Eric John Michael Hester (born January 9, 1974) is an American

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Early life and family

Eric Hester was born on January 9, 1974, in

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. In 1979, he moved with his family to

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, California. In 1988, he moved to

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where he attended San Clemente High School and studied with composer and songwriter, Mike Bacich, of

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. In 1992, Hester moved to

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, where he attended the

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extension program. Hester's first composing work came on '' Roundhouse'', on

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, which he was nominated for the CableACE Award in 1995 for the song, "Second Chance".

Album Producer

Hester was a contributing producer on the

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song "Follow Me" (also the theme to Nickelodeon's ''

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''). He also was the string arranger on the track.

Film and television scores

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1990s

*'' Roundhouse'' (1992–1995) *''Barnyard Buddies'' (1996) *''Turmoil'' (1997) *''Cheap Theatrix'' (1998) *''Violent Times'' (1997) *''Rained In'' (1998) *''Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War'' (1998) *''Compassion'' (1999) *'' The Pretender'' (1998–2000)

2000s

*''Voyeur.com'' aka BigBrother.com (UK) (2000) *''The Fountain'' (2001) *''My First Day'' (1991) *''

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'' (2000) *''Mr. Chi Chi's Guide to the Universe'' (2000–2001) *''Future Murder'' (2000) *''Three Blind Mice'' aka Ed McBain's Three Blind Mice (USA: complete title) (2001) *''Altered Species'' (2001) *''Flatland'' (2002) *''VH1 Big in 2002 Awards'' (2002) *''Revelation'' (2002) *''The Monkey's Paw'' (2003) *''The Utopian Society'' (2003) *''Knee High P.I.'' (additional music) (2003) *''American Almanacs: A Living History'' (2003) *''Bollywood and Vine'' (2004) *''Pizza: The Movie'' (2004) *''Marcus Apple'' (2004) *''Jack'' (2004) *''A Soft Embrace'' (2004) *''Client 3815'' (2004) *''A Night at Sophie's'' (2004) *''Rodney'' (2004–2006) *''The Swap'' (2005) *''20 Things to Do Before You're 30'' (USA) (2005) *''Ana'' (2005) *''

'' (2005–2007) *''Lost Mission'' (2006) *''Making the Cut'' (2006) *''Waiting'' (2007) *''An Excellent Choice'' (2007) *''Sympathy'' (2007) *''Women On Top'' (2007) *''Snowball'' (2007) *''The Flower Girl'' (2008) *''Peter Rabbit'' (2008) *''Frail'' (in production) (2009)

Concertos

*Cape Cod Recessional (2000) *A Hymn To A New Season (2001) *911: Triumphant Spirit (2003)

Discography

* ''Snowball Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', 2008 * ''Lost Mission Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', 2007 * ''Zoey 101: Music Mix CD'', 2007 "Follow Me" by

Production and String Arrangement by Eric Hester * ''Shorts: Volume 1'', 2006 * ''My First Day'', 2005

References

External links

Official website
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