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George S. Clinton began his professional musical career as a songwriter, arranger, and session musician in Nashville, while earning degrees in
music and drama at Middle Tennessee State University. The summer after
graduation, George attended the Atlanta Pop Festival and, upon hearing
Joe Cocker perform "With a Little Help from My Friends", left his native
Chattanooga, bound for Los Angeles and ready to rock and roll.
Clinton became a staff writer for Warner Brothers Music, with songs
recorded by such artists as Michael Jackson, Joe Cocker, and Three Dog
Night; continued arranging and session work; and, as a recording artist,
did albums for MCA, Elektra, ABC, and Arista. The critically acclaimed
George Clinton Band attracted the attention of a movie producer, giving
George the opportunity to score his first film, Cheech and Chong's Still
Smokin', and, later, Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers.
He developed his craft scoring "ninja" movies for Cannon Films, network
and cable television movies and miniseries, writing for a wide range of
genres and musical styles. The soulful, erotic jazz for Zalman King's
Showtime anthology Red Shoe Diaries developed quite a following, and
brought more public awareness.
His musical inventiveness and versatility in both orchestral and popular
idioms have allowed him to contribute memorable scores to such diverse
films as the hit comedy Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and
its blockbuster sequels and the hit martial arts fantasy Mortal Kombat and its sequel. Other noteworthy projects include John Waters's A Dirty
Shame; Disney's holiday hits The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3;
Tim Allen's poignant Joe Somebody; Kevin Costner's wild 3000 Miles to
Graceland; the scary The Astronaut's Wife, starring Charlize Theron and
Johnny Depp; and the sexy thriller Wild Things.
Most recent projects include Deck the Halls, the Emmy Award-winning
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Harold and Kumar Escape from Gunatanamo Bay, and Mike
Myers' The Love Guru.
In addition, Clinton has written several concert works; three musicals;
and is proud to serve as an advisor at the Sundance Composers Lab.
Awards include a Grammy nomination, an Emmy nomination, and 8 BMI
Film Music Awards, including their highest honor, the Richard Kirk Career
Achievement Award.
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