Dan Radlauer
{{short description|American film and television composer (born 1957)}}
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La Habra Heights, California
| instrument = Bass, guitar, piano, keyboards
| genre = Big band, jazz, rock, Latin
| occupation = Composer, conductor, music producer, educator
| years_active = 1977 to present
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| associated_acts = Teena Marie
Randy Edelman
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Dan Radlauer (born April 26, 1957 in Los Angeles) is an American film and television composer, who was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the eastern suburb of Los Angeles County, La Habra Heights. Radlauer is the recipient of four BMI composer awards and has received special recognition at independent film festivals.{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/538576 |title=BMI Cable Awards, May 21, 2009 |publisher=Bmi.com |date=2009-05-21 |accessdate=2011-12-18}}[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705669/awards 2003/2004/2005 listing for BMI Awards and film festival awards for 2008]
Early life, musical training, early successes
Dan Redlaurer was raised in La Habra Heights, California (Southeastern range of the Puente Hills). He started playing music at the age of 8 with guitar and later learned piano, bass, accordion and various other stringed instruments. Great inspiration came from his parents Ed and Ruth Radlauer, who are well known book authors.{{cite web|url=http://www.jacketflap.com/ed-radlauer/42741 |title=Credits for Ed and Ruth Radlauer |publisher=Jacketflap.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-18}} The advanced musical training he received was while attending school in the music department at Fullerton College in the late 1970s, playing and writing for their jazz and pop groups. During this time he also studied with film composer Albert Harris. Radlauer's big-band composition "Straight Tone and Strive Ahead" is the opening track of the Fullerton College Jazz Band 1983 Down Beat Award-winning LP Time Tripping.Radlauer has scored numerous compositions and arrangements for the Fullerton College Jazz groups to include the albums Escape To Asylum, Time Tripping, Primarily Jazz, and Unforgettable Radlauer also did notable writing for the big bands Maiden Voyage,"All female big band on risky Maiden Voyage", Billboard Magazine, November 15, 1980, p. 56. the Big Band Jazz Machine,Review: Cadence, Volume 21, Publisher B. Rusch, 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=9941 |title=All About Jazz, Review: JACK BOWERS, Published: June 1, 2002 |publisher=Allaboutjazz.com |date=2002-06-01 |accessdate=2011-12-18}} and publisher C.L. Barnhouse.[http://www.barnhouse.com/product.php?id=032-0173-00&title=Gazpacho C.L. Barnhouse Publishers, Gazpacho]
His first 15 years of professional composing were in the area of TV and radio commercials; companies worked for include Coke, Mattel, Nissan, Greenlight Financial, Albertsons,Adweek: Western advertising news, Volume 39, 1981. A/S/M Communications and Pizza Hut. He has worked in the R&B and pop music fields recording with stars such as Teena Marie and co-produced the original TV's Greatest Hits CD.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/dan-radlauer-p227570/credits |title=All Music Guide credits, Dan Radlauer |publisher=Allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-18}}
TV and film scoring
By 2001 Radlauer started to be contracted much more for music scoring in the television and film industry doing feature length work.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705669/filmoseries IMDb television credits] He has composed music for numerous reality TV, drama, and sitcom shows to include For the Love of Ray J, Ruby, Flavor of Love, and The Surreal Life. He was a contributing writer working with Randy Edelman on the 2008 action adventure film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Other titles he has also scored as independent, feature-length movies, and documentaries include The Reflecting Pool (2008),{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/danradlauer/filmography/p540369 |title=Fandango Filmography listing |publisher=Fandango.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-18}} Bad Guys,[http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/536460 April 20, 2008.BMI, Composer Dan Radlauer Scores a Win on Opening Night of Bad Guys](2008) Salvation (2007), Pip and Zastro (2006),{{cite web|url=http://www.pipandzastrow.com/filmakers.htm |title=Film credits for Pip and Zastro |publisher=Pipandzastrow.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-18}} She Wolves of the Wasteland (1987), Phoenix the Warrior (1988),Young, R.G., The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film. Applause Books, 2000. p. 484 (Dan Radlauer-music scoring), {{ISBN|1-55783-269-2}} and Thunder Geniuses.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705669 Internet Movie Data Base movie credits]
Music education, teaching
As an educator, Radlauer worked at the Idyllwild Arts Academy and at the PS#1 Elementary School in Santa Monica as well as creating music ensembles at New West Middle School in Los Angeles and Pali High School. He has been adjudicating jazz festivals for over 20 years, as well as providing instruction for music educators in Southern California. He has also mentored young musicians and composers, including his son Ruben of Model/Actriz.{{cite web|url=https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-dan-radlauer-of-brentwood/|title=Rising Stars: Meet Dan Radlauer|publisher=VoyageLA |date=2022-11-21}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.radmusic.net Official website for Dan Radlauer]
- {{IMDb name|0705669}}
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Category:American film score composers
Category:American male film score composers
Category:American jazz composers
Category:American male jazz composers
Category:American music arrangers
Category:Musicians from Los Angeles
Category:Fullerton College alumni