Joel McNeely
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Born | Universal Republic, Republic | March 28, 1959
Website | www |
Joel McNeely (born March 28, 1959) is an American
Biography
Joel McNeely was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Both of his parents were involved in music and theater, and as a child he played the piano, saxophone, bass, and flute. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, studied jazz at the University of Miami, and earned a master's degree as a composition major at the Eastman School of Music.[citation needed]
He is also known for conducting a series of re-recordings of film scores by
Currently McNeely scores occasional episodes of the FOX animated TV series American Dad!, since the fourth season replacing Ron Jones who left to focus more on composing for Family Guy, including the episode with the Back to the Future parody, and the season five premiere (among others).
McNeely is also composed the score for Disneyland Paris's Entertainment Shows including: Disney Dreams! & Mickey And The Magician.
McNeely has produced three of Seth MacFarlane's studio albums, including 2011's Music Is Better Than Words, 2014's Holiday for Swing,[1] and 2017's In Full Swing.
In 2017, he composed a score for MacFarlane's new series, The Orville, along with Bruce Broughton and John Debney.
Filmography
Film
1980s
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1987 | You Talkin' to Me? | Charles Winkler | United Artists | — |
1988 | Splash, Too | Greg Antonacci | Walt Disney Television ABC |
TV movie |
1989 | Parent Trap III | Mollie Miller | Walt Disney Television Disney Channel |
Television film |
Polly |
Debbie Allen | Walt Disney Television NBC |
TV movie | |
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon | Mollie Miller | Walt Disney Television NBC |
Television film |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Bradley Raymond | DisneyToon Studios |
Direct-to-video film |
2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Bradley Raymond | DisneyToon Studios |
Television special |
2012 | Secret of the Wings | Bobs Gannaway Peggy Holmes |
DisneyToon Studios |
Direct-to-video film |
2014 | The Pirate Fairy | Peggy Holmes | DisneyToon Studios |
Direct-to-video film |
A Million Ways to Die in the West | Seth MacFarlane | Media Rights Capital Universal Pictures |
— | |
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast[2] | Steve Loter | DisneyToon Studios |
Direct-to-video film |
Television
Years | Title | Notes |
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1986–1988 | Our House |
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1988 | Blue Skies | Episode: "Something Wold, Something New" |
1989 | The Wonder Years | Episode: "Square Dance" |
1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | 3 episodes |
1991 | Darkwing Duck | Episode: "Beauty and the Beet" |
1992 | The Plucky Duck Show | 2 episodes |
1992–1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 9 episodes |
1998 | Buddy Faro | |
2000–2002 | Dark Angel |
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2001 | All Souls | |
2002 | The Court | |
2009–present | American Dad! | |
2017–present | The Orville | with John Debney, Bruce Broughton (Pilot and theme only) and Andrew Cottee |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Trakin, Roy (May 15, 2014). "Seth MacFarlane Set to Release Christmas Album". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ "Joel McNeely to Score Disney's 'Legend of the NeverBeast'". Film Music Reporter. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ Montgomery, James. "Grammy Nominations: The Biggest Shocks And Snubs". MTV. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Joel McNeely at IMDb
- Interview with Joel McNeely at FilmMusicSite.com