James Michael "Jim" Dooley (born August 22, 1976) is an American

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composer.

Biography

Dooley was born in New York City and studied music at

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, majoring in music composition. After finishing the university he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied music with prolific film score composers

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and

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. In 1999, Dooley started working for

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as his chief technical assistant. He works in

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in Zimmer's film music studio Remote Control Productions (formerly ''Media Ventures''). He composed, arranged, and orchestrated music for films like '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' and ''

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''. He also composed music for ''

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'', '' Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'' and the ''

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'' series and has collaborated with

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and

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. He released his debut album, ''Veiled Nation'', in 2013.

Work

Film

TV

Video games

Other

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dooley, James 1976 births American film score composers American male film score composers American television composers Living people American male television composers Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development alumni St. Francis Preparatory School alumni American video game composers