Berklee Alumni Score Summer's Biggest TV and Movie Hits

Berklee alumni are helping create the soundtracks to the summer's top films and television shows. 

By
Kimberly Ashton
June 5, 2013

Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6) conducts at a 2011 concert.

Phil Farnsworth

Game of Thrones features alumnus Ramin Djawadi's score.

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Fast & Furious 6 features alumnus Lucas Vidal's score.

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Alumnus Kyle Clausen is the assistant music editor for Iron Man 3.

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Alumnus David Schwartz is the composer for Arrested Development.

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Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6) conducts at a 2011 concert.

Phil Farnsworth

Whether it's the Game of Thrones' Red Wedding episode or the trademark high-speed car chases in the latest iteration of the Fast & Furious(Opens in a new window) series, some of this summer’s hottest storylines are being told by Berklee alumni.

In fact, dozens of Berklee graduates have made careers scoring, composing, arranging, editing, and mixing the soundtracks of some of the biggest hits in television and on the big screen.

In addition to Lucas Vidal’s (‘06) score for Fast & Furious 6, music by Berklee alumni can be heard in summer blockbusters such as Iron Man 3(Opens in a new window) (Kyle Clausen ‘00, assistant music editor) and Star Trek Into Darkness(Opens in a new window) (Frank Macchia ‘80, music preparation), and many more.

On the small screen, Game of Thrones(Opens in a new window) and Person of Interest(Opens in a new window) fans can listen to Ramin Djawadi's ('98) scores. Meanwhile, there's music by David Carbonara ('85, composer, Mad Men(Opens in a new window)), David Schwartz ('74, composer, Arrested Development(Opens in a new window)), and John Swihart ('86, composer, How I Met Your Mother(Opens in a new window) and Men at Work(Opens in a new window)).
 
Other alumni who have worked on recent movies include:
 
Leff Lefferts ('97, sound re-recording mixer, Epic)
Shie Rozow ('97, music editor, Oz the Great and Powerful)
Kevin Kliesch ('92, orchestrator, The Internship and The Hangover Part III)
Kevin Kaska ('94, orchestrator, Man of Steel and The Lone Ranger)
 
Other alumni who have worked on recent TV shows include:
 
Alf Clausen ('66, composer, The Simpsons)
Atli Orvarsson ('96, composer, Chicago Fire(Opens in a new window))
Joey Newman ('98, composer, The Middle(Opens in a new window)) 
Michael Semanick ('85, sound re-recording mixer, House of Cards)