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Danny Jacob

American composer and musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Danny Jacob is an American composer, songwriter and guitarist.[1] His credits include composing the score for the television series Phineas and Ferb,[1] and co-producing the music for the series Sofia The First. He is a three-time Emmy-nominated composer. He also wrote the theme songs for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, The Emperor's New School, Kim Possible, Sonny With A Chance, and Jackie Chan Adventures. As a featured guitarist, Jacob has performed on Shrek, the Bette Midler HBO concert Diva Las Vegas, and on Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin's "Heaven Help Us".

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Danny Jacob
BornLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Composer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • vocals
Years active1984–present
SpouseMarylata Elton
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Jacob started playing guitar at 13 years old, honing his skills in acoustic, electric, R&B, and jazz playing styles.[2] At 16 years old he formed his own bands, performing in local bars and clubs in Los Angeles.[2] Jacob has played and toured with recording artists: Bette Midler, George Michael, and Tower of Power,[3] and said he has been inspired by Hans Zimmer, John Powell, and Harry Gregson-Williams.[1] During DreamWorks' founding years, Zimmer and Jacob worked together on the soundtracks for The Road to El Dorado and Antz. This led to his work as a featured guitarist with score composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell on Shrek. Jacob arranged and co-produced the musical DVD sequence "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" along with Eddie Murphy's cover of "I'm a Believer" from the soundtrack album. He also composed the instrumental score for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents Zing Zang Zoom in 2009.

He began working on various Disney TV Animation series, producing and writing theme songs for Lilo & Stitch: The Series and The Emperor's New School. Ultimately, he was brought on to revamp the theme song for Phineas and Ferb before being hired as the show's composer and song producer. He continued to work with creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh on their next series, Milo Murphy's Law, two Phineas and Ferb feature films (Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension and Phineas and Ferb: Candace Against the Universe) and various specials, and again with Povenmire on the new series Hamster & Gretel. He co-composed the score for the Amazon Kids+ series ARPO: Robot Babysitter with his son, Aaron.

Personal life

He was married to Grammy-nominated film music producer Marylata Elton.[4] They have one child: composer, musician, and filmmaker Aaron Daniel Jacob.

In 2011, Jacob and Marylata established an endowment for the Teenage Drama Workshop at California State University, Northridge.[4] He is a native of San Fernando Valley, California.

Discography

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Year Artist Title Notes
1984Matthew WilderBouncin' Off the Wallsguitarist[5]
1987Tuesday KnightTuesday Knightguitarist
1988Sheena EastonThe Lover in Meguitarist
1990George MichaelListen Without Prejudice Vol. 1guitarist
1993Elton JohnDuetsguitarist[6]
1995Sheena EastonMy Cherieguitarist[7]
Carlene CarterLittle Acts of Treasonguitarist[8]
Bette MidlerBette of Rosesguitarist[9]
1996George MichaelOlderguitarist[10]
1997Sheena EastonFreedomproducer/arranger/guitarist
2009variousPhineas and Ferbcomposer/performer
2010 various Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You composer/performer
2010 various Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites composer
2011 various Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions composer/performer
2011 various Phineas and Ferb-ulous: The Ultimate Album composer/performer
2013 various Phineas and Ferb: Rockin' and Rollin composer/performer
2014 various Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (Music From The TV Series) composer
2014Laura DickinsonOne For My Baby - To Frank Sinatra With Loveguitarist/arranger[11]
2015 various Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer composer
2020 various Phineas and Ferb: Candace Against the Universe composer
2022 various Hamster & Gretel composer
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Filmography

Film

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1998 Antz arranger: I Can See Clearly Now[12]
2000 The Road to El Dorado arranger: El Dorado[12]
Almost Famous guitar coach[12]
2001 Shrek musician: guitars[12]
2006 Brother Bear 2 arranger: "Welcome to This Day"
2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension composer/singing voice of Ferb[13]
2013 Planes producer: Love Machine
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue co-writer: Runaway Romance[14]
2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe composer
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Television

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2006–08 The Emperor's New School theme music composer/songwriter
2007–15 Phineas and Ferb composer/songwriter/performer/singing voice of Ferb
2008–13 Sid the Science Kid songwriter
2009–11 Sonny with a Chance composer
2013 Sofia the First co-music producer
2016–19 Milo Murphy's Law composer
2018–19 Beyblade Burst Turbo composer
2021, 2024–present Monsters at Work songwriter ("I'm Not Gonna Sing You a Song")
2022–2024 Alice's Wonderland Bakery song producer
2022–present Hamster & Gretel composer/song producer
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Internet

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2021–22 ARPO: Robot Babysitter co-composer (with Aaron Daniel Jacob)[15]
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