Peter Davison (composer)

Peter Davison
Background information
Born	1948 (age 76–77)
Genres	New-age
Occupation(s)	Composer - CDs and TV/Film scoring
Years active	1974–present
Website	peterdavison.com

Peter Davison (born 1948) is an American composer known for New Age/Neo Classical works, and television and film scores.

Early years

Davison was born in Los Angeles, California. He played flute, saxophone, guitar, keyboards and electric bass in all sorts of ensembles throughout his public school years. He received his Bachelor's and master's degrees in Music Composition from California State University, Northridge. ^[1]

Career

Davison has composed music scores for Indie Features, the History Channel, A+E, Biography, PBS, Warner Bros., Disney, Universal, Discovery, Gaiam (Yoga/Relaxation music). ^[2] Over 40 CDs of his music are on Higher Octave/Universal, Gaiam, Davisounds and TSR/Baja. ^{[3] [4] [5]} His CDs Meditate and Exhale were both in the Billboard Top 10 New Age Albums. His music is widely played in internet radio. On Pandora ^[6] at this time there are 90 million streams of his music ^[7] with similar stats on the other internet music providers such as Spotify. ^[8] He has received awards and nominations from the Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Accolade Global Film Awards, Colortape International Film Festival and others. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]} Davison's first 7 releases (1980-1986) are considered pioneers of New Age Music. ^[15] Fact of Being, a European label has re-released the first 2 of these ^{[16] [17]} on vinyl LP. They will re-release the remaining 5 over the next 2 years, as a retrospective of Davison's early work. Davison has also received commissions for classical orchestral music. ^{[18] [19] [20] [21]} GQ, Gentleman's Quarterly, published a feature article about Davison in their June, 2023 issue. ^[22]

Discography

Davisounds Label 2008–present		GAIAM Label CDs 1986 - 2002	Higher Octave/Universal Label 1980 - 1986
Sincerely Yours, Peter Davison
Think About What You Are Thinking About
The Attainable Gifts of Imagination
The Continuing Odyssey
Winds of Time
The Unfolding Self
On Shores of Crystal Dreams
Wanderings		Yoga	Winds of Space
Rest and Be Thankful		Comfort	Glide
Poems Without Words		Solace	Star Gazer
Plateau		Presence	Forest
GAIA - Music for Our Mother Earth		Exhale	Mountain
The Colors of Sound		T'ai Chi	Traces
On the Edge of Now		Meditate	Music on the Way
When I Go Inside		AM & PM Yoga
My Universe in Harmony		Rejuvenate
Iris - Bringer of Dreams		Vitality
Clarity Rising			TSR/Baja Label, 1996
Enchanted Lagoon			Focal Point
What Happened Next
NOW...the Present is a Gift		GAIAM Label DVDs 1986 - 2002
Moments of Transformation		AM & PM Yoga
Floating in Bliss		Yoga for Beginners
The Pleiades		Rodney Yee DVDs, multiple
Music from the Heart of the Forest		Power Yoga DVDs, multiple
Galileo's Telescope		Qigong DVDs, multiple
Getting Closer		T'ai Chi DVDs, multiple
Forest Home
Future, Present, Past
Possibility
Release
Take Me Back to Eden

Television and film scores

History Channel:	PBS Series:	Warner Brothers:
Escape: True Tales of Suspense	Earth Revealed (26 episodes)	Batman, The Animated Series
Breakout from Iran	Our Families, Ourselves (18 Episodes)	The Flash
Escape from Kuwait	Inside Out (22 Episodes)	Show Time:
Chain Gang Breakout	The Way We Live (22 Episodes)	Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre:
Fire in Mann Gulch	The Unfinished Nation (52 Episodes)	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Papillon	The Endless Voyage (26 Episodes)	Universal Studios:
Escape from Bosnia, the Scott O'Grady Story	Madison Heights (16 Episodes)	SeaQuest DSV
Bravo, Biography, A+E, AMC:	Framework for Democracy (26 Episodes)	Islands of Adventure,
Mary Magdelene	The Examined Life (26 episodes)	Theme Park in Orlando, Florida
Diplomats for the Damned	Crossroads Cafe (26 episodes)	Cinco Rosas Productions:
Crimes in Time	On Common Ground (15 episodes)	The Last Word
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story	Something Ventured (26 episodes)	Harmony Gold:
Smothered, Bio of the Smothers Brothers	Sales Connection (26 episodes)	Secret of the Lens
Bella Lewitzky, feature documentary, BAM Entertainment	The Human Condition (26 episodes)	Media FX Media:
	Life Lines (16 Episodes)	The Stewards of Shaver's Fork
		Legacy Interactive Media:
		Emergency Room (Video Game)

References

1. Johnson, Noah (June 2023). "A Mind-Bending Journey with the Mystic Master of New Age Music". GQ (Gentleman's Quarterly). June 2023 (June 2023).
2. Davison, Peter. "IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
3. Davison, Peter. "All Music". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
4. Davison, Peter (11 June 2019). "Glide review, French". Section 26. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
5. Breznikar, Klemen (September 29, 2021). "Peter Davison Interview | Legendary Composer of "New Age"". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine . Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
6. Davison, Peter. "Composer". Pandora. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
7. Davison, Peter. "Composer stats".
8. Davison, Peter. "Composer". Spotify. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
9. Davison, Peter. "When I Go Inside". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
10. Davison, Peter. "Iris - Bringer of Dreams". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
11. Davison, Peter. "Timberline". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
12. Davison, Peter. "Blooming Memories of Spring". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
13. Davison, Peter. "On the Edge of Now". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
14. Davison, Peter. "Sip of Wine". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
15. Davison, Peter. "1980-1986". Ultravillage. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
16. Davison, Peter. "Music on the Way". Infinite Fog. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
17. Davison, Peter (October 5, 2021). "Glide".
18. Davison, Peter. "Foundation for New American Music, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
19. Davison, Peter. "LA County Museum of Art, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
20. Davison, Peter. "California Arts Council Concert, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
21. Davison, Peter. "The Real Nut, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
22. Noah, Johnson (June 6, 2023). "A Mind-Bending Journey with the Mystic Master of New Age Music". GQ.