Randy Edelman Randy Edelman

Born: 10 June 1947, Paterson, New Jersey.

Biography:
Composer and songwriter Randy Edelman originally trained to be a doctor, but was soon lured away from medicine by his love for music. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati, and first entered the public eye during the 1970s, as an arranger and songwriter for artists such as James Brown, Barry Manilow and The Carpenters. He embarked on career as a solo recording artist in his own right in 1972, enjoying international hits with the songs "Concrete and Clay" and "Uptown Uptempo Woman", and releasing several successful albums, including "The Laughter and the Tears" in 1972, "Prime Cuts" in 1974, "Farewell Fairbanks" in 1975 and "If Love Is Real" in 1977. He dabbled in the scoring scene during that time, working on small TV movies, before reaching a wider audience through his work on cult TV series "MacGyver" in the early 1980s. He wrote his first major score in 1988, sharing co-composing duties with Georges Delerue on the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy vehicle "Twins", and since then has amassed a list of credits which include hit movies such as "Ghostbusters II" (1989), "Kindergarten Cop" (1990), "Beethoven" (1992), "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992, co-composed with Trevor Jones), "The Mask" (1994), "While You Were Sleeping" (1995), "Anaconda" (1997), "Six Days Seven Nights" (1998) and "XXX" (2002), as well as popular fan-favorites such as "Gettysburg" (1993) and "Dragonheart" (1996). Edelman maintains a highly personal composing style, mixing large string orchestra with an impressive array of synthesizers. He has been nominated for both a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, was the recipient of the Richard Kirk award at the 2003 BMI Awards. He is married to actress/singer/songwriter Jackie De Shannon.

Reviews:
27 Dresses, Anaconda, Balls of Fury, Daylight, Diabolique, Dragonheart, Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (2000), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Quest, Shanghai Knights, Shanghai Noon, Six Days Seven Nights, The Skulls, Surviving Christmas, Underdog and The Whole Nine Yards

Filmography:
27 Dresses (2008), The Last Time (2008), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Balls of Fury (2007), Underdog (2007), The Ten Commandments (2006), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), Son of the Mask (2005), Connie and Carla (2004), Surviving Christmas (2004), Gods and Generals (2003), Shanghai Knights (2003), Frank McCluskey, C.I. (2002), A Season on the Brink (2002), XXX (2002), Black Knight (2001), China: The Panda Adventure (2001), Corky Romano (2001), Head Over Heels (2001), Osmosis Jones (2001), Who is Cletis Tout? (2001), Passion of Mind (2000), Shanghai Noon (2000), The Skulls (2000), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Ed TV (1999), The Hunley (1999), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Anaconda (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Gone Fishin' (1997), Leave It To Beaver (1997), Daylight (1996), Diabolique (1996), Down Periscope (1996), Dragonheart (1996), The Quest (1996), The Big Green (1995), Billy Madison (1995), Citizen X (1995), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Greedy (1994), The Mask (1994), Pontiac Moon (1994), Tall Tale: The Adventures of Pecos Bill (1994), The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Gettysburg (1993), Beethoven (1992), The Distinguished Gentleman (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), Taking Back My Life (1992), Drop Dead Fred (1991), Eyes of an Angel (1991), Shout (1991), V.I. Warshawski (1991), Come See the Paradise (1990), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Quick Change (1990), Ghostbusters II (1989), Troop Beverly Hills (1989), A Family Again (1988), Feds (1988), Twins (1988), The Chipmunk Adventure (1987), Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter (1987), MacGyver (1985), Scandal Sheet (1985), A Doctor's Story (1984), Ryan's Four (1983), When Your Lover Leaves (1983), Blood Sport (1973), Executive Action (1973), Snatched (1973).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2007 (adjusted for inflation):
The Mask ($203.1m), Ghostbusters II ($200.6m), Twins ($192.8m), XXX ($173.1m), Kindergarten Cop ($153.1m), While You Were Sleeping ($131.9m), The Last of the Mohicans ($128.8m), Six Days Seven Nights ($112.2m), Anaconda ($101.6m), Beethoven ($97.4m).

Awards:
1992 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Score - The Last of the Mohicans
1992 BAFTA Awards – Nominee, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – The Last of the Mohicans

Links:
Official Site

27 Dresses Anaconda Angels in the Outfield Balls of Fury Beethoven Beethoven's 2nd The Big Green Black Knight The Chipmunk Adventure Citizen X Come See the Paradise Connie and Carla Daylight Diabolique The Distinguished Gentleman Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Dragonheart Ed TV Feds For Richer or Poorer Gettysburg Gods and Generals Gone Fishin' The Hunley The Indian in the Cupboard Kindergarten Cop The Last of the Mohicans Leave It to Beaver The Mask The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor My Cousin Vinny Passion of Mind The Quest Shanghai Knights Shanghai Noon Shout Six Days Seven Nights The Skulls Son of the Mask Surviving Christmas Tall Tale: The Adventures of Pecos Bill The Ten Commandments Twins Underdog While You Were Sleeping The Whole Nine Yards XXX


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