James S. Levine (b. 1974)

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Alias:
James Levine

Birthplace:
Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Born:
October 15, 1974

James Scott Levine (born 1974) is an American composer and member of Remote Control Productions. He has won seven BMI awards and seven ASCAP awards. His credits include the films Running with Scissors, Delta Farce, and The Weather Man, and the television shows Nip/Tuck, Glee, The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, and American Horror Story. He has also provided additional music for films such as Madagascar, Pearl Harbor, and Something's Gotta Give.  James Levine grew up in Medford, Massachusetts, where he played multiple instruments in various genres. The main instrument he played growing up was the piano, performing at multiple events growing up. At the age of 13 Levine shifted his focus from playing the piano, to learning Jazz, as well as improvisation. Composers that Levine looked up to when he was younger were Mozart, Morricone and James Newton Howard. He is of Jewish heritage.  Levine attended Tufts University, where he was originally a pre-med student. However he switched subject areas, and subsequently in college Levine studied Sociology and Musicology, and got his degree in American Studies. He graduated from Tufts in 1996.  Levine came to Hollywood in 1997 to begin his career as a composer, leaving behind money and family. He first started off his career by doing intern work around Los Angeles.  James Levine is a composer for shows like American Horror Story, Glee, Nip/Tuck, Royal Pains and The Closer.  The music for American Horror Story is one of his most known works, receiving many awards such as the Best Music in a Series, Best music in a non-series, and has been nominated for outstanding sound mixing for television movies and miniseries two years in a row. Due to the success of his music he has continued to create music for the show. His work on Glee has also won him many awards and he has gone on to keep composing for the show until the final season.

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Additional Music:
2000  The In Crowd
2005  Madagascar

Music:
2000  The In Crowd
2003  The Challenge
2005  Madagascar
2008  OTIS

Musician:
2000  The In Crowd
2003  The Challenge
2005  Madagascar
2008  Ghost Town
2008  OTIS

Original Music Composer:
2000  The In Crowd
2002  A Little Inside
2003  Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
2003  The Challenge
2003  The In-Laws
2004  Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again
2005  Madagascar
2005  More Sex & the Single Mom
2006  Running with Scissors
2008  Ghost Town
2008  OTIS
2009  The Assistants
2018  Billy Boy

Main Title Theme Composer:
2021  Ordinary Joe

Music:
2005  The Closer
2007  Damages
2009  Royal Pains
2010  Rizzoli & Isles
2014  The Last Ship
2018  Instinct
2021  Ordinary Joe

Original Music Composer:
2005  The Closer
2007  Damages
2009  Glee
2009  Royal Pains
2010  Rizzoli & Isles
2011  American Horror Story
2013  The Blacklist
2014  The Last Ship
2018  Instinct
2020  For Life
2021  La Brea
2021  Ordinary Joe
2024  The New Look

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