Danny Jacob is an American composer, songwriter and guitarist. His credits include composing the score for the television series ''

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'', and co-producing the music for the series ''

Sofia The First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series created and developed by Craig Gerber (creator), Craig Gerber for Disney Television Animation and Disney Jr. The series follows a young peasant girl named Sofia, ...

''. He is a three-time Emmy-nominated composer. He also wrote the theme songs for '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'', '' The Emperor's New School'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Jackie Chan Adventures''. As a featured guitarist, Jacob has performed on ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

'', the

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concert ''Diva Las Vegas'', and on

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and

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's "Heaven Help Us".

Career

Jacob started playing guitar at 13 years old, honing his skills in acoustic, electric, R&B, and jazz playing styles. At 16 years old he formed his own bands, performing in local bars and clubs in Los Angeles. Jacob has played and toured with recording artists:

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, and Tower of Power, and said he has been inspired by

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, John Powell, and

Harry Gregson-Williams Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is a British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producer. He has composed music for video games, television and films including the ''Metal Gear'' series, '' Spy Game'', '' Phone Booth' ...

. During DreamWorks' founding years, Zimmer and Jacob worked together on the soundtracks for ''

The Road to El Dorado ''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron and Don Paul, from a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, as well as additional sequences directed by Will Finn and ...

'' and ''

Antz ''Antz'' is a 1998 American animated adventure comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson from a screenplay written by Todd Alcott and the writing team of Chris and Paul Weitz. It was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks An ...

''. This led to his work as a featured guitarist with score composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell on ''Shrek''. Jacob arranged and co-produced the musical DVD sequence "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" along with

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's cover of "

I'm a Believer "I'm a Believer" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by the American band the Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart ...

" from the soundtrack album. He also composed the instrumental score for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents ''Zing Zang Zoom'' in 2009. He began working on various Disney TV Animation series, producing and writing theme songs for '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' and '' The Emperor's New School.'' Ultimately, he was brought on to revamp the theme song for ''

'' before being hired as the show's composer and song producer. He continued to work with creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh on their next series, '' Milo Murphy's Law'', two ''Phineas and Ferb'' feature films ('' Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension'' and '' Phineas and Ferb: Candace Against the Universe'') and various specials, and again with Povenmire on the new series ''

Hamster & Gretel ''Hamster & Gretel'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by ''Phineas and Ferb'' and '' Milo Murphy's Law'' co-creator Dan Povenmire that first aired on Disney Channel on August 12, 2022. In January 2023, the ser ...

''. He co-composed the score for the Amazon Kids+ series ''ARPO: Robot Babysitter'' with his son, Aaron.

Personal life

He was married to Grammy-nominated film music producer Marylata Elton. They have one child: composer, musician, and filmmaker Aaron Daniel Jacob. In 2011, Jacob and Marylata established an endowment for the Teenage Drama Workshop at

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. He is a native of

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, California.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television

Internet

References

External links

DannyJacobMusic.com
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Danny Jacob's Credits and Awards
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