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Jeff Danna

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Birth name Jeffrey W. Danna
Nationality Canada
Birth 1964 (61 years)

Jeffrey W. “Jeff” Danna (born 1964) is a Canadian composer and musician noted for his work in film scores. He is the younger brother of Academy Award and Emmy-winning composer Mychael Danna.

A reluctant piano student at age eight, Burlington, Ontario-born Jeffrey Danna found solace in the guitar at age eleven. He began playing professionally at fifteen until a hand injury in 1987 curtailed his performance career. He subsequently began composing for films and in 1991 moved to Los Angeles to continue working.

He has created scores for a long and varied list of films, both animated and live-action. His credits include such divergent projects as All Saints Day, Fracture, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Miss Spider, Silent Hill, O, Richard Attenborough's Closing the Ring, and Neil Labute's Lakeview Terrace.

Best films

The Good Dinosaur (2015)
(Original Music Composer)
Storks (2016)
(Original Music Composer)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
(Music Score Producer)
Silent Hill (2006)
(Original Music Composer)
Fracture (2007)
(Original Music Composer)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
(Original Music Composer)

Usually with

Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna
(13 films)
Brett Morgen
Brett Morgen
(4 films)
Don Carmody
Don Carmody
(6 films)
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jeff Danna (44 films)

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Sound

Onward
Onward (2020)

Directed by Dan Scanlon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Children's films
Actors Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez, Haley Tju
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating74% 3.7053.7053.7053.7053.705
Ian et Barley Lightfoot ont perdu leur père très tôt. Ils habitent une ville de banlieue peuplée de créatures fantastiques (elfes, trolls, lutins ou encore licornes), mais dont la magie ancestrale a peu à peu disparu. Les deux jeunes frères partent à sa recherche à bord de leur van Guinevere, dans l'espoir de passer un dernier jour avec leur père.
The Addams Family, 1h27
Directed by Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about families
Actors Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Allison Janney, Snoop Dogg
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating58% 2.919422.919422.919422.919422.91942
La famille Addams, qui vivait jusque-là retranchée dans leur demeure, juchée en haut d’une colline brumeuse du New Jersey, se prépare à recevoir des membres éloignés encore plus étranges qu’eux à l’occasion de la Mazurka de Pugsley. Une cérémonie aux allures de rite de passage qui doit se dérouler devant la famille au complet et où le jeune garçon doit prouver qu’il est prêt à devenir un véritable mâle Addams. Mais ils ne savent pas que leur voisine du bas de la colline — la décoratrice d’intérieur et animatrice de télévision aux dents longues Margaux Needler — est en train de mettre sur pied un quartier préfabriqué, tout en couleurs pop et en perfection. Quand le brouillard se lève, révélant la demeure des Addams, la sombre bâtisse semble se dresser entre la jeune ambitieuse et son rêve de vendre toutes les maisons du quartier pour devenir la personnalité la plus plébiscitée que la télévision ait jamais créée.
The Breadwinner, 1h34
Directed by Nora Twomey
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Ali Badshah
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating77% 3.851553.851553.851553.851553.85155
Parvana est une jeune fille vivant à Kaboul en Afghanistan, contrôlé par les talibans. Son père, Nurullah, autrefois enseignant, est amputé de la jambe droite, conséquence de la Guerre d'Afghanistan, ce qui le force à devenir colporteur afin de subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. À la suite d'une altercation avec l'un de ses anciens étudiants, Idrees, à qui il refuse la main de sa fille sous prétexte qu'elle est déjà fiancée (ce qui est faux), il se fait injustement emprisonner, laissant la famille en détresse car il est le seul homme adulte encore en vie, le fils aîné Sulayman étant mort quelques années plus tôt. Parvana se retrouve donc seule avec sa mère Fattema, sa sœur aînée Soraya et son petit frère Zaki. Puisque les femmes ont l'interdiction de sortir sans leur mari, leur père ou leur frère, la famille se retrouve isolée, sans nouvelles de Nurullah. Après que sa mère soit revenue battue car elle était sortie sans être accompagnée d'un homme de sa famille pour retrouver son mari et que Parvana ait tenté, sans succès, d'acheter de la nourriture au marché, elle décide de se couper les cheveux et de se vêtir en homme. Elle se fait donc passer pour le neveu de son père et prend comme nom « Aatish » afin de pouvoir subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Le soir, lorsqu'elle rentre, elle divertit son jeune frère en lui inventant une histoire dans laquelle un jeune garçon part affronter le roi éléphant afin de reprendre les graines qu'il a volées.
Anesthesia
Anesthesia (2016)
, 1h30
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Kristen Stewart, Hannah Marks, Sam Waterston, Gretchen Mol, Tim Blake Nelson, Glenn Close
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating60% 3.046823.046823.046823.046823.04682
When Professor Walter Zarrow (Sam Waterston) gets violently mugged, it brings together the lives of people he's affected in the past.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, 1h52
Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Actors Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, Steve Martin, Chris Tucker, Ben Platt
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating61% 3.0977453.0977453.0977453.0977453.097745
En 2005, un jeune Texan de 19 ans, Billy Lynn, est pris dans une violente attaque avec son régiment d'infanterie en Irak. Lui et les autres survivants sont présentés comme des héros. Ils sont ensuite rapatriés aux États-Unis par l'administration Bush pour parader dans tout le pays, parade qui culmine lors du show de la mi-temps du match de NFL (football américain) des Dallas Cowboys pour Thanksgiving, match à domicile à Dallas. Mais ils doivent ensuite retourner au front...
Storks
Storks (2016)

Directed by Doug Sweetland, Nicholas Stoller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Actors Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Katie Crown, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell, Keegan-Michael Key
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating67% 3.3976053.3976053.3976053.3976053.397605
Avant, les cigognes livraient les bébés, au point d'avoir fondé une entreprise uniquement consacrée à cette tâche. Mais ça, c'était avant. Un jour, l'une d'entre elles, Jasper, refusa de livrer une petite fille, souhaitant la garder. La balise de géolocalisation de l'enfant se brisa dans la bagarre entre les cigognes, Jasper s'enfuit, et la petite fille, Tulipe, resta à la charge de la compagnie. Son boss, Hunter, décida alors de changer totalement leurs activités : désormais, les cigognes livrent des paquets pour un site de commerce électronique, et ont totalement abandonné la livraison de bébés ; elles emploient également d'autres espèces d'oiseaux à des tâches subalternes.
The Good Dinosaur, 1h34
Directed by Peter Sohn, Bob Peterson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Films about families, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques, Alternate history films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Lucas Neff, John Ratzenberger, John Lithgow, Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating66% 3.3499553.3499553.3499553.3499553.349955
In an alternate timeline in which Earth was never hit by an asteroid and dinosaurs never became extinct, a young Apatosaurus named Arlo loses his father in a tragic accident. One day, Arlo falls into a river and gets knocked out by a rock, finding himself far away from his home. While trying to find a way back to the Clawed-Tooth Mountains, he befriends a human caveboy that he names Spot.
Cobain: Montage of Heck, 2h12
Directed by Brett Morgen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dave Grohl, Courtney Love
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating75% 3.7516253.7516253.7516253.7516253.751625
After Don Cobain marries Wendy O'Conner, she gets pregnant and gives birth to their son Kurt Cobain. He is a hyperactive kid and at the age of three, his sister Kim is born. At the age of nine his parents divorce and he goes to stay with his dad. Don tells Kurt that he wouldn't get married again, but breaks his promise when he meets Jenny Westeby who already has two kids. They get married and have another kid Chad. Kurt tortures his siblings and Jenny has Don kick him out. Kurt goes to stay with his mom and his sister. He starts hanging out with a few kids he hates but hangs out with them so he can smoke marijuana. They go over to a girls house where they distract her and one of them grabs alcohol from the basement. They get away with this for only a month, and during that month Kurt gets suicidal. He decides that before he kills himself he wants to have sex first. He goes over to the girls house and when they are about to have sex, he leaves after being grossed out by how her vagina smelled. After a conversation with Buzz Osborne, he starts listening to punk rock. Two weeks before school gets out, he drops out due to lack of credits. He decides to make a band and meets Krist Novoselic. They form their band with Chad Channing on drums. After going through many names, they call the band Nirvana.
Bad Country, 1h35
Directed by Chris Brinker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Amy Smart, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough, Matt Dillon, Tom Berenger, Kevin Chapman
Roles Music
Rating57% 2.897782.897782.897782.897782.89778
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter's death and Weiland's ID'd as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit.
The Colony
The Colony (2013)
, 1h35
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Environmental films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Sullivan, Atticus Mitchell, Romano Orzari
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating53% 2.6513052.6513052.6513052.6513052.651305
By 2045, humans have built weather machines to control the warming climate due to climate change and global warming. The machines break down when one day it begins to snow and doesn't stop. Whatever humans remain live in underground bunkers to escape the extreme cold. Their challenges are controlling disease and producing sufficient food. Two soldiers, Briggs (Laurence Fishburne) and Mason (Bill Paxton) are the leaders of one such bunker, Colony 7. Briggs, Sam (Kevin Zegers) and Graydon (Atticus Dean Mitchell) travel to nearby Colony 5 after receiving a distress signal.
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, 1h34
Directed by M. J. Bassett
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Radha Mitchell, Deborah Kara Unger, Martin Donovan, Malcolm McDowell
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating49% 2.457132.457132.457132.457132.45713
Sharon Da Silva (Adelaide Clemens) and her adoptive father Christopher (Sean Bean), currently hiding behind aliases of Heather and Harry Mason, have spent the past few years moving from town to town and assuming different identities. Heather believes that they are on the run from the police because Harry killed a man in self-defense and that her adoptive mother Rose (Radha Mitchell) died in a car crash. In fact, Harry has been protecting her from the Order, a cult of Silent Hill, a town haunted by shifting dimensions. Rose was able to free Heather (then Sharon) from one of the alternate dimensions using one half of a talisman called the Seal of Metatron, but Rose remained trapped in Silent Hill.
Repeaters
Repeaters (2012)
, 1h29
Directed by Carl Bessai
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Crime
Themes Time travel films, Temporal paradox
Actors Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Alexia Fast, Emily Perkins, Gabrielle Rose, Michael Adamthwaite
Roles Music
Rating57% 2.85162.85162.85162.85162.8516
Kyle Halsted, Sonia Logan, and Michael Weeks are inmates at a rehabilitation facility. Bob Simpson, the administrator, tasks them with apologizing to those they have hurt with their addiction. When Kyle attempts to apologize to his younger sister Charlotte, she angrily blows him off, and the principal kicks him off school grounds. Sonia goes to the hospital where her dying father is a patient, but she is unable to bring herself to face him. Michael visits his father in jail, but the conversation is cut short by his father's abusive threats. When Bob tries to get them to discuss their day in group therapy, they refuse, and Michael storms off. Later, while discussing the pointlessness of Bob's therapy, Sonia is told that her father has died. As the trio try to deal with their emotional pain, a storm rolls in, and each of them is shocked and knocked unconscious.
Erased
Erased (2012)
, 1h40
Directed by Philipp Stölzl
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko, Liana Liberato, Alexander Fehling, Kate Linder, Garrick Hagon
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating60% 3.0007253.0007253.0007253.0007253.000725
Ben Logan, an American single parent who has recently moved with his estranged daughter to Belgium, works for a multinational technology corporation called Halgate Group. When one of his co-workers discovers that a patent has been apparently misfiled, Logan brings it to the attention of his boss, Derek Kohler. Shortly afterward, his entire office building is emptied and no records exist to show that he was ever an employee. Confused, Logan attempts to prove his employment by accessing bank records, but he is kidnapped at gunpoint by a coworker.
Arena
Arena (2011)
, 1h34
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Johnny Messner, Katia Winter, Daniel Dae Kim, Vanessa Branch
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating48% 2.4052152.4052152.4052152.4052152.405215
The Deathgames is a popular, controversial, and illegal web-show featuring a modern day gladiator arena where combatants fight to the death for the entertainment of online viewers, including a group of college students, and a group of Chinese office workers. Government authorities have been searching to shut down the operation, but to no avail. David Lord (Kellan Lutz), a fireman and paramedic gets into a terrible car accident with his pregnant wife, Lori (Nina Dobrev), who does not survive the crash. Grief-stricken, David considers suicide, but decides against it. Later he drowns his sorrows at a local bar, while a mysterious woman, Milla (Katia Winter), watches him from afar. After witnessing him easily subdue the bar's bouncer, Milla seduces David before incapacitating him and allowing him to be kidnapped.
Thin Ice
Thin Ice (2011)
, 1h54
Directed by Jill Sprecher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, Lea Thompson, Bob Balaban, David Harbour
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating62% 3.1051553.1051553.1051553.1051553.105155
Wisconsin insurance salesman Mickey Prohaska is in desperate financial straits. His wife JoAnn has thrown him out of the house, and he is willing to do or say practically anything to sell anybody a policy. Mickey accompanies another insurance agent he has just met, Bob Egan, to the farm of an elderly man named Gorvy Hauer. The house is a mess and Gorvy is absent-minded, perhaps a tad senile. He does not have much money and, the little he has, he seems to keep in a jar. Mickey tries to sell the old man some insurance anyway.