Composer
Van Dyke Parks
- Born January 3, 1943 in Hattiesburg - Mississippi - USA
Van Dyke Parks is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks.
Known for
Twin Peaks1990
Popeye1980
The Brave Little Toaster1987
The Two Jakes1990
Call Me Claus2001
Wild Bill1995
Broken Trail2006
Goin' South1978
Filmography
- 2024The Beach BoysFilmSelf (archival footage)
- 2022Peter Case: A Million Miles AwayFilmSelf
- 2021Sayonara AmericaFilm
- 2020A World Without Beethoven?FilmSelf
- 2019No SmokingFilmSelf
- 2015Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell GeorgeFilmSelf / Producer Musician
- 2010CeremonyFilmAdditional Music
- 2010Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)FilmSelf
- 2010Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009The People SpeakFilmSelf
- 20091974: On the Road With The Beach BoysFilmSelf
- 2008Dark MatterFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2007Silverchair: Making of Young ModernFilmHimself
- 2006Broken TrailSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 2005The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be NiceFilmSelf
- 2004Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SmileFilmSelf
- 2004The Adventures of Ociee NashFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2003The CompanyFilmMusic
- 2003Stuart Little: The Animated SeriesSeriesMusic
- 2003Ringo RamaFilmHimself
- 2002Monday Night MayhemFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2002Charms for the Easy LifeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2002Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley StoryFilmMusic
- 2002Van Dyke Parks: An Obsession with MusicFilmSelf
- 2001Call Me ClausFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2001In the Time of the ButterfliesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2001The Ponder HeartFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2000Harlan County WarFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2000The Beach Boys: Endless HarmonyFilmSelf
- 1999Border LineFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998Barney's Great AdventureFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998ShadrachFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998A Chance of SnowFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998NoahFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Oliver TwistFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1996Bastard Out of CarolinaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1996The Summer of Ben TylerFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1995Wild BillFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1995Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These TimesFilmSelf
- 1994One ChristmasFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1994Next DoorFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1992Out on a LimbFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Eerie, IndianaSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Frogs!FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990Twin PeaksSeriesJack Racine
- 1990The Two JakesFilmFrancis Hannah, Original Music Composer
- 1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeFilmMinister of Merriment, Original Music Composer
- 1989Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His WifeFilmMusic
- 1988Casual Sex?FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988VibesFilmDr. Weiner
- 1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas SpecialFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988Rented LipsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a BallFilmHimself
- 1987The Brave Little ToasterFilmMusic, Songs
- 1986Club ParadiseFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986Ponce de LeonFilmMusic
- 1986Darlin' ClementineFilmMusic
- 1985Follow That BirdFilmMusic
- 1985Tall Tales & LegendsSeriesMusic
- 1985The Beach Boys: An American BandFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Little Red Riding HoodFilmMusic Director
- 1983Jack and the BeanstalkFilmMusic Consultant
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesThe Musician
- 1982The Tale of the Frog PrinceFilmThe Musician
- 1980PopeyeFilmHoagy the Piano Player, Conductor
- 1978Goin' SouthFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1978Loose ShoesFilmIndian #2
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKFilmSelf
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKFilmSelf
- 1970Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?Film
- 1956The SwanFilmGeorge
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesHorace
- 1953BoninoSeriesAndrew Bonino
- 1948Studio OneSeriesEddie Stone, Robbie, Lawrence Alden