Geoff Levin

Geoff Levin
Background information
Born (1945-09-14) September 14, 1945 (age 79)
San Francisco, California United States
OriginUnited States
GenresRock, blues, film score, country, pop
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter, producer, guitarist
InstrumentsGuitar, banjo, keyboards
Years active1964–present
Websitegeofflevin.com

Geoff Levin (born September 14, 1945) is an American rock musician, film/television composer and songwriter. Performing as part of the Black Mountain Boys with Jerry Garcia in the early years of his career, in 1968 his own group, People!, scored a hit record "I Love You" on Capitol Records.[1][2] Together with Geoffrey Lewis in 1970, he created Celestial Navigations, a storytelling group, that produced 8 albums, several made the Billboard (New Age) charts. He co-composed and co-produced "The Janitor", an Academy Award-nominated animated short based on a story by Geoffrey Lewis from the album Celestial Navigations.[3][4][5] Levin has scored over 40 full-length films and has created music used in many TV shows including The Sopranos, Chicago Fire, The Good Wife, Friends, Bloodline, SNL, Game of Thrones, Friday Night Lights, CSI, and Weeds. He co-wrote the theme song for Jakers, an Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning PBS animated series. In addition, he composed music for James Cameron's deep sea documentary, Last Mysteries of the Titanic.[6] In 2007, as part of People!, Levin was inducted into San Jose's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[7][8][9]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference crossrhythms.co.uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Barnes, Mike (April 7, 2015). "Geoffrey Lewis, Frequent Co-Star of Clint Eastwood, Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Celestial Navigations". Celestial Navigations.
  5. ^ "Haunted House Movie". Haunted House Movie.
  6. ^ Cameron, James (2012). James Cameron: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617031311.
  7. ^ "San Jose Rocks". Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  8. ^ Levin, Geoff. "Geoff Levin". Geoff Levin. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Dreams Awake". Dreams Awake Movie. Retrieved February 24, 2017.