COMPOSERS


Mark Mothersbaugh  

Website: http://www.MarkMothersbaugh.com

Emmy award-winning composer MARK MOTHERSBAUGH has written the music for more than 70 film and television projects. He first came to prominence in the music world in the 1970s as lead singer and keyboard player of the progressive new wave/rock band DEVO, who released a series of highly eclectic and satirical albums including "Are We Not Men?" and "Freedom of Choice."

In the mid-1980's, Mothersbaugh began to write music for commercials where he received a Clio award for his work. He then went on to composing music for numerous television projects including the memorable theme song and underscore for "Pee-Wee's Playhouse." He then scored the popular children's series "Rugrats." He also wrote the music for the hugely successful "The Rugrats Movie."

In 1996, Mothersbaugh met Wes Anderson and scored the filmmaker's critically acclaimed "Bottle Rocket." He wrote the music for Anderson's "Rushmore" starring Bill Murray and "The Royal Tenenbaums" starring Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston and Owen Wilson. "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" marks Mothersbaugh's fourth collaboration with Anderson.

Mothersbaugh's other feature film credits include Catherine Hardwicke's "Thirteen" starring Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter, Joe and Anthony Russo's "Welcome to Collinwood" starring George Clooney, "Happy Gilmore" starring Adam Sandler, "200 Cigarettes" and "The New Age" from director Michael Tolkin and producer Oliver Stone, among others.

He recently wrote the music for Hardwicke's upcoming film "Lords of Dogtown" starringŠ and the comedy "The Ringer" directed by Barry Blaustein and produced by the Farrelly Brothers. He composes the music for NBC's dramatic series "LAX."

Mothersbaugh has been nominated for numerous Emmy awards and is the recipient of BMI's distinguished Richard Kirk Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 1990, he founded Mutato Muzika, a recording studio and music production company based in Los Angeles.

Mothersbaugh is a world-renowned artist who cites Andy Warhol as inspiration. His paintings and drawings have been shown in galleries around the world. He's a visual artist as well, and has designed numerous video games.

He continues to perform with DEVO, which has had resurgence in recent years. The group has played concerts across the country including Central Park in New York last summer. Mothersbaugh was born in Ohio and studied at Kent State University.


FEATURE FILM CREDITS


MAMA'S BOY
Warner Independent Pictures/ Carr-Santelli Prod (2007)
Director Tim Hamilton

QUID PRO QUO
HDNet Films (2007)
Director Carlos Brooks

HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS
Walden Media/Walt Disney Pictures (2006)
Director Bob Dolman

THE RINGER
Conundrum Ent/ Fox Searchlight (2005)
Director Barry W Blaustein

HERBIE FULLY LOADED
Walt Disney Pictures (2005)
Director Angela Robinson

THE BIG WHITE
Ascendant Pictures (2005)
Director Mark Mylod

LORDS OF DOGTOWN
Sony Pictures / Columbia Pictures / Signature Pictures (2005)
Director: Catherine Hardwicke

THE LIFE AQUATIC
Scott Rudin Productions / Touchstone Pictures (2004)
Director Wes Anderson

CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN
Touchstone Disney (2004)
Director: Sara Sugarman

ENVY
Castle Rock Ent./ Baltimore/Spring Creek/ Dreamworks (2004)
Director Barry Levinson

A GUY THING
MGM/David Ladd Films (2003)
Director: Christopher Koch

THIRTEEN
Venice Surf Club (2003)
Director: Catherine Hardwicke

GOOD BOY
MGM/ Jim Henson Productions (2003)
Director: John Robert Hoffman

WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD
Warner Bros/Gaylord Films/Section Eight (2002)
Directors: Joe & Anthony Russo

SORORITY BOYS
Walt Disney Pictures (2002)
Director: Wally Wolodarsky

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
Touchstone Pictures/Scott Rudin Prod./ Barry Mendel Prod. (2001)
Director: Wes Anderson

CHEATERS
Bender/Spink /New Line Cinema (2001)
Director: Andrew Gurland

SUGAR & SPICE
New Line Cinema (2001)
Director: Francine McDougall

RUGRATS IN PARIS
Klasky-Csupo /Nickelodeon Films (2000)
Directors: Stig Bergqvist and Paul Demeyer

THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE
MCA/Universal Pictures (2000)
Director: Des McAnuff

ALL THE RAGE
Mutual Films International (1999)
Director: Jim Stern

MYSTERY MEN
MCA/Universal Pictures (1999)
Director: Kinka Usher

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
New Line Cinema (1999)
Director: Michael Patrick Gann

THE RUGRATS MOVIE
Nickelodeon/Paramount/Klasky-Csupo (1998)
Director: Norton Virgien andIgor Kovalyov

RUSHMORE
Touchstone Pictures (1998)
Director: Wes Anderson

200 CIGARETTES
MTV Films/Lakeshore Entertainment (1998)
Director: Risa Bramon Garcia

DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS
MTV Films/Paramount Pictures (1998)
Director: Alan Cohn

BEST MEN
Orion Pictures Entertainment/MPCA (1997)
Director: Tamra Davis

HAPPY GILMORE
Universal Pictures (1996)
Director: Dennis Dugan

BOTTLE ROCKET
Columbia Pictures/Gracie Films (1996)
Director: Wes Anderson

THE BIG SQUEEZE
Zeta Entertainment Ltd. (1996)
Director: Marcus DeLeon

IT'S PAT
Touchstone Pictures (1996)
Director: Adam Bernstein

THE LAST SUPPER
Columbia Pictures (1995)
Director: Stacy Title

FOUR ROOMS
A Band Apart/Miramax (1995)
Director: Quentin Tarantino Music Producer

THE NEW AGE
New Regency Pictures/Warner Bros (1995)
Director: Michael Tolkin

FLESH SUITCASE
Paramount Pictures (1995)
Director: Paul Duran>

DOWN ON THE WATERFRONT
Director: Stacy Title
1994 Academy Nomination, Best Short


FILMS WITH SONGS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY DEVO


The Rugrats Movie
Casino
Supercop
Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion
Meet Wally Sparks
Tape Heads
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Dr. Detroit
Lame Ducks
Tank Girl
9 1/2 Weeks
Human Highway
Joe Somebody
Sorority Boys


TELEVISION CREDITS


THE MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN
HBO

M.D.'s
ABC/Marc Platt Productions

HIDDEN HILLS
NBC

GROSSE POINTE
Darren Star
David Knoller

THE CHRIS ISAAK SHOW
Chris Isaak
Richard Davis

TUCKER
Vic Kaplan
Ron Milbauer
Terri Hughes

SECOND STRING
Vibiano Molina

THE OTHER ME
Alan Sax

CLIFFORD, THE BIG RED DOG
Mike Young

POWER PUFF GIRLS
Kid Rhino

DAWSON'S CREEK
Granville Productions

RUGRATS
Nickelodeon/Klasky Csupo
Emmy winner

CAN OF WORMS
Disney Channel

WORKING
NBC Television

MR. POTATO HEAD
Fox Television

QUICKSILVER HIGHWAY
Fox Television
Emmy nomination Best Dramatic Underscore

PRINCIPAL TAKES A HOLIDAY
Walt Disney Television

LAST RITES
Universal Television

FIRED UP

Paramount TV/Gramnet
BMI Music Award Winner

LIFE'S WORK
Walt Disney Pictures

STRANGE LUCK
Fox Television

LIQUID TELEVISION
MTV/Colossal Pictures
Prudence Fenton
Emmy winner

PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE
Stephen Johnson,Steve Binder
Emmy winner

SANTO BUGITO
ABC/Klasky Csupo

BAKERSFIELD P.D.
Fox/Walt Disney Pictures

SLIDERS
Fox/Universal Pictures

FUTURE QUEST
PBS

A.J.'S TIME TRAVELERS
CBS/Goldcoast Television

BEAKMAN'S WORLD
Columbia Pictures Television
Mark Waxman, Bob Heath
Emmy winner

ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Betty Productions
Andy Copley, Peggy Christiansen
Emmy winner

IF NOT FOR YOU
Warner Bros. Television

TOO SOMETHING
Warner Bros. Television

MEDICINE BALL
Fox/Lakeside Productions

STREET MATCH
ABC
Goldin Sachs Entertainment

SECOND CHANCES
CBS/Pflugerville Group

EDITH ANN
Klasky/Csupo/Lily Tomlin

SOUTH BEACH
Dick Wolfe, Bob De Laurentis

MANN AND MACHINE
Dick Wolfe, Bob De Laurentis

DAVIS RULES
Carsey Werner Productions

WILL VINTON EASTER SPECIAL
NBC/ Paul Deiner
Emmy winner

GREAT SCOTT
Fox/Castle Rock

FELIX THE CAT
Broadway Video/Eryk Casemiro

HOTEL MALIBU
CBS/Latham/Lechowick Prods.

MUSCLE
Warner Bros.


CD-ROMS AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA


Interstate '82 - Activision
Crash Bandicoot II: Neo Cortex Strikes Back - Sony Playstation
Crash Bandicoot - Sony Playstation
Adventures of the Smart Patrol - Inscape
Franky Online - Future Pirates
Fox Hunt - 3Vision
Johnny Mnemonic - Propaganda Films
Sewer Rats - Digital Pictures
Duellin' Firemen - RunandGun
Ski America - Max Air Media/Crossroad Films


COMMERCIALS


music and sound design for over 300 television commercials


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