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Joseph Trapanese
Joseph Trapanese (born August 7, 1984) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, and music producer. He works in the production of music for films, television, records, theater, concerts, and
Joseph Trapanese (born August 7, 1984) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, and music producer. He works in the production of music for films, television, records, theater, concerts, and interactive media. Early life and education Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Trapanese attended Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School before moving on to the Manhattan School of Music. Film and television music Early career Trapanese began his composing career by collaborating with Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) on the soundtrack for the Walt Disney Pictures film Tron: Legacy. His arrangements for the soundtrack have been described as “resolutely grand” and “stirring… ominous, hypnotic”. The BBC described the work as “a sophisticated integration of acoustic and electronic instrumentation… majestic… rich, solemn tones… saturnine orchestration and a muscular rhythm”. 2011–present Trapanese has composed for numerous projects, including Disney XD’s animated series Tron: Uprising, Sony Pictures Classics’ The Raid: Redemption (cocomposed with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park), Sony Pictures Television’s original web series The Bannen Way, the independent featur
- Era
- 21st Century
- Lived
- 1984–present
- From
- United States
- Born in
- Perth Amboy
- Known as
- composer, record producer, orchestrator, music arranger, conductor, musician
- Instruments
- piano
- Genres
- film score, jazz, electronic music, ambient music, chiptune