Hollywood Studio Symphony
The Hollywood Studio Symphony is the credited name of the symphony orchestra behind many major soundtracks, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Sucker Punch, Jurassic Park 3, Last Samurai, Pirates of the Caribbean, We Are Marshall, Spider-Man 2, Lost and The Bourne Supremacy. Although the name "Hollywood Studio Symphony" may lead listeners to think that it is a conventional symphony orchestra like the London Symphony Orchestra, the actual members of the ensemble are session musicians contracted individually and differ from soundtrack to soundtrack.
Note, the Hollywood Studio Symphony bears no relation to the similarly named Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, which is more akin to a traditional orchestra with a set roster.
Contents
1 Background
2 Filmography
2.1 Film
2.2 Television
3 External links
Background
Often in soundtracks, the individual members of the orchestra that performs the actual score are not credited (with some exceptions being the "orchestra leader" or concertmaster). Usually, only the "orchestra contractor" is credited.
The use of the "Hollywood Studio Symphony" name is part of a 2002 contract negotiated between the American Federation of Musicians and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to provide an incentive for soundtracks to be recorded with Los Angeles musicians instead of foreign musicians and recording venues (often in London and Prague) who were cheaper. In the new contract, the AFM musicians agreed to lower their record rates in exchange for individual credits to all the musicians that perform the score as well as recognition for the local community venture. Thus, the "Hollywood Studio Symphony" name is given to the entire ensemble in addition to the individual musician credits as a way to brand the LA effort.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Composer | Conductor | Orchestrator |
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1951 | David and Bathsheba | Alfred Newman | ||
1954 | Hell and High Water | Alfred Newman | ||
1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Leigh Harline | ||
1962 | Lonely Are the Brave | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Lionel Newman & Fred Steiner | ||
1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Alex North | ||
1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
1974 | Blazing Saddles | John Morris | ||
1976 | Midway | John Williams | John Williams | |
Silver Streak | Henry Mancini | |||
1978 | Gray Lady Down | Jerry Fielding | ||
Big Wednesday | Basil Poledouris | |||
Capricorn One | Jerry Goldsmith | |||
The Swarm | Jerry Goldsmith | |||
Who'll Stop the Rain | Laurence Rosenthal | |||
1980 | Brubaker | Lalo Schifrin | ||
Airplane! | Elmer Bernstein | |||
1981 | Escape to Victory | Bill Conti | ||
Taps | Maurice Jarre | |||
1982 | Heartbeeps | John Williams | ||
1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | James Horner | ||
WarGames | Arthur B. Rubinstein | |||
The Right Stuff | Bill Conti | |||
Gorky Park | James Horner | |||
1985 | Back to the Future | Alan Silvestri | ||
The Journey of Natty Gann | James Horner | |||
1987 | Innerspace | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
The Monster Squad | Bruce Broughton | |||
1988 | Die Hard | Michael Kamen | ||
Cocoon: The Return | James Horner | |||
1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | David Newman | ||
Lock Up | Bill Conti | |||
The Abyss | Alan Silvestri | |||
1990 | Stanley & Iris | John Williams | ||
Joe Versus the Volcano | Georges Delerue | |||
1993 | Jack the Bear | James Horner | ||
The Fugitive | James Newton Howard | |||
Judgment Night | Alan Silvestri | |||
RoboCop 3 | Basil Poledouris | |||
1995 | Bad Boys | Mark Mancina | ||
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Basil Poledouris | |||
1996 | Executive Decision | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Chain Reaction | Jerry Goldsmith | |||
Jingle All the Way | David Newman | |||
Mars Attacks! | Danny Elfman | |||
1997 | L.A. Confidential | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Mad City | Thomas Newman | |||
Starship Troopers | Basil Poledouris | |||
1998 | Blade | Mark Isham | ||
1999 | The Haunting | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
The Matrix | Don Davis | Don Davis | Don Davis | |
2001 | Along Came a Spider | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Evolution | John Powell | |||
Cats & Dogs | John Debney | |||
The Princess Diaries | John Debney | John Debney | ||
Rush Hour 2 | Lalo Schifrin | |||
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | James L. Venable | |||
The Glass House | Christopher Young | |||
Don't Say a Word | Mark Isham | |||
Domestic Disturbance | Mark Mancina | |||
The Affair of the Necklace | David Newman | |||
I Am Sam | John Powell | |||
2002 | Collateral Damage | Graeme Revell | ||
Ice Age | David Newman | |||
Blade II | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Scorpion King | John Debney | Pete Anthony | ||
The Salton Sea | Thomas Newman | |||
Enough | David Arnold | |||
The Bourne Identity | John Powell | |||
Signs | James Newton Howard | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
xXx | Randy Edelman | |||
The Tuxedo | Christophe Beck & John Debney | Kevin Kliesch | ||
Star Trek: Nemesis | Jerry Goldsmith | |||
Catch Me If You Can | John Williams | John Williams | ||
2003 | Daredevil | Graeme Revell | ||
Tears of the Sun | Hans Zimmer | |||
Dreamcatcher | James Newton Howard | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Identity | Alan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | ||
Bruce Almighty | John Debney | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Italian Job | John Powell | Pete Anthony | ||
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Klaus Badelt | |||
Gigli | John Powell | |||
Matchstick Men | Hans Zimmer | |||
The Rundown | Harry Gregson-Williams | |||
Out of Time | Graeme Revell | |||
Scary Movie 3 | James L. Venable | |||
Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Jerry Goldsmith | Pete Anthony | ||
Timeline | Jerry Goldsmith | |||
House of Sand and Fog | James Horner | |||
2004 | Miracle | Mark Isham | ||
Hellboy | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Terminal | John Williams | John Williams | ||
I, Robot | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Bourne Supremacy | John Powell | Pete Anthony | ||
Surviving Christmas | Randy Edelman | |||
Meet the Fockers | Randy Newman | |||
2005 | Robots | John Powell | Pete Anthony | |
The Interpreter | James Newton Howard | |||
The Island | Steve Jablonsky | |||
The Skeleton Key | Edward Shearmur | |||
Flightplan | James Horner | |||
The Greatest Game Ever Played | Brian Tyler | |||
Zathura: A Space Adventure | John Debney | John Debney | ||
King Kong | James Newton Howard | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Family Stone | Michael Giacchino | |||
Fun with Dick and Jane | Theodore Shapiro | Pete Anthony | ||
2006 | Annapolis | Brian Tyler | ||
Firewall | Alexandre Desplat | Pete Anthony | ||
The Pink Panther | Christophe Beck | Pete Anthony | Kevin Kliesch | |
Freedomland | James Newton Howard | |||
Ice Age: The Meltdown | John Powell | Pete Anthony | ||
The Sentinel | Christophe Beck | Pete Anthony | Kevin Kliesch | |
Mission: Impossible III | Michael Giacchino | |||
X-Men: The Last Stand | John Powell | Pete Anthony | Kevin Kliesch | |
The Ant Bully | John Debney | John Debney | ||
World Trade Center | Craig Armstrong | Pete Anthony | ||
Snakes on a Plane | Trevor Rabin | |||
All the King's Men | James Horner | |||
The Prestige | Hans Zimmer | |||
2007 | Because I Said So | David Kitay | ||
Disturbia | Geoff Zanelli | |||
Evan Almighty | John Debney | |||
Live Free or Die Hard | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Transformers | Steve Jablonsky | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
American Gangster | Marc Streitenfeld | |||
August Rush | Mark Mancina | |||
Michael Clayton | James Newton Howard | |||
Charlie Wilson's War | James Newton Howard | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Brian Tyler | |||
The Bucket List | Marc Shaiman | Pete Anthony | ||
Beowulf | Alan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | ||
2008 | Vantage Point | Atli Örvarsson | Nick Glennie-Smith | |
Horton Hears a Who! | John Powell | Kevin Kliesch | ||
Stop-Loss | John Powell | |||
Nim's Island | Patrick Doyle | |||
Standard Operating Procedure | Danny Elfman | |||
Speed Racer | Michael Giacchino | |||
Get Smart | Trevor Rabin | |||
Hancock | John Powell | Pete Anthony, Blake Neely, Don Harper | Kevin Kliesch | |
Pineapple Express | Graeme Revell | |||
Tropic Thunder | Theodore Shapiro | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Day the Earth Stood Still | Tyler Bates | |||
Bolt | John Powell | Pete Anthony | ||
The Tale of Despereaux | William Ross | William Ross | ||
The Spirit | David Newman | |||
2009 | He's Just Not That into You | Cliff Eidelman | ||
Watchmen | Tyler Bates | |||
Dragonball: Evolution | Brian Tyler | |||
Duplicity | James Newton Howard | |||
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Harry Gregson-Williams | |||
Star Trek | Michael Giacchino | |||
Angels & Demons | Hans Zimmer | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Alan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | ||
Land of the Lost | Michael Giacchino | |||
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | John Powell | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony & Kevin Kliesch | |
Aliens in the Attic | John Debney | |||
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Alan Silvestri | |||
The Time Traveler's Wife | Mychael Danna | |||
All About Steve | Christophe Beck | Kevin Kliesch | ||
2010 | Valentine's Day | John Debney | ||
In My Sleep | Conrad Pope | |||
The A-Team | Alan Silvestri | |||
Predators | John Debney | Pete Anthony | ||
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Christopher Lennertz | |||
Charlie St. Cloud | Rolfe Kent | |||
The Tourist | James Newton Howard | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Little Fockers | Stephen Trask | Pete Anthony | ||
2011 | I Am Number Four | Trevor Rabin | ||
Battle: Los Angeles | Brian Tyler | |||
Hop | Christopher Lennertz | |||
Your Highness | Steve Jablonsky | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
Rio | John Powell | Pete Anthony | ||
Fast Five | Brian Tyler | |||
Super 8 | Michael Giacchino | |||
Green Lantern | James Newton Howard | |||
Mr. Popper's Penguins | Rolfe Kent | |||
Monte Carlo | Michael Giacchino | |||
Cowboys & Aliens | Harry Gregson-Williams | |||
Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Patrick Doyle | James Shearman | James Shearman | |
The Help | Thomas Newman | J. A. C. Redford | ||
Fright Night | Ramin Djawadi | |||
Real Steel | Danny Elfman | Pete Anthony | ||
The Thing | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | ||
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Michael Giacchino | |||
2012 | Big Miracle | Cliff Eidelman | ||
The Lorax | John Powell | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Battleship | Steve Jablonsky | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
Ice Age: Continental Drift | John Powell | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
The Bourne Legacy | James Newton Howard | |||
Trouble with the Curve | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
2013 | Gangster Squad | Steve Jablonsky | Nick Glennie-Smith | |
G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Henry Jackman | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
After Earth | James Newton Howard | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Pacific Rim | Ramin Djawadi | |||
The Smurfs 2 | Heitor Pereira | |||
Kick-Ass 2 | Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson | |||
Romeo & Juliet | Abel Korzeniowski | |||
2014 | Ride Along | Christopher Lennertz | ||
Winter's Tale | Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
300: Rise of an Empire | Junkie XL | |||
Rio 2 | John Powell | Nicholas Pike | ||
Godzilla | Alexandre Desplat | |||
The Equalizer | Harry Gregson-Williams | |||
The Homesman | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | ||
2015 | Jupiter Ascending | Michael Giacchino | ||
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | John Debney | John Debney | John Debney | |
Pixels | Henry Jackman | Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | Matthew Margeson | |||
2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | John Debney | John Debney | John Debney & Pete Anthony |
Lights Out | Benjamin Wallfisch | |||
Star Trek Beyond | Michael Giacchino | |||
Suicide Squad | Steven Price | Pete Anthony | ||
2017 | xXx: The Return of Xander Cage | Brian Tyler | ||
Logan | Marco Beltrami | Pete Anthony | Pete Anthony | |
Annabelle: Creation | Benjamin Wallfisch |
Television
Years | Title | Composer | Seasons |
---|---|---|---|
2004-2010 | Lost | Michael Giacchino | 4, 5 |
2007-2009 | Pushing Daisies | James Dooley | 2 |
2008-2013 | Fringe | Michael Giacchino | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
2011-present | Once Upon a Time | Mark Isham | 2 |
2013-present | House of Cards | Jeff Beal | 2, 5 |
2014-2016 | Penny Dreadful | Abel Korzeniowski | 2, 3 |
External links
- Hollywood Studio Symphony home page
- Variety.com article that discusses the "Hollywood Studio Symphony" name