| Early Career | Keyboardist and synthesizer programmer in pop and rock music during 1970s and 1980s |
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| Notable Bands | The Buggles (known for 'Video Killed the Radio Star', first music video on MTV in 1981) |
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| Transition | Moved to London in early 20s; gradually transitioned from performing to composing; worked on advertising jingles and television music |
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| Hollywood Breakthrough | 1988 - Rain Man soundtrack marked international breakthrough and first Oscar nomination |
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| Major Works | - The Lion King (1994) - Academy Award for Best Film Score
- Gladiator (2000)
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- Hannibal (2001)
- The Last Samurai (2003)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Batman Begins (collaboration with James Newton Howard)
- The Dark Knight (collaboration with James Newton Howard)
- Dune: Part One (2021)
- A World Apart (1988)
- Madagascar (2005)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008, co-composed with John Powell)
- Angels & Demons (2009)
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| Signature Style | Minimalist electronic music; innovative use of synthesizers and electronic sounds combined with orchestral elements |
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| Mentorship | Mentored by British composer Stanley Myers; together opened a studio in London and worked on several projects |
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