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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-06-10 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Randy Edelman

Biography:

Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards, including two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004.

Some of Edelman's best known films scores include Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Beethoven, Gettysburg, The Mask, Dragonheart, Daylight and xXx. He also wrote the theme of the popular television series MacGyver. Many of his musical pieces have been reused in television advertising, trailers, Disney movies, and award shows.

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Known For

Acting

1997

1982

Wogan as Self

1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland

Sound

2025

Dog Patrol as Original Music Composer
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Original Music Composer

2024

Heart Strings as Original Music Composer

2022

2019

Backdraft 2 as Original Music Composer

2017

Max 2: White House Hero as Original Music Composer

2016

Back in the Day as Original Music Composer

2015

The Boy Next Door as Original Music Composer

2010

Leap Year as Original Music Composer
Leap Year as Conductor

2008

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Original Music Composer
27 Dresses as Original Music Composer

2007

Underdog as Original Music Composer
Balls of Fury as Original Music Composer

2006

The Last Time as Original Music Composer
The Ten Commandments as Original Music Composer

2005

Son of the Mask as Original Music Composer

2004

Connie and Carla as Music Arranger
Connie and Carla as Conductor
Connie and Carla as Original Music Composer
Surviving Christmas as Original Music Composer

2003

National Security as Original Music Composer
Shanghai Knights as Original Music Composer
Gods and Generals as Original Music Composer

2002

xXx as Original Music Composer
xXx as Conductor
Frank McKlusky, C.I. as Original Music Composer
A Season on the Brink as Original Music Composer

2001

Black Knight as Original Music Composer
Osmosis Jones as Original Music Composer
Corky Romano as Original Music Composer
China: The Panda Adventure as Original Music Composer
Head Over Heels as Original Music Composer
Who Is Cletis Tout? as Original Music Composer

2000

The Whole Nine Yards as Original Music Composer
The Skulls as Original Music Composer
Shanghai Noon as Original Music Composer
Passion of Mind as Original Music Composer

1999

EDtv as Original Music Composer
The Hunley as Original Music Composer

1998

Six Days Seven Nights as Original Music Composer

1997

Anaconda as Original Music Composer
Leave It to Beaver as Original Music Composer
For Richer or Poorer as Original Music Composer
Gone Fishin' as Original Music Composer

1996

Daylight as Original Music Composer
Diabolique as Original Music Composer
DragonHeart as Original Music Composer
Down Periscope as Original Music Composer
Daylight as Conductor
The Quest as Original Music Composer

1995

While You Were Sleeping as Original Music Composer
Billy Madison as Original Music Composer
The Indian in the Cupboard as Original Music Composer
Citizen X as Original Music Composer
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Original Music Composer
The Big Green as Original Music Composer

1994

The Mask as Original Music Composer
Greedy as Original Music Composer
Angels in the Outfield as Original Music Composer
Pontiac Moon as Original Music Composer

1993

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Original Music Composer
Beethoven's 2nd as Original Music Composer
Gettysburg as Original Music Composer

1992

My Cousin Vinny as Original Music Composer
The Distinguished Gentleman as Original Music Composer
The Last of the Mohicans as Original Music Composer
Beethoven as Original Music Composer

1991

Drop Dead Fred as Original Music Composer
Shout as Original Music Composer
V.I. Warshawski as Original Music Composer
Eyes of an Angel as Original Music Composer

1990

Quick Change as Original Music Composer
Kindergarten Cop as Original Music Composer
Come See the Paradise as Original Music Composer

1989

Ghostbusters II as Original Music Composer
Troop Beverly Hills as Original Music Composer

1988

Twins as Original Music Composer
Feds as Original Music Composer

1987

The Chipmunk Adventure as Original Music Composer
The Chipmunk Adventure as Music Arranger

1985

Scandal Sheet as Original Music Composer
MacGyver as Main Title Theme Composer
MacGyver as Music

1984

A Doctor's Story as Original Music Composer

1973

Blood Sport as Original Music Composer
Snatched as Music
Executive Action as Original Music Composer

1972

Outside In as Music