Don Davis (composer)

Don Davis
Davis in 2017
Davis in 2017
Background information
Birth nameDonald Romain Davis
Born (1957-02-04) February 4, 1957 (age 67)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • conductor
  • orchestrator
Years active1979–present
LabelsVarèse Sarabande

La-La Land Records

Albany Records
Websitewww.dondavis.net

Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator known for his film and television scores. He has also composed opera, concert and chamber music. He has collaborated with well-known directors including the Wachowskis, Ronny Yu, and Joe Johnston in genres ranging from horror, to action, to comedy.

His most notable compositions were scores for Beauty and the Beast (1988), My Life and Times (1991), Lies Before Kisses (1991), A Little Piece of Heaven (1992) and seaQuest 2032 (1995), A Goofy Movie (1995), Bound (1996), House of Frankenstein (1998), Universal Soldier: The Return (1999), House on Haunted Hill (1999), and Behind Enemy Lines (2001), and most notably Jurassic Park III (2001), The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Animatrix (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).

Davis has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, winning in 1995 for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. He has also won four BMI Film Music Awards.