Alan Silvestri
Background information
Birth name	Alan Anthony Silvestri
Born	March 26, 1950 (1950-03-26) (age 57) New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer, conductor
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1972 - present

Alan Silvestri (b. March 26, 1950, New York City) is a well-known American Academy Award nominated film score composer. He studied film scoring at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. Silvestri is most known for his numerous collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Forrest Gump (1994), the Back to the Future trilogy (1985,1989,1990), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), Romancing the Stone (1984) and The Polar Express (2004). He received Oscar nominations for Best Original Score for Forrest Gump, a Best Song for "Believe" on The Polar Express Soundtrack, and two Grammy Awards for the music from Cast Away and the song "Believe" from The Polar Express. Aside from his collaborations with Zemeckis, Silvestri is known for his work in Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), both of which are considered to be preeminent examples of action/sci-fi film scores.

Filmography

• Back to the Future DirecTV Commercial (2007)
• Beowulf (2007) (in post-production)
• When Worlds Collide (2006) (in pre-production)
• Night at the Museum (2006)
• The Wild (2006)
• The Polar Express (2004)
• Van Helsing (2004)
• Two Soldiers (2003)
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (score withdrawn)
• Identity (2003)
• Maid in Manhattan (2002)
• Stuart Little 2 (2002)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002)
• Showtime (2002)
• Serendipity (2001)
• The Mummy Returns (2001)
• The Mexican (2001)
• What Women Want (2000)
• Cast Away (2000)
• What Lies Beneath (2000)
• Reindeer Games (2000)
• Stuart Little (1999)
• Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (1999) (IMAX)
• Practical Magic (1998)
• Holy Man (1998)
• The Parent Trap (1998)
• The Odd Couple II (1998)
• Mouse Hunt (1997)
• Contact (1997)
• Volcano (1997)
• Fools Rush In (1997)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Eraser (1996)
• Mission: Impossible (1996) (score withdrawn) (uncredited)
• Sgt. Bilko (1996)
• Grumpier Old Men (1995)
• Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• The Perez Family (1995)
• The Quick and the Dead (1995)
• Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
• Blown Away (1994)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• Clean Slate (1994)
• Grumpy Old Men (1993)
• Judgement Night (1993)
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Cop and a Half (1993)
• In Search of the Obelisk (1993)
• Sidekicks (1992)
• The Bodyguard (1992)
• Death Becomes Her (1992)
• Diner (1992)
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
• Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
• Father of the Bride (1991)
• Richochet (1991)
• Shattered (1991)
• Dutch (1991)
• Soapdish (1991)
• Back to the Future: The Ride (1991)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• Young Guns II (1990)
• Back to the Future Part III (1990)
• Downtown (1990)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)
• The Abyss (1989)
• She's Out of Control (1989)
• My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
• Mac and Me (1988)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
• Overboard (1987)
• Predator (1987)
• Outrageous Fortune (1987)
• Critical Condition (1987)
• No Mercy (1986)
• Flight of the Navigator (1986)
• American Anthem (1986)
• The Delta Force (1986)
• The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
• Summer Rental (1985)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Cat's Eye (1985)
• Fandango (1985)
• Romancing the Stone (1984)
• CHiPs (1978-1983)
• The Fifth Floor (1978)
• The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
• Las Vegas Lady (1975)
• The Mack (1973) (1983 video reissue)
• The Doberman Gang (1972)

Trivia

• Has a private pilot license. This has made it possible for Alan to fly to Los Angeles by himself.
• Was originally hired to score Mission: Impossible, and had recorded roughly 30 minutes of music before he was replaced by Danny Elfman. Bootleg copies of his Mission: Impossible score are in circulation, and he recycled some of this material for his score to Eraser.

External links

• Alan-Silvestri.com
• Alan Silvestri at All Music Guide
• Alan Silvestri at the Internet Movie Database
• Alan Silvestri at Soundtrackguide.net
• Castell'Alfero (Italy) country of Asti of which it is City Honorarium

References