Jim Lang (composer)

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jim Lang

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| background = non_performing_personnel

| birth_name = James Volker Langknecht

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|11|22}}

| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

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| occupation = Composer

| instrument = Piano, keyboard

| years_active = 1978–present

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James Volker Langknecht (born November 22, 1950), better known as Jim Lang, is an American composer. He is known for scoring the Nickelodeon series Hey Arnold! (1996–2004), its feature film, Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002), and the television film, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie (2017), as well as working with series creator Craig Bartlett on his other shows such as Dinosaur Train and Ready Jet Go!.{{cite news|title=Maestro! Film Composers (and One Director) Speak About Ennio Morricone's Impact|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/maestro-film-composers-and-one-director-speak-about-ennio-morricones-impact-2162147|accessdate=September 17, 2015|work=LA Weekly|date=October 21, 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Wrightson|first1=Erica Zora|title=LA People 2009: Writer, no Biter — Jim Lang|url=http://www.laweekly.com/la-life/la-people-2009-writer-no-biter-jim-lang-2159393|accessdate=December 3, 2015|work=LA Weekly|date=April 22, 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Mitchell|first1=Elvis|title=Hey Arnold the Movie (2002)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E07E0D7123EF93BA15755C0A9649C8B63|accessdate=September 17, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=June 28, 2002}}

In 2001, Lang was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production for the main title song of Lloyd in Space.{{cite web|title=29th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2001)|url=http://annieawards.org/29th-annie-awards|publisher=Annie Awards|accessdate=September 17, 2015}} In 2004, he received an ASCAP Award for Top TV Series for Hey Arnold!{{cite news|title=ASCAP Honors Top Film and Television Composers and Songwriters at 19th Annual Awards Celebration|url=http://www.ascap.com/home/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2004/index.aspx|accessdate=September 17, 2015|publisher=ASCAP|date=2004}}