Stuart Michael Thomas (born November 17, 1970, in

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) is an American film composer, guitarist, and

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for film and

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. He has been a credited contributor to dozens of films including the Oscar nominated film Michael Clayton, Black Adam,

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and Avengers: Age Of Ultron as well as TV films such as High Noon, Northern Lights, and Angels Fall. His primary collaborations have been with

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, and Brian Tyler. He is also briefly interviewed in Peter Jackson's King Kong Production Diaries.Kong is King.net , King Kong , Peter Jackson's Production Diary
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Filmography

2005 * ''

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'' (synth programming) 2006 * '' RV'' (additional music) 2007 * '' Michael Clayton'' (Oscar nominated score, additional music) * '' The Great Debaters'' (Score Co-producer) * '' Charlie Wilson's War'' (Score Co-producer) * '' The Lookout'' (additional music) * '' Blue Smoke'' (with Chris Bacon) * '' Angels Fall'' (with Chris Bacon) 2008 * ''

Eagle Eye ''Eagle Eye'' is a 2008 American action thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso from a screenplay by John Glenn, Travis Adam Wright, Hillary Seitz and Dan McDermott. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ch ...

'' (Additional Music) * '' Bangkok Dangerous'' (Additional Music) * '' Bustin' Down The Door'' * ''Squeegees'' (Disney Web Series) * '' Mad Money'' (additional music) 2009 * '' The Final Destination'' (arrangements) * ''

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'' (arrangements) * '' Duplicity'' (arrangements) * '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (additional music) * ''

High Noon ''High Noon'' is a 1952 American Western (genre), Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in Real time (media), real time, centers ...

'' (TV Film) * '' Northern Lights'' (with Chris Bacon) * '' Midnight Bayou'' (with Chris Bacon) * ''Decisions, Decisions'' (Disney Web Series) 2010 * '' Love Ranch'' (additional music) * '' Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang'' (additional music) * ''

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'' (arrangements, co-producer) * '' The Last Airbender'' (arrangements, co-producer) * '' Love & Other Drugs'' (song: Blue Pill) * '' Alpha and Omega'' (song) * ''Inhale'' (additional music) * '' The Tourist'' (score co-producer) 2011 *
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'' (Score Producer) * ''

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'' (additional music) * ''

Larry Crowne ''Larry Crowne'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Hanks, who co-wrote its screenplay with Nia Vardalos. The story was inspired by Hanks' time studying at Chabot C ...

'' (additional music) * ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' (soundtrack co-producer) * ''Tandem'' (short) * ''Chilly'' (short) 2012 * ''

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'' * '' Snow White & the Huntsman'' * '' The Bourne Legacy'' 2013 * ''

Iron Man 3 ''Iron Man 3'' is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' (2008) an ...

'' (additional music) * ''

Olympus Has Fallen ''Olympus Has Fallen'' is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the ''Has Fallen'' fil ...

'' (additional music) * ''

Fast & Furious 6 ''Fast & Furious 6'' (titled onscreen as ''Furious 6'') is a 2013 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast Five'' (2011) and the sixth installment in the '' Fast & Furious'' franchise. The fil ...

'' (additional music) * ''

Enemies Closer ''Enemies Closer'' is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Everett Scott, Orlando Jones and Linzey Cocker. It is Hyams' third film director, directorial collaboration with Van Damme, ...

'' (additional music) * '' Thor: The Dark World'' (additional music) 2014 * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' 2015 * '' Avengers: Age of Ultron (additional music)'' * ''Paddy's In The Boot (short)'' 2016 * ''

Now You See Me 2 ''Now You See Me 2'' (also known as ''Now You See Me: The Second Act'') is a 2016 American heist film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Ed Solomon, based on a story by Solomon and Peter Chiarelli. It is the sequel to '' Now You See Me'' ( ...

(additional music)'' * '' X-Men: Apocalypse (additional music)'' 2017 * '' Saban's Power Rangers (additional music)'' * '' Fate of the Furious (additional music)'' * '' MacGyver (2016)'' (additional music) 2018 * ''The Kid'' (short) * ''Rosie Colored Glasses'' * ''Brothers'' (short) 2019 * ''

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'' * '' Shaft'' (additional music) 2020 * '' Pennyworth'' (arrangements) * ''Bad Therapy'' (short) 2021 * '' Rumble'' (additional music) * ''Perfect Companion'' (short) * ''Sen'' (short) * ''The Choice'' (short) 2022 * '' The Gilded Age'' (additional music/arrangements) * ''

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'' (additional music/arrangements) * '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (additional music/arrangements, guitar) * '' Secret Headquarters'' (additional music/arrangements) * '' Black Adam'' (additional music/arrangements) 2023 * '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'' (additional music) * '' Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning'' (additional music) 2024 * '' Argylle'' (additional music) * '' Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'' (arrangements, guitar) * '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die'' (arrangements, guitar) * '' The Cut'' (co-composed with

) 2025 * '' Lockerbie: A Search For Truth'' (additional music) * ''

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'' (arrangements) * '' The Old Guard 2'' (additional music) * ''Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning'' (additional music/arrangements) * '' Stuntnuts'' (additional music) * '' M3gan 2.0'' (additional music/arrengaments) * ''Per Aspera Ad Astra'' (co-composed with Kevin Riepl) * ''Life On Our Planet (Season 2)'' (arrangements)

References

External links

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Stuart Michael Thomas at the allmovie database
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