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Mark Mancina

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Mark Mancina
Known for his wide-ranging talents, Mark Mancina's film scores traverse almost every genre: drama, action, comedy, suspense, and period epic. His dark, edgy music for the Oscar-winning Training Day (2001), is a benchmark score that expanded the boundaries of scoring street-wise drama, and is widely used as a temp track, while his breakout score for Speed (1994), another innovative work, influenced the sound of subsequent action movies. Mancina's orchestral originality on Loin du paradis (1998), reflecting the haunting gloom of its subject, and his score for the period epic Moll Flanders (1996), which appeared on Billboard's Classical Crossover Chart, further point to Mancina's considerable compositional range. Other films include Twister (1996), Bad Boys : Flics de choc (1995), Les Ailes de l'enfer (1997), L'intrus (2001), Tarzan (1999), Frère des ours (2003), Le manoir hanté et les 999 fantômes (2003), and Sony's 3-D animated short, Early Bloomer (2003).

But Mancina's achievements as composer for some of the top-grossing films of recent years comprise only one aspect of his diverse career. Composer, producer, songwriter and three-time Grammy winner, he has also added Broadway to his list of accomplishments by writing, producing and arranging the score for Disney's Tony-winning stage production of The Lion King. The foundation for this expansion into theatre was set in the early 1990s when Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer, recognizing Mancina's varied gifts, asked him to arrange and produce three Elton John songs for what would become the enormously successful original film version of The Lion King. Mancina's efforts on "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "I Just Can't Wait To Be King," and "Hakuna Matata" were rewarded with a multi-platinum record that has sold over ten million copies worldwide, and earned him a Grammy for Best Musical Album for Children and two American Music Awards for Best Pop Album. On the heels of the success of Le Roi lion (1994), Mancina went on to write and produce additional songs for a Lion King follow-up album entitled Rhythm of the Pridelands featuring South African artist 'Lebo M'. One of Mancina's original songs, "He Lives In You," became a thematic centerpiece for The Lion King theatrical production which opened on Broadway in 1997, and has since been performed to great acclaim in numerous cities around the world. In his role as producer of music for the stage, Mancina collaborated with 'Lebo M', and director Julie Taymor to create the distinctive musical atmosphere of the Tony award winning show. Mancina received a Tony nomination, was awarded Britain's Ivor Novello Award for the London production, and earned his second Grammy for producing the Original Broadway Cast Album.

Born in Santa Monica, Mancina spent his childhood in Culver City, then Huntington Beach, California. Commencing his musical training at a very early age, he has performed all his life as a singer, guitarist and pianist. His film and television scores frequently feature Mancina's own performances on piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and drums, highlighting unique sounds harvested from a personal collection of traditional, exotic, and custom instruments from all over the world.

After studying composition and performance as a classical guitar major at Cal State Fullerton, he went on to perform on Trevor Rabin's solo tour, and later to write and produce for Yes. He also worked on several records with producer Trevor Horn, including the song "Crazy," performed by Grammy-winning artist Seal. In 1990, Mancina moved from Los Angeles to London for a year to work with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, producing and composing their "Black Moon" album for PolyGram. More recently, he has composed and arranged songs with Kenny Loggins. His extensive partnership with Phil Collins includes Disney's animated hit Tarzan (1999), for which Mancina composed the score and co-produced several Collins songs. The ballad "You'll Be In My Heart," which Mancina arranged and co-produced, won the Oscar for Best Song. They renewed their collaborative efforts for the recent Brother Bear for which Mancina co-produced songs and co-composed the dramatic score. In addition to his work in film, theatre and the recording industry, Mancina also writes score and themes for many television projects, which have included "The Outer Limits," "Poltergeist," "Millennium," "Lifepod," and HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon." Among his countless television commercial clients are Nike, Mountain Dew, Jaguar, Skittles, McDonald's, Verizon, Computer Associates, Goodyear, The U.S. Army, American Express and AT&T. Working from his studio in Pasadena, and his home studio, a mountaintop farmhouse/barn, he continues to expand his repertoire, and is currently developing songs for musicals and films.
BornMarch 9, 1957
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    Known for

    Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)
    Speed
    7.3
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 1994
    Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
    6.6
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 1996
    Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
    Tarzan
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1999
    Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
    Training Day
    7.8
    • Music Department
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Music Department



    • Moana
      • original songs by
      • Post-production
      • 2026



    • John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: Le Roi lion (2024)
      Mufasa: Le Roi lion
      6.6
      • songs producer
      • 2024
    • David Fane, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Hualalai Chung, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana 2 (2024)
      Vaiana 2
      6.5
      • musician: electric bass
      • musician: guitar
      • original songs by
      • 2024
    • Nicholas Hoult in Juré n°2 (2024)
      Juré n°2
      7.0
      • soloist: piano
      • 2024
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (2020)
      Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
      8.5
      Video Game
      • additional music
      • 2020
    • Esprits criminels (2005)
      Esprits criminels
      8.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2009–2020
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys for Life (2020)
      Bad Boys for Life
      6.5
      • original theme (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde (2016)
      Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde
      7.6
      • original songs by
      • 2016
    • Mark Dacascos, James Hong, Sidney S. Liufau, Lisa LoCicero, Hal Rudnick, Jansen Panettiere, William Corkery, Alex Kendrick, Samantha Hanratty, and William Brent in Les aventures de Billy Stone: le médaillon sacré (2013)
      Les aventures de Billy Stone: le médaillon sacré
      4.9
      • score producer
      • 2013
    • Leighton Meester, Selena Gomez, and Katie Cassidy in Bienvenue à Monte Carlo (2011)
      Bienvenue à Monte Carlo
      5.8
      • executive charge of music
      • 2011
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
      Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
      8.8
      Video Game
      • composer: additional music
      • 2009
    • August Rush (2007)
      August Rush
      7.4
      • composer: theme music
      • musician: solo guitar
      • 2007
    • Rhiannon Leigh Wryn and Chris O'Neil in Mimzy, le messager du futur (2007)
      Mimzy, le messager du futur
      6.2
      • executive charge of music
      • 2007
    • Patrick Dempsey, Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin, Mandy Moore, Jeremy Suarez, and Dave Thomas in Frère des ours 2 (2006)
      Frère des ours 2
      6.1
      Video
      • score producer
      • 2006
    • Bruce Willis, William Shatner, Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Haden Church, Steve Carell, Garry Shandling, and Wanda Sykes in Nos voisins, les hommes (2006)
      Nos voisins, les hommes
      6.7
      • song producer
      • 2006
    • Carmen Electra, Craig Bierko, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shaquille O'Neal, Phil McGraw, and Garrett Masuda in Scary Movie 4 (2006)
      Scary Movie 4
      5.1
      • composer: unused score (uncredited)
      • 2006

    Composer



    • Moana
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
      • Composer (1992)
      • TV Series



    • Maurandis Berger in 3 A.M (2025)
      3 A.M
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Snow Bear (2025)
      Snow Bear
      8.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Moana 2 - Cast - Beyond (From Moana 2) (In 27 Languages)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • David Fane, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Hualalai Chung, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana 2 (2024)
      Vaiana 2
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Nicholas Hoult in Juré n°2 (2024)
      Juré n°2
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Le Monstre des mers (2022)
      Le Monstre des mers
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho (2021)
      Cry Macho
      5.7
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2021
    • Rivers of Light - We Are One (2019)
      Rivers of Light - We Are One
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Gone Fishing (2017)
      Gone Fishing
      6.1
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde (2016)
      Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde
      7.6
      • Composer (original score composed by)
      • 2016
    • Planes 2 (2014)
      Planes 2
      5.9
      • Composer (original score composed by)
      • 2014
    • John Cleese, Teri Hatcher, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Elton John, Stacy Keach, Sinbad, Jonathan Adams, Scott Adsit, Carlos Alazraqui, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Jeff Bennett, Cedric The Entertainer, Dane Cook, Roma Chugani, Walt Dohrn, Klay Hall, Gabriel Iglesias, Sirena Irwin, Oliver Kalkofe, Danny Mann, Mike Mitchell, Brent Musburger, Rob Paulsen, Don Rickles, Peter Sohn, Mark Allan Stewart, Fred Tatasciore, Aron Warner, Christopher Knights, Kristen Renton, Dave Wittenberg, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kari Wahlgren, Will.i.am, Ahmed Lucan, Kristen DeLuca, Pia Shah, Roopashree Jeevaji, Ashley Lambert, Roger Craig Smith, Christopher Lee Parson, Karen Gilchrist, Nav Mann, Kristen Bush, Filip Watermann, Jessica Marais, Emerson Tenney, Colin Cowherd, Jaswant Dev Shrestha, Ryan Potter, Niyanta Acharya, and Kristen Phaneuf in Planes (2013)
      Planes
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan in Penthouse North (2013)
      Penthouse North
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Sorcery (2012)
      Sorcery
      6.8
      Video Game
      • composer
      • 2012
    • The Templar Code
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2011

    Soundtrack



    • John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: Le Roi lion (2024)
      Mufasa: Le Roi lion
      6.6
      • producer: "Ngomso", "Milele", "I Always Wanted a Brother", "We Go Together", "Bye Bye", "Tell Me It's You", "Brother Betrayed"
      • 2024
    • David Fane, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Hualalai Chung, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana 2 (2024)
      Vaiana 2
      6.5
      • arranger: "Mana Vavau"
      • music: "Finding the Way", "Finding the Way (Reprise)"
      • 2024
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
      Bad Boys: Ride or Die
      6.5
      • writer: "Theme from Bad Boys"
      • 2024
    • Láng Lang in La magie Disney par Lang Lang (2023)
      La magie Disney par Lang Lang
      6.9
      TV Special
      • writer: "You'll Be In My Heart"
      • 2023
    • Charlie Day and Jenny Slate in I Want You Back (2022)
      I Want You Back
      6.5
      • performer: "Traitor Crash"
      • writer: "Traitor Crash"
      • 2022
    • Josh Gad in Olaf Présente (2021)
      Olaf Présente
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • music: "Shiny", "I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)", "Know Who You Are", "Village Crazy Lady"
      • 2021
    • Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho (2021)
      Cry Macho
      5.7
      • performer: "Cocktail Man"
      • writer: "Find a New Home", "Cocktail Man"
      • 2021
    • Diminishing Returns (2016)
      Diminishing Returns
      3.4
      Podcast Series
      • arranger: "He Lives In You"
      • lyrics: "He Lives In You"
      • music: "He Lives In You"
      • 2019–2020
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys for Life (2020)
      Bad Boys for Life
      6.5
      • writer: "Theme from Bad Boys"
      • 2020
    • There's Something About Movies (2019)
      There's Something About Movies
      7.5
      TV Series
      • arranger: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
      • producer: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • James Earl Jones, Kathy Griffin, Alfre Woodard, Scott Adsit, Carlos Alazraqui, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Michael Beattie, Bob Bergen, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, Dane Cook, Walt Dohrn, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Penny Johnson Jerald, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Beyoncé, Phil LaMarr, Danny Mann, Mike Mitchell, Don Rickles, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Sohn, Aron Warner, Christopher Knights, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Will.i.am, Kristen DeLuca, Christopher Lee Parson, J. Lee, Donald Glover, Eric André, Billy Eichner, Teri Reeves, Ryan Potter, Chance the Rapper, Kristen Phaneuf, JD McCrary, Josh McCrary, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in Le Roi lion (2019)
      Le Roi lion
      6.8
      • producer: "He Lives In You"
      • writer: "He Lives In You"
      • 2019
    • Esprits criminels (2005)
      Esprits criminels
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Criminal Minds Theme"
      • writer: "Theme from Criminal Minds"
      • writer: "Theme from Criminal Minds " ...
      • 2005–2017
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, and Auli'i Cravalho in Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde (2016)
      Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde
      7.6
      • music: "Where You Are", "How Far I'll Go (Reprise)", "Shiny", "I Am Moana (Song Of The Ancestors)", "Know Who You Are", "Zhit v bleske" (Russian version of "Shiny")
      • 2016
    • Dreamland (2014)
      Dreamland
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "El vive en ti"
      • 2014
    • Code Name Geronimo (2012)
      Code Name Geronimo
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Team Work"
      • writer: "Team Work"
      • 2012

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      • Santa Monica, California, USA
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      • Jill MeyerMay 9, 1999 - present
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      Unused score: Bad Boys II
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      Mark Allan Mancina
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      Speed, Twister, Con Air, and Training Day

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