Mark Watters

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FieldValue
nameMark Watters
birth_date
birth_placeIrving, Texas
genreFilm scores
occupationComposer
Conductor
Music director
instrumentSaxophone
years_active1990-2015
associated_actsTrisha Yearwood
Barry Manilow
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Mark Watters (born May 25, 1955) is an American composer of music for film and television.

Biography

Watters is a six-time Emmy award-winning composer, conductor and arranger. He was born in Irving, Texas and majored in Saxophone at the University of Southern California where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Mark served as the music director of the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. Watters has served as guest conductor for ensembles such as The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The London Symphony, The Detroit Symphony, The Dallas Symphony, and The Atlanta Symphony. In 2009, he co-conducted a nationwide tour of Star Wars: In Concert with Dirk Brosse. In August 2012, he conducted the Japanese tour featuring The Tokyo Symphony.

He is a former president of the Society of Composers & Lyricists and a former member of the ATAS Board of Governors.

Discography

Film

Direct-to-video

Television

Video games

Theater

Recordings, miscellaneous

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

References

References

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  9. Sullivan, Dan. (1988-12-22). "STAGE REVIEW : There's Trouble in Bluth's 'Toyland' : Low Energy and Gaps of Logic Weaken Revival of 1903 Musical Opening at Center in Costa Mesa". Los Angeles Times.
  10. Koehler, Robert. (1990-03-16). "'Snitch': Black Comedy Keeps 'Em Guessing". Los Angeles Times.
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