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Jeff Most (born September 15, 1960) is an American film producer, best known as the producer and music supervisor of The Crow film series.

Most was co-producer on The Crow with Edward R. Pressman in 1993, and also produced the film's soundtrack album. He produced the films and soundtracks for the subsequent entries in the franchise: The Crow: City of Angels (1996), The Crow: Salvation (2000) and The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005). [1]

Jeff Most has also produced films such as The Specialist , Girl , Venice Underground, The Tomb and On The Doll. In early 2007, he produced a film called Kingshighway, reuniting him with The Crow: Wicked Prayer star Edward Furlong. The film starred and was directed by Clayne Crawford.

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References

  1. Clint Morris: Exclusive Interview: Jeff Most Archived January 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Moviehole.net, July 1, 2005.