Marcus Barone is a Motion Picture Music Executive, Supervisor, Composer, Publisher and Studio Musician.

Biography

Raised in Smithtown, New York

Smithtown, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 115,715 people, 38,487 households, and 31,482 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,159.9 people per square mile . There were 39,357 housing units at an average density of 734.6 per square mile...

, near New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, Mark or "Marcus" Barone was educated at the State University of New York

State University of New York

The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...

, Hartt College of Music and University of Southern California

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

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In the 1980s, Marcus became a successful recording industry studio musician/arranger (keyboards and synthesizer programming), playing on a variety of hit recordings.

After moving to Los Angeles California in 1985, he continued as a studio musician for most major labels specifically CBS, now Sony BMG Records, and also wrote several theme songs for Paramount Television

Paramount Television

Paramount Television was an American television production/distribution company that was active from January 1, 1968 to August 27, 2006.Its successor is CBS Television Studios, formerly CBS Paramount Television...

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In 1992, after scoring music for several motion pictures, he switched to a business emphasis, and with a full knowledge of motion pictures, he became Director of Music and Music Supervisor at Motion Picture Corporation of America

Motion Picture Corporation of America

Motion Picture Corporation of America is an American film production company founded by Brad Krevoy in 1986 to focus on producing, acquiring, and distributing commercial motion picture and television productions.-History:...

 / Columbia Tristar in Los Angeles, working on over 35 commercially released feature films within seven years including Dumb and Dumber, Behind Enemy Lines, and Gang Related His duties included licensing, publishing, legal contracts and soundtracks.

In 1998, he became Executive in Charge of Music at Orion Pictures

Orion Pictures

Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...

 working on an additional 12 commercially released feature films.
Barone operates Film Music Group/First International Pictures, a Motion Picture Music Supervison, Soundtrack, and Production Company in Los Angeles, a full staffed company working with clients including Universal, Dreamworks Records

DreamWorks Records

DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...

, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

, NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

, MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...

 Pictures. He owns two state of the art digital recording studios both in Los Angeles and in partnership in Redwood City, CA, in Silicon Valley.

Marcus Barone is a BMI composer and song writer. His music publishers are MGM Pictures Music, Sony ATV Music Publishing (Sony Pictures) and Famous Music

Famous Music

Famous Music was the worldwide music publishing division of Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom since 1994. Its copyright holdings span several decades and includes music from such Academy Award-winning motion pictures as The Godfather and Forrest Gump...

 (Paramount). In 2005, he performed and won 4 Gold and Platinum Awards for the band {Lifehouse}. He also performed on the {Matt Nathanson} album. Both artists are on {Universal Records}.

Family

Marcus Barone is married to Kristin Pickett Barone, a singer, dancer, stage actress, voice over & radio broadcast reporter. They have two children both born in Ventura, California

Ventura, California

Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...

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Lectures

Marcus has lectured at UCLA, University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...

, Dolby Labs, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS, is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its...

, A. E. S. Conventions, Hollywood Film Festival

Hollywood Film Festival

The Hollywood Film Festival is an annual Film festival which is located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Festival was established in 1997 by Carlos de Abreu and his wife, model Janice Pennington....

, McGeorge School of Law

McGeorge School of Law

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, ABA approved law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the University of the Pacific....

, West Coast Songwriters Conventions, [ASCAP] Convention and The Turner Classic Movies

Turner Classic Movies

Turner Classic Movies is a movie-oriented cable television channel, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time Warner, featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. film libraries...

 Composers' Symposium, Summerjam

Summerjam

The Summerjam is Europe's biggest reggae festival. It takes places annually in July at the Fühlinger See, a lake in Cologne, Germany. It is visited by 25.000 to 30.000 people...

 -Sundance

Sundance

Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...

 Utah Seminar 2009, Palo Alto High School

Palo Alto High School

Palo Alto Senior High School, known locally as "Paly," was founded in 1898 and is one of the oldest high schools in the region. Located in Palo Alto, California, United States, Paly is nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is adjacent to Stanford University. Paly is known for its academically...

 Seminar (NARAS) and Hartt College of Music.

Filmography

Politics of Love

Politics of Love

Politics of Love is a 2011 film directed by William Dear. Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and American actor Brian J...

(2011) Warner Brothers (executive in charge of music)

The Dancing Ninja (2010) (music coordinator)

Hisss (2010) (music supervisor)

Before The Rains

Before the Rains

Before the Rains is a 2007 Indian-British period drama film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film adapted of a story from the 2001 anthology Israeli film Asphalt Zahov....

(2007) (soundtrack Producer)

Man in the Chair

Man in the Chair

Man in the Chair is a 2007 independent film written and directed by Michael Schroeder. The film stars Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh, and Robert Wagner.-Premise:...

(2007) (music supervisor)

39 Pounds of Love

39 Pounds of Love

39 Pounds of Love is a film written and directed by Dani Menkin, with co-writer, Ilan Heitner. It stars Ami Ankilewitz, a 34 year-old Israeli 3D animator who lived with Spinal Muscular Atrophy . The documentary centers on his journey across the United States by motorhome to find the doctor who told...

(2005) (music supervisor)

Window Theory (2004) (music supervisor)

National Lampoon's Barely Legal, After School Special (2003) (music administrator)

Boat Trip

Boat Trip

Boat Trip is a 2003 romantic comedy directed by Mort Nathan and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Horatio Sanz, Vivica A. Fox, Roselyn Sanchez and Roger Moore.- Plot :...

(2002) (music administrator)

Route 666

Route 666 (film)

Route 666 is a 2001 action/horror film directed by William Wesley. It stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Lori Petty, Steven Williams, L.Q. Jones, Dale Midkiff, Alex McArthur, and Mercedes Colon.-Plot:...

(2001)

Lakeboat

Lakeboat

Lakeboat is a semi-autobiographical play by David Mamet, first produced in 1980.As he would later do with Glengarry Glen Ross, Mamet drew upon experiences from a past vocation to create high drama...

(2000) Warner Brothers (music supervisor)

K-911

K-911

K-911 is a motion picture comedy which was released direct-to-video in 1999. It was directed by Charles T. Kanganis and stars James Belushi as Detective Michael Dooley. The film serves as the sequel to the 1989 film K-9.-Synopsis:...

(1999) Universal (music supervisor)

Bats

Bats (film)

Bats is a 1999 horror film, directed by Louis Morneau and produced by Destination Films. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton and Leon.-Plot:...

(1999) Destination

Tactical Assault

Tactical Assault

Tactical Assault is a 1998 action/adventure film starring Rutger Hauer, Robert Patrick, Isabel Glasser and Dey Young. It was directed by Mark Griffiths and written by David Golden.- Summary :...

(1999) Orion Pictures (music supervisor)

Ringmaster

Ringmaster (film)

Ringmaster is a 1998 American comedy-drama film starring Jerry Springer playing himself as Jerry Farrelly, host of a show similar to his own, in this case called simply Jerry. There are three ongoing plots in the film...

(1998) Artisan (music supervisor)

American Dragons

American Dragons

American Dragons is a 1998 action adventure film starring Michael Biehn, Park Joong-hoon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Don Stark and Byron Mann. It was directed by Ralph Hemecker, written by Erik Saltzgaber and Keith W. Strandberg, and produced by Brad Krevoy.-External links:*...

(1998) Orion Pictures (music supervisor)

Route 9 (1998) (music supervisor)

Breakfast with Einstein

Breakfast with Einstein

Breakfast with Einstein is a 1998 television film directed by Craig Shapiro. It stars Thomas Gottschalk and Priscilla Presley.-Cast:*Thomas Gottschalk as Martin*Priscilla Presley as Keelin*Shia LaBeouf as Joey*Ben Foster as Ryan*Cheech Marin...

(1998) Buena Vista (music supervisor)

Music from Another Room (1998) Orion Pictures (music executive)

Best Men

Best Men

Best Men is a 1997 film directed by Tamra Davis and starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Luke Wilson, Andy Dick, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Ward, Drew Barrymore, and Dean Cain.-Plot:...

(1997) Orion Pictures (executive in charge of music)

Gang Related (1997)Orion Pictures (executive in charge of music)

The Locusts

The Locusts

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(1997) Orion (executive in charge of music)

The Corporate Ladder (1997) Columbia-Tristar(music supervisor)

Midnight Blue (1997) Columbia-Tristar (music supervisor)

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a 1997 black comedy film starring Joe Pesci and David Spade. It was the directorial debut of screenwriter Tom Schulman...

(1997) Orion (executive in charge of music)

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines (1997 film)

Behind Enemy Lines is an American 1997 action film starring Thomas Ian Griffith, Chris Mulkey, Mark Carlton, and Spanky Manikan....

(1997) Orion (music supervisor)

Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 action comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff, and starring Chris Farley. The main plot revolves around Haru , who was found by a clan of ninjas as an infant in an abandoned treasure chest and was raised by them...

Tristar (1997) (executive in charge of music)

The Curse of Inferno (1997) (music supervisor)

Retroactive (1997) Columbia-Tristar (music supervisor)

True Heart

True Heart

True Heart is a 1997 American adventure film, starring Kirsten Dunst and Zachery Ty Bryan.It tells the story of a brother and sister who survive a plane crash that strands them in the Canadian Wilderness. They are rescued by a local Native American who claims there are 'bad people' in the forest...

(1997) Orion (music supervisor)

Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator is a 1997 film directed by Kevin Spacey in his directorial debut. It stars Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise and William Fichtner as three small-time criminals who take hostages when they are cornered by the police...

(1996) (executive in charge of music)

The War at Home

The War at Home (film)

The War at Home is a 1996 motion picture starring Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, and Martin Sheen. Estevez also directed the film and also served as co-producer.-Plot:...

(1996)Buena Vista (music executive)

Kingpin

Kingpin (film)

Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray...

(1996) MGM (music supervisor: MPCA)

Soldier Boyz

Soldier Boyz

Soldier Boyz is a 1995 action film directed by Louis Mourneau. The film revolves around a group of convicts on a mission in Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a rich man.-Plot summary:...

(1996) Columbia - Tristar (music supervisor)

If Lucy Fell

If Lucy Fell

If Lucy Fell is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer and Ben Stiller. The film is rated R and runs for 92 minutes...

(1996) Tristar (music supervisor)

Bio-Dome

Bio-Dome

Bio-Dome is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Jason Bloom. Bio-Dome was produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America on a budget of $15 million and was distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer....

(1996) MGM (orchestral coordinator)

The Desperate Trail (1995) Columbia-Tristar (music supervisor)

Till the End of the Night (1995) Columbia-Tristar (music supervisor)

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995) Columbia-Tristar (music supervisor)

Coldblooded (1995) Gramercy (music supervisor)

Dumb & Dumber

Dumb & Dumber

Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 picaresque or buddy comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. Written and directed by the Farrelly brothers, the film follows the cross-country trek of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, two good-natured but incredibly moronic friends...

(1994) New Line (music coordinator: pre-production)

Every Breath (1994) Columbia Tristar (music supervisor)

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is the 1994 direct-to-video sequel to the 1988 horror film Pumpkinhead. In this movie, thrill-seeking teens resurrect a demon and come to regret it. The movie is barely related to others in the series...

(1994) Live (music supervisor)

Threesome

Threesome (film)

Threesome is a 1994 film, written and directed by Andrew Fleming. The film is an autobiographical comedy mixed in with some social commentary, and is based on the college memories of Fleming. It was given an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America...

(1994) Tristar (music department)

Ring of The Musketeers (1992) Columbia-Tristar (composer)

Love, Cheat & Steal Columbia-Tristar (1993) (music supervisor)

Grey Knight (1993) Columbia-Tristar (music supervisor)

Miracle Beach

Miracle Beach

Miracle Beach is a 1992 fantasy/comedy film starring Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, and Pat Morita.-Synopsis:Scotty McKay is just an every day beach-bum who used to have it all, when he finds a genie called Jeannie who just happens to be attractive. Her mission is to assist Scott...

(1992) (music administrator)

Double Trouble (1992/I) Columbia-Tristar (music administrator)

Driving Me Crazy (1991/I) (music administrator)

Hangfire

Hangfire

Hangfire is the sixth novel of the military science fiction StarFist Saga, written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. This installment of Starfist contains three significant and independent plots, one involving members of third platoon, Company L, and the second involves Brigadier Sturgeon, the FIST...

(1991) (music administrator)

Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990) (music administrator)

Think Big

Think Big

The New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and his New Zealand National Party government in the early 1980s sponsored Think Big as an interventionist state economic strategy. The Think Big schemes saw the government borrow heavily overseas, running up a large external deficit, and using the...

(1989) (music administrator)

Brothers

Brothers (TV series)

Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989, totaling 115 episodes. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division and...

(composer: theme song)

Alien Warrior (1985) (electronic music effects)

Passion Cove

Passion Cove

Passion Cove is an erotic anthology drama series that aired from March 2000 to April 2001 on Cinemax.-Season 1:-Season 2:-In popular culture:...

(11 episodes, HBO, 2000–2001)

Beach Movie MGM (1998) Composer, Music Supervisor

The Glass Cage (1996)

Cover Me

Cover Me (1995 film)

Cover Me is a 1995 direct-to-video erotic thriller film starring Rick Rossovich, Courtney Taylor, Paul Sorvino, Stephen Nichols, Elliott Gould and Corbin Bernsen. It was produced in conjunction with the CD-ROM game Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders...

(1995)

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