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Dan Pinnella

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Dan Pinnella is known for Wedding Crashers (2005), The Blind Side (2009) and Hot Pursuit (2015).
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    Known for

    Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers (2005)
    Wedding Crashers
    7.0
    • Soundtrack("Levi's Locomotive", "Amber", "Snake's Revival", "Enrico Swing", "Ducky's Serenade")
    • 2005
    Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron in The Blind Side (2009)
    The Blind Side
    7.6
    • Soundtrack("Jingle Bells")
    • 2009
    Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara in Hot Pursuit (2015)
    Hot Pursuit
    5.2
    • Soundtrack(as Danny Pinnella, "Black Betty")
    • 2015
    Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
    Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
    6.5
    • Music Department
    • 2020

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    Composer

    • MariVi - The Master Navigator (2023)
      MariVi - The Master Navigator
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Tara Lipinski, Jove Meyer, and José Rolon in Wedding Talk (2022)
      Wedding Talk
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Gerry Lopez and Stacy Peralta in The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez (2021)
      The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez
      8.3
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • 137 Shots (2021)
      137 Shots
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Small Fortune (US) (2021)
      Small Fortune (US)
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Burning Ojai: Our Fire Story (2020)
      Burning Ojai: Our Fire Story
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Jane Lynch in Hollywood Game Night (2013)
      Hollywood Game Night
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2013–2020
    • Bobcats On Three (2020)
      Bobcats On Three
      7.8
      Short
      • Composer (as Danny Pinnella, original music composed by)
      • 2020
    • Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti (2019)
      Pavarotti
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Dream Team
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Mary + Jane (2016)
      Mary + Jane
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
      The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
      7.8
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 2016
    • Cassandra Freeman in The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
      The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2016
    • Fresh Beat Band of Spies (2015)
      Fresh Beat Band of Spies
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Martin Short and John Mulaney in Mulaney (2014)
      Mulaney
      4.1
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2014–2015

    Music Department

    • Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather (2022)
      Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
      8.7
      Short
      • additional music
      • 2022
    • Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
      Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
      6.5
      • music producer
      • musician
      • 2020
    • Jane Lynch in Hollywood Game Night (2013)
      Hollywood Game Night
      7.2
      TV Series
      • musical director
      • composer: additional music
      • composer: theme music ...
      • 2013–2020
    • Jessica Rothe and Josh Whitehouse in Valley Girl (2020)
      Valley Girl
      5.5
      • composer: additional music
      • 2020
    • Sugar (2018)
      Sugar
      4.9
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2018
    • The Red Nose Day Special
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • composer: theme music
      • 2018
    • Do You Trust This Computer? (2018)
      Do You Trust This Computer?
      7.3
      • composer: theme music
      • 2018
    • Jay R. Ferguson in Living Biblically (2018)
      Living Biblically
      5.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • composer: theme music
      • 2018
    • Kristen Bell, Jane Lynch, Kenan Thompson, John Legend, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Sullivan in The Red Nose Day Special (2017)
      The Red Nose Day Special
      6.8
      TV Special
      • composer: theme music
      • musical director
      • musician
      • 2017
    • Dream Team
      TV Movie
      • composer: theme music
      • 2016
    • Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
      Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows
      7.0
      TV Special
      • composer: theme music
      • musical director
      • musician
      • 2016
    • Martin Short and John Mulaney in Mulaney (2014)
      Mulaney
      4.1
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2014
    • Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea in Single Ladies (2011)
      Single Ladies
      6.2
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2011–2014
    • 1 (2013)
      1
      7.9
      • musical director
      • 2013
    • The Cove (2009)
      The Cove
      8.4
      • composer: additional music
      • music producer
      • musician (as Danny Pinnella)
      • 2009

    Soundtrack

    • Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
      Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
      6.5
      • producer: "Hit My Itch"
      • writer: "Hit My Itch"
      • 2020
    • Jessica Rothe and Josh Whitehouse in Valley Girl (2020)
      Valley Girl
      5.5
      • producer: "Everywhere You Go"
      • writer: "Everywhere You Go"
      • 2020
    • Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti (2019)
      Pavarotti
      7.5
      • performer: "Crescendo", "Madamina Il Catalogo", "Highway 82", "Norma: Casta Diva", "Rock Meets Opera", "L'elisir d'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima"
      • writer: "Crescendo", "Highway 82", "Rock Meets Opera"
      • 2019
    • Jane Lynch in Hollywood Game Night (2013)
      Hollywood Game Night
      7.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "I Say a Little Prayer", "All About That Bass", "My Humps", "Let's Get It On", "Walk Like An Egyptian", "My Cherie Amour", "Don't Stop", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"
      • performer: "Proud Mary"
      • performer: "Superstition"
      • 2017
    • Lulu Wilson in Annabelle: Creation (2017)
      Annabelle: Creation
      6.5
      • performer: "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
      • 2017
    • Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara in Hot Pursuit (2015)
      Hot Pursuit
      5.2
      • performer: "Black Betty" (as Danny Pinnella)
      • 2015
    • Dwayne Johnson, Emma Roberts, and Liam Hemsworth in Empire State (2013)
      Empire State
      5.2
      • writer: "Impulse" (as Daniel Pinella)
      • 2013
    • Sound City (2013)
      Sound City
      7.8
      • performer: "Benny Did Swing", "Ghost", "Anti Matter"
      • writer: "Benny Did Swing", "Ghost", "Anti Matter" (as Danny Pinnella)
      • 2013
    • Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts in The Art of Getting By (2011)
      The Art of Getting By
      6.5
      • writer: "Do Do Do", "Loving A Fool"
      • 2011
    • Sharni Vinson and Rick Malambri in Step Up 3D (2010)
      Step Up 3D
      6.2
      • writer: "What We Are Made Of" (as Danny Pinnella)
      • 2010
    • Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron in The Blind Side (2009)
      The Blind Side
      7.6
      • performer: "Jingle Bells"
      • 2009
    • Morning Light (2008)
      Morning Light
      5.7
      • writer: "Miss Sunshine", "Welcome to the Journey"
      • 2008
    • Val Kilmer in Conspiracy (2008)
      Conspiracy
      4.6
      • writer: "All Ready Gone"
      • 2008
    • Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
      Fred Claus
      5.7
      • arranger: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
      • producer: "Fred's Factory Dance"
      • 2007
    • Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers (2005)
      Wedding Crashers
      7.0
      • writer: "Levi's Locomotive", "Amber", "Snake's Revival", "Enrico Swing", "Ducky's Serenade"
      • 2005

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