Wurman, Alex 1966–

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WURMAN, Alex 1966–

PERSONAL

Born October 5, 1966; son of Hans Wurman (an arranger and in the music recording business). Education: Attended Academy of Performing Arts High School, Chicago IL; studied composition at University of Miami; also attended American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, IL.

Addresses:

Contact—Evolution Music Partners, 12300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Composer. Affiliated with Sonart Productions.

CREDITS

Film Musician:

Thirteen Conversations about One Thing (also known as 13 Conversations), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'un homme dangereux), Miramax, 2002.

Criminal, Warner Bros., 2004.

Film Work; Other:

Music coproducer, Younger and Younger, Kushner–Locke, 1993.

Choral arranger, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999.

Music editor and sound mixer, Thirteen Conversations about One Thing (also known as 13 Conversations), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.

Television Orchestrator and Musician; Movies:

Normal, HBO, 2003.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

L.A. Goddess, 1993.

Learning the Hard Way (short instructional film), 1993.

The Crew, Cineville International, 1994.

Getting In (also known as Student Body), Foxboro Entertainment/Lindemann Entertainment Group, 1994.

Dominion, Prism Pictures, 1995.

French Exit, Columbia/TriStar, 1995.

Ripple, 1995.

Running Wild (also known as Born Wild), A–pix Entertainment, 1995.

Eat Your Heart Out, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1997.

(With others) The Good Life, 1997.

Expose (also known as Deadline and Footsteps), AMCO Entertainment Group/Bruder Releasing, 1998.

God, 1998.

Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite (also known as Blood-sport IV and Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite), 1999.

No Vacancy, Highlight Film, 1999.

Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999.

Hero, Atom Films, 2000.

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes, Euro Video, 2000.

View from the Swing, 2000.

Thirteen Conversations about One Thing (also known as 13 Conversations), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'un homme dangereux), Miramax, 2002.

Hollywood Homicide, Columbia, 2003.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (also known as Action News, Action Newsman, and Anchorman), DreamWorks SKG, 2004.

Blink, Cris Blyth Productions, 2004.

Criminal, Warner Bros., 2004.

A Lot Like Love, Buena Vista, 2005.

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy (also known as Anchorman: Wake–Up Ron Burgundy and Wake Up Ron Burgundy), DreamWorks SKG, 2005.

Composer of scores for other films and for student films of the American Film Institute. Songs have appeared in films.

Film Additional Music:

A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992.

Younger and Younger, Kushner–Locke, 1993.

The Lion King (animated; also known as King of the Jungle), Buena Vista, 1994.

Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998.

Television Music; Series:

Beyond the Glory, Fox Sports Network, beginning 2001.

Television Music; Movies:

The Grave, HBO, 1996.

In der glanzvollen Welt des Hotel Adlon (also known as Hotel Adlon), 1996.

Dangerous Waters (also known as Imminent Danger), Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Footsteps, Showtime Extreme, 2000.

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes, Showtime, 2001.

Normal, HBO, 2003.

Stage Music:

Composer of music for The Rose and the Knife, off–Broadway production.

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