Robinson, J. Peter

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Robinson, J. Peter

PERSONAL

Married Denise Hudson (an art director), 2000.

Addresses:

Agent—Soundtrack Music Associates, 2229 Cloverfield Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Manager—Derek Power Company, 818 N. Doheny Dr., Suite 1003, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Composer.

Awards, Honors:

Saturn Award nomination, best music, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1988, for Return of the Living Dead Part II; American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Award, top box office films, 1989, for Cocktail; ASCAP Award, top box office films, 1993, for Wayne's World; Saturn Award nomination, best music, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1995, for New Nightmare; New Zealand Screen Award nomination, best achievement in original music, 2006, for The World's Fastest Indian.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace, Atlantic, 1983.

Phil Collins: The Singles Collection, 1990.

Film Scores:

Thunder Alley, 1985.

Ging chaat goo si (also known as Jackie Chan's "Police Force," Jackie Chan's "Police Story," Jing cha gu shi, Police Force, and Police Story), Manga, 1985.

The Wraith, Image, 1986.

The Gate, New Century, 1987.

The Believers, Orion, 1987.

Return of the Living Dead Part II (also known as Revenge of the Living Dead), Warner Home Video, 1988.

Cocktail, Warner Bros., 1988.

Ging chaat goo si juk jaap (also known as Jackie Chan's "Police Story 2," Jing cha gu shi xu ji, Kowloon's Eye, Police Force II, Police Story 2, Police Story Part II, and Police Story Sequel), New Line Home Video, 1988.

The Kiss, TriStar, 1988.

Blind Fury, TriStar, 1989.

The Wizard, Universal, 1989.

Cadillac Man, Orion, 1990.

Wayne's World, Paramount, 1992.

Encino Man (also known as California Man), Buena Vista, 1992.

New Nightmare (also known as Wes Craven's "New Nightmare"), 1994.

Highlander III: The Sorcerer (also known as Highlander III, Highlander 3: The Final Conflict, Highlander 3: The Sorcerer, Highlander: The Final Dimension, and Highlander: The Magician), Dimension, 1994.

The Outpost (also known as Mind Ripper, Wes Craven Presents "Mind Ripper," and Wes Craven's "The Mindripper"), Warner Home Video, 1995.

Hung faan aau (also known as Rumble in the Bronx, Gong fan ou, Red Bronx, and Zizanie dans le Bronx), BAC, 1995.

Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's "Vampire in Brooklyn"), 1995.

First Strike, 1996.

Jing cha gu shi 4: Zhi jian dan ren wu (also known as Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo, Jackie Chan's "First Strike," and Police Story 4), 1996.

Yat goh hiu yan (also known as Mr. Nice Guy, No More Mr. Nice Guy, SuperChef, and Yi ge hao ren), Warner Bros., 1997.

Godzilla 2000, Sony, 1998.

Firestorm, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Waterproof, Cloud Ten, 1999.

Detroit Rock City, New Line Cinema, 1999.

15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001.

Beeper, 2002.

Wishcraft, Flashstar Home Video, 2002.

A Call for Help, Underground, 2002.

Beeper, Shoreline, 2002.

I Left Me, The Dream Factory, 2004.

The World's Fastest Indian, Gemini, 2005.

Quinceanera (also known as Echo Park, L.A.), Festive, 2006.

The Obscure Brother, Blue Video, 2007.

Shelter, 2007.

Television Music; Series:

The Insiders, 1985.

The Wonder Years, ABC, 1988.

Nightmare Cafe, NBC, 1992.

Under One Roof, 1995.

Kindred: The Embraced, 1996.

Spawn (also known as Todd McFarlane's "Spawn"), 1997.

Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997.

The Wild Thornberrys, Nickelodeon, 1998.

Flatland, 2002.

Bill Stanton Project, FX Channel, 2003.

The Handler, 2003.

Television Music; Episodic:

Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

Desert Rats, NBC, 1988.

Nightmare Classics, 1990.

Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1990-1996.

Eerie, Indiana, NBC, 1991.

Charmed, The WB, 1999-2006.

Television Music; Movies:

Kate's Secret, 1986.

J. Edgar Hoover, Showtime, 1987.

Bates Motel, 1987.

The Gifted One, 1989.

When You Remember Me, 1990.

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside, 1991.

Deadly IntentionsAgain?, 1991.

Hell Hath No Fury, 1991.

Lightning Field (also known as The Lightning Incident), 1991.

Are You Lonesome Tonight, 1992.

With a Vengeance (also known as Undesirable), 1992.

The President's Child, 1992.

Laurel Canyon, 1993.

The Day My Parents Ran Away (also known as Missing Parents), 1993.

Omen, 1995.

Buried Secrets, 1996.

Runaway Car (also known as Out of Control), Fox, 1997.

Gargantua, Fox, 1998.

Brink!, 1998.

Don't Look Down (also known as Wes Craven Presents "Don't Look Down"), 1998.

The Linda McCartney Story (also known as L' Histoire de Linda McCartney), 2000.

WW3 (also known as WWIII and Winds of Terror), 2001.

Code 11-14, 2003.

12 Days of Terror, 2004.

Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story (also known as Identity Theft and Ma vie volee), 2004.

Television Music; Pilots:

The Gifted One, NBC, 1989.

Generation X, Fox, 1996.

Destiny, 2001.

Television Music; Specials:

"Easel Kill 'Ya," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991.

Television Music; Miniseries:

Black River (also known as Dean Koontz's "Black River"), 2001.

Covert One: The Hades Factor, CBS, 2006.

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