Andy Garfield | |
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Born | Andrew Douglas Garfield January 31, 1974 |
Education | Canyon High School |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (BA) |
Occupation | Composer |
Employer | Pachinko Media |
Known for | Hatchet [1] |
Andrew Douglas Garfield (born January 31, 1974 in Fullerton, California) [2] is an American composer. [3] He is best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Adam Green, [4] as the composer of films including Hatchet , [5] Frozen , [6] and Hatchet II . [7]
Garfield’s other contributions to the horror genre include music and score for The Eden Formula , The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , Chillerama , [8] The Summer of Massacre , [9] and Almost Human . [10] Under the banner of his company Pachinko Media, he has also been prolific in themed entertainment. [11]
Garfield was born on January 31, 1974 in Fullerton, California. [2] After graduating from Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, [12] Garfield went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in music and architecture from the University of Southern California, studying under famed Disney composer Buddy Baker. [13]
Garfield’s first feature film was the slasher film Hatchet in 2006, which was his first of four collaborations with filmmaker Adam Green. [1] His next film with Green was the 2010 psychological horror survival film Frozen , which received rave reviews from critics for its score. [2] Garfield and Green further collaborated on Hatchet II in 2010 and the Diary of Anne Frankenstein segment of Chillerama in 2011. [7] [8]
Garfield composed the music for the shooting interactive dark ride Men in Black: Alien Attack, which opened in April 2000. [14] The ride received a Thea award for Outstanding Achievement from the Themed Entertainment Association. [15] He worked with Phil Hettema once again on a 4D immersive experience at Los Angeles Union Station. [16] [17]
Garfield’s specialization in the horror genre extends to his work in themed entertainment as well. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he composed the music for a socially-distanced drive-in haunted attraction called Night at the Die-In in Kissimmee, Florida. [18] Garfield previously composed the music for the Marathon of Mayhem show at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort. [19] In 2024, Garfield supervised all music and audio production for the catacombs-themed dark ride Dämonen Gruft at Germany’s Heide Park. [20] [21]
Garfield is a member of the Themed Entertainment Association [22] and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. [23]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | composer | video game [24] |
1997 | Dilbert's Desktop Games | composer | video game |
1998 – 2000 | Bad Dog | composer | TV series |
1999 | The Yellow Badge of Courage | composer | short |
2000 | Men in Black: Alien Attack | composer | dark ride video |
2001 | The Jeff Corwin Experience | composer | TV series |
2001 | Earthship.TV | composer | TV movie |
2001 | Mon Colle Knights | composer | TV series; 45 episodes |
2002 | 9 1/2 | composer | short |
2003 | Theme Park Secrets | composer | TV series |
2004 | Everybody and Their Mother Wants to Write and Direct | composer | short |
2006 | Hatchet | composer, sound designer | [25] |
2006 | The Eden Formula | composer, sound designer | [26] |
2006 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | composer | |
2006 | Happy Days: Falling Stars | composer | |
2006 | The Apartment | composer | short |
2007 | Winter Tales | composer, sound mixer, “Snowman / Boy / Blitzen” (voice) | TV series; 3 episodes |
2007 | It's a Mall World | sound mixer | TV series |
2007 | King in the Box | composer | short |
2008 | My First Time | composer, original music by | short |
2008 | The Tiffany Problem | composer | short |
2008 | Fairy Tale Police | composer, sound | short |
2009 | Saber | composer | TV series; 1 episode |
2009 | Goth Girl | “DeeJay” | TV series; 1 episode |
2009 | The Tivo | composer | short |
2010 | Frozen | composer, original music by | |
2010 | Hatchet II | composer | |
2010 | The Psycho Legacy | sound mixer | |
2010 | Look: The Series | dialogue editor, re-recording mixer, sound editor | |
2010 | All That Remains | composer | video [27] |
2010 | 7/28/1989 | composer, producer, post-production sound | short |
2010 | Jack Chop | sound designer | short |
2011 | Nightmare Slayers | composer | TV series |
2011 | Chillerama | composer, music | segments: The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, Wadzilla |
2011 | Let It Go Already | composer | TV limited series |
2011 | 12/14/1996 | composer, producer | short |
2011 | 12/15/1996 | composer, producer, post-production sound / sound editor | short |
2011 | Yolanda | composer | short |
2011 | The Summer of Massacre | composer | |
2012 | Random Acts of Violence | post-production sound services | |
2013 | Almost Human | composer | |
2013 | Lemon | composer | short |
2013 | EastSiders | re-recording mixer | TV series; 7 episodes |
2014 | House Call | composer, original score by | short |
2014 | Starve | composer | [28] |
2015 | Milk & Cookies | composer | video |
2015 | Cannibal Clown Killer | composer (original theme) | |
2015 | Sam’s Story | composer, producer | short |
2015 | The Foot Job | sound designer | short |
2016 | Valentine’s Die | composer, sound designer | short |
2016 | Marco Polo | composer, sound editor | short |
2022 | Wayward | sound effects editor | |
2022 | Real Drag | composer | short |
2024 | Orum | sound designer | short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Anatomy of a Kill | composer | video |
2007 | Guts & Gore: The FX of ‘Hatchet’ | composer | video |
2007 | The Making of ‘Hatchet’ | composer | video |
2007 | Meeting Victor Crowley | composer | video |
2007 | A Twisted Tale | composer | video |
2010 | Catching Frostbite: The Origins of ‘Frozen’ | composer | video |
2010 | Shooting Through It | composer | video |
2010 | Three Below Zero | composer | video |
2010 | Beating the Mountain: Surviving ‘Frozen’ | composer | video |
2010 | Chair 92 | composer | video |
2010 | Thawing Out: Frozen’s Postproduction Team | self, composer | video |
2011 | First Look: Hatchet II | composer | video |
2011 | Hatchet II: Behind the Screams | composer | video |
2011 | Hatchet II: Meet the FX Team | composer | video |
2011 | The Making of the Diary of Anne Frankenstein | composer | short |