Joseph LoDuca (born 1958) is an American television and

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best known for his work writing television scores for the series ''

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'', '' Leverage'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', '' Young Hercules'', '' The Librarians'' TV series, '' American Gothic'' and '' Jack of All Trades''. Originally an accomplished jazz guitarist in the

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(MI, USA) area, LoDuca frequently provides music for producer/director Robert Tapert, producer/director

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, producer/director

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and actor Bruce Campbell's films and series. Prior to his work on ''

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'', his first film, he released a

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LP titled ''Glisten''. LoDuca's credits include 2

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s, 11 Primetime Emmy Nominations, and "Most Performed Underscore" recognitions from

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for four consecutive years. He garnered a

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nomination; Meilleure Musique Écrite Pour Un Film (Best Music) and a Saturn Award nomination for the French international film '' Brotherhood of the Wolf'', as well as being lauded as "Horror Film Composer of the Year" for his score to ''

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''. LoDuca was nominated for and won the

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in 2009 for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his music in '' Legend of the Seeker''.Emmy Awards for Music
/ref> LoDuca played in a rock band in his teens, before studying literature and composition at the

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and

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. He claimed to prefer composition, because it let him "run among the disciplines without getting caught".

Selected works

* ''

'' (1981) (Film) (as Joe LoDuca) * '' Evil Dead II'' (1987) (Film) * ''

'' (1992) (Film) * '' M.A.N.T.I.S'' (1994–1995) (TV series) * '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (1994–2000) (TV series) * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (1995–2001) (TV series) * '' American Gothic'' (1995–1996) (TV series) * '' Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus'' (1998) (Video) * '' Young Hercules'' (1998–1999) (TV series) * '' Jack of All Trades'' (2000) (TV series) * ''

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'' (2000–2001) (TV series) * '' Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (''Le Pacte Des Loups'') (2001) (Film) * '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (2002–2004) * '' Saint Ange'' (''House of Voices'') (2004) (Film) * '' The Triangle'' (2005) (TV Miniseries) * '' Boogeyman'' (2005) (Film) * '' Man with the Screaming Brain'' (2005) (Film) * '' My Name Is Bruce'' (2007) (Film) * '' The Messengers'' (2007) (Film) * '' Boogeyman 2'' (2007) (Film) * '' The Staircase Murders'' (2007) (TV Movie) * '' Legend of the Seeker'' (2008–2010) (TV series) * '' Leverage'' (2008–2012) (TV series) * ''

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'' (2010) (Film) * ''

'' (2010–2013) (TV series) * '' Curse of Chucky'' (2013) (Video) * '' The Librarians'' (2014–2018) (TV series) * '' Pay the Ghost'' (2015) (Film) * '' Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015–2018) (TV series) * ''

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'' (2017–18) (TV series) * '' Cult of Chucky'' (2017) (Video) * '' Bad Samaritan'' (2018) (Film) * '' Mr. Iglesias'' (2019–2020) (TV series) * '' Chucky'' (2021–2024) (TV series) * '' Evil Dead: The Game'' (2022) (Video game)

References

External links

LoDuca Music
- professional web site of LoDuca Music, Joseph LoDuca's company * {{DEFAULTSORT:Loduca, Joseph American film score composers Living people 1958 births Musicians from Detroit Primetime Emmy Award winners University of Michigan alumni Varèse Sarabande Records artists La-La Land Records artists Virgin Records artists American male film score composers American television composers American male television composers American video game composers