Alan Silvestri

Born in 1950, Alan Silvestri has been composing in film and television since the mid 1970's. He is best known for his work with Robert Zemeckis, having composed the scores to every film directed by him since Romancing the Stone in 1984.

Films scored by Alan Silvestri:

 * Romancing the Stone (1984)
 * Back to The Future and its sequels (1985, 1989, 1990)
 * Flight of the Navigator (1986)
 * Predator and its first sequel (1987, 1990; score for the first films adapted by John Debney for 2010's Predators)
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
 * The Abyss (1989)
 * Father of the Bride and its sequel (1991, 1995)
 * Death Becomes Her (1992)
 * Sidekicks (1992)
 * Super Mario Bros (1993)
 * Forrest Gump (1994) (also his only Academy Award nomination to date)
 * Judge Dredd (1995)
 * Contact (1997)
 * Mousehunt (1997)
 * What Lies Beneath (2000)
 * Cast Away (2000)
 * The Mummy Returns (2001)
 * Lilo and Stitch (2002)
 * Van Helsing (2004)
 * The Polar Express (2004)
 * Night At the Museum and its sequel (2006, 2009)
 * Beowulf (2007)
 * G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra (2009)
 * A Christmas Carol (2009)
 * The a Team (2010)
 * Captain America the First Avenger (2011)
 * The Avengers (2012)

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