Bass *2010 '' Due Date'', Bass *2010 ''

Red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...

'', Bass *2010 '' Dinner for Schmucks'', Theodore Shapiro, Bass *2010 '' Get Him to the Greek'', Bass *2011 ''

Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

'', Bass *2011 ''

Sucker Punch A sucker punch (American English), also known as a cheap shot, coward punch, one-punch attack, or king-hit (Australian English), is a punch thrown at the recipient unprovoked and without warning, allowing no time for preparation or defense on t ...

'', Bass *2011 ''

Real Steel ''Real Steel'' is a 2011 American science fiction sports film starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks Pictures. The film is based on the short story "Steel", written by Richard Mathes ...

'', Bass *2011 ''

Horrible Bosses ''Horrible Bosses'' is a 2011 American black comedy crime film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein, from a story by Markowitz. It stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, ...

'', Bass *2012 ''

Men in Black 3 ''Men in Black 3'' (stylized as ''MIB³'') is a 2012 American science fiction action comedy film based on the comic book series, in turn based on the conspiracy theory. It is the third installment in the ''Men in Black'' film series. Direct ...

'',

Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his ...

, Bass *2012 '' The Campaign'', Bass *2013 '' The Hangover Trilogy'',

Hollywood Studio Symphony The Hollywood Studio Symphony (sometimes the Hollywood Freelance Studio Symphony) is the credited name of the symphony orchestra behind many major soundtracks, including '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', ''Suc ...

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