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{{Short description|American composer}} |
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|genre=[[Film music]], [[video game music]] |
|genre=[[Film music]], [[video game music]], [[electronic music|electronic]], [[rock music|rock]], [[jazz]] |
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|occupation=[[Musician]], [[composer]], [[arranger]] |
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|years_active=1992–present |
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'''Howard Drossin''' |
'''Howard Drossin''' is an American composer for film and video games. His work includes co-scoring with longtime collaborator [[RZA]], ''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]'' for [[Universal Pictures]], starring [[Russell Crowe]] and [[Lucy Liu]]; several video games including ''[[Afro Samurai]]'', ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', and ''[[Baldur's Gate (video game)|Baldur's Gate]]''; a [[Super Bowl]] commercial; and orchestration on the Grammy-winning jazz record ''A Tale of God's Will''. He has also worked on albums and musical projects with a wide variety of artists including [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Terence Blanchard]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[The Black Keys]], [[Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], and [[Paul Oakenfold]]. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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===Film and television=== |
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=== Film === |
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*''[[Jimmy Hollywood]]'' - (1994) |
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! Year !! Title !! Notes |
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*''[[The Item]]'' — (1999) |
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*''[[The Theory of the Leisure Class]]'' — (2001) |
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!1993 |
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*''[[Jane Bond]]'' — (2001) |
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|''[[Menace II Society]]'' |
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| rowspan="2" | additional music |
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*''[[What Boys Like]]'' — (2003) |
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*''[[Unleashed (film)|Unleashed]]'' — (2005) |
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! rowspan="2" | 1994 |
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*''[[Blade: Trinity]]'' — (2005) |
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|''[[Monkey Trouble]]'' |
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*''[[Tom-Yum-Goong]]'' — (2005) (U.S. title: ''The Protector'', 2006) |
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|- |
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*''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]'' — (2006) |
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|''[[Jimmy Hollywood]]'' |
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|with [[Robbie Robertson]] |
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*''[[Waist Deep]]'' — (2006) |
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*''[[Talk To Me (2007 film)|Talk To Me]]'' — (2007) |
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!1997 |
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*''[[Miracle at St. Anna (2008 film)|Miracle at St. Anna]]'' — (2008) |
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|''Backstreet Boys: Everybody (Backstreet's Back)'' |
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*''[[Cadillac Records (2008 film)|Cadillac Records]]'' — (2008) |
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|additional music |
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*''[[Sidewalk (2010 film)|Sidewalk]]'' — (2010) |
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*''[[Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer]]'' — (2011) |
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!1999 |
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*''[[Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant]]'' — (2011) |
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|''The Item'' |
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*''[[Red Tails]]'' — (2012) |
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*''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]'' — (2012) |
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|- |
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*''[[The Man with the Iron Fists 2]]'' — (2015) |
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! rowspan="2" | 2001 |
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|''The Theory of the Leisure Class'' |
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|- |
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|''Jane Bond'' |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 2002 |
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|''[[Barbershop (film)|Barbershop]]'' |
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| rowspan="2" | orchestrations |
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|- |
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|''[[25th Hour]]'' |
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|- |
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!2003 |
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|''What Boys Like'' |
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!2004 |
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|''[[She Hate Me]]'' |
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|orchestrations |
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|- |
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! rowspan="6" | 2005 |
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|''[[Unleashed (2005 film)|Unleashed]]'' |
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| rowspan="2" | additional music |
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|- |
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|''[[Blade: Trinity]]'' |
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|- |
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|''[[Tom-Yum-Goong]]'' |
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|- |
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|''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God (film)|Their Eyes Were Watching God]]'' |
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|orchestrations |
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|- |
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|''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)|The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants]]'' |
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|assistant |
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|- |
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|''[[All the Invisible Children]]'' |
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| rowspan="3" | orchestrations |
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|- |
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! rowspan="3" | 2006 |
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|''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]'' |
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|- |
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|''[[Inside Man]]'' |
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|- |
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|''[[Waist Deep]]'' |
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|additional music and orchestrations |
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|- |
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!2007 |
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|''[[Talk To Me (2007 film)|Talk To Me]]'' |
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| rowspan="3" | orchestrations |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 2008 |
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|''Miracle at St. Anna'' |
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|- |
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|''[[Cadillac Records (2008 film)|Cadillac Records]]'' |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 2010 |
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|''Sidewalk'' |
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|''[[Bunraku (film)|Bunraku]]'' |
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|orchestrations |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 2011 |
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|''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer'' |
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|rowspan="2" | [[Marvel One-Shot]] |
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|- |
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|''The Consultant'' |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 2012 |
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|''[[Red Tails]]'' |
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|orchestrations |
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|- |
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|''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]'' |
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|with [[RZA]] |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" |2014 |
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|''[[Da Sweet Blood of Jesus]]'' |
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| rowspan="2" |orchestrations |
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|- |
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|''[[Black or White (film)|Black or White]]'' |
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! rowspan="2" | 2015 |
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|''[[The Man with the Iron Fists 2]]'' |
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|''[[Chi-Raq]]'' |
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| rowspan="6" |orchestrations |
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! rowspan="2" | 2017 |
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|''[[Feud (TV series)|Feud]]'' |
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|''[[She's Gotta Have It]]'' |
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! rowspan="2" | 2018 |
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|''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'' |
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|''[[American Crime Story]]'' |
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!2019 |
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|''[[Harriet (film)|Harriet]]'' |
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|} |
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=== Video games === |
=== Video games === |
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*''Wolf: True Life Adventure'' — 1992, [[Disney]] |
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' — 1993, [[Sega]] |
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! Year !! Title !! Notes |
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*''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' — 1994, Sega |
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*''[[Comix Zone]]'' — 1995, Sega |
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! 1992 |
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*''[[The Ooze]]'' — 1995, Sega |
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|''Wolf: True Life Adventure'' |
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*''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' - 1996, Sega |
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*''[[Dynamite Cop]]'' — 1998, Sega |
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*''[[Vigilante 8]]'' — 1998, [[Activision]] |
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! rowspan="2" | 1993 |
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*''[[Vigilante 8: Second Offense]]'' — 2000, Activision |
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| ''[[Sonic Spinball]]'' |
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*''[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]'' — 2000, [[Black Isle Studios]] |
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| Sega Genesis version; with Barry Blum and Brian Coburn |
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*''[[Alien Front Online]]'' — 2001, Sega |
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*''[[Afro Samurai (video game)|Afro Samurai]]'' — 2009, [[Namco Bandai Games]] |
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| ''[[Unnatural Selection (video game)|Unnatural Selection]]'' |
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*''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' — 2009, Sega |
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| testing |
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*''[[Splatterhouse (2010 video game)|Splatterhouse]]'' — 2010, Namco Bandai Games |
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|- |
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!rowspan="2"|1994 |
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| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' |
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|Special thanks |
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|- |
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| ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' |
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| with several others |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 1995 |
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| ''[[Comix Zone]]'' |
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|- |
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| ''[[The Ooze]]'' |
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|- |
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! 1996 |
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| ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' |
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|- |
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! 1997 |
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| ''[[Manx TT SuperBike]]'' |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 1998 |
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|''[[Dynamite Cop]]'' |
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|- |
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| ''[[Vigilante 8]]'' |
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| with Jeehun Hwang |
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|- |
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! 1999 |
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| ''[[Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style]]'' |
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| cutscene music |
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|- |
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! rowspan="4" | 2000 |
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| ''[[Vigilante 8: Second Offense]]'' |
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| with Christian A. Salyer and Eric Klein |
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|- |
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| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' |
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| with [[Michael Hoenig]] |
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|- |
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| ''[[Giants: Citizen Kabuto]]'' |
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| rowspan="2"|music editing |
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|- |
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| ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War]]'' |
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|- |
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! rowspan="3" | 2001 |
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| ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates]]'' |
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| expansion pack |
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|- |
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| ''[[Alien Front Online]]'' |
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| with Makito Nomiya |
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|- |
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| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]'' |
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| expansion pack; with [[Inon Zur]] |
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|- |
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! rowspan="2" | 2009 |
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| ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' |
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| with [[Jun Senoue]], [[Tommy Tallarico]], [[Richard Jacques]] and others |
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|- |
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| ''[[Afro Samurai (video game)|Afro Samurai]]'' |
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| rowspan="2"| |
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! 2010 |
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| ''[[Splatterhouse (2010 video game)|Splatterhouse]]'' |
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! 2013 |
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| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition]]'' |
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| music editing |
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! Unreleased |
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| ''[[Sonic X-treme]]'' |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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| NAME = Drossin, Howard |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American composer |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Los Angeles, California]] |
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[[Category:American film score composers]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 28 May 2024
Howard Drossin | |
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Genres | Film music, video game music, electronic, rock, jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
Years active | 1992–present |
Website | howarddrossin |
Howard Drossin is an American composer for film and video games. His work includes co-scoring with longtime collaborator RZA, The Man with the Iron Fists for Universal Pictures, starring Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu; several video games including Afro Samurai, Sonic & Knuckles, and Baldur's Gate; a Super Bowl commercial; and orchestration on the Grammy-winning jazz record A Tale of God's Will. He has also worked on albums and musical projects with a wide variety of artists including Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Rod Stewart, The Black Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, Wiz Khalifa, and Paul Oakenfold.
Works
[edit]Film and television
[edit]Year | Title | Notes |
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1993 | Menace II Society | additional music |
1994 | Monkey Trouble | |
Jimmy Hollywood | with Robbie Robertson | |
1997 | Backstreet Boys: Everybody (Backstreet's Back) | additional music |
1999 | The Item | |
2001 | The Theory of the Leisure Class | |
Jane Bond | ||
2002 | Barbershop | orchestrations |
25th Hour | ||
2003 | What Boys Like | |
2004 | She Hate Me | orchestrations |
2005 | Unleashed | additional music |
Blade: Trinity | ||
Tom-Yum-Goong | ||
Their Eyes Were Watching God | orchestrations | |
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants | assistant | |
All the Invisible Children | orchestrations | |
2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | |
Inside Man | ||
Waist Deep | additional music and orchestrations | |
2007 | Talk To Me | orchestrations |
2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | |
Cadillac Records | ||
2010 | Sidewalk | |
Bunraku | orchestrations | |
2011 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer | Marvel One-Shot |
The Consultant | ||
2012 | Red Tails | orchestrations |
The Man with the Iron Fists | with RZA | |
2014 | Da Sweet Blood of Jesus | orchestrations |
Black or White | ||
2015 | The Man with the Iron Fists 2 | |
Chi-Raq | orchestrations | |
2017 | Feud | |
She's Gotta Have It | ||
2018 | BlacKkKlansman | |
American Crime Story | ||
2019 | Harriet |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Notes |
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1992 | Wolf: True Life Adventure | |
1993 | Sonic Spinball | Sega Genesis version; with Barry Blum and Brian Coburn |
Unnatural Selection | testing | |
1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Special thanks |
Sonic & Knuckles | with several others | |
1995 | Comix Zone | |
The Ooze | ||
1996 | Die Hard Arcade | |
1997 | Manx TT SuperBike | |
1998 | Dynamite Cop | |
Vigilante 8 | with Jeehun Hwang | |
1999 | Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style | cutscene music |
2000 | Vigilante 8: Second Offense | with Christian A. Salyer and Eric Klein |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | with Michael Hoenig | |
Giants: Citizen Kabuto | music editing | |
Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War | ||
2001 | Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates | expansion pack |
Alien Front Online | with Makito Nomiya | |
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal | expansion pack; with Inon Zur | |
2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | with Jun Senoue, Tommy Tallarico, Richard Jacques and others |
Afro Samurai | ||
2010 | Splatterhouse | |
2013 | Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | music editing |
Unreleased | Sonic X-treme |
External links
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