Thomas Pierson (born March 11, 1948 Ashland, Wisconsin)
is an American composer, conductor and film director.
At the age of 13, he debuted as a soloist with the Houston Symphony.[ High Note, The Japan Times] He studied at the Juilliard School to become a classical pianist and later turned to jazz. He conducted Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Metropolitan Opera. He has conducted other works as well, including Candide. He has scored films for Woody Allen, notably Manhattan,[Adam Harvey, The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005 (McFarland, 2007), , ( online)] and Robert Altman Quintet.[ Composer, Original Music By Tom Pierson] He filmed Turkey Boy in Japan in 2008.[Point of No Return Music 2008: "Turkey Boy" ]
Work
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Songs from the movie "Turkey Boy", 2008, CD
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"Turkey Boy", 2008, DVD
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Deep Forest By Bruce Huebner, Zabu Tone Music ZT006, CD 2008, as pianist
[ Mark Tourian (acoustic bass), STUDIO TOURIAN]
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Olathe By Richie Pratt, Artists Recording Collective ARC-2093, CD 2007, as pianist
[ Richie Pratt (drums), RichiePratt.net]
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The Hidden Goddess, 2003, CD, Point of No Return Music (806635019475), AUTEUR
[ Doug Keahl, CD Reviews][ Album, Big Band, Music is here]
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Left, Right, 2001, CD
[MICHAEL PRONKO, The Japan Times Online [9]]
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Tom Pierson III, 1999, CD, Oglio Records
[ Tom Pierson III, Billboard Jun 26, 1999, Magazine]
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Tom Pierson II, 1993, CD, AUTEUR
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Planet of Tears, 1990, CD
[ Big Band, All About Jazz
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[Patricia Myers, JAZZ TIMES 1997]
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American Playhouse, 1982, orchestrator; 1 episode - Working TV episode
[ American Playhouse]
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Popeye (film), 1980, composer: additional score
[ Popeye (1980)][ The New York Times][A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman (Paperback), By Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 27, 2000), , [15]]
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Manhattan (film), 1979, music adapted/arranged by
[ Manhattan (1979)][The New York Times [17]][CinemaScope One: STUPENDOUS IN 'SCOPE (Paperback) by John Reid, Lulu.com (May 15, 2004)]
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Hair (film), 1979, conductor/arranger, vocals, as Thomas Pierson
[ Hair (1979), Music Department][Hair by Galt MacDermot;Tom Pierson [19]]
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Quintet (film), 1979
[ Quintet (1979)][ The New York Times][Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music (Paperback), By Royal S. Brown, University of California Press (October 18, 1994), , ]
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A Perfect Couple, 1979, Orchestra Conductor
[ Music Department, Tom Pierson][ The New York Times][A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman (Paperback), By Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 27, 2000), , [24]][Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music (Paperback), By Royal S. Brown, University of California Press (October 18, 1994), , ]
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The World of Magic, NBC 1975, hosted by Bill Cosby, as music director
[Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984 By Vincent Terrace]
- Further sources
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Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan by E. Taylor Atkins, Duke University Press (November 2001), ,
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Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture (paperback), by Timothy J. Craig (editor), M.E. Sharpe (June 2000), ,
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Patricia Myers, Jazz Times June 1997, Magazine, by JazzTimes, Inc., 144 pages,
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p. 273, Manhattan, cf. The Bent Lens: A World Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film by Lisa Daniel, Claire Jackson, Allen & Unwin, March 2003,
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p. 314, 329, cf. Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music (hardcover), by Stephanie Stein Crease, Chicago Review Press; illustrated edition (October 1, 2001), ,
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