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As an award winning music producer, Emmy nominated composer, and film director, Craig Stuart Garfinkle's career includes work on feature films,
multimedia, network television, commercials, stage musicals and
albums.
Presently, Craig is exhaling after completing his first project as a director entitled, 30 "Premeditated Acts," a one hour documentary chronicling Dane Cook's creative journey which brought him to his "Isolated Incident" TV Special and CD. The TV Special will air on Comedy Central on May 17th, and the Documentary will be released May 19th along with Dane's "Isolated Incident" CD.
You can check out the project here:
See more at DaneCook.com
"What a thrill this was for me to be entrusted by Dane with such a special film." Craig says. "I got to be a fly on the wall while Dane spent night after night at the Laugh Factory working through his new set, a set which is so much more than just a comedy routine, it's a true window into the soul of this comic genius."
"And although I have composed music for dozen's of documentaries, as both director and producer of this tender, dark and funny film, I earned a renewed respect for all the film makers with whom I have collaborated over the years. Directing is one tough gig! It's so tough, I even had to throw out some of my composer's music - which I also had written."
But the highlight of the project was being asked to write, compose, edit, and produce a short film as Dane's "warm up act," to be shown to his audience before taking the stage on his "ISolated INcident, Global Thermo Comedy Tour." "What a thrill it was for me to be sitting in Madison Square Garden, watching this movie being presented to 20,000 screaming fans."
The film ends with a two minute Sufi Montage, which you can see by clicking the link below.
His other recent Dane Cook projects include the songs, "Forward," and "I'll Never Be You," on which Craig produced and played guitars, and "Retaliation," which Craig edited and mixed.
"When we were working together on "Retaliation," we had no idea what was to follow. It was just a great hang: Dane, his managers Brian and Barry, and myself, locked up in a room, trying to put together a CD that made us laugh. Looking at where we've come since then I can only say I was blessed to be a part of such a great team!"
"Retaliation" debuted at 4 on the pop charts, which was the first time a comedy album debuted in the top-ten since Steve Martin's, "Wild and Crazy Guy" in 1979.
Craig is probably best known, however, for his musical contribution to film trailers with partner Simone Benyacar. Some of their recent projects in this genre would include, "J.J. Abrams Star Trek," "Sin City," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Spiderman 3," "Call of Duty II," "Halo II" and countless others. "Forest Chase," which can be previewed on this page, is just one example of these collaborations with Simone.
In the film and TV world, Craig has recently been creating music for NBC's, THE OFFICE," as well as the score for the film GHOSTS NEVER SLEEP, a "dark dramedy" starring Faye Dunaway and Tony Goldwyn. Also look out for THE KIDS WHO SAVED SUMMER, a family comedy that features, in addition to Craig's score, four of Craig's songs. The film is presently running on The Disney Channel and Showtime Family.
In the world of multimedia, Craig's music is featured in two
just released X-Box / PS2 games. Craig composed the original
music for BALDUR'S GATE, THE DARK ALLIANCE II, and his song,
A NUCLEAR BLAST, is the main menu theme for the Game FALLOUT,
THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL.
BALDUR'S
GATE marks Craig's thirteenth journey to "Middle Earth"
having started composing for the "Dungeons and Dragons"
genre for TSR Inc. in the mid '90s. Other scores in this genre
include the TV special DRAGONSTRIKE, and the games PLANESCAPE,
A GUIDE TO THE OUTLANDS, RAVENLOFT - A LIGHT IN THE BELFRY, and
TERROR TRAX (among others). He also contributed music (with partner
Simone Benyacar) to the trailer for feature film THE LORD OF
THE RINGS, THE RETURN OF THE KING.
Craig has composed for hundreds of network television projects
ranging from NBC's THE JEFF FOXWORTHY SHOW
to ABC's TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS. Other television
projects presently in production include RUSSIAN ROULETTE (theme
and music), a game show for Sony/Columbia Tri-Star that is airing
on The Game Show Network, and the music library and original
music for the Tollin/Robbins production THE NICK CANNON SHOW
airing on the Nickelodeon Network.
Other
notable television projects include: LUNATIC THEATER (theme and
music), a pilot for the Fox Network, written and produced by
Jerry Seinfeld, Barry Marder, Alan Marder & Jim Coane, and
IMAGES OF ARIZONA, the latest in the series of Emmy winning documentaries
he has scored for Arizona Public Television.
Finally, Craig was part of the composing team (headed by Stephen
James Taylor) for Disney's RAW TOONAGE, and the sole composer
for the KAET/PBS production VISIONS OF ARIZONA. Both programs
received Emmy nominations for outstanding original score.
Craig lives in Malibu, California, with his wife, fellow composer and conductor Eímear Noone, and his daughter Madison.
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Thanks for the add, I really did enjoy the "Isolated Incident" preview,Awesome...Thank you for commenting back :) I look forward to getting to know some of your other work. All the best, Janita.
Hello there my friend! I sure do miss hangin out. :) We should have some dinner next time I'm in LA. (which should be in jan) I'd love to meet your lovely lady!
Thanks for the ADD Craig... You have some "Top-Notch Music" and I consider it an honor to be adding to your list of Friends. Have an Awesome Day! :) Nancy
Presently, Craig is exhaling after completing his first project as a director entitled, 30 "Premeditated Acts," a one hour documentary chronicling Dane Cook's creative journey which brought him to his "Isolated Incident" TV Special and CD. The TV Special will air on Comedy Central on May 17th, and the Documentary will be released May 19th along with Dane's "Isolated Incident" CD.
Some of their recent projects in this genre would include, "J.J. Abrams Star Trek," "Sin City," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Spiderman 3," "Call of Duty II," "Halo II" and countless others. 
BALDUR'S
GATE marks Craig's thirteenth journey to "Middle Earth"
having started composing for the "Dungeons and Dragons"
genre for TSR Inc. in the mid '90s. Other scores in this genre
include the TV special DRAGONSTRIKE, and the games PLANESCAPE,
A GUIDE TO THE OUTLANDS, RAVENLOFT - A LIGHT IN THE BELFRY, and
TERROR TRAX (among others). He also contributed music (with partner
Simone Benyacar) to the trailer for feature film THE LORD OF
THE RINGS, THE RETURN OF THE KING.
Other
notable television projects include: LUNATIC THEATER (theme and
music), a pilot for the Fox Network, written and produced by
Jerry Seinfeld, Barry Marder, Alan Marder & Jim Coane, and
IMAGES OF ARIZONA, the latest in the series of Emmy winning documentaries
he has scored for Arizona Public Television.
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