The Reel World - March

April 2000 Keyboard - "Music Supervision"

 

 

 

My March and April Keyboard columns are on music supervision, which is the placement of songs in movies and television. It's a fascinating field that is both creative and very, very political. Soundtracks are major money sources, so they are taken very seriously.

For the column, I interviewed Chris Douridas, an independant music supervisor and A&R executive for Dreamworks. I first met Chris when he was hosting an influential radio program here in Los Angeles called "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on NPR station KCRW. Below is a list of some of Chris's cool film credits. Most of the CDs are available and worth checking out. Click on them if you are interested in ordering from Amazon.

CHRIS DOURIDAS FILMOGRAGHY

FEATURE FILMS

MUSIC SUPERVISOR

American Beauty

Release date: 10/99

Dreamworks Pictures
Sam Mendes, dir.
Grammy Award Nominee

187

Release date: 7/97

Icon Ent./Warner Bros.
Kevin Reynolds, dir.
Bruce Davey/Stephen Mark McEveety, prods.

MUSIC CONSULTANT

As Good As It Gets

Release date: 12/97

Sony/Tristar
James L. Brooks, dir.
Richard Sakai/ Laura Ziskin/ Laurence Mark, exec. prods.
James L. Brooks/ Kristi Zea/ Bridget Johnson, prods.

Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery

Release date: 5/97

New Line Cinema
Jay Roach, dir.
Eric McLeod/Claire Rudnick Polstein, exec. prods.
Suzanne Todd/ Jennifer Todd/ Mike Myers/ Demi Moore, prods.

Grosse Point Blank

Release date: 4/97

Hollywood Pictures/Walt Disney
George Armitage, dir.
Jonathan Glickman/ Lata Ryan, exec. prods.Susan Arnold/ Donna-Arkoff Roth/ Roger Birnbaum, prods.

Grace Of My Heart

Release date: 9/96

Gramercy
Alison Anders, dir.
Martin Scorsese, exec. prod.
Ruth Charny/ Daniel Hassid, prods.

Heat

Release date: 12/95

Warner Bros.
Michael Mann, dir.
Pieter Jan Brugge/ Arnon Milchan, exec. prods.
Art Linson/ Michael Mann, prods.

TELEVISION

Northern Exposure

(Music Consultant) 1 Hour/CBS

Lorimar Ent./Pipeline

RADIO AND TELEVISION

Weekly music performance & interview program host for "Sessions at West 54th" on nationwide public television.

Radio show host for "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with KCRW as well as other award-winning specials on KCRW.
 "Rare on Air" Vols. 1,2,3,4

Dreamworks A & R Executive.

SONGWRITING

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