Geoff Zanelli

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Emmy Award-winning composer Geoff Zanelli is a standout in the film and television scoring industry, garnering accolades and recognition for his diverse musical voice. Zanelli has composed for directors such as Gore Verbinski and Ridley Scott; writer/directors David Koepp, Peter Hedges and David Duchovny; producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg; as well as actor/producers Angelina Jolie and Tom Hanks.

In 2019, Zanelli teamed with Disney, Angelina Jolie and Joachim Rønning to score “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” as well as two movies from prolific director Deon Taylor, “The Intruder” and “Black and Blue.”

Zanelli scored the fifth installment of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” which debuted at #1 in the world upon release in May 2017, earning over $347 million in its first weekend. “Pirates of the Caribbean” fans have previously heard Zanelli’s original music contributions in all four of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films via his collaborative work with Zimmer.

He has a long history with Disney, which began with his breakout score for the fantasy drama “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. Zanelli’s organic and stirring score for the film also received critical acclaim, including a feature in Variety’s Eye on the Oscars issue.  In addition, he scored Marc Forster’s “Christopher Robin” alongside composer Jon Brion.

Zanelli’s additional works include scoring David Koepp’s “You Should Have Left,”  Deon Taylor’s “Fatale” and “The House Next Door,”  “Man & Witch” directed by Michael Hines, “The Hill” starring Dennis Quaid and Colin Ford, the theme music for Pierre Morel’s Freelance and Adam Sandler’s Leo which broke the record as the most viewed animated film in the history of Netflix with 34.6 million views in 6 days. Most recently, Zanelli scored the animation feature 10 Lives starring Mo Gilligan as well as Gore Verbinski’s action-comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die starring Sam Rockwell, Juno Temple, and Michael Pena.

Zanelli collaborated with Grammy-award winning Mark Ronson on the co-written score and songs to Lionsgate’s “Mortdecai,” marking his third time working with writer/director David Koepp; director Jared Hess for the comedy “Masterminds;” and Steve Martin and Edie Brickell to lend string arrangements to the Grammy-award winning album “Love Has Come For You,” and follow-up album “So Familiar,” which dominated the Bluegrass charts. He recently wrote the score and songs for “Star Citizen: Squadron 42,” the most crowd-funded game in history.

In 2006, Zanelli earned his first Emmy after scoring the original music for Steven Spielberg’s miniseries “Into The West.” With this win, Zanelli became the youngest composer ever to be awarded the ‘Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)’ accolade. A few years later, Spielberg once again tapped Zanelli to score HBO’s “The Pacific,” which earned him his second Emmy nomination. Other credits include: DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures’ “Disturbia,” 20th Century Fox’s “Hitman,” Lionsgate’s “Gamer,” DreamWork’s “Ghost Town,” The Weinstein Company’s “Outlander” and Columbia Pictures’ “Secret Window” (co-written with Philip Glass) among many others. Additionally, Zanelli co-wrote the song “Don’t Make Me Wait” for “Disturbia.”

Zanelli has contributed music to many feature films including: Warner Bros.’ “Justice League,” Disney’s “The Lone Ranger;” the Golden Globe-nominated scores for Warner Bros.’ “The Last Samurai” and Touchstone Pictures’ “Pearl Harbor;” Paramount Pictures’ “Rango,” MGM’s “Hannibal,” Columbia Pictures’ “Angels & Demons,” DreamWorks’ “Antz,” “Chicken Run,” “Shark Tale,” and “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” working alongside composers Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams and Steve Jablonsky.

Man From the Future – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  1. Man From the Future – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  2. Analog Prince (Sunrise) – Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die
  3. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  4. Run, Piggies! – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  5. Malibuboo – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  6. Ingrid’s Theme – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  7. Something Sinister – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
  8. Torpedo Run – Star Citizen: Squadron 42
  9. The UEE Fleet – Star Citizen: Squadron 42
  10. Vanduul – Star Citizen: Squadron 42
  11. Long Live Leo – Leo
  12. Alligator Problem – Leo
  13. Field Trip – Leo
  14. Charlotte’s Web – Leo
  15. Salazar – Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell. No Tales)
  16. Treasure – Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell No Tales)
  17. The Brightest Star in the North – Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell No Tales)
  18. Cannon Fight – Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell No Tales)
  19. Prologue – Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell No Tales)
  20. Kill the Sparrow – Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell No Tales)
  21. Storybook – Christopher Robin
  22. Chapters – Christopher Robin
  23. Plaza Shootout – Freelance
  24. Paldonian Standoff – Freelance
  25. Sobrino – Freelance
  26. Mistress of Evil – Maleficent 2
  27. We’re Dark Fey – Maleficent 2
  28. You Came Back – 10 Lives
  29. The Future – 10 Lives
  30. He’ll Be Fine – 10 Lives
  31. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 – The First Lady
  32. I Have Used My Moment Well – The First Lady
  33. After All These Years – The First Lady
  34. Letter To Gerry – The First Lady
  35. Looks Like A Wall To Me – You Should Have Left
  36. Off He Goes – The Hill
  37. The House Next Door – The House Next Door
  38. You Should Have Left – Unreliable Geometries
  39. Don’t Point That Camera At Me – Black & Blue
  40. Your Question Does Not Deserve an Answer – The Intruder
  41. The Flying Machine – Red Shoes and the 7 Dwarfs
  42. Suite – Traffik
  43. Diriyah Gate Inauguration (Live Show)
  44. McKinney Chase – Masterminds
  45. Main Title – A Boys Life
  46. In The Bathtub – Mortdecai
  47. Johanna – Mortdecai
  48. Credits – Killing Kennedy
  49. Hi Yo Silver – The Lone Ranger
  50. Anything Is Possible – The Odd Life Of Timothy Green
  51. We Could Take The Day Off – Louder Than Words
  52. Anna – Last I Heard
  53. Opening – Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 (On Stranger Tides)
  54. Release The Kraken – Clash Of The Titans
  55. With The Old Breed – The Pacific
  56. Off The Grid – Gamer
  57. Plane Crash – Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa
  58. Pincus Goes Home – Ghost Town
  59. The Moorwen Genocide – Outlander
  60. Righteous Buttkicking – Hitman
  61. Calypso – Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 (At World’s End)
  62. Main Title – Disturbia
  63. Cannibal Island – Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 (Dead Man’s Chest)
  64. Main Title – Into The West
  65. Stickball – House Of D
  66. Kelp Fields – Shark Tale
  67. The Body – Secret Window
  68. Broadside – Pirates Of The Caribbean (Curse Of The Black Pearl)
  69. Ritual The Attack – Pearl Harbor