McCARTHY, John 1961–

PERSONAL

Born June 27, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Education: Studied music at the Royal Conservatory of Music and performance and composition at Humber College.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency Inc., 151 S. El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212–2775.

Career: Composer. Formerly worked as a sessions musician and classical flute player.

Awards, Honors: Gemini Award nomination (with others), best original music score for a series, 1995 and 1996, for Due South; Dale Melbourne Award, Marco Island Film Festival, 2001, for Dischord.

CREDITS

Television Music Consultant; Movies:

Beethoven Lives Upstairs, 1989.

Television Music Coordinator; Miniseries:

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady, syndicated, 1992.

Film Music Conductor:

The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1984.

Empire of the Sun, 1987.

The Believers, Orion, 1987.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

R.S.V.P., Frameline, 1991.

Paris, France, Alliance, 1993.

Love & Human Remains (also known as Amour et restes humains ), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993.

Soul Survivor (also known as Survivant dans l'ame ), Norstar, 1995.

Sweet Angel Mine, Handmade Films, 1996.

Douglas Coupland: Close Personal Friend, 1996.

Boy Meets Girl, ARTO–pelli, 1998.

Kipper Kids, 1998.

East of A, 2000.

Dischord, Artistic License, 2001.

Tempo, Universal, 2003.

Television Music; Movies:

Flamingo Estates, 1994.

Atomic Tommy, 1994.

The Possession of Michael D. (also known as Legacy of Evil ), Fox, 1995.

Net Worth, CBC, 1995.

The Man in My Microwave, 1996.

The Danger Tree (documentary), 1997.

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework, Showtime, 1997.

Recipe for Revenge (also known as Harlequin's Recipe for Revenge ), The Movie Channel, 1998.

The Waiting Game (also known as Harlequin's The Waiting Game ), The Movie Channel, 1998.

Hard to Forget (also known as Harlequin's Hard to Forget ), The Movie Channel, 1998.

Milgaard (also known as Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story ), Lifetime, 1999.

Virtual Mom, CBS and Nickelodeon, 1999.

Harry's Case, 2000.

Zebra Lounge (also known as Rendezvous au Zebra Lounge ), HBO, 2001.

Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (video; also known as Turbulence 3: Metal hurlant ), Cinemax, 2001.

Another Day, USA Network, 2001.

Drive Time Murders, PAX, 2001.

Television Music; Series:

Due South (also known as Direction: Sud and Tandem de choc ), CBS, CTV, 1994–1996.

Due South (also known as Un tandem de choc ), syndicated, 1997.

Spicy City, HBO, 1997.

Freaky Stories, Fox Family and YTV, 1997.

Television Music; Pilots:

X–Rated (also known as X–Rated: Liberty Street ), CBC, 1993.

Due South, CBS and CTV, 1994.

RECORDINGS

Albums; as Sessions Musician:

Appeared on Frozen Ghost by Frozen Ghost; Wild 'T' Springer; David Chester; But I'm Just a Kid; John Biancale.