Nathan Furst

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Nathan Furst
Born (1978-07-04) July 4, 1978 (age 45)
Occupation Composer

Nathan Furst (born July 4, 1978) is an American television and film composer. [1]

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Furst is the son of Lorraine (Wright) and actor Stephen Furst. Furst is the husband of Britlin Lee. Furst's first major film was the 1998 film A Moment of Confusion. He then went on to compose music for other films such as the Bionicle trilogy ( Bionicle: Mask of Light , Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui and Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows ), Dust to Glory , Lake Placid 2 , Lake Placid 3 and Act of Valor . Some of the television shows for which he has composed are The Real World and Max Steel . His more recent scores include Waiting for Lightning, Need for Speed , Cold Moon , and 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain . He is a frequent collaborator with director Scott Waugh, having scored most of his films since Act of Valor.

After they remained unreleased for over a decade, Furst officially released his scores for the Bionicle films in 2017. Furst has described these scores as some of his best work due to the amount of creative freedom he was given. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
1998A Moment of ConfusionBillinjer C. Tran
1999 Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure Stephen Furst
2000Stageghost
2001Hollywood Remembers Walter MatthauDawn OstlundTelevision documentary
2003 Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure Nick Marck Television film
Bionicle: Mask of Light David Molina and Terry ShakespeareDirect-to-DVD
2004 Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui
2005 Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows
Dust to Glory Dana Brown Documentary
BIONICLE: Shadow PlayBilly Jones and Craig RussoVideo short
2006 Magma: Volcanic Disaster Ian Gilmour Television film
Though None Go with Me Armand Mastroianni
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Russell Mulcahy
Basilisk: The Serpent KingLouie Myman
Game DayStephen Furst
2007 Already Dead Joe Otting
Navy SWCC Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh Documentary short
Grendel Nick Lyon Television film
Point of EntryStephen Bridgewater
Murder 101: College Can Be MurderJohn Putch
Lake Placid 2 David Flores
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost Eleanor Lindo
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
Ghost Voyage James Oxford
Shark Swarm James A. Contner
Copperhead Todor Chapkanov
A Gunfighter's Pledge Armand Mastroianni
2009Relative StrangerCharles Burnett
Under New ManagementJoe Otting
2010 Movin' In Griff Furst
Lake Placid 3 Television film
Making a SceneUnknownTelevision documentary series
2 episodes
2011 Love's Christmas Journey David S. Cass Sr. Television film
The InheritanceRobert O'Hara
MaskeradeGriff Furst
2012A Taste of RomanceLee Rose
Act of Valor Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh
Waiting for LightningJacob RosenbergDocumentary
Strawberry SummerKevin ConnorTelevision film
The Seven Year HitchBradford May
2013 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded Roel Reiné
2014 Need for Speed Scott Waugh
The Date EscapeFernando Raigoza Jr.Short
2015The TalkJoe Otting
2016SaltwaterA.B. StoneSecond unit director
Television film
Cold Moon Griff Furst
2017 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain Scott Waugh
Trailer Park SharkGriff FurstCo-writer
Television film
2018Curse of the Dream WitchCo-director
Television film
2023 Hidden Strike Scott Waugh
57 Seconds Rusty Cundieff

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References

  1. "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
  2. "Nathan Furst". 27 May 2013.