Scott Harper (composer)

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Scott Elder Harper
Scott Harper receiving the first of his two Emmy Awards, 1986.
Background information
Birth name	Scott Gleckler
Born	(1952-12-22) December 22, 1952 (age 71) Pasadena, California, US
Genres	Film score contemporary classical music post-romanticism jazz pop/rock
Occupation(s)	Composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor, musician
Instrument	Double Bass, Piano, Violin, Saxophone, Cello, Electric Bass
Years active	1975–present
Website	www.fullscore.com
Education	Royal College of Music, Double Bass, Performing, Honors Graduate, 1977
Organization	Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Awards	Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition (1986), Emmy Awards for Individual Achievement in Music Composition (1990)

Scott Elder Harper (born Scott Gleckler; December 22, 1952) is an American composer, arranger and musician for motion picture and television scores and orchestra, as well as a multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and session-player for pop music. With a background in popular music, Harper has composed theater pieces, oratorios, orchestral chamber works, and dynamic and diverse ensemble arrangements with various instrumental combinations for popular recording artists and film scores alike. His work includes conducting and album arrangements for Celine Dion, Cher, and Olivia Newton-John. He has performed on multiple original motion picture soundtracks, such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — scored by John Williams — and The Right Stuff (1983), by Bill Conti, as a double bass player in the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra. He has also composed several original scores for documentary feature films.