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Don Davis(I)

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Don Davis at an event for The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Donald Davis is an American film composer and conductor who is known for composing the music of The Matrix trilogy, Enter the Matrix, The Animatrix, SeaQuest 2032, the Beauty and the Beast television series and Jurassic Park III. He did orchestration for films composed by James Horner, Randy Newman and Alan Silvestri.
BornFebruary 4, 1957
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BornFebruary 4, 1957
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
    The Matrix Reloaded
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 2003
    Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)
    The Matrix
    8.7
    • Composer
    • 1999
    Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
    The Matrix Revolutions
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 2003
    Jurassic Park III (2001)
    Jurassic Park III
    5.9
    • Composer(new music composed by)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Beyond the Sky (2018)
      Beyond the Sky
      5.0
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Shut Up and Run (2017)
      Shut Up and Run
      8.3
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Yû Aoi, Shôko Aida, Kenta Hamano, Masataka Kubota, Minosuke Bandô, Fumika Shimizu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, and Hiyori Sakurada in Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
      Tokyo Ghoul
      5.7
      • Composer (as Don Deivisu)
      • 2017
    • A Symphony of Hope (2017)
      A Symphony of Hope
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • CR: Enter the Matrix (2009)
      CR: Enter the Matrix
      8.0
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Haloid
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Beauty and the Beast Season 2: Introductions with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton
      8.9
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Sean Patrick Flanery, Jensen Ackles, Clea DuVall, Elisabeth Harnois, Adair Tishler, and Danneel Ackles in Ten Inch Hero (2007)
      Ten Inch Hero
      7.3
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • The Good Life (2007)
      The Good Life
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • John Cena in The Marine (2006)
      The Marine
      4.8
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Augusta, Gone (2006)
      Augusta, Gone
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • The Matrix Online (2005)
      The Matrix Online
      6.6
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004)
      Mighty Times: The Children's March
      7.8
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets (2004)
      Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Navras
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2003

    Music Department

    • Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Azhy Robertson in Marriage Story (2019)
      Marriage Story
      7.9
      • orchestrator
      • 2019
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • orchestrator
      • 2019
    • Yû Aoi, Shôko Aida, Kenta Hamano, Masataka Kubota, Minosuke Bandô, Fumika Shimizu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, and Hiyori Sakurada in Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
      Tokyo Ghoul
      5.7
      • conductor
      • music arranger
      • orchestration
      • 2017
    • Tony Shalhoub, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Cai Puri-Evans, Heledd Jarman, Cristela Alonzo, and Siân Eirian in Cars 3 (2017)
      Cars 3
      6.7
      • orchestrator
      • 2017
    • David and Goliath (2015)
      David and Goliath
      4.0
      • composer: incidental music: "The Matrix" (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound'
      6.4
      Video
      • music: score from 'Bound'
      • 2014
    • Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
      5.6
      Video
      • music: score from 'Bound'
      • 2014
    • Bound: Here's Johnny! With Christopher Meloni
      Video
      • music: score from 'Bound'
      • 2014
    • Femme Fatales with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly
      7.1
      Video
      • music: score from 'Bound'
      • 2014
    • Ellen DeGeneres in The Oscars (2014)
      The Oscars
      7.7
      TV Special
      • arranger
      • 2014
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
      Toy Story 3
      8.3
      • orchestrator
      • 2010
    • Jeffrey Combs, Erik Palladino, Tatina de Marinis, Andrew Lee Potts, Robert Malina, Emil Markov, Steven Pacey, Andrew Pleavin, Steve Richards, Roee Sharon, Jonathan Tzachor, Cerina Vincent, Robb White, Kes Bonnet, Emil Tonev, Charles Venn, Amanda Righetti, Hristo Parvanov, George Zlatarev, Víctor Garcia, Frederik Wiedmann, Nikolai Iliev, Calita Rainford, Tom Riley, Gil Kolirin, William Massa, Laia Colàs, Oksana Borbat, Tanya Kozhuharova, Deian Dinev, Maria Georgieva, Miroslav Petrov, Stilyana Mitkova, Xeniya Fesenko, Jasmina Jekova, Jasminne Majid, Nikolai Chobanov, Tanya Nedeleva, Iva Atanasova, and Lyubo Yonchev in Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
      Return to House on Haunted Hill
      4.5
      Video
      • composer: theme music
      • 2007
    • The Good Life (2007)
      The Good Life
      6.4
      • conductor
      • orchestration
      • 2007
    • A Movie of Eggs (2005)
      A Movie of Eggs
      6.5
      • additional orchestrator
      • 2005
    • Arjen Rooseboom, Jos van der Donk, Koen van der Donk, Yorrin Kootstra, Anouk van der Steen, Fabienne Peters, Stephan Peters, and Jeffrey van Veen in Drie Gasten en een Videocamera (2005)
      Drie Gasten en een Videocamera
      Video
      • composer: themes
      • 2005

    Additional Crew

    • Valerie Bertinelli and Jeffrey Nordling in Personally Yours (2000)
      Personally Yours
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • synthesizer engineer (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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      • Official Site
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    • Alternative names
      • Donald R. Davis
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • February 4, 1957
      • Anaheim, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Megan Jeanne MacDonaldMay 25, 1986 - present
    • Other works
      Full length three act opera Río de Sangre.
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      Went to UCLA where he discovered his passion for scoring movies.
    • Quotes
      We're all pigeonholed, to a certain extent. People have their perceptions of what we do best. But, of course, it's better to be pigeonholed than not get any work. I'm not asked to do comedies very often, which would be a drag except I have friends who can't stand being pigeonholed as comedy scorers.
    • Trademark
        Virtuoso orchestral writing, especially for the brass section, including polytonality and extremly fast high staccato notes for the trumpets. Often uses "pyramid chords" (large chords building gradually up from the lowest note).

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