James Lewis Venable (born May 19, 1967)[1] is an American composer, working primarily in American film and television. He is known for his scores to the animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The latter was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music in 2005, the same score won a 2005 Annie Award—Venable's third—for achievement in music for an animated series. Among Venable's feature film scores are Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Scary Movie 3, 4, and 5 and EuroTrip. On August 3, 2004, Venable released an electronica album titled Holding Space with Screaming Fan Records.[2]
James L. Venable | |
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Birth name | James Lewis Venable |
Born | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | May 19, 1967
Genres | Film score |
Occupation | Film composer |
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Film | Notes |
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1998–2005 | The Powerpuff Girls | with Steve Rucker and Tom Chase |
2000–2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | — |
2001–2004 | Samurai Jack | with will.i.am |
2002–2006 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | |
2002–2003 | 3-South | — |
2003–2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | with Paul Dinletir |
2004–2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | with Jennifer Kes Remington |
2008 | The Mighty B! | First episode only "Original music" credit |
2014-2017 | Clarence | with Simon Panrucker |
Video games
Year | Game | Notes |
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TBA | The Adventures of Breadman[3] | |
2007 | Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | With Mike Reagan |
References
- ^ "2001 Scoring Primetime". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 369, no. 34. August 21, 2001. p. 38. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Holding Space. ASIN B0002L57ZU.
- ^ Psyko (June 22, 2019). "The Adventures of Breadman llegará a Nintendo Switch si logra financiarse en kickstarter". Nintenderos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
External links
- Official website
- James L. Venable at IMDb
- James L. Venable discography at Discogs