159: JEFF CARDONI/Film & TV Composer/The Kominsky Method, Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 11 a.m.

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Jeff Cardoni is a film & television composer based in Los Angeles, CA. His talents range from intimate independent fare to full orchestral majesty. With over 45 feature film scores and several network series to his credit, one can hear his work worldwide every day. His unique ability to cross genres has made him a powerful player in the film composing industry.

Jeff originally studied classical piano, while playing percussion in school orchestra. But it would be rock and roll that would lead him to Los Angeles in 1997. After a brief stint as lead guitarist for the Warner Bros. band "Alien Crime Syndicate", Jeff left to pursue film scoring full time. He worked under several Hollywood composers including John Murphy (Snatch, 28 Days Later) while studying conducting and orchestration at UCLA. He was recently voted ASCAP 2019 TV Composer Of The Year, alongside such greats as John Debney, Bear McCreary, Nicholas Britell, and Daniel Pemberton.

His body of work ranges from studio features such as Fox\\u2019s\\xa0Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates , Step Up: All In, Just Friends, Open Season 3,\\xa0Firehouse Dog\\xa0and\\xa0Miss March, independent films such as\\xa0The Confirmation\\xa0from Oscar nominated Bob Nelson (Nebraska) and\\xa0The Vicious Kind\\xa0(Sundance Premiere), to television scores such the hit Mike Judge comedy\\xa0Silicon Valley\\xa0for HBO, CBS drama\\xa0Training Day\\xa0with the late Bill Paxton, the highest rated comedy of the year\\xa0Young Sheldon\\xa0for Chuck Lorre, and the worldwide Jerry Bruckheimer produced hit\\xa0CSI:Miami.

Jeff is also an active songwriter, penning the theme songs to FX\\u2019s\\xa0The League,\\xa0MTV\\u2019s Pimp My Ride, and Fox\\u2019s\\xa0MadTV,\\xa0with songs appearing countless films, including "Hard Knock Life" with Mike Myers in\\xa0Austin Powers, \\u201cLong Road Home\\u201d featuring Gene Simmons of Kiss for\\xa0CSI,\\xa0on camera songs for Fox\\u2019s\\xa0Gotham,\\xa0The Sweetest Thing\\xa0with Cameron Diaz,\\xa0A Walk To Remember, New York Minute\\xa0and many others. Jeff produced several songs with Jon Lajoie for the soundtrack to\\xa0The League\\xa0and a Lexus spot with legendary alternative rock group\\xa0The Pixies.

Recent scores include the Golden Globe winning Netflix series\\xa0The Kominsky Method,\\xa0starring Academy Award winners Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, the final season of HBO\\u2019s hit\\xa0Silicon Valley, the Bad Boys spinoff series\\xa0LA\\u2019s Finest\\xa0for Jerry Bruckheimer, the Christmas feature\\xa0Same Time Next Christmas\\xa0for director Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland\\u2019s Opus) and the thriller feature\\xa0Paradise Cove\\xa0starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty).

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Special Mentions:

Jeff Cardoni, Tour Health Research Initiative, This Tour Life, The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound, ROADIE: My Documentary (TJ Hoffman film), The Power of Podcasting Panel at NAMM, Soundgirls, Mixing Music Live, Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87, Filming Great Concert Footage, Roadie Short Film, Roadie: A True Story (at least the parts I remember), Roadie Free Radio Merch

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