Alan Silvestri
Composer

Alan Silvestri Net Worth

Alan Silvestri is a renowned film composer who has been creating music for over thirty years. Born in Manhattan in 1950, he was first drawn to music at an early age and went on to study composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After touring America with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders, he moved to Hollywood and scored his first movie in 1972. He went on to compose for the hit series CHiPs and then had his breakthrough score with the action-comedy hit Romancing the Stone. He has since composed for over 100 films, including the Back to the Future series, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Lies Beneath, Cast Away, The Polar Express, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, and Flight. He has won two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award for his work. In addition to his music career, Alan and his family have also founded Silvestri Vineyards in Carmel Valley, California.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Composer, Soundtrack, Music Department
Birth Day March 26, 1950
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 73 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Birth name Alan Anthony Silvestri
Genres Film score
Occupation(s) Composer, conductor
Instruments Drums
Years active 1972–present

💰 Net worth: $6 Million (2024)

Alan Silvestri is a highly accomplished composer, soundtrack artist, and music department professional hailing from the United States. With an extensive career spanning several decades, Silvestri has contributed his exceptional talent and expertise to the creation of countless memorable film scores and soundtracks. His remarkable body of work has not only earned him critical acclaim and widespread recognition but has also proven to be financially rewarding. As of 2024, Alan Silvestri's net worth is estimated to be an impressive $6 million, solidifying his status as one of the most successful and renowned figures in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1908

Silvestri's grandparents emigrated in 1908 from the Italian town of Castell'Alfero, and settled in Teaneck, New Jersey. He grew up in Teaneck, and attended Teaneck High School. He went to Berklee College of Music for two years. Alan was a Drummer for a short time in 1966 with Teaneck-based rock band The Herd.

1972

Silvestri started his film/television composing career in 1972 at age 21, composing the score for the low-budget action film The Doberman Gang.

1977

From 1977 to 1983, Silvestri served as the main Composer for the television series CHiPs, writing music for 95 of the series' 139 episodes.

1984

Silvestri met Producer Robert Zemeckis, when the two worked together on Zemeckis's film Romancing the Stone (1984). Since then, Silvestri has composed the music for all of Zemeckis's movies, including the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007), A Christmas Carol (2009), Flight (2012) and The Walk (2015).

1987

He has won the Saturn Award for Best Music three times, for his scores for Predator (1987), Back to the Future Part III (1989/90) and Van Helsing (2004).

1989

In 1989, Silvestri composed the score for the James Cameron-directed blockbuster The Abyss, and is also known for his work on the films Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), both of which are considered preeminent examples of action/science fiction film scores. Since 2001, Silvestri has also collaborated regularly with Director Stephen Sommers, scoring the films The Mummy Returns (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). His most recent work includes The Avengers (2012), The Croods (2013), and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).

1994

Silvestri has received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Original Score for Forrest Gump (1994) and one for Best Original Song for "Believe" on The Polar Express Soundtrack. He also received two Golden Globe nominations: Best Score for Forrest Gump and Best Song for The Polar Express.

1995

Silvestri was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in 1995.

2011

On September 23, 2011, he was awarded with the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award by the City of Vienna at the yearly film music gala concert Hollywood in Vienna.

2013

He has won two Emmys, both for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey – Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for the episode "Standing Up in the Milky Way".

2014

On 31 January 2014, it was announced that a stage musical adaptation of Back to the Future was in production. The show, which is being co-written by original Writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, is expected to be performed in 2015, on the 30th anniversary year of the film. Silvestri will team up with Glen Ballard to compose a new score, with the addition of original songs from the film, including "The Power of Love", "Johnny B. Goode", "Earth Angel" and "Mr. Sandman".

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