Thomas Pierson (born March 11, 1948 Ashland, Wisconsin)[1] is an American composer, conductor and film director.
At the age of 13, he debuted as a soloist with the Houston Symphony.[2] He studied at the Juilliard School to become a classical pianist and later turned to jazz. He conducted Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Metropolitan Opera. He has conducted other works as well, including Candide. He has scored films for Woody Allen, notably Manhattan,[3] and Robert Altman's Quintet.[4] He filmed Turkey Boy in Japan in 2008.[5]
- ^ "Tom Pierson Bibliography (translated from Japanese site senzoku.ac.jp) Retrieved 2011-01-24". Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ High Note, The Japan Times
- ^ Adam Harvey, The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005 (McFarland, 2007), ISBN 0-7864-2968-2, ISBN 978-0-7864-2968-4 (online)
- ^ Composer, Original Music By Tom Pierson
- ^ Point of No Return Music 2008: "Turkey Boy" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine