Bob Thiele Jr.
{{short description|American songwriter (born 1955)}}
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| birth_name = Robert Thiele Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|07|03}}
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| nationality = American
| occupation = Musician, producer, composer, music supervisor
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| television = Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C.
| spouse =
| children = Owen Thiele
| mother = Jane Harvey
| father = Bob Thiele
| known_for = The Office, Sons of Anarchy
| notable_works = The Forest Rangers
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Bob Thiele Jr. (born July 3, 1955){{Cite web |title=Bob Thiele Jr. |url=https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Bob%20Thiele%20Jr. |website=Music Metason}} is an American composer, musician and music producer of German descent. He has worked with many musical artists{{Cite web |title=Bob Thiele Jr. |url=https://jaxsta.com/profile/1d033015-b75d-4262-b362-c2f1ac2c7b7a/catalogue?view=tile |website=Jaxta, Official Music Credits}} and on several soundtracks for TV shows and films.{{Cite web |last=Death Wish Coffee Company |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Fueled by Death Cast 125: Bob Thiele Jr. - composer, The Office |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7wSfvfenM&ab_channel=DeathWishCoffeeCompany |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Musician and composer - Bob Thiele Jr. - musician, music supervisor Sons of Anarchy, Mayans MC, The Office (transcript) |url=https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/pages/fueled-by-death-cast-bob-thiele-jr |website=Death Wish Coffee}}{{Cite web |title=Bob Thiele Jr, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-thiele-jr-mn0001641622/credits |website=AllMusic}} He is the son of producer Bob Thiele{{IMDb name|1918567}}{{cite news |title=Bob Thiele, 73, Record Producer for Jazz Legends (Published 1996) |work=The New York Times |date=February 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622061952/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/01/nyregion/bob-thiele-73-record-producer-for-jazz-legends.html |archive-date=2023-06-22 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/01/nyregion/bob-thiele-73-record-producer-for-jazz-legends.html |last1=Watrous |first1=Peter }} and singer Jane Harvey.{{cite magazine|title=Jane Harvey, Jazz Vocalist and Performer, Dies at 88|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/181204-Jane-Harvey-Jazz-Vocalist-and-Performer-Dies-at-88|magazine=Playbill|accessdate=17 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007093447/http://playbill.com/news/article/181204-Jane-Harvey-Jazz-Vocalist-and-Performer-Dies-at-88|archivedate=7 October 2013}}
Career
Bob Thiele Jr. has worked with many artists, such as Bette Midler and Ray Charles.{{Cite web |title=Bob Thiele Jr. Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-thiele-jr-mn0001641622/credits |website=AllMusic}}
He was part of the Royal Macadamians ensemble, collaborating with Davitt Sigerson and John Philip Shenale, also known as Phil Shenale. They released the Experiments in Terror album in 1990.{{Cite web |title=Royal Macadamians |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/royal-macadamians/ |website=Trouser Press}}{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Terry |date=October 4, 1990 |title="Experiments in Terror" Is a Fun, Ridiculous Blend of Rock and World Music |url=https://freshairarchive.org/segments/experiments-terror-fun-ridiculous-blend-rock-and-world-music |website=Fresh Air Archive}}
Television
Bob Thiele Jr. has worked for the music department of many TV series.{{Cite web |title=Bob Thiele Jr. - Music Department, Composer, Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1918567/ |publisher=IMDb}}
Thiele led and founded Sons of Anarchy
Thiele's songs from Mayans M.C. were released as albums and singles such as Señor [From "Mayans M.C."] (2020, producer), En Mi Camino [From "Mayans M.C."] (2020, composer, producer), Black Is Black [From "Mayans M.C."] (2020, producer), I Say a Little Prayer (Rezo una Oración por Ti) [From "Mayans M.C."] (2020, producer).
Motion pictures
Bob Thiele Jr. has worked for motion pictures such as: The Five Heartbeats (1991, songwriter, Robert Townsend/Director), I still know what you did last Summer (1998, songwriter, Danny Cannon/Director), The Waiting Game (1999, songwriter, Ken Liotti/Director), Boys and Girls (2000, songwriter, Robert Iscove/Director), Out of Line (2001, songwriter, Johanna Demetrakas/Director), Bernard and Doris (2006, additional music, songwriter, Bob Balaban/Director), Bad Country (2014, songwriter, Chris Brinker/Director), There's Always Woodstock (2014, music supervisor, Rita Merson/Director), Bad Hurt (2015, music supervisor, songwriter, Mark Kemble/Director), A Boyfriend For My Wife (2016, songwriter, Julia Rezende/Director).{{Cite web |last=Kraft |first=Engel |title=Bob Thiele Jr. Composer, Music Supervisor |url=https://kraft-engel.com/wp-content/uploads/clients/bob-thiele-jr/THIELE-Bob-Jr..pdf |website=Kraft-Engel}}
Awards and nominations
Bob Thiele Jr. was nominated once for a daytime Emmy Award{{Cite web |last=Christ |first=Shawn |date=November 12, 2014 |title=Bob Thiele Jr.'s Journey from the Record Biz to 'Sons of Anarchy', Music Supervisor Talks Family, Songwriting and Montages [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/15205/20141112/bob-thiele-jr-sons-anarchy-fx-music-supervisor.htm |website=Music Times Exclusives}} and 3 times for a Prime Time Emmy Award.{{Cite web |title=Sons of Anarchy, FX Networks, Awards & Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/sons-anarchy |website=EMMYS}} He has won the Hollywood Music in Media Award twice and an ASCAP Film and Television Music award three times.{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014), Awards |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1124373/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |publisher=IMDb}}{{cite web |url=https://kraft-engel.com/wp-content/uploads/clients/bob-thiele-jr/THIELE-Bob-Jr..pdf |title=Bob Thiele Jr. - Composer, Music Supervisor |publisher=Kraft-Engel Management}}{{Cite web |last=ASCAP |date=May 15, 2019 |title=2019 ASCAP Screen Music Awards |url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2019/screen-awards |website=ASCAP}}{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2019 |title=34th Annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards |url=https://www.popdisciple.com/behind-the-scenes/ascap-screen-music-awards-2019 |website=POP Disciple}}
In 2009, Bob Thiele Jr. was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on Sons of Anarchy. The song "This Life", written by him, guitarist Dave Kushner,{{Cite web |last=Thiele |first=Bob |date=November 22, 2014 |title=Behind the Scenes: Sons of Anarchy - About the Theme "This Life" (Music Supervisor Bob Thiele of Sons of Anarchy and Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver discuss the making of the theme song "This Life" for the hit television show Sons of Anarchy) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7YDyddrG3E&ab_channel=BobThiele |via=YouTube}} Curtis Stigers and show creator Kurt Sutter, was nominated at the category "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" while it was performed by Curtis Stigers and The Forest Rangers.{{Cite web |last=Television Academy |title=Bob Thiele: 3 Awards & Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/bob-thiele |website=EMMYS}} Bob Thiele Jr. was nominated for an OFTA television award for "This Life" at Best New Theme Song in a Series, Motion Picture or Miniseries category.
In 2014, he was nominated again for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his song "Day is Gone", which was on the soundtrack of the Sons of Anarchy episode "A Mother's Work" (Season 6, Episode 13). Noah Gundersen and Kurt Sutter co-wrote the song which was performed by Noah Gundersen and The Forest Rangers.
In 2015, Bob Thiele Jr. was nominated for a third time for a Primetime Emmy Award for his song "Come Join the Murder" from the Sons of Anarchy episode "Papa's Goods" (Season 7, episode 13). Jake Smith and Kurt Sutter co-wrote the song which was performed by The White Buffalo and The Forest Rangers.
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2006 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Original Song | "Just the Way I Am"{{Cite web |last=Christ |first=Shawn |date=Nov 14, 2014 |title=Bob Thiele Jr.'s Journey from the Record Biz to 'Sons of Anarchy', Music Supervisor Talks Family, Songwriting and Montages [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/15205/20141112/bob-thiele-jr-sons-anarchy-fx-music-supervisor.htm |website=Music Times Exclusives}} | {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2009 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music:
| rowspan="8" | Sons of Anarchy | {{Nominated}} | |
| OFTA Television Award | Best New Theme Song in a Series, Motion Picture or Miniseries | {{Nominated}} | ||
| 2011 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) | Best Music Supervision | {{won}} | |
| 2013 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Award | Top Television Series{{Cite magazine |last=Billboard Staff |date=June 24, 2011 |title=Angelo Badalamenti, Alf Clausen Honored at ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/angelo-badalamenti-alf-clausen-honored-at-ascap-film-tv-music-1177346/ |magazine=Billboard}} | {{won}} | |
| rowspan="3" | 2014 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for Song: "Day is Gone", Episode: "A Mother's Work" | {{Nominated}} | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) | Best Music Supervision - Television | {{won}} | ||
| OFTA Television Award | Best Music in a Series | {{nom}} | ||
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Music and Lyrics for Song "Come Join the Murder". Episode: "Papa's Goods" | {{nominated}} | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | rowspan="2" | ASCAP Screen Music Awards | Top Television - Network | Superior Donuts | {{won}} |
| Top Television - Cable | Mayans M.C. | {{won}} |
References
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External links
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Category:American multi-instrumentalists
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:ASCAP composers and authors
Category:21st-century multi-instrumentalists
Category:American record producers