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]

Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Filmography

2000 Bit Players [1] 2001 Agua Dulce Hannibal (with Hans Zimmer) Area 52 The Clayfather [2] Papal Cab [3] 2002 Untitled: 003-Embryo [4] The Ring (with Hans Zimmer) Black Hawk Down (with Hans Zimmer) Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (with Hans Zimmer) The Time Machine ESPN: “Citation” (TV) [5] ESPN: “Richard Flowers” (TV) [6] National Geographic: “Ascent” (TV) [7] National Geographic: “Dean Kamen” (TV) [8] 2003 Something’s Gotta Give [9] Come Lovely [10] Life After War [11] Matchstick Men Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (with Hans Zimmer) Things Fall Apart Tears of the Sun (with Hans Zimmer) HBO Sports: Rebels of Oakland (TV) [12] Skin (TV series) (TV) ESPN: “Greatest Games” (TV) [13] History Channel: “Louisiana Purchase” (TV) [14] 2004 Thunderbirds King Arthur (with Hans Zimmer) Life on Liberty Street [15] The Detective (TV) The Hollywood Mom’s Mystery (TV) [16] Dead to Rights II (Video Game)

2005 The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (with Hans Zimmer) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (with Hans Zimmer) Madagascar (with Hans Zimmer) The Mars Underground [17][18] The Contender (TV) Ordinary Miracles (TV) [19] SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs (Video Game) 2006 Urmel aus dem Eis (Impy’s Island) First Flight The Da Vinci Code (with Hans Zimmer) When a Stranger Calls What About Brian (TV) SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault (Video Game) 2007 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation Daddy Day Camp The Simpsons Movie Electroland [20] Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (with Hans Zimmer) Pushing Daisies (TV) Def Jam: Icon (Cinematics) (Video Game) 2008 Son of Mourning [21] Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (with Hans Zimmer) The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning Urmel aus dem Eis 2 (Impy's Island 2) [22] The Simpsons Ride (Universal Studios Theme Park Attraction) Twilight trailer music,'Red Mist' 2009 Obsessed Infamous (Video Game) Nerf N-Strike (Video Game) Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (Video Game) 2010 Epic Mickey (Video Game)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• James Dooley at the Internet Movie Database
• Hans Zimmer fanpage
• James Dooley on MySpace