Mark Alan Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a U.S. composer, primarily for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with Trevor Rabin on the soundtrack for Con Air. He arranged many of the songs behind Disney's The Lion King (while Hans Zimmer wrote the orchestral score with Lebo M for the African chants) including the Broadway musical. He also notably composed the score for the thriller Twister (1996) as well as the blockbuster action films Speed (1994) and Bad Boys (1995). Mancina also co-wrote several songs for Hanna-Barbera's 1990 animated film Jetsons: The Movie.Trained as a classical guitarist, he is an avid guitar player and rare instrument collector.Mancina collaborated with John Van Tongeren to write the theme to the 1995 revival of The Outer Limits. They both scored ten episodes for the first season of the show.He also collaborated with Phil Collins on two Disney animated feature films, Tarzan (for which soundtrack he and Collins received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album) and Brother Bear.Mancina has also been associated with a number of progressive rock projects. He toured with Rabin in support of Trevor Rabin's Can't Look Away album and then went on to produce tracks on the Yes album Union. He has also worked with Emerson, Lake & Palmer.He is known to be influenced by The Beatles, favoring their early years.Mancina also composed the music for the popular 2005-2006 anime TV series Blood+, which had music produced by Hans Zimmer.
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Criminal Minds | 2009-2016 | TV Series composer - 168 episodes |
| The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | 2013 | score producer |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 2009 | Video Game composer: additional music |
| Sterling: The Secret of the Lost Medallion | 2009 | score producer |
| August Rush | 2007 | composer: theme music / musician: solo guitar |
| Brother Bear 2 | 2006 | Video score producer |
| Tarzan II | 2005 | Video music arranger / score producer |
| Brother Bear | 2003 | vocal arranger |
| The Legend of Tarzan | 2001-2003 | TV Series executive music producer - 14 episodes |
| Tarzan & Jane | 2002 | executive music producer / music producer |
| Training Day | 2001 | music score co-producer |
| The Outer Limits | 1995-2001 | TV Series composer - 39 episodes |
| The Strip | 1999-2000 | TV Series composer - 10 episodes |
| Houdini | 1998 | TV Movie composer: theme music |
| Return to Paradise | 1998 | orchestrator |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 | music arranger |
| Moll Flanders | 1996 | conductor |
| Twister | 1996 | orchestrator - uncredited |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | 1996 | TV Series composer: additional music |
| Speed | 1994 | music arranger - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited |
| The Lion King | 1994 | additional vocal arranger |
| True Romance | 1993 | composer: additional music |
| Lifepod | 1993 | TV Movie composer: theme music |
| Sniper | 1993 | composer: additional music |
| The Bounty Hunter | 1990 | composer: additional music - uncredited |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Moana | 2016/I | lyrics: "You're Welcome", "How Far I'll Go" / music: "You're Welcome", "How Far I'll Go" |
| Dreamland | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | 2012 | TV Movie performer: "Team Work" / writer: "Team Work" |
| What's the Difference? | 2012 | Short "Elevator Stall" |
| RED | 2010 | "Crackin' Nuts", uncredited |
| Criminal Minds | 2008-2009 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
| August Rush | 2007 | producer: "Dueling Guitars" / writer: "Bari Improv" |
| Brother Bear 2 | 2006 | Video producer: "Welcome To This Day Reprise" |
| A Família Caipira na Delegacia Maluca | 2006 | Video short writer: "Twister Main Theme" |
| Tarzan II | 2005 | Video "Who Am I?" / arranger: "Son Of Man", "Leaving Home Find My Way" / producer: "Son Of Man", "Leaving Home Find My Way", "Who Am I?" |
| Running Away | 2004 | Short writer: "Twister Theme" |
| Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way | 2003 | Video short arranger: "On My Way", "Welcome" / producer: "On My Way", "Welcome" |
| Brother Bear | 2003 | arranger: "Great Spirits", "Transformation", "Welcome", "On My Way", "No Way Out Theme from Brother Bear" / producer: "Great Spirits", "Transformation", "Welcome", "On My Way", "No Way Out Theme from Brother Bear" |
| Australian Idol | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Tarzan & Jane | 2002 | arranger: "Two Worlds" / music: "The Song of Life" / producer: "Two Worlds" / writer: "Jane's Theme" |
| The Legend of Tarzan | 2001 | TV Series arranger: "Two Worlds" / performer: "Two Worlds" / producer: "Two Worlds" |
| Tarzan Activity Center | 1999 | Video Game arranger: "Strangers Like Me", "Two Worlds" / performer: "Strangers Like Me", "Two Worlds" / producer: "Two Worlds" |
| Tarzan | 1999 | Video Game arranger: "Strangers Like Me" |
| Tarzan | 1999 | arranger: "Two Worlds", "You'll Be in My Heart", "Strangers Like Me" / performer: "Two Worlds", "You'll Be in My Heart", "Strangers Like Me" / producer: "Two Worlds", "You'll Be in My Heart" |
| The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride | 1998 | Video writer: "He Lives In You" |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 | writer: "Speed TK Re-Mix" |
| Man of the House | 1995 | writer: "Title Theme" |
| The Lion King | 1994 | Video Game arranger: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" / producer: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" |
| The Lion King | 1994 | arranger: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" 1994, "Hakuna Matata" 1994, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" 1994 / producer: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" 1994, "Hakuna Matata" 1994, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" 1994 |
| Pyrates | 1991 | writer: "Rough Up the Beat" |
| Jetsons: The Movie | 1990 | writer: "You and Me", "HOME" |
| Rage to Kill | 1988 | performer: "Do You Remember Love?", "Party, Party, Party", "For A Moment" / writer: "Do You Remember Love?", "Party, Party, Party", "For A Moment" |
| Hell on the Battleground | 1988 | writer: "Home" |
| Death Chase | 1988 | lyrics: "Can't Get Enough" / music: "Can't Get Enough" |
| Night Wars | 1988 | performer: "It's Not Over Yet" / writer: "Just in Case" |
