Alex Wurman


Biography

The early 21st century saw the emergence of Alex Wurman as one of the top composers and arrangers in the world of film and television. Wurman got his start in the early 1990s, composing music for such obscure movies as "L.A. Goddess," "Getting In," and "The Crew." A decade later, however, Wurman's stock had risen dramatically: he won three BMI Film Music Awards during a five-year period,...

Biography

The early 21st century saw the emergence of Alex Wurman as one of the top composers and arrangers in the world of film and television. Wurman got his start in the early 1990s, composing music for such obscure movies as "L.A. Goddess," "Getting In," and "The Crew." A decade later, however, Wurman's stock had risen dramatically: he won three BMI Film Music Awards during a five-year period, for 2004's "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," featuring Will Ferrell as the obtuse newsman of the title, 2005's "March of the Penguins" the smash hit documentary, and 2008's "Four Christmases," with Vince Vaughan and Reese Witherspoon as a married couple attempting to visit all their parents over the holiday. Wurman soon found success in television as well, with an Emmy nomination for composing for 2006's "Bernard and Doris," the dramatization of the relationship between heiress Doris Duke and her butler, and a win for 2010's "Temple Grandin," another biopic, this time about the autistic woman who introduced more humane practices to cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. While largely working on narrative features such as the comedy "The Switch," starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, Wurman also provided music for the 2011 documentary "The Last Lions," about the big cats' dwindling population.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

A Lot Like Love (2005)
Performer
Criminal (2004)
Performer
Normal (2003)
Performer
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Performer
Play it to the Bone (1999)
Performer

Music (Feature Film)

Half Magic (2018)
Music
Villa Capri (2017)
Music
Unfinished Business (2015)
Music
Overnight (2012)
Music
Something Borrowed (2011)
Music
Something Borrowed (2011)
Music Conductor
The Last Lions (2011)
Music
Temple Grandin (2010)
Music
Temple Grandin (2010)
Music Producer
Temple Grandin (2010)
Original Music
The Switch (2010)
Music
The Baker (2009)
Original Score
The Promotion (2008)
Original Score
Bernard and Doris (2008)
Song Performer
$5 a Day (2008)
Music
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)
Music Producer
The Promotion (2008)
Music
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)
Music
Bernard and Doris (2008)
Original Score
What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Music Producer
Bernard and Doris (2008)
Music
National Lampoon's Stoned Age (2008)
Original Music
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)
Music Composer
What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Music
Four Christmases (2008)
Original Music
Bernard and Doris (2008)
Original Music
The Nines (2007)
Music
The Nines (2007)
Original Music
Mrs. Harris (2006)
Music Producer
Mrs. Harris (2006)
Original Music
Mrs. Harris (2006)
Music
March of the Penguins (2005)
Music
March of the Penguins (2005)
Music Producer
A Lot Like Love (2005)
Music
A Lot Like Love (2005)
Original Music
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Music
Criminal (2004)
Music
Normal (2003)
Original Music
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Music
Normal (2003)
Music
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Music
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Music
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2001)
Music
Play it to the Bone (1999)
Music Arranger
Play it to the Bone (1999)
Music
No Vacancy (1999)
Music
Footsteps (1998)
Music
The Grave (1996)
Music
Running Wild (1995)
Original Music
French Exit (1995)
Music
The Crew (1994)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Dangerous Waters (1999)
Music

Life Events

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