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Mason Daring, Film Composer

Mason Daring is represented by First Artists Management
16000 Ventura Blvd. Suite 605 Encino, CA 91436
Phone 818-377-7750 Fax 818-377-7760

Music Publishing is administered by Universal Music Corporation/ASCAP
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Emmy Award Nomination 2001
BAILEY'S MISTAKE Medley
Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie or Special

Chicago Critics Award Nominee 1995
THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH Return to Roan Inish
Best Score

Emmy Award Winner
YANKEE MAGAZINE
Best Theme

 

 

'Someone once asked me whether or not I often felt offended by the compromise that was inherent in composing music for film. I quickly passed from amazement through anger to pure puzzlement: where to start?

I have never regarded a moving picture as an impediment to writing music. Simply put, without it, I don't have idea one. Moreover, not only do I regard film as a catalyst for creativity, it also affords me the opportunity to spend time with fascinating people - and it puts food on the table. Don't look now, but for the last few hundred years, music composition has been pretty much the servant of patronage. From Bach's day to the present, composers have been dependent on the whim of royalty, the church, or government largesse. Grants and teaching are the general avenues to composition.

And yet there are a few of us who are spared this route, who actually get paid to write music - provided we're willing to appreciate film, can intuit the relationship between sight and sound, and wish to spend time with a variety of gifted, dedicated people. It's a wonderful job, but somebody has to do it.

On top of which, we get to go to the movies.'

MASON DARING

liner notes:
'It's What
We Do'

8/2/95

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Title - Director/Studio - Cast

SILVER CITY La Llorona Anthem
John Sayles / Newmarket Films
Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss, Daryl Hannah

CASA DE LOS BABYS Cumbia Quien Sera sung by Rita Moreno
John Sayles / IFC
Marcia Gay Harden, Daryl Hannah

SUNSHINE STATE Sirens of Weeki Wachee
John Sayles / Sony Classics
Angela Bassett, Edie Falco

SAY IT ISN'T SO Medley
J. B. Rogers / Fox
Heather Graham, Chris Klein

WHERE THE HEART IS Medley
Matt Williams / Fox/Intermedia
Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd

MUSIC OF THE HEART Suite
Wes Craven / Miramax
Meryl Streep, Gloria Estafan

LIMBO Inland Passage
John Sayles / Columbia
Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio, David Strathairn

A WALK ON THE MOON We Have a Teenager
Tony Goldwyn / Punch Prod./Miramax
Diane Lane, Liev Schriber, Anna Paquin, Viggo Mortensen

THE OPPOSITE OF SEX Medley
Don Roos / Rysher/Sony Classics
Christina Ricci, Lisa Kudrow

MEN WITH GUNS La Familia
John Sayles / Sony Classics
Frederico Jose Lupo

PREFONTAINE
Steve James / Hollywood Pictures
Jared Leto, Amy Locane

COLD HEART
John Ridley / 20th Century Fox
David Caruso, Kelly Lynch

LONE STAR Sam and Pilar Paper Trail
John Sayles / Castle Rock
Kris Kristopherson, Elizabeth Pena

NEIGHBORHOODS
Dennis Lehane / Film Factory

PRIVATE LIES
Sherry Horman / TV60/Scout Productions
John Corbett, Martina Gedek

SHE LIVES TO RIDE
Alice Stone / Artistic License Films
feature documentary

SECRET OF ROAN INISH Return to Roan Inish
John Sayles / First Look Pictures
Jeni Courtney, Mick Lally
Chicago Critics Nominee, Best Score

PASSION FISH
John Sayles / Miramax
Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard

WILD HEARTS CAN'T BE BROKEN
Steve Miner / Walt Disney Co.
Gabrielle Anwar, Cliff Robertson

CITY OF HOPE
John Sayles / Samuel Goldwyn Co.
Angela Bassett, David Strathairn

FATHERS AND SONS
Paul Mones / Sony Pictures
Jeff Goldblum, Famke Janssen

LITTLE VEGAS
Perry Lang / RCA
Michael Nouri, Catharine O'Hara

LASERMAN
Peter Wang / Original Cinema
Marc Hayashi, Maryann Urbano

EIGHT MEN OUT
John Sayles / Orion Pictures
John Cusak, Charlie Sheen

SHALLOW GRAVE
Richard Styles / Prism Pictures
Tony March, Lisa Stahl

MATEWAN
John Sayles / Cinecom
Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones

OFF AND RUNNING
Ed Bianchi / Orion
Cyndi Lauper, David Keith

OSA
Oleg Egerov / HBO/Cannon Films
Kelly Lynch

KEY EXCHANGE
Barnet Kellman / 20th Century Fox
Daniel Stern, Danny Aiello

DOGFIGHT
Nancy Savoca / Warner Brothers
River Phoenix, Lili Taylor

ED & HIS DEAD MOTHER
Jonathan Wacks / ITC
Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty

BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET
John Sayles / Cinecom
Joe Morton, David Strathairn

LIANNA
John Sayles / United Artists Classics
Linda Griffith

RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS SEVEN
John Sayles / Libra/Specialty Films
David Strathairn, Maggie Renzi

 

 

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AMERICA'S PRINCE: THE JFK JR. STORY The Plane
Eric Laneuville / TBS/FOX
John Polaha, Portia D' Rossi

A SEPARATE PEACE Suite
Peter Yates / SHOWTIME
Toby Moore, Jacob Pitts

PENNSYLVANIA MINER'S STORY Better Ideas
David Frankel / ABC/DISNEY
John Ratzenberger

TRU CONFESSIONS Suite
Paul Hoen / DISNEY CHANNEL
Mare Winningham, Shia LaBeouf

RUBY'S BUCKET OF BLOOD Medley
Peter Werner / SHOWTIME
Angela Bassett

BAILEY'S MISTAKE Medley
Michael M. Robin / ABC/DISNEY
Linda Hamilton, Joan Plowright
Emmy Nomination, Best Original Score

FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON Spider/Eagle Camera Moon
HBO/Imagine Ent.
Spider - Graham Yost
That's All There Is - JohnTurtletaub
Galileo Was Right - David Carson
Emmy Award & Golden Globe Winner

RIPPER
Janet Meyers / Encore
Gabrielle Anwar, Samuel West

EVIDENCE OF BLOOD
Andy Mondschein / MGM/Showtime
David Strathiarn, Mary McDonnell

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP Suite
Kevin Connor / RHI/Disney Channel
Peter Ustinov, Tom Courtenay

DEAD BY MIDNIGHT
Jim McBride / Warner Bros./ABC
Timothy Hutton, John Glover

HIDDEN IN AMERICA
Martin Bell / Showtime
Beau Bridges, Jena Malone
Golden Globe Nominee

LETTER TO MY KILLER
Janet Meyers / USA
Mare Winningham, Rip Torn

ON PROMISED LAND
Joan Tewkesbury / Disney Channel
Joan Plowright

GETTING OUT
John Korty / RHI/Hallmark/ABC
Rebecca DeMornay

YOUNG AT HEART
Allan Arkush / Warner Bros./CBS
Olympia Dukakis

THE LAST OUTLAW
Geoff Murphy / HBO
Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi

STOLEN BABIES
Eric Laneuville / Lifetime
Mary Tyler Moore

ERNEST GREEN STORY
Eric Laneuville / Disney Channel
Morris Chestnut, Ruby Dee

MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI
Roger Young / Warner Brothers
Tom Hulce, Jennifer Grey
Emmy Award Nominee

DAY ONE
Joseph Sargent / Aaron Spelling Prod./CBS
Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn
Emmy Award Winner

IN THE SHADOW OF LOVE
Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Dundas / PBS

JENNY'S SONG
Fred Barczyk / Group W/WBZ-TV
Ben Vereen

 

 

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THE FORGETTING: A PORTRAIT OF ALZHEIMERS Cure It
Produced by Betsy Arledge
PBS/TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION
Prime Time Emmy Award Winner

THE GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY
KCET/BBC
8 hour documentary series
Peabody Award Winner

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
WGBH/PBS
CASTRO Politics Power in Hand
Adriana Bosch
The Carter Project (4 hour miniseries)
Adriana Bosch
Wallace: Settin' The Woods On Fire (4 hour miniseries) Lurleen for Govenor
Paul Stekler/Dan McCabe
Geronimo And The Apache Resistance
Peace River Films

FRONTLINE
WGBH/PBS
DIET WARS
An Ordinary Crime
What Jennifer Saw
Hot Guns
The Mind Of A Murderer
Shtetl
Murder On Abortion Row
Romeo And Juliet In Sarajevo
The Kevorkian Verdict
The Choice
Star Wars
The Death Of Nancy Cruzan
Peabody Award Winner

NOVA
WGBH/PBS
Subs: Secrets And Spies
Everest: The Death Zone
Hawaii Born Of Fire
Great Moments From Nova
In The Path Of A Killer Volcano
Sail Wars
When Scientists Cheat
The Fine Art Of Faking It
The Bomb's Lethal Legacy
Echoes Of War
A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama
The Search For The Disappeared
Peabody Award Winner

ADVENTURE
Ring Of Fire: Beyond The Ring Of Fire
Ring Of Fire: Dance Of The Warriors
Ring Of Fire: Dream Wanderers
Ring Of Fire: Krakatoa's Bubble
Ring Of Fire: Spice Island Saga
Lost Man's River

SWEET TORNADO: MARGOT JONES Credits
PBS/KERA

MISUNDERSTOOD MINDS
prod. Marina Kalb, Mike Kirk / WGBH/PBS

E.C.U. (EXTENDED CLOSE UP):
Right Here Right Now

dir. Steve Atlas / WGBH/PBS

THE PEOPLE'S CENTURY
dir. Zvi Dorner / WGBH/PBS
Skin Deep
The Age Of Hope

HITCH HIKING VIETNAM
prod. David Fanning / WGBH

MARGARET SANGER
prod. Bruce Alsford / PBS

WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Lydia Villa-Komaroff
dir. Betsy Arledge / WGBH/PBS

TENDER PLACES
Westinghouse/WBZ

AMERICAN HEALTH CARE FORUM: Condition Critical
WGBH/PBS

THE ISSUE IS RACE: A CRISIS IN BLACK & WHITE
PBS

 

 

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NOVA
WGBH/PBS
Peabody Award Winner

FRONTLINE
WGBH/PBS
Peabody Award Winner

ADVENTURE
WGBH/PBS

YANKEE MAGAZINE
Group W
Emmy Award-Best Theme

AIDS QUARTERLY
WGBH/PBS

HEALTH QUARTERLY
WGBH/PBS

COOKING IN WITH TODD ENGLISH

WBZ TV NEWS PACKAGE
WBZ TV

 

 

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SOMETHING WILDER
Warner Bros./NBC
end title theme and multiple episodes

PARENTHOOD
Image Ent./NBC
end title theme and all episodes

SHANNON'S DEAL
NBC
songs

ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS
Universal/NBC
multiple episodes

 

 

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NEW YORK TO MALIBU New York to Malibu
dir. Danny Weisberg
short film

EXPIRED
dir. Alice Stone
short film

FIDELITY
television advertisement Hill, Holliday
Relationships
Retirement
Umbrella
Summit

CURSE OF THE CORN PEOPLE
television pilot
Aaron Spelling Prod./CBS

ARLY HANKS
television pilot
Hearst Ent./CBS

VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT

CONFRONTING VIOLENCE

LIVING AGAINST THE ODDS

RAGE FOR DEMOCRACY

 

 

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