Alan Silvestri Bio, Age, Movies, Albums, Avengers

Alan Silvestri, born in March 26, 1950, is an American composer and conductor known for his film and television scores.

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Alan Silvestri Biography

Alan Silvestri born as Alan Anthony Silvestri in March 26, 1950 in New York U.S . He is an American composer and conductor known for his film and television scores.

Alan Silvestri

He is best known for his frequent collaboration with Robert Zemeckis, composing for such major hit films as the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Cast Away, and Forrest Gump, as well as the superhero films Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, and Avengers: Infinity War.
His other film scores include Predator and its sequel Predator 2, The Abyss, Stuart Little, The Mummy Returns, Lilo & Stitch, Night at the Museum, and Ready Player One. He is a two-time Academy Award , Golden Globe Award nominee, a three-time Saturn Award and Primetime Emmy Award recipient.

Alan Silvestri Age

He was born in March 26, 1950. He is 68 years old as at 2018.

Alan Silvestri Family

His grandparents emigrated in 1909 from the Italian town of Castell’Alfero, and settled in Teaneck, New Jersey. He grew up in Teaneck.

Alan Silvestri Wife

His wife is known as Sandra Silvester, they married in 1978.Alan Silvestri Image

Alan Silvestri Children

He has two children Joey Silvestri and Alexandra Silvestri.

Alan Silvestri The Avengers

The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film The Avengers by Alan Silvestri. It was released by Hollywood Records on May 1, 2012.

Alan Silvestri Back To The Future

It was released on July 8, 1985 by MCA Records. The album included two tracks culled from Alan Silvestri’s compositions for the film, two tracks from Huey Lewis and the News.
Two songs played by the fictional band Marvin Berry and The Starlighters, one played by Marty McFly and The Starlighters, and two pop songs that are only very briefly heard in the background of the film.

Alan Silvestri Forrest Gump

Is the original score album for the 1994 film Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis. The music was composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri.
Silvestri’s music was nominated for Best Original Score in the 67th Academy Awards. The album released is not to be confused with the better-selling (and therefore more common) album of diegetic songs from the film, which were released as Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack

Alan Silvestri Predator

Alan Silvestri composed the predator the official soundtrack album of the 1987 science fiction film. It was released in 1987.

Discography

Films

1970s

Year	Title	Director	Studio
1972	The Doberman Gang	Byron Chudnow	Dimension Pictures
1975	Las Vegas Lady	Noel Nosseck	Crown International Pictures
1976	The Amazing Dobermans	Byron Ross Chudnow	Golden Films
1978	The Fifth Floor	Howard Avedis	Film Ventures International

1980s

Year	Title	Director	Studio
1983	Tiger Man	Matt Cimber	N/A
1984	Romancing the Stone	Robert Zemeckis	20th Century Fox
1984	Par où t’es rentré ? On t’a pas vu sortir	Philippe Clair	Gaumont Film Company
1985	Fandango	Kevin Reynolds	Amblin Entertainment Warner Bros.
	Cat’s Eye	Lewis Teague	De Laurentiis Entertainment Group Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
	Back to the Future	Robert Zemeckis	Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures
	Summer Rental	Carl Reiner	Paramount Pictures
1986	The Clan of the Cave Bear	Michael Chapman	Producers Sales Organization Warner Bros.
	The Delta Force	Menahem Golan	Golan-Globus The Cannon Group
	American Anthem	Albert Magnoli	Lorimar Motion Pictures Columbia Pictures
	Flight of the Navigator	Randal Kleiser	Walt Disney Pictures
	No Mercy	Richard Pearce	TriStar Pictures
1987	Critical Condition	Michael Apted	Paramount Pictures
	Outrageous Fortune	Arthur Hiller	Silver Screen Partners II Interscope Communications Touchstone Pictures
	Predator	John McTiernan	Lawrence Gordon Productions Silver Pictures Davis Entertainment 20th Century Fox
	Overboard	Garry Marshall	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1988	Mac and Me	Stewart Raffill	Orion Pictures
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Robert Zemeckis	Amblin Entertainment Touchstone Pictures
	My Stepmother Is an Alien	Richard Benjamin	Weintraub Entertainment Group Columbia Pictures
1989	She’s Out of Control	Stan Dragoti	Weintraub Entertainment Group Columbia Pictures
	The Abyss	James Cameron	Lightstorm Entertainment (special edition only) 20th Century Fox
	Back to the Future Part II	Robert Zemeckis	Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures

1990s

Year	Title	Director	Studio
1990	Downtown	Richard Benjamin	20th Century Fox
	Back to the Future Part III	Robert Zemeckis	Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures
	Young Guns II	Geoff Murphy	Morgan Creek Productions 20th Century Fox
	Predator 2	Stephen Hopkins	Silver Pictures Gordon Company Davis Entertainment 20th Century Fox
1991	Shattered	Wolfgang Petersen	Davis Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
	Back to the Future: The Ride	David De Vos Douglas Trumbull	Universal Studios Florida
	Soapdish	Michael Hoffman	Paramount Pictures
	Dutch	Peter Faiman	Hughes Entertainment 20th Century Fox
	Ricochet	Russell Mulcahy	HBO Films Silver Pictures Warner Bros.
	Father of the Bride	Charles Shyer	Sandollar Productions Touchstone Pictures
1992	Two-Fisted Tales	Richard Donner Tom Holland Robert Zemeckis	Carolco Pictures
	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Roger Spottiswoode	Northern Lights Entertainment Universal Pictures
	FernGully: The Last Rainforest	Bill Kroyer	Kroyer Films FAI Films 20th Century Fox
	Death Becomes Her	Robert Zemeckis	Universal Pictures
	Diner	Graham Morris Karen Peterson	Marvel Productions
	The Bodyguard	Mick Jackson	Tig Productions Warner Bros.
	Sidekicks	Aaron Norris	Triumph Films
1993	In Search of the Obelisk	Douglas Trumbull Arish Fyzee	IMAX
	Cop and a Half	Henry Winkler	Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures
	Super Mario Bros.	Rocky Morton Annabel Jankel	Allied Filmmakers Cinergi Pictures Hollywood Pictures
	Dazed and Confused	Richard Linklater	Alphavile Films Gramercy Pictures
	Judgment Night	Stephen Hopkins	Largo Entertainment Universal Pictures
	Grumpy Old Men	Donald Petrie	Warner Bros.
1994	Clean Slate	Mick Jackson	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
	Forrest Gump	Robert Zemeckis	Paramount Pictures
	Blown Away	Stephen Hopkins	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
	Richie Rich	Donald Petrie	Harvey Films Silver Pictures Davis Entertainment Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
1995	The Quick and the Dead	Sam Raimi	TriStar Pictures
	The Perez Family	Mira Nair	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
	Judge Dredd	Danny Cannon	Cinergi Pictures Hollywood Pictures
	Father of the Bride Part II	Charles Shyer	Touchstone Pictures
	Grumpier Old Men	Howard Deutch	Warner Bros.
1996	Sgt. Bilko	Jonathan Lynn	Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures
	Eraser	Chuck Russell	Kopelson Entertainment Warner Bros.
	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Renny Harlin	New Line Cinema
1997	Fools Rush In	Andy Tennant	Columbia Pictures
	Volcano	Mick Jackson	Original Film Fox 2000 Pictures 20th Century Fox
	Contact	Robert Zemeckis	Warner Bros.
	MouseHunt	Gore Verbinski	DreamWorks Pictures
1998	The Odd Couple II	Howard Deutch	Paramount Pictures
	The Parent Trap	Nancy Meyers	Walt Disney Pictures
	Holy Man	Stephen Herek	Caravan Pictures Touchstone Pictures
	Practical Magic	Griffin Dunne	Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros.
1999	Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box	Brett Leonard	IMAX
1999	Stuart Little	Rob Minkoff	Columbia Pictures

2010s

Year	Title	Director	Studio
2010	The A-Team	Joe Carnahan	Dune Entertainment Top Cow Productions Scott Free Productions 20th Century Fox
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	Joe Johnston	Marvel Studios Paramount Pictures
2012	The Avengers	Joss Whedon	Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2012	Flight	Robert Zemeckis	ImageMovers Paramount Pictures
2013	The Croods	Chris Sanders Kirk DeMicco	DreamWorks Animation 20th Century Fox
2013	RED 2	Dean Parisot	DC Entertainment di Bonaventura Pictures Summit Entertainment Lionsgate
2014	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb	Shawn Levy	1492 Pictures 21 Laps Entertainment TSG Entertainment 20th Century Fox
2015	The Walk	Robert Zemeckis	ImageMovers TriStar Pictures
2016	Allied	Robert Zemeckis	GK Films ImageMovers Paramount Pictures
2018	Ready Player One	Steven Spielberg	Village Roadshow Pictures Amblin Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures
	Avengers: Infinity War	Anthony & Joe Russo	Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
	Welcome to Marwen	Robert Zemeckis	ImageMovers DreamWorks Pictures Universal Pictures
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Anthony & Joe Russo	Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Television series

Year	Title	Channel	Notes
1978–1979	*Starsky & Hutch*	ABC	Episodes: “Deckwatch” “Starsky’s Brother” “Sweet Revenge”
1978–1983	*CHiPs*	NBC	95 episodes
1983	*Manimal*	NBC
1983	*T. J. Hooker*	ABC – CBS	Episode: “A Child Is Missing”
1986	*Amazing Stories*	NBC	Episode: “Go to the Head of Class”
1989–1995	*Tales from the Crypt*	HBO	Episodes: “And All Through the House” “Abra Cadaver” “Yellow” “Beauty Rest” “House of Horror” “Till Death Do We Part” “You, Murderer”
2014	*Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey*	Fox/National Geographic Channel	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series

He has several hit songs, some of them includes;
Run Forrest Run
Forrest Gump – 1994
Forrest Gump Suite
Forrest Gump : 1994
Back to the Future
Back to the Future : 1985
Back to the Future, Part III: 1990
Suite From the Polar Express
Hollywood ’95 · 1995
Main Title
Back To The Future Part II 1989
1.21 Gigawatts!!!
Back to the Future: 1985
Alpha Mike Foxtrot
The A-Team · 2010
Spirit of the Season
2004
Forrest Gump: Feather Theme
Skateboard Chase
Back to the Future: 1985
The Avengers
The Avengers : 2012
Captain America March : 2011
What We Need Is a Hero
Beowulf · 2007
What Did It Cost?
Mstiteli: 2018
I’m Forrest… Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump : 1994
“Alternate 1985” 1989
Delta Force Theme
The Delta Force : 1986
Even for You: 2018
Jenny Returns: 1994
Robot Romp: 2011
Forge
End Title
Back To The Future Part II: 1989
A Promise
The Avengers : 2012
Just an Oasis
The Mummy Returns: 2001
Undying Fidelity: 2018
I Am Beowulf
Beowulf : 2007
Transylvania 1887
2004
Amas Veritas
Practical Magic : 1998
You Can’t Sit Here: 1994
That’s My Boat: 1994
Porch:2018

Alan Silvestri Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

2014	Winner Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Cosmos (2014)
		Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Cosmos (2014) For Cosmos: Standing Up in the Milky Way (2014).

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

2010	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films A Christmas Carol (2009) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
2008	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Beowulf (2007)
2007	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Night at the Museum (2006)
2005	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films The Polar Express (2004)
2005	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Van Helsing (2004)
2003	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Lilo & Stitch (2002)
2002	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films The Mummy Returns (2001)
2002	Winner Henry Mancini Award
2001	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Cast Away (2000)
		Top Box Office Films What Lies Beneath (2000)
		Top Box Office Films What Women Want (2000)
2000	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Stuart Little (1999)
1998	Winner ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films Contact (1997)

BMI Film & TV Awards

2018	Winner BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award	Film Music Ready Player One (2018)
2013	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Film Music The Avengers (2012)
		Film Music The Croods (2013)
		Film Music Flight (2012)
2012	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Film Music Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
2010	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Film Music A Christmas Carol (2009)
1997	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Eraser (1996)
1996	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
1996	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Grumpier Old Men (1995)
1995	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Forrest Gump (1994)
1994	Winner BMI Film Music Award	The Bodyguard (1992)
1994	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Grumpy Old Men (1993)
1993	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Father of the Bride (1991)
1991	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Back to the Future Part III (1990)
1990	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Back to the Future Part II (1989)
1989	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
1988	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Outrageous Fortune (1987)
1988	Winner BMI Film Music Award	Predator (1987)

GoldSpirit Awards

2001	Winner GoldSpirit Awards	Best Action Soundtrack The Mummy Returns (2001)
2001	Nominee GoldSpirit Awards	Best Comedy Soundtrack What Women Want (2000)

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Composer Alan Silvestri looks at tying the giant film together through music and explains “Thanos’ toughest decision isn’t a strategic one; it’s an emotional one.”

Avengers: Infinity War is a homecoming for Alan Silvestri.
The Oscar-nominated composer set the tone for Avengers leading man Captain America with that character’s first solo film in 2011 and scored the team’s first movie, The Avengers, released a year later. After sitting out Avengers: Age of Ultron, he’s returned in time to give Thanos (Josh Brolin) the attention a powerful tyrant like him deserves. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige sat down with Silvestri very early in the process on Infinity War.
“At our first meeting, we began with the question ‘Is it even possible to give each character’s musical theme a nod?'” Silvestri tells Heat Vision. “We were open to it, but everyone was pretty much in agreement that it would be more of a distraction to even attempt it.”
But Silvestri notes that he gave a nod to composer Ludwig Goransson’s Black Panther theme when the Avengers head to Wakanda. The Infinity War score is purely orchestral, which is what the Russos wanted. Silvestri had never worked with a directing duo prior to this film, and admits he had reservations about the process.
“I was very skeptical at first because being the director, it’s a very subjective job,” he says. “That person, whether it’s a man or woman, is the captain on the ship. If someone needs a definitive answer on something, they go ask the captain.”
Silvestri’s fears were quickly allayed after their first meeting. “It is truly incredible the way the brothers work together,” he says. “They never both start talking at the same time. They instinctively know what the division of labor is within this entity known as ‘The Russo Brothers.’ It really was like working with one person.”
Silvestri confirms that the focus of this Avengers film is on Thanos.
“Thanos didn’t just get his own musical theme; he got his own sensibility. He clearly deserved that if for no other reason than the sheer amount of cinematic real estate he occupies in the film,” says Silvestri.
For the film’s other antagonists — the four Children of Thanos known as the Black Order — Silvestri wanted to establish a musical link.
“Thanos and his crew were all treated like Thanos. They have his musical stamp because it’s his vision that they’re executing,” says Silvestri.
The Infinity Stones are heavily featured in the film, but Silvestri decided against giving them their own musical signature.
“In the first Captain America, I did some things with the Tesseract [one of the Infinity Stones] that had to do with voices and some harp,” shares Silvestri. “The music for the Infinity Stones is actually built around Thanos’ reaction. Every time he got one, that moment was always significant and often times emotional.”
When asked if he had to score any deaths in the film, Silvestri had to answer carefully.
“You don’t get a lot of Marvel deaths, not at this level,” admits Silvestri. “When a character that’s been around for multiple films dies, you want the audience to feel that emotionally. … If they don’t, then the narrative doesn’t work and you’ve failed. So, I have to do that moment justice, but then, the very next scene could be on the battlefield with something humorous occurring. So it was a real tight rope musically.”
The most challenging scene to score was laced with spoilers regarding Thanos. Silvestri chose his words carefully when describing the particular moment with his favorite character.
“This is a hard one to answer… the scene deals with Thanos. He’s a very powerful being who does bad things, but he’s also a thoughtful character with a very human side to him thanks to Joe and Anthony and the writers. I will say that Thanos’ toughest decision isn’t a strategic one; it’s an emotional one,” he notes.
Silverstri jokes that Thanos is hard at work during the two-and-a-half hour runtime.
“Thanos needed to accomplish a certain amount of work before the end of the film, and that leaves things in a very interesting place for the fourth Avengers,” says Silvestri.
Looking back at Age of Ultron, Silvestri notes that score continuity is a powerful tool for composers, and Danny Elfman made use of Silvestri’s Avengers theme for the sequel. A rather gloomy, emotional version of the theme was also used in the first trailer for Infinity War.
“There is a certain power associated with hearing thematic material associated with specific characters, especially in brands. John Williams showed us that power with Star Wars,” says Silvestri. “When done right, the music becomes another character in the property.”
Avengers: Infinity War opens Friday.
Adopted from: www.hollywoodreporter.com