Composer Stuart Balcomb works for film and TV in Los Angeles. Before moving to LA he studied vibes with Gary Burton and taught composition and arranging at Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1974-78; he has written arrangements for Woody Herman, Cher, Donald O’Connor, Andy Williams, Magician David Avadon, Gary Burton and the Buffalo Philharmonic, and composed for Batman: The Animated Series (Fox network) and The Black Door, which won Outstanding Achievement at the Elevate Film Festival. In 1983 he wrote "American Trilogy" for woodwind quintet, a very popular part of quintet repertoires across the country, which was performed and recorded by the New York Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet in Spring 2010.
He also scored The Ore, a pilot for the Sci-Fi channel; five films for the Elevate Film Festival; three hours of music for Peter Sterios’ yoga DVD "Gravity & Grace" (featured in the film The Moses Code); and Deeper, director Mikki Willis' submission for Steven Spielberg's FOX series ON THE LOT, co-produced by Mark Burnett. His soundtrack for the documentary 1000 Journals is currently screening at many festivals around the world. Recent projects include The Moses Code, Brian O'Brian (Disney), and Mythic Journeys.
His orchestrations include Role Models, Underdog, Miss Congeniality 2, Surviving Christmas, Connie and Carla, Gods and Generals, Shanghai Knights, The I Inside, FearDotCom, Triple X (xXx), The Touch, Virginia’s Run, Corky Romano, Return To Me, Star Kid, Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Vol.II, Blank Check, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Captain Ron, Sleep Walkers, Hudson Hawk, The Prince and the Pauper.
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American Trilogy
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Music
by New York Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet
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Mythic Journeys
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Documentary
by Imaginal Cells Filmworks
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Brian O'Brian
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Television
by Disney
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Role Models
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Film
by Universal
Orchestrator
Gravity & Grace
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Music
by Conscious Enlightenment—yoga DVD
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The Ore
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Film (short)
by Rainfall Films
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Channels
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Film (short)
by Elevate Films
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Mr. President
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Film (short)
by Elevate Films
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1000 Journals
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Documentary
by Andrea Kreutzhage—director
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Underdog
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Film
by Disney
Orchestrator
The Black Door
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Film (short)
by Elevate Films
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Miss Congeniality 2
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Film
by Castle Rock
Orchestrator
Surviving Christmas
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Film
by DreamWorks
Orchestrator
Gods and Generals
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Film
by Warner Bros.
Orchestrator
Batman Animated Series
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Television
by Warner Bros.
Composer/conductor