David Vanacore
David Vanacore | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Vanacore |
| Genres | Reality TV |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of Vanacore Music,[1] composer, music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboard |
| Website | www |
David Vanacore is an American television music composer. Dubbed by television music industry insiders as 'The King of Reality',[2] David Vanacore is the composer behind many reality television series, such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Big Brother, Ink Master , American Chopper, Dirty Jobs, Hell's Kitchen, Wipeout, and Whale Wars.
Vanacore began studying piano at the age of seven.[3] Prior to his career as a composer, he worked as a studio session pianist/keyboardist and toured with Cher, among other artists.[2] He studied orchestration at the Dick Grove School of Music.[4] After meeting television composer Mike Post led to an offer as his studio keyboard player, which introduced him to the world of music supervision for television.[3]
Vanacore's first major breakout as a TV composer occurred when he landed a job with Mark Burnett for the first season of Survivor in 2000. Originating with Survivor, Vanacore developed a technique that he describes as "layers and structures," in which the composer provides music editors with a completed mix as well as isolated layers.[5] Vanacore put together a team of composers, editors, musicians, engineers and producers, and founded Vanacore Music, a composing house headquartered in Valencia, California[6] that produces music for unscripted television series.[3]
As of 2023, Vanacore has won ASCAP's Most Performed Themes and Most Performed Underscore[7] awards every year since 2005.
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". vanacoremusic.com.
- ^ a b http://www.ascap.com/playback/2004/winter/radar-davidvanacore.aspx [bare URL]
- ^ a b c Goldwasser, Dan (2010-09-16). "Vanacore Brothers Luncheon - September 15, 2010". ASMAC. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Parcellin, Paul (2016-09-29). "The Hills are Alive with the Sound of (TV and Film) Music". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Dehnart, Andy (2015-09-29). "How David Vanacore's music came to dominate reality TV". reality blurred. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Production music report: Keeping scores fresh for hit formats". Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888441/awards?ref_=nm_ql_2 [user-generated source]
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