DAVIS, Don 1957–

PERSONAL

Born February 4, 1957, in Anaheim, CA; married Megan Jeanne MacDonald, 1986. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, degree in music theory and composition; studied composition with Henri Lazarof and orchestrations with Joe Harnell.

Addresses: Agent— Kraft–Engel Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Publicist— Costa Communications, 8265 Sunset Blvd., Suite 101, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

Career: Composer, orchestrator, music director, and musician.

Awards, Honors: Grammy Award (with others), best rhythm & blues song, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1976, for "Disco Lady"; Emmy Award (with others), individual achievement in creative technical crafts, 1981, for Astronomical Artists, Cosmos, The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean; Emmy Award nomination, best musical composition—series (dramatic underscore), 1988, Emmy Award, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1990, for Beauty and the Beast; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1991, for My Life and Times; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1991, for Lies before Kisses; Emmy Award, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1991, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1994, both for SeaQuest DSV; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a miniseries or special (dramatic underscore), 1992, for A Little Piece of Heaven; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music composition for a miniseries or a movie (dramatic underscore), 1998, for House of Frankenstein 1997; World Soundtrack Award nomination, WSA best original score of the year not released on an album, 2001, for AntiTrust.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Music director, Flowers in the Attic, New World, 1987.

Song producer, La Bamba, Columbia, 1987.

Conductor, The Matrix, Warner Bros., 1999.

Conductor, The Unsaid (also known as The Ties That Bind ), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Film Appearances:

Himself, The Matrix Revisited, Warner Bros., 2001.

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

Hyperspace (also known as Gremloids ), 1985.

Blackout (also known as The Attic ), 1988.

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (animated; also known as How I Spent My Vacation ), 1992.

Bound, Gramercy, 1996.

Warriors of Virtue, 1997.

She's So Lovely, Miramax, 1997.

The Lesser Evil, Orion Home Entertainment Corp, 1998.

The Matrix, Warner Bros., 1999.

House on Haunted Hill, Warner Bros., 1999.

Universal Soldier: The Return (also known as Universal Soldier II and Universal Soldier IV ), 1999.

Fear of Flying (also known as Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying and Turbulence II: Fear of Flying ), 2000.

AntiTrust (also known as Conspiracy.com ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2001.

Valentine, Warner Bros., 2001.

Jurassic Park III (also known as JP3 ), MCA/Universal, 2001.

The Unsaid (also known as The Ties That Bind ), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Behind Enemy Lines, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Long Time Dead, Universal, 2002.

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Warner Bros., 2002.

The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part 1, USA, 2003.

The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris (also known as Final Flight of the Osiris ), Warner Bros., 2003.

The Animatrix, Warner Home Video, 2003.

The Matrix Reloaded (also known as The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience ), Warner Bros., 2003.

The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part 2, Warner Bros., 2003.

The Animatrix: Kid's Story, 2003.

The Matrix Revolutions (also known as The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience ), Warner Bros., 2003.

Film Additional Music:

When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as To Have and To Hold and Cuando un hombre ama a una mujer ), Buena Vista, 1994.

A Goofy Movie, Buena Vista, 1995.

Film Songs:

When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as To Have and To Hold and Cuando un hombre ama a una mujer ), Buena Vista, 1994.

She's So Lovely, Miramax, 1997.

Film Orchestrations:

Die Hard 2 (also known as Die Hard 2: Die Harder ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991.

If Looks Could Kill (also known as Teen Agent ), 1991.

Hudson Hawk, TriStar, 1991.

Ricochet, Warner Bros., 1991.

Death Becomes Her (also known as La muerte le sienta bien ), Universal, 1992.

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Universal, 1993.

Cop & 1/2 (also known as Cop and a Half ), Universal, 1993.

Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993.

Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993.

The Pelican Brief, Warner Bros., 1993.

Legends of the Fall, TriStar, 1994.

Clean Slate, United International Pictures, 1994.

I Love Trouble, Buena Vista, 1994.

Maverick, Warner Bros., 1994.

Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994.

The Pagemaster (animated), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1994.

When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as To Have and To Hold and Cuando un hombre ama a una mujer ), Buena Vista, 1994.

Casper, Universal, 1995.

(Uncredited) Apollo 13 (also known as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience ), Universal, 1995.

Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995.

Balto (animated), Universal, 1995.

James and the Giant Peach, Buena Vista, 1996.

(Uncredited) The Phantom, Paramount, 1996.

(Uncredited) Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

Michael, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Pleasantville, New Line Cinema, 1998.

A Bug's Life (animated), Buena Vista, 1998.

Lost in Space (also known as LS ), New Line Cinema, 1998.

The Matrix, Warner Bros., 1999.

House on Haunted Hill, Warner Bros., 1999.

The Unsaid (also known as The Ties That Bind ), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Film Additional Orchestrations:

Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Warner Bros., 1986.

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Warner Bros., 1987.

Titanic, Paramount, 1997.

Film Song Arrangements:

James and the Giant Peach, Buena Vista, 1996.

Television Scores; Series:

Hart to Hart, 1979.

Sledge Hammer!, 1986.

Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987–1988.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG ), 1987.

Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents ... Tiny Toon Adventures ), 1990.

My Life and Times, 1991.

Capitol Critters, 1992.

SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032 ), NBC, 1993–1994.

Television Scores; Movies:

A Stoning in Fulham County, NBC, 1988.

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, CBS, 1988.

Home Fires Burning, CBS, 1989.

Running against Time, USA Network, 1990.

Lies before Kisses, CBS, 1991.

A Little Piece of Heaven, NBC, 1991.

Notorious, Lifetime, 1992.

Woman with a Past, NBC, 1992.

Murder of Innocence, CBS, 1993.

Leave of Absence, NBC, 1994.

Sleep, Baby, Sleep, ABC, 1995.

In the Lake of the Woods, Fox, 1996.

Ivana Trump's For Love Alone (also known as For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump ), CBS, 1996.

The Perfect Daughter, 1996.

Not in This Town, USA Network, 1997.

The Alibi, ABC, 1997.

A Match Made in Heaven, CBS, 1997.

Weapons of Mass Destruction, HBO, 1997.

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (also known as Life of the Party: Pamela Harriman ), Lifetime, 1998.

The Agency, 1998.

The Lake, NBC, 1998.

Route 9, HBO, 1998.

In the Company of Spies, HBO, 1999.

Hell Swarm, UPN, 2000.

Personally Yours (also known as Wilderness Love ), CBS, 2000.

Race against Time, TNT, 2000.

Murder in Greenwich (also known as Dominick Dunne Presents: Murder in Greenwich ), USA, 2002.

Television Orchestrator; Movies:

Eagles: Hell Freezes Over, 1995.

Television Scores; Miniseries:

Bluegrass, CBS, 1988.

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (also known as Bitter Blood ), CBS, 1994.

Peter Benchley's The Beast (also known as The Beast ), NBC, 1996.

Pandora's Clock (also known as Doomsday Virus ), NBC, 1996.

Robin Cook's Invasion (also known as Invasion ), NBC, 1997.

House of Frankenstein 1997, NBC, 1997.

Ken Follett's The Third Twin (also known as The Third Twin ), CBS, 1997.

Television Orchestrations; Miniseries:

(Uncredited) V (also known as V: The Original Mini Series ), 1983.

Television Scores; Specials:

Session Man, Showtime, 1992.

Country Estates, ABC, 1993.

Between Mother and Daughter, CBS, 1995.

Video Game Themes:

Enter the Matrix, 2003.