James Michael Dooley (also known as Jim Dooley; born August 22, 1976) is a composer who is known for his interest and expertise in many mediums and genres.[1]
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Biography
Jim Dooley is a graduate of New York University where he majored in Music Composition. Upon completion of his degree, he moved to Los Angeles to study the art of film composing with such prolific scoring legends as Christopher Young, Elmer Bernstein and Leonard Rosenman. He joined Media Ventures (now Remote Control Productions) in 1999 and began collaboration with the world-renowned Hans Zimmer both as his Chief Technical Engineer [2] on Gladiator [3] and as an additional composer, arranger and orchestrator on such notable features as The Simpsons Movie, The Da Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Ring, Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Ridley Scott's Hannibal and Black Hawk Down. Dooley also worked on several animated feature scores such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Madagascar, its spin-off penguins short A Christmas Caper, and the Academy Award winning Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.[4]
In terms of solo ventures, Dooley's most ambitious projects to date have been scoring all episodes of the critically-acclaimed ABC series Pushing Daisies [5] for which he has received an Emmy award,[6] an original score to Simon West's remake of the box-office record breaking,[7] cult-classic-thriller When a Stranger Calls,[8] and composing the complex, interactive scores for best-selling videogame titles such as SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault.[9] He also fully scored the German animated release Urmel aus dem Eis ("Impy's Island"),[10] DreamWorks Animation's musically acclaimed short First Flight,[11] and worked with director Fred Savage on the theatrical sequel Daddy Day Camp. Jim has also provided score for episodes of ABC television series, What About Brian, and has recently completed work on such projects as The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning,[12] the sequel Urmel voll in Fahrt (Impy's Island 2), and his first amusement park attraction score for The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios.
Dooley's music can also be heard in the theatrical trailers for Elf, Man on Fire, The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Spider-Man 3. Known for his interest and expertise in many mediums and genres, Jims’ other projects include many well known commercial spots, sports programming ventures, and the ground-breaking documentary The Mars Underground,[13] for which he donated proceeds to the Red Cross national disaster relief effort. Dooley is currently scoring further episodes of Pushing Daisies [14] which frequently feature unique vocalizations for cast members, collaborating with Hans Zimmer on DreamWorks Animations' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and collaborating with popular international singer Tarja Turunen on her next studio album.[15]
Awards
- 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
Pushing Daisies: "Pigeon" (ABC) [16] - 2008 Hollywood Music Award for Best Original Score (Television):
Pushing Daisies (ABC) [17]
Filmography
References
- ^ Jim Dooley biography
- ^ Russell A. Trunk. "James Michael Dooley (Composer)". Russell Trunk’s Exclusive Magazine. http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=430. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Inside Film Music. "James Michael Dooley". Inside Film Music. http://www.insidefilmmusic.com/id38.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Christodoulides, Demetris. "Interview With Jim Dooley". Score Magazine. http://www.scoremagacine.com/Entrevistas_eng_det.php?Codigo=34. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Coleman, Christopher. "Composer James Michael Dooley, Music to Die (and Live and Die Again) For!". Soundtracks. http://www.tracksounds.com/specialfeatures/Interviews/interview_james_michael_dooley_2007.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon. "Music Emmys Honor Pushing Daisies, The Company". Film Music Society. http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2008/091708.html?isArchive=091708. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Brandon Gray (2006-02-02). "'When a Stranger' Dials Up Super Bowl Record". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2001&p=s.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ Keaveney, Ryan. "When a Stranger Scores". Cinemusic. http://www.cinemusic.net/2007/04/13/interview-james-dooley/. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Vore, Bryan. "James Dooley to Score SOCOM 3". Game Informer. http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200509/N05.0921.1425.58164.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ The New York Times. "Urmel aus dem Eis (2007)". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/392118/Urmel-Aus-Dem-Eis/details. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Prince, Michael. "Dreamworks Animated Short : First Flight". Movies Online. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_8747.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Scoring Sessions. "The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning (2008)". Scoring Sessions. http://www.scoringsessions.com/sessions/29795/. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Hae Jung Shin. "Listen closely – it’s out of this world". The Daily Bruin. http://dailybruin.com/news/2006/nov/15/listen-closely-its-out-of-this/. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Christopher Coleman. "Composer James Michael Dooley, Music to Die (and Live and Die Again) For!". Soundtracks. http://www.tracksounds.com/specialfeatures/Interviews/interview_james_michael_dooley_2007.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Dooley, Jim. "Biography". Jim Dooley.com. http://www.jimdooley.com/biography/. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ ASCAP. "ASCAP Composers Dominate 2008 Primetime Emmy Award". The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/392118/Urmel-Aus-Dem-Eis/details. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Rohit M., Parimal. "Hollywood Music Awards, A Ragged Birth". Buzzine. http://www.buzzine.com/2008/11/hollywood-music-awards/. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
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