John D'Andrea is an American television composer, arranger and music writer.

Biography

D'Andrea, as a boy, was interested in being a musician, due to his father's career playing the saxophone in local

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bands, because of this, his father gave him a saxophone for his ninth birthday. Years later, D'Andrea attended the Arts High School for music and the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

in New York. At the same time he, like his father, participated in local New Jersey bands, as a player, singer, and arranger. D'Andrea met

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in 1963. Marcucci secured a recording contract for him as a singer with Sinatra's label

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, which caused him to become a regular on the 1960s network hit music show '' Shindig''. After this, he became a musical director, and accompanied artists such as

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, The Raiders,

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around the world. He has arranged/produced 25

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Records and 70 chart hits including such No. 1 hits as " Indian Reservation" by

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" by

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, "Can You Read My Mind" (Superman Theme) by

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, "Somewhere in Time" by Roger Williams, and "

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" by

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and

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. He won a

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for his arrangement of "Time of My Life". D'Andrea is a member of the

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadca ...

(ASCAP), from which he has garnered three awards. In his spare time, D'Andrea plays the saxophone for the D'Anbino Family Band.

Credits

Composer

*'' Bionicle: The Legend Reborn'' (2009) *'' Murder in the Mirror'' (2000) *'' The Test of Love'' (1999) *''

Diagnosis murder ''Diagnosis: Murder'' is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dy ...

'' (1998–1999) *'' A Secret Life'' (1999) *'' A Marriage of Convenience'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999–2000) *'' Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay'' (1998) *''

Assault on Devil's Island ''Assault on Devil's Island'', also known as ''Shadow Warriors'', is a 1997 Canadian–American made-for-television action film directed by Jon Cassar, starring Terry "Hulk" Hogan, Carl Weathers and Shannon Tweed. Hogan and Weathers portray ...

'' (1997) *''

Steel Chariots ''Steel Chariots'' is a 1997 American made-for-television sports film about NASCAR that was produced for Touchstone Television. It first aired on the Fox Network on September 23, 1997. Cast * John Beck as Dale Tucker * Kathleen Nolan as Ethyl ...

'' (1997) *'' In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory'' (1997) *'' Gone in a Heartbeat'' (1996) *'' Fall into Darkness'' (1996) *'' Angel Flight Down'' (1996) *''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American Drama (film and television), action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Sch ...

'' (1989–2001) *''

Baywatch Nights ''Baywatch Nights'' is an American police and science-fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the television series ...

'' (1995) *'' Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise'' (1995) *'' Mighty Max'' (1993–1994) *''

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'' (1994) *'' Thunder in Paradise'' (1993) *'' The Tower'' (1993) *'' Boiling Point'' (1993) *'' Beyond the Law'' (1992) *''

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'' (1991) *''

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'' (1991) *''

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'' (1989) *'' The Iron Triangle'' (1989) *'' Dangerous Curves'' (1988) *''

Hunter's Blood ''Hunter's Blood'' is a 1986 action thriller film directed by Robert C. Hughes, produced by Myrl A. Schriebman and starring Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney, Clu Gulager, Ken Swofford and Joey Travolta. Plot Five men from the city decide to take a littl ...

'' (1987) *''

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'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) *''

Savage Streets ''Savage Streets'' is a 1984 American teen vigilante action film directed by Danny Steinmann and starring Linda Blair. The film premiered on October 5, 1984. Plot After nearly being run down in the street by a gang known as the Scars, Brenda ( ...

'' (1984) *''

Grambling's White Tiger ''Grambling's White Tiger'' (also released as ''White Tiger'' in Europe) is a 1981 TV movie about the true story of Jim Gregory (played by Caitlyn Jenner, credited as Bruce Jenner) the first white quarterback of the Grambling Tigers at Grambling C ...

'' (1981) *''

Stranger in Our House ''Stranger in Our House'' is a 1978 American television horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken, and Jeff East. It is based on the 1976 novel '' Summer of Fear'' by Lois Dunca ...

'' (1978) *''

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'' (1978) *'' The Commitment'' (1976) *''

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'' (1993) *'' Tough Enough'' (1983) *''

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'' (1980)

Music writer

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'' (2005) *'' Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' (2004) *''

Spy Game ''Spy Game'' is a 2001 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. The film grossed $62 million in the United States and $143 million worldwide on a $115 million budget, and received mostly p ...

'' (2001) *''

Dirty Dancing ''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Housema ...

'' (1987)

Arranger

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'' (1975)

Awards and nominations

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awards: *Won, 1997, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "

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" (shared with

Ken Corday Kenneth Robert Corday (born June 16, 1950) is an American television soap opera producer and music composer. He is the son of Ted Corday and Betty Corday, the co-creators of ''Days of Our Lives''. His production company Corday Productions owns ...

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Dominic Messinger Dominic Messinger is an American television composer. He began his work in soap opera music on '' General Hospital'', and has since composed for reality series and documentaries including '' Intervention'', ''Brace for Impact'', and for Nickelodeo ...

Cory Lerios Cory Charles Lerios (born February 12, 1951) is an American pianist and vocalist. He is a founding member of the platinum-record-selling soft rock band Pablo Cruise, and since the mid-1980s he has scored music for film and television. History L ...

Amy Burkhard Evans Amy Burkhard Evans is an American actress and musical director. She has worked on ''Days of Our Lives'', as a musical director for two episodes, in 1999 and 2007, and as an actress playing minor character Amy from 1989–1990. Awards and nomi ...

, and

Stephen Reinhardt Stephen Roy Reinhardt (born Stephen Roy Shapiro; March 27, 1931 – March 29, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with chambers in Los Angeles, California. He was the last federal a ...

) *

ASCAP The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadca ...

awards: *Won, 1996, Top TV Series for "

" *Won, 1997, Top TV Series for "

" *Won, 1997, Most Performed Underscore

References

External links

*
Danbino family official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Andrea, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male composers 21st-century American composers Manhattan School of Music alumni Daytime Emmy Award winners Grammy Award winners MGM Records artists 21st-century American male musicians