Van Dyke Parks

Biography

Van Dyke Parks is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks.

Most Famous Work

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Eerie, Indiana

(1991) Original Music Composer

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Stuart Little: The Animated Series

(2003) Music

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Broken Trail

(2006) Original Music Composer

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Popeye

(1980) Conductor

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Wild Bill

(1995) Original Music Composer

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The Two Jakes

(1990) Original Music Composer

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Club Paradise

(1986) Original Music Composer

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The Company

(2003) Music

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	N/A	Peter Case: A Million Miles Away 2022-03-10 Movie
2020	Self	A World Without Beethoven? 2020-09-15 Movie
2019	Self	No Smoking 2019-11-01 Movie
2015	Self / Producer Musician	Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George 2015-03-23 Movie
2010	Self (archive footage)	Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969 2010-11-01 Movie
	Himself	Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) 2010-10-26 Movie
2009	Self	1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys 2009-12-01 Movie
2007	Himself	Silverchair: Making of Young Modern 2007-03-30 Movie
2005	Self	The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice 2005-01-09 Movie
2004	Self	Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile 2004-10-05 Movie
2000	Self	The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony 2000-03-14 Movie
1990	Francis Hannah	The Two Jakes 1990-08-10 Movie
	Minister of Merriment	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 1990-05-19 Movie
	N/A	Twin Peaks 1990-04-08 TV Show
1988	Dr. Weiner	Vibes 1988-08-05 Movie
	Himself	Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball 1988-01-01 Movie
1985	Self (archive footage)	The Beach Boys: An American Band 1985-11-22 Movie
1982	The Musician	The Tale of the Frog Prince 1982-09-11 Movie
	The Musician	Faerie Tale Theatre 1982-09-11 TV Show
1980	Hoagy the Piano Player	Popeye 1980-12-12 Movie
1978	Indian #2	Loose Shoes 1978-09-01 Movie
1976	Self	The Beach Boys: It's OK 1976-11-22 Movie
	Self	The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour 1976-08-05 Movie
1970	N/A	Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? 1970-12-03 Movie
1956	George	The Swan 1956-04-26 Movie
1953	Andrew Bonino	Bonino 1953-09-12 TV Show
	Horace	GE Theater 1953-02-01 TV Show
1948	Eddie Stone	Studio One 1948-11-07 TV Show
	Lawrence Alden	Studio One 1948-11-07 TV Show
	Robbie	Studio One 1948-11-07 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2010	Additional Music	Ceremony 2010-10-08 Movie
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2008	Original Music Composer	Dark Matter 2008-04-24 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	Broken Trail 2006-06-25 TV Show
2004	Original Music Composer	The Adventures of Ociee Nash 2004-02-13 Movie
2003	Music	The Company 2003-12-25 Movie
	Music	Stuart Little: The Animated Series 2003-03-01 TV Show
2002	Music	Charms for the Easy Life 2002-08-18 Movie
	Music	Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story 2002-04-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Monday Night Mayhem 2002-01-14 Movie
2001	Original Music Composer	Call Me Claus 2001-12-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	In the Time of the Butterflies 2001-10-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Ponder Heart 2001-10-15 Movie
2000	Music	Harlan County War 2000-05-19 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	Border Line 1999-02-22 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	A Chance of Snow 1998-12-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Noah 1998-10-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Shadrach 1998-09-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Barney's Great Adventure 1998-04-03 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest 1997-11-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Oliver Twist 1997-05-15 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	The Summer of Ben Tyler 1996-12-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bastard Out of Carolina 1996-12-15 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	Wild Bill 1995-12-01 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	One Christmas 1994-12-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Next Door 1994-09-04 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Out on a Limb 1992-09-04 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	Eerie, Indiana 1991-09-15 TV Show
1990	Original Music Composer	The Two Jakes 1990-08-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 1990-05-19 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special 1988-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Casual Sex? 1988-04-22 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Rented Lips 1987-10-28 Movie
1986	Music	Ponce de Leon 1986-11-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Club Paradise 1986-07-11 Movie
	Music	Darlin' Clementine 1986-02-08 Movie
1985	Music	Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird 1985-08-02 Movie
1983	Music Director	Little Red Riding Hood 1983-11-10 Movie
	Music Consultant	Jack and the Beanstalk 1983-09-08 Movie
1980	Conductor	Popeye 1980-12-12 Movie
1978	Original Music Composer	Goin' South 1978-10-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv