Blake Neely

Neely was born in Paris, Texas. His father was a rancher and professor, and his mother a journalist and author. He studied linguistics at the University of Texas.

Neely has contributed to and been credited on a mulitude of film and TV projects over the years, such as Everwood (which earned him a 2003 Emmy Award nomination for the theme), the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, King Kong, The Last Samurai, and The Great Buck Howard. Other film projects in which he is the sole composer are Elvis and Anabelle, Starter for 10, The Wedding Date and Greyhound.

In addition, Neely has composed the music for over forty television series, including The Mentalist, You and The Flight Attendant (which earned him a 2022 Emmy Award for the theme)

He has frequently collaborated with writer/director/producer Greg Berlanti, including on Everwood, Jack & Bobby, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, Political Animals, Blindspot, and the Arrowverse series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman.

He has also been credited alongside several well-known composers such as Michael Kamen, James Newton Howard, Vangelis (for his work on the Mythodea project as arranger and conductor), and Hans Zimmer.

As an author, he has written over 25 instrumental method books such as the best-selling piano method Piano For Dummies.[https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Dummies-Blake-Neely/dp/0764551051 Piano for Dummies at Amazon.com]

He recorded his score for an HBO documentary on David McCullough at the Conway Studios in Hollywood on February 23, 2008.{{cite news | author=Dan Goldwasser | url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/128 | title=Blake Neely scores the HBO documentary David McCullough: Painting with Words | publisher=ScoringSessions.com | date=2008-02-27 | access-date=2008-02-27 }}

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• [http://blakeneely.com Cow on the Wall] Official Website
• {{IMDb name|0624201|Blake Neely}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061214010756/http://www.everwoodmusic.com/blake-neely.html Everwood Music Biography] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20061209055810/http://www.everwoodmusic.com/blake-neely-interview.html Everwood Music Interview]
• [http://www.soundtrack.net/composers/database/?id=1187 SoundtrackNet Page]
• [http://www.scoringsessions.com/composers/1187/ Blake Neely at ScoringSessions.com]
• [http://8dio.com/blog/blakeneely/ Blake Neely at 8dio.com]

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Category:1969 births

Category:Living people

Category:American film score composers

Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni

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