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Steve Jablonsky
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Background information
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Born
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(1970-10-09) October 9, 1970
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Genres
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Film score, video game score, post-rock, alternative rock, electronic, classical
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Occupation(s)
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Film composer, video game composer
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Instruments
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Piano, guitar, percussion
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Years active
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1997–present
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Associated acts
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Remote Control Productions, Hans Zimmer, Trevor Rabin, Harry Gregson-Williams, Trevor Morris, Linkin Park, Explosions in the Sky, Imagine Dragons
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Steve Jablonsky (born October 9, 1970) is an American composer for film, television and video game, best known for his musical scores in the Transformers film series.[1] Some of his frequent collaboration partners include film director Michael Bay and composer Hans Zimmer.
Contents
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Early life 1
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Career 2
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Filmography 3
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Film 3.1
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Television 3.2
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Video games 3.3
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References 4
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External links 5
Early life
Jablonsky went to University of California, Berkeley for college. He studied computer science at the beginning, but switched to music composition a year later.[2] After graduation, he became an intern at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions. During that time, Jablonsky met Harry Gregson-Williams, a fellow composer of Zimmer, and started working as his assistant. Later he became more engaged with Zimmer and started composing for renowned works like Desperate Housewives and the Transformers film series.[3]
Career
Jablonsky has composed the soundtracks to the films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Steamboy (2004), The Island (2005), Transformers (2007), D-War (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Battleship (2012), Ender's Game (2013) (replacing renowned film composer James Horner), and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). He was also a contributor on Team America: World Police (2004) among many others. In addition, he helped compose some of the music to the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and composed the theme music for BBC's Seven Wonders of the Industrial World in 2003. He also has written music for the television show Desperate Housewives (2004 - 2012) since the fourth episode. His track "Trailblazing" served as the opening theme for WrestleMania X8 and WrestleMania XIX, as well at the soundtrack to the TNA Hall of Fame induction of Sting.
Jablonsky also wrote the music for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, taking the place of the former Command & Conquer music composer Frank Klepacki, who was unable to write the game's score due to his involvement with Universe at War: Earth Assault.
Jablonsky has worked for Harry Gregson-Williams at Media Ventures, the music production company which was conceived and founded by Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer, for seven years. His most recent projects include the scores for the South Korean film D-War, Gears of War 3 for the Xbox 360 gaming console, and music for The Sims 3.
Currently, Jablonsky is employed at Zimmer's studio, Remote Control Productions, having been mentored by the companies members Zimmer and Nick Glennie-Smith, as well as former members Harry Gregson-Williams and Klaus Badelt.
In February 2015, Jablonsky was hired to compose the score for the upcoming film The Last Witch Hunter.[4] He is also set to compose the soundtrack for the upcoming action thriller film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi , directed by Michael Bay. This marks his seventh film collaboration with Bay.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
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^ http://www.mstarz.com/articles/34612/20140731/exclusive-interview-michael-bay-transformers-composer-steve-jablonsky-music-movies-tv-video-games.htm
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^ http://www.hitfix.com/news/composer-steve-jablonsky-on-transformers-age-of-extinction-this-was-the-craziest-film-of-all
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^ http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=rcpmember&numid=15
External links
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Steve Jablonsky at the Internet Movie Database
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Steve Jablonsky at SoundtrackNet
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Steve Jablonsky on MySpace.com
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Interview with Steve Jablonsky, SoundtrackNet
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The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.
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