Mark Watters
Mark Watters is a five-time Emmy Award-winning composer
… and conductor whose diverse career spans 400 television episodes, feature films, DVDs and video games. He has served several terms as Music Governor on the Television Academy’s Board of Governors. Mark holds the distinction of serving as music director for two Olympics: the 1996 Centennial Games in Atlanta, and the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
His numerous appearances as guest conductor have included those with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the London Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and numerous others. In 2002, Mark was asked by John Williams to co-conduct the Academy Awards. He conducted three tours of “Star Wars In Concert,” including Japan with the Tokyo Philharmonic.
Recent projects include serving as music director for the highly acclaimed animated series, “Have A Laugh,” a three-year project to restore and re-record 60 classic Disney shorts from the ‘30s and ‘40s. 2012 marked his debut with Pixar Animation Studios with his original score for “Time Travel Mater” and serving as principle arranger for “Pixar In Concert” which has enjoyed numerous performances around the world. In 2013, he scored the Oscar-nominated short, “Get A Horse,” which appeared in theaters with the blockbuster, “Frozen.”
In 2017, Mark took a full-time position at the famed, Eastman School of Music as head of their newly formed, Contemporary Media and Film Scoring graduate program. He also is the director of the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media named after Eastman alum and Emmy Award-winning composer, Jeff Beal.
AWARDS
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD, 2007
Outstanding Music Direction • “Movies Rock” CBS/Don Mischer Productions
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD, 2002
Outstanding Music Direction • Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games
NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD, 2001
Outstanding Music • Disney’s “True Life Adventure Alaska: Dances Of The Caribou”
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD, 1997
Outstanding Music Direction • Centennial Olympic Games (Atlanta)
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1997
Outstanding Original Song • Centennial Olympic Games (Atlanta)
“Faster, Higher, Stronger”
Lyrics by Lorraine Feather
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD, 1994
Best Score – Disney’s “Aladdin”
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD, 1992
Best Score – “Tiny Toon Adventures”
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1999
Best Score • MGM’s “The Lionhearts”
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1999
Best Song • MGM’s “The Lionhearts Main Title”
Lyrics by Lorraine Feather
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1997
Best Song • MGM’s “All Dogs Go To Heaven Main Title”
Lyrics by Lorraine Feather
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1994
Best Score • Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1993
Best Score • Disney’s “Goof Troop”
DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 1993
Best Score • Disney’s “Raw Toonage”
CREDITS
MOTION PICTURES
DOUG’S FIRST MOVIE, Disney
THE PEBBLE AND THE PENGUIN, MGM
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2, MGM
GET A HORSE (animated feature short), Disney
DIRECT-TO-VIDEO/DVD
KRONK’S NEW GROOVE, Disney
WINNIE THE POOH’S HEFFALUMP HALLOWEEN, Disney
WINNIE THE POOH AND SPRINGTIME WITH ROO, Disney
WINNIE THE POOH AND BOO TO YOU TOO, Disney
DINOTOPIA: QUEST FOR THE RUBY SUNSTONE, Hallmark *original song & score
THE RETURN OF JAFAR, Disney
ALADDIN AND THE KING OF THIEVES, Disney
TIMON AND PUMBAA’S WILD ABOUT SAFETY, Disney
CANDYLAND, Hasbro/SD Entertainment *original songs & score
MY LITTLE PONY: HAVE A VERY MINTY CHRISTMAS, Hasbro/SD Entertainment
*original songs & score
MY LITTLE PONY: THE PRINCESS PROMENADE, Hasbro/SD Entertainment
*original songs & score
MY LITTLE PONY: RUNAWAY RAINBOW, Hasbro/SD Entertainment
*original songs & score
TOM & JERRY: SHIVER ME WHISKERS, Warner Bros.
WINNIE THE POOH: A VERY MERRY POOH YEAR, Disney
TOM SAWYER, MGM/ MCA Records
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Universal
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS MEET THE WOLFMAN, Universal
AN ALL DOGS CHRISTMAS CAROL, MGM *original songs & score
BABES IN TOYLAND, MGM *original songs & score
TELEVISION
MATER’S TALL TAILS: TIME TRAVEL MATER (Pixar)
HAVE A LAUGH, Disney
2002 SALT LAKE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
(Opening & closing ceremonies)
Music director & featured composer
THE 74TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (2002)
Co-conductor (with John Williams) – A.M.P.A.S
MEET THE SANTAS (TVM), The Hallmark Channel
SINGLE SANTA SEEKS MRS. CLAUS (TVM), The Hallmark Channel
THE LONGSHOT (TVM), The Hallmark Channel
TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES: ALASKA: DANCES OF THE CARIBOU, Disney
TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES: ELEPHANT JOURNEY, Disney
TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES: SEA OF SHARKS, Disney
TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES: EVERGLADES: LAND OF THE LIVING DINOSAUR, Disney
1996 CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC GAMES in Atlanta
(Opening & closing ceremonies)
Music director & featured composer
ALADDIN (series), Disney
TINY TOON ADVENTURES, Warner Bros.
GOOF TROOP, Disney
RAW TOONAGE, Disney
THE LITTLE MERMAID (series), Disney
ALADDIN (series) – Disney
THE LIONHEARTS (series), MGM
101 DALMATIANS (series), Disney
BONKERS (series), Disney
THE PINK PANTHER (MGM)
IN A CHILD’S NAME (mini-series), CBS
MEDAL OF HONOR (documentary)
MERRY MELODIES, Warner Bros. (main title)
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN (series), MGM
WINNIE THE POOH’S “BOO TO YOU TOO” HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, Disney
TAZMANIA, Warner Bros.
PARADISE, CBS
VIDEO GAMES
CORALINE (D3 Publisher)
BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: Vilgax Attacks (Cartoon Network)
BEN 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction (Cartoon Network)
DISNEY PRINCESSES 1 & 2 (Disney Interactive)
TOY STORY 3 (Disney Interactive)
DISNEY FAIRIES: TINKERBELL (Disney Interactive)
CARS MANIA (Disney Interactive)
RECORDINGS, CONCERTS, THEATER, MISCELLANEOUS
OSWALD THE RABBIT: HUNGRY HOBOS – original score premiere performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 2013
STARS WARS IN CONCERT – Conductor, National Tour 2009 & Japan Tour 2012
PIXAR IN CONCERT 2012 – Principle Arranger
Guest Conductor for the following orchestras: THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, THE LONDON SYMPHONY, THE NEW YORK POPS, THE TOKYO PHILHARMONIC, THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY, THE DETROIT SYMPHONY, THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY, THE DALLAS SYMPHONY and the UTAH SYMPHONY
Conducted for such artists as:
TRISHA YEARWOOD, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, BEYONCE, MARY J BLIGE, JOHN LEGEND, FERGIE, BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL, SUSAN EGAN, THE DECEMBERISTS, STING, BARRY MANILOW, MEL TORME, FAITH HILL, ENYA, JESSYE NORMAN, ART GARFUNKLE and THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR
2001 SEVILLE FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL, Seville, Spain
Music Director and conductor
TRISHA YEARWOOD – “Thinkin’ About You” MCA Records (Platinum Record)
Featured arranger and conductor
BARRY MANILOW -“Because It’s Christmas” Arista Records (Gold Record)
Conductor
THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA – original score;
The Incline Theater Group; Santa Monica, CA
SNITCH – original score
The Fountain Theater; Hollywood, CA
HAMLET-original score
Globe Playhouse; West Hollywood, CA
TEACHING
UCLA Extension Film Scoring Program 1985 – 1990 & 2013 to present
Columbia College of Chicago – Semester in LA Film Scoring Program
Course: July 18-21, 2024/ Schedule: 10am-1pm / 3pm- 6pm CEST
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