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Andrea Datzman: Bio

Andrea Datzman

Since Andrea was 8 years old and an ancient sage green player piano came into her home in Northern California, she has been writing music. After training as a vocalist, playing piano and various woodwinds, she began her studies in composition at UC Santa Barbara. After earning a Bachelors Degree in Composition she spent a year studying with Composer Andrew Imbrie and living in San Francisco. Andrea moved to Los Angeles and completed USC’s graduate program in “Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television.”
As a composer, Andrea has written music for various TV Series, films and documentaries, including "UnderCovers"(TV), "Let Me In" and the award-winning short documentary “If a Body Meet a Body.”
Andrea has also worked as Scoring Coordinator, Orchestrator and Arranger for Movies, TV Shows and video games such as “LOST”, “UP”, "Super 8", “Star Trek”, “Ratatouille”, "50/50" “Mission Impossible IV” and the 81st Academy Awards

Credits
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John Carter - 2012
(Orchestrator, Scoring Coordinator)

Disney Studios
Andrew Stanton, dir.

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Statue of Liberty; Visitors Center Documentary - 2012
(Composer)

Anthony Giacchino, dir.

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Mission Impossible 4; Ghost Protocol - 2011
(Orchestrator, Scoring Coordinator)

Paramount, Bad Robot
Brad Bird, dir.

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50/50 - 2011
(Scoring Coordinator)

Jonathan Levine, dir.

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Monte Carlo - 2011
(Scoring Coordinator)

Fox Studios
Thomas Bezucha, dir.

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Super 8 - 2011
(Orchestrator, Scoring Coordinator)

Paramount, Bad Robot
J.J Abrams, dir.

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Cars 2 - 2011
(Orchestrator, Scoring Coordinator)

Pixar
John Lasseter, dir.

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UnderCovers (TV) - 2010-11
(Composer)

Warner Brothers, CBS
J.J Abrams, dir.

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Star Tours (Disneyland Attraction- 2010
(Arranger, Orchestrator, Score Cordinator)

Disney Imagineering

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Let Me In- 2010
(Composer; addtl. Music, Orchestrator)

Matt Reeves, dir.

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UP - 2009
(Scoring Coordinator)

Pixar
Pete Docter, dir.

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Star Trek - 2009
(Score Coordinator)

JJ Abrams, dir.

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Lost (TV) 2005-2009
(Orchestration, & Assistant to Composer)

JJ Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, prod.

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Land of the Lost - 2009
(Orchestrator, Score Coordinator)

Brad Silberling

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Speed Racer - 2008
(Score Coordinator, Source Music Composer)

The Wachowskis, dir.

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Ratatouille - 2007
(Score Assistant,
Source Music Composer, uncredited)

Pixar
Brad Bird, dir.

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Slangin and the Bard - 2007
(composer)

Gregory Tillman, dir.

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Mission Impossible: III - 2006
(Score Assistant)

JJ Abrams, dir.

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Alias (TV) - 2005- 2006
(Score Prep & Additional Orchestrations)

Tucker Gates, dir.
JJ Abrams, prod.

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The Contract; The Making of The Contract - 2006
(composer)

Bud Robertson prod.
Morgan Freeman
John Cusack

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - 2005
(additional orchestrations)

Shane Black, dir.
Joel Silver, prod.

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Supernatural (TV) - 2006
(Score Prep & Assistant to Composer)

Erik Kripke, prod

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Break Them Chains - 2006
(composer)

Nick Palmer, dir.

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Premonition - 2006
(composer)

Sara Hoopes, dir.

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Captain Titan's Special G - 2006
(composer)

Amit Bhalla, dir.

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Drifting Pretty - 2006
(composer)

Brian Davis, dir.

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Freedom Fries... - 2006
(composer)

Carl Christman, dir.

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Faces of Suicide; - 2005
The Making of the Central Coast Suicide Quilt
(composer)

Sara Hoopes, dir.

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Oblivion, Nebraska (composer) - 2005

Charles Haine, dir

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Halley’s Comet (composer) - 2005

Mary Posatko, dir.

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Marigolds Tears (composer) - 2004

Drusilla Luna, dir.

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Tin Man In Love (composer) - 2004

Julie Salsifuentes, dir.

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Waiting - 2004
(composer)

Erin Rackow, dir.

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Sane Delusions - 2004
(composer)

Brian Burra, dir.

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VIDEO GAMES

Pixar - RUSH! (VG) - 2012
(Pixar Music Consultant)

Pixar, Microsoft - prod.

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CARS 2 (VG) - 2011
(Pixar Music Consultant)

Pixar, Avalanche - prod.

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UP (VG) - 2009
(Composer)

Pixar, Heavy Iron, prod.

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Ratatouille (VG) - 2007
(Composer)

Pixar, THQ, prod.

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The Incredibles; Rise of The Underminer (VG) - 2012
(Additional Music Prep)

Pixar, THQ, prod.

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Education
Bachelors of Music Composition
University of California, Santa Barbara 2003

Graduate Studies
University of Southern California
Scoring for Motion Pictures & Television 2005