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Eric Allaman

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Eric Allaman
Background information
BornSpringfield, Missouri
GenresFilm score, musical theatre, ballet
OccupationComposer
InstrumentPiano
Years active1985–present
Websitehttps://www.ericallaman.com

Eric Allaman is an American composer who has worked in film, television, theater and ballet. His career began when he co-composed the score to Ridley Scott's Legend with the German electronic group Tangerine Dream.[1] That opportunity led to Eric re-scoring the silent classic, Battleship Potemkin which was re-released in Europe and featured at the Berlin Film Festival.[2]

Life and career

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Born in Springfield, Missouri, Allaman's family moved around the Midwest and eventually settled in Dana Point, California. Allaman began studying the piano at age 7, the guitar at age 16, and continued his studies at UCLA with an emphasis on music and theater.[1]

Shortly after graduating, Allaman moved to Paris, France and ultimately West Berlin, Germany to further his musical career. Allaman hooked up with Reinhard Scheuregger and the two became Berlin Game.[3] The duo scored four films, Legend (1985 film), Battleship Potemkin, Down Twisted, Angel III: The Final Chapter, and released one album, Berlin Game.[3] After the success of Legend and Battleship Potemkin, Berlin Game (Allaman & Scheuregger) returned to Los Angeles to field film scoring offers. After the WGA strike in 1988, Allaman and Scheuregger separated ways and Allaman began working under his own name.[4] He has scored 43 movies and over 600 episodes of television shows and is best known for his scores to Legend, Battleship Potemkin, Latter Days, Witless Protection, Mike Hammer Private Eye, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Dante's Cove.[5] Allaman won a BMI television award for his work with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2006.[6]

Allaman has written four musicals, including Zeitelmoos - Im Bann Anderer Mächte with Hartmut H. Forche (2022),[7][8] Wake Up with Bob Garrett (2020),[9] Battleship Potemkin with Jeffrey Couchman (1991), and Voices from the Cellar with Robert White (1989).[4][10] Allaman has written three ballets with Kim Maselli (Artistic Director of the Pacific Festival Ballet), Camelot (2019),[11] Noah's Ark (2010),[12] and The Sea Princess (2007).[13] He has also written the music to several plays, including The Geography of Luck,[14] Dragon Lady,[15] Stendhal,[16] and Relay.[17] Allaman has released two collections of piano solos. What We Whispered is a selection of pieces composed during the COVID-19 pandemic and was released in 2022. His first solo piano album, Berlin Diary, was released in 2010 and plays as a memoir of his life in West Berlin.[18]

Eric was a Professor for Pepperdine University teaching Scoring Visual Media from 2014-2018.[19][20]

Personal life

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Allaman has two sons, Von Essex and Tristian Leif from his first marriage that ended in 2005. He lives with his domestic partner, celebrity chef, Elizabeth Clune. He is an active surfer and skier and currently lives in The Sea Ranch, California.[4]

Professional credits

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Television

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Year Title Notes
2015 Dangerous Lessons TV movie
2014 Naughty & Nice TV movie
2014 Runaway TV movie
2014 Fatal Acquittal TV movie
2014 Boss Hog TV series
2013 My Santa (2013 film) TV movie
2013–2015 The Insider (TV program) TV series - 19 episodes
2012–2015 Duck Dynasty TV series - 20 episodes
2012–2015 Pets.TV TV series - 8 episodes
2011 Game Time: Tackling the Past TV movie
2011–2013 Chemistry (TV series) TV series - 13 episodes
2010–2015 Entertainment Tonight TV series - 33 episodes
2010 The Jensen Project TV movie
2010 Secrets of the Mountain TV movie
2009 Taking a Chance on Love (film) TV movie
2009 Heat Wave (2009 American film) TV movie
2008 Fall of Hyperion TV movie
2008 Puppy Plays the Classics TV series
2007 The Note (film) TV movie
2005–2007 Dante's Cove TV series - 13 episodes
2005 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That? TV series - 5 episodes
2005 Confessions of an American Bride TV movie
2004–2008 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition TV series - 123 episodes
2004 Hollywood Walks TV series documentary
2004 TV's Greatest Sidekicks TV special
2003 Beautiful Girl (film) TV movie
2003 This Time Around (film) TV movie
2003 The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special TV documentary
2003 Killer Flood TV movie (+Orchestrations)
2002–2003 Liberty's Kids TV series - 40 episodes
2001–2003 Super Duper Sumos TV series - 26 episodes
2001 An Evening with Rosanne Seaborn TV movie
2000 One Kill TV movie (+Orchestrations)
1999 Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century TV series - 26 episodes
1999 Half a Dozen Babies TV movie
1998 Breakfast with Einstein TV movie
1997–1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye TV series - 26 episodes
1995–1997 Mutant League TV series - 40 episodes
1995–1996 The Adventures of Hyperman TV series - 13 episodes (Main Theme)
1994–1997 High Tide (TV series) TV series - 50 episodes
1994–1995 Boogies Diner TV series - 40 episodes
1993 Madison (TV series) TV series - 13 episodes
1992–1994 African Skies TV series - 52 episodes
1992 Incident at Victoria Falls TV movie
1991–1992 Chip and Pepper's Cartoon Madness TV series
1991–1992 Stunt Dawgs TV series - 26 episodes
1991 ProStars TV series - 13 episodes
1990 Jungle Book Reunion TV movie
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! TV series
1987 Trying Times TV series

Film

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Year Title Notes
2016 JL Ranch
2015 Stolen from Suburbia
2015 Lost After Dark
2015 Exeter (film)
2013 The Cuban Dream[21] Documentary
2008 Witless Protection
2007 Race (2007 film)
2004 Raspberry Heaven[22]
2003 Latter Days
2003 Mike Hammer: Song Bird Video
2001 Elvira's Haunted Hills
2000 Luminarias
1999 Our Friend, Martin Video
1997 True Heart
1997 Midnight Blue
1994 Hits!
1994 Nursery Raps Starring Mama Goose Video Short
1992 Miracle Beach
1990 Angel III: The Final Chapter
1987 Down Twisted (As Berlin Game)
1986 Battleship Potemkin
1985 Legend (1985 film)

Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Dance

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Year Title Notes
2022 Zeitelmoos - Im Bann Anderer Mächte[7][8] German Musical
2021 Wake Up - aka Keep Hope Alive[9] Musical Theatre
2019 Camelot[11] Dance
2015 Battleship Potemkin Musical Theatre
2010 Noah's Ark[23] Dance
2007 Sea Princess[1] Ballet
1989 Voices from the Cellar Musical Theatre
1989 The Geography of Luck[14] Theatre
1989 Dragon Lady[15] Theatre
1988 Stendhal[16] Theatre
1988 Relay Theatre

Soundtracks

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Year Album
2022 What We Whispered
2021 DAS 7
2020 Berlin Game
2019 Camelot
2015 Exeter
2015 Lost After Dark
2015 True Heart
2015 Dystopia
2013 The Angel Trilogy
2010 Berlin Diary
2010 Noah's Ark
2007 Sea Princess
2007 Dante's Cove
2003 Latter Days
2002 Elvira's Haunted Hills[24]
1997 True Heart (Spirit of the Nations)
1992 Miracle Beach
1992 Nursery Raps with Mama Goose
1987 Down Twisted
1986 Battleship Potemkin
1985 Legend

References

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  1. ^ a b c Times, Melonie Magruder / Special to The Malibu. "Creating magic with 'The Sea Princess'". Malibu Times. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. ^ "Bronenosets Potyomkin (Battleship Potemkin) | Public Domain Movies". publicdomainmovie.net. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. ^ a b "The Angel Trilogy - Craig Safan / Christopher Young / Eric Allaman - soundtrack (CD)". www.soundtrackcorner.de. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  4. ^ a b c "About". Eric Allaman. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. ^ "THOUSAND OAKS, CA: Pacific Festival Ballet debuts Camelot ballet". www.dance-enthusiast.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. ^ "BMI Film & Television Awards Salute Composers of Top Movie, TV, Cable Music". BMI.com. 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  7. ^ a b "ZEITELMOOS - Die Musik aus dem Musical". Luisenburg-Festspiele Wunsiedel (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  8. ^ a b "Zeitelmoos — Musicallexikon". www.musicallexikon.eu. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  9. ^ a b "Who We Are – Wake Up". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  10. ^ "Composer Details: Eric Allaman - SoundtrackCollector.com". www.soundtrackcollector.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  11. ^ a b "THOUSAND OAKS, CA: Pacific Festival Ballet debuts Camelot ballet". www.dance-enthusiast.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  12. ^ "Conejo Valley May 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  13. ^ "'Sea Princess' ready to make a new splash at Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks". www.vcstar.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  14. ^ a b "The Geography of Luck at South Coast Repertory Second Stage 1989". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  15. ^ a b "STAGE REVIEW : 'Dragon Lady' Drama Mired in the Suburbs". Los Angeles Times. 1989-05-08. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  16. ^ a b "Stendhal at The Colony Theatre". colonytheatre.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  17. ^ "Revival of 'Dream Girl' at Room for Theatre; 'In the Bargain' at Harman Avenue; 'Relay' at Main Stage; 'Nobody Likes Ugly' at Flight". Los Angeles Times. 1988-05-27. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  18. ^ "Ubiquity Studios Is Quite Simply the Best Studio of Its Kind in Southern California". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  19. ^ "Randy Jackson Mentors Students about Career, Life ‹ Pepperdine Graphic". pepperdine-graphic.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  20. ^ "Captcha | Turing Test 1.0". www.coursicle.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  21. ^ "Filmmakers". The Cuban Dream. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  22. ^ "Raspberry Heaven: Composer". www.raspberry-heaven.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  23. ^ "Malibu composer takes on new epic ballet, 'Noah's Ark'". Malibu Times. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  24. ^ "ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS Soundtrack Arrives on Vinyl for Halloween". Nerdist. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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