Gary Stockdale

Gary Stockdale
Gary Stockdale
	Stockdale in 2010
Background information
Born	November 15, 1952 (age 72); Glendale, California, U.S.
Genres	Film score; Musical theatre; Pop; Ballad;
Occupations	Composer; Arranger; Vocalist; Music Director; Conductor; Singer-songwriter; Musician;
Website	garystockdale.com

Gary William Stockdale is a U.S. composer, arranger. music director, conductor, singer-songwriter, musician (keyboard, guitar), and vocalist with over 400 published composing credits.^[1] He was mentored in film-scoring by Henry Mancini and contributed music to films scored by Lalo Schifrin. Stockdale is particularly renowned for his work collaborating with comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller, for which he received two Emmy Award nominations and a BMI Award, and for composing songs and scores for many other TV shows including Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Sabrina the Teenage Witch,SpongeBob SquarePants, and To Tell the Truth, as well as for numerous films including Two Billion Hearts (with Schifrin), Dance of the Damned, and The Aristocrats. Stockdale is also known for his large volume of vocal work.