Tim Janis is an American composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 with 10 Billboard charting CDs, over one million albums sold, four National Public Television Specials, and a constant touring presence.

Career

Janis has worked with some of the top artists in the music and entertainment business including Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

, Billy Joel

Billy Joel

William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...

, Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...

, George Clooney

George Clooney

George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award...

 and James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones is an American actor. He is well-known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership...

. He has also conducted the Czech National Symphony, the Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra

Hartford Symphony Orchestra

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Selected discography

• Ghost Town (1992)
• Along the Shore of Acadia (1996)
• Etain (1996)
• Christmas (1999)
• December Morning (1999)
• Flowers in October (1999)
• Water's Edge (2000)
• American Composer in Concert (2001)
• Thousand Summers (2002)
• Flowers in October [bonus DVD] (2003)
• Across Two Oceans
  Across Two Oceans
  Across Two Oceans is a neo-classical music album by Tim Janis, released in 2003. The album peaked at #7 on the Top New Age Albums chart.-Track listing:#The Sea on Every Side of the Mountain" – 3:10#"Where the Earth Touches Mars" – 3:01...
  
  (2003)
• Beautiful America (2003)
• American Horizons (2005)
• Christmas Piano Collection (2005)
• Simple Gift of Christmas (2003)
• Coming Home (2005)
• Promise (2005)
• Winter's Eve (2005)
• Coastal America (2006)
• Quiet Shore (2006)
• Wondrous Christmas (2006)
• The American Christmas Carol (2006)
• Gifts of the Heart (2007)
• An Enchanted Evening (2008)
• Celebrate America (2009)

Public Television Specials

• Tim Janis: An American Composer in Concert (2002)
• Tim Janis: Beautiful America (narrated by George Clooney) (2004)
• Tim Janis: Coastal America (narrated by George Clooney) (2006)
• Tim Janis: The American Christmas Carol (narrated by James Earl Jones) (2006)

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