Dominic Frontiere


Composer, Executive

About

Birth Place
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Born
June 17, 1931

Biography

Dominic Frontiere built up his entertainment career by putting his musical skills to use in the world of Hollywood. Frontiere began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Seven Thieves" (1960), the action movie "One Foot in Hell" (1960) with Alan Ladd and the comedic adaptation "The Marriage-Go-Round" (1960) with Susan Hayward. His music also appeared in the a...

Biography

Dominic Frontiere built up his entertainment career by putting his musical skills to use in the world of Hollywood. Frontiere began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Seven Thieves" (1960), the action movie "One Foot in Hell" (1960) with Alan Ladd and the comedic adaptation "The Marriage-Go-Round" (1960) with Susan Hayward. His music also appeared in the action flick "Hero's Island" (1962) with James Mason. In the seventies, Frontiere's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the John Wayne historical feature "Chisum" (1970), "Barquero" (1970) and the Bruce Brown documentary "On Any Sunday" (1971). His work was also in "Hammersmith Is Out" (1972). Frontiere won a Best Original Score - Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for "The Stunt Man" in 1980. Frontiere's music was also featured in the adventure "The Aviator" (1985) with Christopher Reeve, the biopic "Brutal Glory" (1990) with Robert Vaughn and the Robin Williams box office smash comedic drama "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993). Frontiere most recently worked on the Noel Marshall adventure "Roar" (2015).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Musician

Producer (Feature Film)

Fer-De-Lance (1974)
Executive Producer

Music (Feature Film)

The Incredibles 2 (2018)
Song
The Incredibles 2 (2018)
Song Performer
Watchmen (2009)
Song
Watchmen (2009)
Song Performer
Spectres of the Spectrum (2000)
Music
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Song
Contact (1997)
Song
Color of Night (1994)
Music
Color of Night (1994)
Song
Color of Night (1994)
Music Conductor
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Song
Palomino (1991)
Music
Brutal Glory (1990)
Music
Harry's Hong Kong (1987)
Music
The Aviator (1985)
Music
Dark Mirror (1984)
Music
Velvet (1984)
Music
Shooting Stars (1983)
Music
Don't Go To Sleep (1982)
Music
Modern Problems (1981)
Music
Roar (1981)
Music ("Togar" Theme)
The Stunt Man (1980)
Song
The Stunt Man (1980)
Music
My Old Man (1979)
Music
Vega$ (1978)
Music
Perfect Gentlemen (1978)
Music
Yesterday's Child (1977)
Music
Pipe Dreams (1976)
Music
The Gumball Rally (1976)
Music
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
Music
Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975)
Music
Brannigan (1975)
Music
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
Music
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Music
Fer-De-Lance (1974)
Music
The Train Robbers (1973)
Music
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
Music
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
Music
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
Composer
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
Composer
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
Music
Search (1972)
Music Conductor
Search (1972)
Music
On Any Sunday (1971)
Music
On Any Sunday (1971)
Composer
Revenge (1971)
Music
The Sheriff (1971)
Music
Lost Flight (1970)
Music
Chisum (1970)
Music
Barquero (1970)
Music
Chisum (1970)
Composer
A Name For Evil (1970)
Music Composer
Popi (1969)
Music
Number One (1969)
Music
Popi (1969)
Composer
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Music
Billie (1965)
Music
Billie (1965)
Composer
Incubus (1965)
Music
A Global Affair (1964)
Music
A Global Affair (1964)
Composer
Hero's Island (1962)
Music
The Right Approach (1961)
Music
Seven Thieves (1960)
Music
One Foot in Hell (1960)
Music
The Marriage-Go-Round (1960)
Music Composition and Conducting
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Musician

Music (Special)

The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1986)
Music
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands (1978)
Music
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1976)
Music
Movin' On (1972)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Music

Life Events

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