Richard Gibbs

Last updated

Richard Gibbs
Born (1955-12-05) December 5, 1955 (age 68)
Bay Village, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Film score
Occupation(s) Composer, orchestrator, conductor
Years active1981–present

Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs (born December 5, 1955) is an American film composer and music producer whose credits include Dr. Dolittle , [1] Big Momma's House , [2] Queen of the Damned , [3] the television series Battlestar Galactica [4] and the first season of The Simpsons . [5]

Contents

Musical career

Gibbs was the keyboard player for the new wave band Oingo Boingo from 1980 to 1984. He was also a session player, performing on over 150 albums for artists as diverse as War, Tom Waits, Boy Meets Girl, Living in a Box, Robert Palmer, and Aretha Franklin. His professional relationship with Mr. Palmer began after he wrote a tongue-in-cheek letter of complaint about loud music emanating from Palmer's Bahamian condo, which was immediately next door to the one Gibbs was staying in while working on another project at Compass Point studios.

Gibbs started with Michael Jochum the band Zuma II, which had an eponymously titled record released by Pasha/CBS Records. He has appeared live with Korn, The Staples, Chaka Khan, and Oingo Boingo.

Like his former bandmate Danny Elfman, Gibbs has embarked on a life of scoring movies and television shows. He has written the scores for over sixty films that have collectively grossed well over $1 billion in box office receipts worldwide ( Dr. Dolittle , Step Into Liquid , Say Anything... and Queen of the Damned , among others) and acted as musical director and composer for various television shows, including Muppets Tonight!, The Simpsons , and Battlestar Galactica . He has worked extensively with actress-comedian Tracey Ullman, on her various projects.

His critically well-received collaboration with Jonathan Davis (lead singer of Korn) on the songs and score for Queen of the Damned led to a gold record.

Gibbs produced the second full-length record for the Warner Bros. Records band Eisley, "Combinations." Pre-production took place in Tyler, TX, home of the band, and tracking took place in Malibu in his studio The Woodshed in mid-September 2006. The record was released on August 14, 2007. He also found the time to serve as music director and arranger for Korn's appearance on MTV Unplugged, broadcast in February 2007. He produced the record of that event, which arrived in February as well.

Past projects include scoring the multiple award winning drama Face to Face for Battlestar Galactica and Queen of the Damned director Michael Rymer. He produced former Mr. Mister (Broken Wings) band member Richard Page's solo disc "Peculiar Life" and is currently producing a collection of songs by an adventurous new band, Purple Mountains Majesties.

He consistently works with directors Betty Thomas (Dr. Dolittle, 28 Days, I Spy), John Schultz (Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Like Mike, The Honeymooners), along with the aforementioned Michael Rymer, and Tracey Ullman.

Gibbs' songwriting and theme credits include "Until the Stars Fall" (co-written and produced with Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 for the movie Fired Up!), the theme to the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, the Muppets Tonight! theme, and the aforementioned Queen of the Damned songs. The Queen of the Damned songs were co-written and produced with Jonathan Davis; the songs were reperformed for the CD release by Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), Marilyn Manson, David Draiman (Disturbed), Jay Gordon (Orgy), and Wayne Static (Static-X).

Woodshed Recording

Gibbs is the owner of a state of the art ocean view Malibu studio, Woodshed Recording. [6] Since 2004, Woodshed has hosted artists and producers such as Barbra Streisand, U2, Sting, Pink, Lenny Kravitz, Max Martin, Foster the People, Coldplay, Ryan Tedder, Paul Epworth, Walter Afanasieff, and Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds. Woodshed features a revolutionary modular wall system that allows for dozens of different studio configurations, allowing Woodshed to accommodate small intimate bands as well as larger ensembles. [7]

Composers Breakfast Club

The Composers Breakfast Club [8] was formed by Richard Gibbs in 2013. It began as a means to connect, enjoy a meal together with friends and explore all aspects of the world of music, whilst slowly inviting more friends to join in the camaraderie. Similar to The Socrates School and the Inklings, The Composers Breakfast Club is dedicated to connecting musicians with other musicians and creating a space for critical thinking and debate about our current world.

The CBC has expanded unabated to this day yet continues to adhere to the original basis of its founding - friends helping friends. They added featured presenters every week, from illustrious music makers to thought leaders in science, politics, business and beyond. Rather than expanding the weekly group well past their average of 65 attendees (and hence losing intimacy), the CBC has added additional chapters that meet in other parts of greater Los Angeles on other days of the week (Venice, Agoura, and Silver Lake) and a chapter in Nashville and the rumblings of a new one in New York City.

All are invited to attend and partake. Being a composer is not a requirement - indeed, many regulars are actors, singers, engineers, producers, and even the odd architect or two. Name tags will always be verboten, and smiles and helping hands are always welcome.

Armory of Harmony

Gibbs is the founder of Armory of Harmony, [9] a nonprofit which facilitates the creation of musical instruments from decommissioned firearms and distributes those instruments to high school and college marching bands and ensembles. [10]

Invisible Arts

In 2020, Gibbs created invisible arts, [11] a podcasts series telling the stories Gibbs has accumulated over a lifetime in the music industry. He tells stories about his time working with artists such as Tracey Ullman, Robert Palmer, Danny Elfman, Tim Curry, and many more.

Personal life

Gibbs earned an Associate of Arts degree from Daytona Beach Community College while still enrolled as a senior in high school. He went on to matriculate with bachelor's degree in classical composition from Boston's Berklee College of Music before moving to California. He and his wife Linda have three children, Keegan Gibbs, Riley Gibbs and Katelin Gibbs.

Filmography

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio(s)Notes
1988 Sweet Hearts Dance Robert Greenwald TriStar Pictures —
1989 Say Anything... Cameron Crowe 20th Century Fox Composed with Anne Dudley
1990 A Gnome Named Gnorm Stan Winston Vestron Pictures —
1991 Wedlock Lewis Teague HBO Films Television film
Bingo Matthew Robbins TriStar Pictures —
1992 Once Upon a Crime Eugene Levy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer —
Ladybugs Sidney J. Furie Paramount Pictures —
Passed Away Charlie Peters Hollywood Pictures —
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Allan Moyle Touchstone Pictures —
1993 Amos & Andrew E. Max Frye Castle Rock Entertainment —
Son in Law Steve Rash Hollywood Pictures —
Fatal Instinct Carl Reiner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer —
1994 The Chase Adam Rifkin 20th Century Fox —
Clifford Paul Flaherty Orion Pictures —
1995Dangerous IndiscretionRichard KletterChanticleer FilmsDirect-to-video film
1996 First Kid David Mickey Evans Walt Disney Pictures —
1997 That Darn Cat Bob Spiers Walt Disney Pictures —
1998 Music from Another Room Charlie Peters Orion Pictures —
Dirty Work Bob Saget Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer —
Dr. Dolittle Betty Thomas 20th Century Fox —
1999 The Book of Stars Michael MinerShowcase EntertainmentDirect-to-video film
10 Things I Hate About You Gil Junger Touchstone Pictures —
2000 Big Momma's House Raja Gosnell 20th Century Fox —
28 Days Betty Thomas Columbia Pictures —
2002 Queen of the Damned Michael Rymer Warner Bros. Composed with Jonathan Davis
Like Mike John Schultz 20th Century Fox —
I Spy Betty Thomas Columbia Pictures —
2003 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Jim Kammerud
Brian Smith		 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
DisneyToon Studios 		Direct-to-video film
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town John Schultz Echo Bridge —
Love Don't Cost a Thing Troy Beyer Warner Bros.
2004 My Baby's Daddy Cheryl Dunye Miramax —
Barbershop 2: Back in Business Kevin Rodney Sullivan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer —
Johnson Family Vacation Christopher Erskin Fox Searchlight Pictures —
Fat Albert Joel Zwick 20th Century Fox —
2005 The Honeymooners John Schultz Paramount Pictures —
2006Valley of the Heart's DelightTim BoxellIndican Pictures—
John Tucker Must Die Betty Thomas 20th Century Fox —
2007 Cleaner Renny Harlin Millennium FilmsDirect-to-video film
2009 Fired Up! Will Gluck Screen Gems —
2010 Christmas Cupid Gil Junger ABC Family Television film
2011 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer John Schultz Relativity Media —
Teen Spirit Gil Junger ABC Family Television film
Face to Face Michael Rymer Umbrella Entertainment—
2012 Let It Shine Paul Hoen Disney Channel Television film
2016 Adventures in Babysitting John Schultz Disney Channel Television film
2017 Love Beats Rhymes RZA Lionsgate Films —

Awards

BMI Film and TV Awards

YearFilmCategoryResult
1999 Dr. Dolittle Film Music AwardWon
2001 Big Momma's House Won

DVD Exclusive Awards

YearFilmCategoryResult
2001 The Book of Stars Best Original ScoreWon
2003 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere MovieWon
Best Original Song in a DVD Premiere MovieNominated

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Elfman</span> American composer (born 1953)

Daniel Robert Elfman is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oingo Boingo</span> American new wave band

Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the years previous. Their highest-charting song, "Weird Science", reached No. 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo was an American surrealist street theatre troupe, formed by performer and director Richard Elfman in 1972. The group was led by Richard until 1976, when his brother Danny Elfman took over. The group evolved into an experimental musical theatre group, performing songs from the 1930s-40s and original material.

<i>Only a Lad</i> 1981 studio album by Oingo Boingo

Only a Lad is the debut studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1981 by A&M Records, following their self-titled EP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warren Fitzgerald</span> Musical artist

Warren Fitzgerald is an American punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. He is best known for being the guitarist of The Vandals and Oingo Boingo. He is also co-founder of Kung Fu Records, along with his Vandals band-mate Joe Escalante.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bear McCreary</span> American composer and musician (born 1979)

Bear McCreary is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes the scores of the television series Battlestar Galactica (2004), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Sails, Outlander, The Walking Dead, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Serpent Queen, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Halo, the video games Call of Duty: Vanguard, God of War and God of War Ragnarök, and the film Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

<i>Nothing to Fear</i> (Oingo Boingo album) 1982 studio album by Oingo Boingo

Nothing to Fear is the second studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1982 by A&M Records.

<i>So-Lo</i> 1984 studio album by Danny Elfman

So-Lo is the debut studio album by American musician Danny Elfman, released in 1984 by MCA Records. Recorded primarily by Elfman, but also featuring the members of his band, Oingo Boingo, it was recorded when Elfman was offered a solo contract with MCA after the band had been dropped from I.R.S. Records. The album marked the band's last release to feature bassist Kerry Hatch and keyboardist Richard Gibbs.

<i>Good for Your Soul</i> 1983 studio album by Oingo Boingo

Good for Your Soul is the third studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1983 by A&M Records. It was produced by Robert Margouleff and was the band's last album to be released on A&M Records.

<i>Dark at the End of the Tunnel</i> 1990 studio album by Oingo Boingo

Dark at the End of the Tunnel is the seventh studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1990 by MCA Records.

<i>Boingo</i> (album) 1994 studio album by Oingo Boingo

Boingo is the eighth and final studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo. It was the band's only album recorded for their new label, Giant Records, as well as the only album to be released by the band's 1994–95 line-up.

The music of the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica is a body of work largely credited to the composers Bear McCreary and Richard Gibbs. The music of Battlestar Galactica displays a variety of ethnic influences and generally does not conform to the "orchestral" style of many science fiction scores.

<i>MTV Unplugged</i> (Korn album) 2007 live album by Korn

MTV Unplugged: Korn is an acoustic live album by American nu metal band Korn, released worldwide on March 5, 2007, and on the following day in the United States.

<i>Forbidden Zone</i> (soundtrack) 1983 soundtrack album by The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo

Forbidden Zone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Forbidden Zone, the 1982 cult film directed by Richard Elfman, with music by his brother Danny Elfman and performed by The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.

Michael Jochum is an American rock/jazz/nu metal drummer. Although a session musician early in his career, he gained more recognition as a touring member of the band Korn.

Steve Bartek is an American guitarist, film composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is best known as the lead guitarist in the band Oingo Boingo and for his orchestration work with composer Danny Elfman.

<i>Alone I Play</i> 2007 live album by Jonathan Davis and the SFA

Alone I Play is a live album by Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis, released on 10 November 2007. It was recorded and videotaped at Malibu's Woodshed Recorder on 7 November 2007, the day before Davis embarked on his first solo tour, the Alone I Play tour. The album was recorded and packaged in CD and DVD formats and prepared for sale in no longer than three days, where it is sold at venues where Davis performs.

<i>Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture</i> 2002 soundtrack album by various artists

Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack for the 2002 vampire film Queen of the Damned based on the Anne Rice novel of the same name. It released on February 19, 2002 via Warner Music Group and was produced by Richard Gibbs and Jonathan Davis of American nu metal band Korn. Frank Fitzpatrick and Rich Dickerson served as the music supervisors for the album.

The discography of Oingo Boingo, an American new wave band, consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays, one soundtrack, seventeen singles, ten music videos, and a list of soundtrack appearances.

References

  1. ↑ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2000). Screen World 1999. Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers. p. 83. ISBN   978-1-55783-410-2 . Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (2001). The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. Taylor & Francis. p. 321. ISBN   978-0-415-93696-5.
  3. ↑ Brode, Douglas; Deyneka, Leah (2013). Dracula's Daughters: The Female Vampire on Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 214. ISBN   978-0-8108-9296-5 . Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Potter, Tiffany; Marshall, C. W. (2007). Cylons in America: Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 225. ISBN   978-1-4411-5706-5 . Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Clark, Rich (2010). Mixing, Recording, and Producing Techniques of the Pros: Insights on Recording Audio for Music, Film, TV, and Games (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN   978-1-59863-915-5.
  6. ↑ "Woodshed Recording - Studio Malibu". Woodshed Recording. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ Marantos, Jeanette (November 16, 2019). "One year later: Homeowners share lessons learned from the deadly Woolsey Fire". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 16, 2019. The most famous are invited to sign their names inside the studio's sleek grand piano — among them Barbra Streisand, Coldplay's Chris Martin and Chance the Rapper.
  8. ↑ "Composers Breakfast Club". Composers Breakfast Club. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Woodshed Recording - Studio Malibu". Woodshed Recording. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Armory of Harmony". Armory of Harmony. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ "invisible arts". invisible arts. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.