Evan Frankfort | |
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Birth name | Christopher Jay Frankfort |
Born | December 13, 1970 |
Genres | Television score, Music Production |
Occupation(s) | Film composer, Music producer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, Drums |
Website | evanfrankfort |
Evan Frankfort (born December 13, 1970) is an American composer and music producer. He has composed music for many shows and films including Rules of Engagement , Swingtown , In Plain Sight , and 90210 . He is perhaps most well known for scoring The CW's The 100 . Frankfort has also contributed to over 100 records, working with numerous artists, including Plain White T's, Liz Phair, Rancid, Flock of Seagulls, The Dollyrots, and many more. [1]
Under the pseudonym Nihl Finch, Frankfort co-founded the independent music group Les Friction. He is also the frontman for rock band The Spiritual Machines, sharing vocal duties with bassist/keyboardist Future Aaron and James Grundler. [2]
As Head of Music at Hearst Media Production Group, [3] Frankfort serves as musical director and composer on the company's suite of educational/informational programming, including shows like Wildlife Nation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild. Frankfort received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2022 for Wildlife Nation, and another one in 2024 for Wild Kingdom. [4]
In 1996, Frankfort won a Daytime Emmy Award for his musical contributions to Guiding Light , under the name Christopher Jay. [11] [12]