Stuart Balcomb

Director, Editor, Music Composer, Producer and Screenwriter

Venice, Los Angeles County, California

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June 2012

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About Stuart

Composer Stuart Balcomb works for film and TV in Los Angeles. Before moving to LA he studied vibes with Gary Burton and taught composition and arranging at Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1974-78; he has written arrangements for Woody Herman, Cher, Donald O’Connor, Andy Williams, Magician David Avadon, Gary Burton and the Buffalo Philharmonic, and composed for Batman: The Animated Series (Fox network) and The Black Door, which won Outstanding Achievement at the Elevate Film Festival. In 1983 he wrote "American Trilogy" for woodwind quintet, a very popular part of quintet repertoires across the country, which was performed and recorded by the New York Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet in Spring 2010.

He also scored The Ore, a pilot for the Sci-Fi channel; five films for the Elevate Film Festival; three hours of music for Peter Sterios’ yoga DVD "Gravity & Grace" (featured in the film The Moses Code); and Deeper, director Mikki Willis' submission for Steven Spielberg's FOX series ON THE LOT, co-produced by Mark Burnett. His soundtrack for the documentary 1000 Journals is currently screening at many festivals around the world. Recent projects include The Moses Code, Brian O'Brian (Disney), and Mythic Journeys.

His orchestrations include Role Models, Underdog, Miss Congeniality 2, Surviving Christmas, Connie and Carla, Gods and Generals, Shanghai Knights, The I Inside, FearDotCom, Triple X (xXx), The Touch, Virginia’s Run, Corky Romano, Return To Me, Star Kid, Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Vol.II, Blank Check, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Captain Ron, Sleep Walkers, Hudson Hawk, The Prince and the Pauper.

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American Trilogy (2010)
Music by New York Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet Composer
Mythic Journeys (2009)
Documentary by Imaginal Cells Filmworks Composer
Brian O'Brian (2008)
Television by Disney Composer
Role Models (2008)
Film by Universal Orchestrator
Gravity & Grace (2007)
Music by Conscious Enlightenment—yoga DVD Composer
The Ore (2007)
Film (short) by Rainfall Films Composer
Channels (2007)
Film (short) by Elevate Films Composer
Mr. President (2007)
Film (short) by Elevate Films Composer
1000 Journals (2007)
Documentary by Andrea Kreutzhage—director Composer
Underdog (2007)
Film by Disney Orchestrator
The Black Door (2006)
Film (short) by Elevate Films Composer
Miss Congeniality 2 (2005)
Film by Castle Rock Orchestrator
Surviving Christmas (2004)
Film by DreamWorks Orchestrator
Gods and Generals (2003)
Film by Warner Bros. Orchestrator
Batman Animated Series (1992)
Television by Warner Bros. Composer/conductor