James L. Venable
James Lewis Venable (born May 19, 1967)[1] is an American composer, working primarily in American film and television. He is known for his scores to the animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The latter was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music in 2005, the same score won a 2005 Annie Award—Venable's third—for achievement in music for an animated series. Among Venable's feature film scores are Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Scary Movie 3, 4, and 5 and EuroTrip. On August 3, 2004, Venable released an electronica album titled Holding Space with Screaming Fan Records.[2]
James L. Venable | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Lewis Venable |
| Born | May 19, 1967 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Iron Monkey | Yuen Woo-Ping | Composed score for U.S release |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Kevin Smith | 1st of 6 collaborations with Smith | |
| 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Craig McCracken | — |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | David Zucker | 1st of 3 collaborations with Zucker |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Jeff Schaffer | — |
| Jersey Girl | Kevin Smith | — | |
| The Year of the Yao | Adam Del Deo James D. Stern |
Documentary film | |
| 2005 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Mike Bigelow | Themes music composed by John Debney |
| Venom | Jim Gillespie | ||
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | David Zucker | — |
| Clerks II | Kevin Smith | — | |
| Kickin' It Old Skool | Harvey Glazer | — | |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer | Blair Treu | Television film |
| 2008 | Turok: Son of Stone | Curt Geda Dan Riba Frank Squillace Tad Stones |
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| Superhero Movie | Craig Mazin | — | |
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Kevin Smith | — | |
| An American Carol | David Zucker | — | |
| 2009 | Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel | Gareth Carrivick | — |
| I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Bob Gosse | — | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Sam Liu Lauren Montgomery |
Additional music by Christopher Drake |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Malcolm D. Lee | — |
| Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie! | Steve Stark | — | |
| 2018 | Supercon | Zak Knutson | — |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Kevin Smith | — |
| 2022 | Clerks III | — |
Television
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–2005 | The Powerpuff Girls | with Steve Rucker and Tom Chase |
| 2000–2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | — |
| 2001–2004 | Samurai Jack | with will.i.am |
| 2002–2006 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | with Paul Dinletir |
| 2002–2003 | 3-South | — |
| 2003–2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | with Paul Dinletir |
| 2004–2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | with Jennifer Kes Remington |
| 2008 | The Mighty B! | First episode only "Original music" credit |
| 2014-2017 | Clarence | with Simon Panrucker |
Video games
| Year | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Adventures of Breadman[3] | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | With Mike Reagan |
References
- "2001 Scoring Primetime". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 369, no. 34. August 21, 2001. p. 38. ISSN 0018-3660.
- Holding Space. ASIN B0002L57ZU.
- Psyko (June 22, 2019). "The Adventures of Breadman llegará a Nintendo Switch si logra financiarse en kickstarter". Nintenderos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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