James Volker Langknecht (born November 22, 1950), better known as Jim Lang, is an American
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
. He is known for scoring the
Nickelodeon series ''
Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), its feature film, ''
Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' (2002), and the television film, ''
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie'' (2017), as well as working with series creator
Craig Bartlett on his other shows such as ''
Dinosaur Train'' and ''
Ready Jet Go!''.
In 2001, Lang was nominated for an
Annie Award
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally desi ...
for Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production for the main title song of ''
Lloyd in Space''. In 2004, he received an
ASCAP Award for Top TV Series for ''Hey Arnold!''
Filmography
* ''Love or Money'' (1990)
* ''The Letters from Moab'' (1991)
* ''
Body Bags
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History
In the United States, the apparent first docum ...
'' (1993; with
John Carpenter)
* ''
In the Mouth of Madness'' (1994; with John Carpenter)
* ''
Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004)
* ''
Lloyd in Space'' (2001–2004)
* ''
Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' (2002)
* ''
Unstable Fables
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'' (2008)
* ''Fred and Vinnie'' (2011)
* ''
Dinosaur Train'' (2009–2017)
* ''
Ready Jet Go!'' (2016–2019)
* ''
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie'' (2017)
References
External links
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1950 births
Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Los Angeles
American male film score composers
American film score composers
Living people