Tom Pierson

Thomas Pierson (born March 11, 1948 Ashland, Wisconsin)^[1] is an American composer, conductor and film director.

At the age of 13, he debuted as a soloist with the Houston Symphony.^[2] He studied at the Juilliard School to become a classical pianist and later turned to jazz. He conducted Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Metropolitan Opera. He has conducted other works as well, including Candide. He has scored films for Woody Allen, notably Manhattan,^[3] and Robert Altman's Quintet.^[4] He filmed Turkey Boy in Japan in 2008.^[5]

Work[edit]

Songs from the movie "Turkey Boy", 2008, CD^[6]
"Turkey Boy", 2008, DVD^[7]
Deep Forest By Bruce Huebner, Zabu Tone Music ZT006, CD 2008, as pianist^[8]
Olathe By Richie Pratt, Artists Recording Collective ARC-2093, CD 2007, as pianist^[9]
The Hidden Goddess, 2003, CD, Point of No Return Music (806635019475), AUTEUR^[10]^[11]
Left, Right, 2001, CD^[12]
Tom Pierson III, 1999, CD, Oglio Records^[13]
Tom Pierson II, 1993, CD, AUTEUR
Planet of Tears, 1990, CD^[14]^[15]
American Playhouse, 1982, orchestrator; 1 episode - Working TV episode^[16]
Popeye (film), 1980, composer: additional score^[17]^[18]^[19]
Manhattan (film), 1979, music adapted/arranged by^[20]^[21]^[22]
Hair (film), 1979, conductor/arranger, vocals, as Thomas Pierson^[23]^[24]
Quintet (film), 1979^[25]^[26]^[27]
A Perfect Couple, 1979, Orchestra Conductor^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
The World of Magic, NBC 1975, hosted by Bill Cosby, as Music Director^[32]

References[edit]

^ "Tom Pierson Bibliography (translated from Japanese site senzoku.ac.jp) Retrieved 2011-01-24". Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
^ High Note, The Japan Times
^ Adam Harvey, The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005 (McFarland, 2007), ISBN 0-7864-2968-2, ISBN 978-0-7864-2968-4 (online)
^ Composer, Original Music By Tom Pierson
^ Point of No Return Music 2008: "Turkey Boy" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Soundtruck, Turkey Boy Movie". Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
^ "Turkey Boy Movie". Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
^ Mark Tourian (acoustic bass), STUDIO TOURIAN
^ Richie Pratt (drums), RichiePratt.net
^ Doug Keahl, CD Reviews
^ Album, Big Band, Music is here
^ MICHAEL PRONKO, The Japan Times Online [1]
^ Tom Pierson III, Billboard Jun 26, 1999, Magazine
^ Big Band, All About Jazz
^ Patricia Myers, JAZZ TIMES 1997
^ American Playhouse
^ Popeye (1980)
^ The New York Times
^ A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman (Paperback), By Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 27, 2000), ISBN 0-19-512350-6, ISBN 978-0-19-512350-0 [2]
^ Manhattan (1979)
^ The New York Times [3]
^ CinemaScope One: STUPENDOUS IN 'SCOPE (Paperback) by John Reid, Lulu.com (May 15, 2004)
^ Hair (1979), Music Department
^ Hair by Galt MacDermot;Tom Pierson [4]^{[dead link]}
^ Quintet (1979)
^ The New York Times
^ Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music (Paperback), By Royal S. Brown, University of California Press (October 18, 1994), ISBN 0-520-08544-2, ISBN 978-0-520-08544-2
^ Music Department, Tom Pierson
^ The New York Times
^ A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman (Paperback), By Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 27, 2000), ISBN 0-19-512350-6, ISBN 978-0-19-512350-0 [5]
^ Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music (Paperback), By Royal S. Brown, University of California Press (October 18, 1994), ISBN 0-520-08544-2, ISBN 978-0-520-08544-2
^ Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984 By Vincent Terrace

Further sources

Blue Nippon: authenticating jazz in Japan By E. Taylor Atkins, Duke University Press (November 2001), ISBN 0-8223-2721-X, ISBN 978-0-8223-2721-9
Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture (Paperback), By Timothy J. Craig (Editor), M.E. Sharpe (June 2000), ISBN 0-7656-0561-9, ISBN 978-0-7656-0561-0
Patricia Myers, JAZZ TIMES Jun 1997, Magagine, by JazzTimes, Inc., 144 pages, ISSN 0272-572X
p. 273, Manhattan, cf. The Bent Lens: A world guide to gay and lesbian film By Lisa Daniel, Claire Jackson, ALLEN & UNWIN, March 2003, ISBN 978-1-74114-014-9
p. 314, 329, cf. Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music (Hardcover), By Stephanie Stein Crease, Chicago Review Press; illustrated edition (October 1, 2001), ISBN 1-55652-425-0, ISBN 978-1-55652-425-7

External links[edit]

Tom Pierson biography, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (in Japanese)
Tom Pierson Profile, Kunitachi College of Music
Tom Pierson at IMDb

[1] "Tom Pierson Bibliography (translated from Japanese site senzoku.ac.jp) Retrieved 2011-01-24". Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-01-07.

[2] High Note, The Japan Times

[3] Adam Harvey, The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005 (McFarland, 2007), ISBN 0-7864-2968-2, ISBN 978-0-7864-2968-4 (online)

[4] Composer, Original Music By Tom Pierson

[5] Point of No Return Music 2008: "Turkey Boy" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Soundtruck, Turkey Boy Movie". Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.

[7] "Turkey Boy Movie". Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.

[8] Mark Tourian (acoustic bass), STUDIO TOURIAN

[9] Richie Pratt (drums), RichiePratt.net

[10] Doug Keahl, CD Reviews

[11] Album, Big Band, Music is here

[12] MICHAEL PRONKO, The Japan Times Online [1]

[13] Tom Pierson III, Billboard Jun 26, 1999, Magazine

[14] Big Band, All About Jazz

[15] Patricia Myers, JAZZ TIMES 1997

[16] American Playhouse

[17] Popeye (1980)

[18] The New York Times

[19] A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman (Paperback), By Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 27, 2000), ISBN 0-19-512350-6, ISBN 978-0-19-512350-0 [2]

[20] Manhattan (1979)

[21] The New York Times [3]

[22] CinemaScope One: STUPENDOUS IN 'SCOPE (Paperback) by John Reid, Lulu.com (May 15, 2004)

[23] Hair (1979), Music Department

[24] Hair by Galt MacDermot;Tom Pierson [4]^{[dead link]}

[25] Quintet (1979)

[26] The New York Times

[27] Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music (Paperback), By Royal S. Brown, University of California Press (October 18, 1994), ISBN 0-520-08544-2, ISBN 978-0-520-08544-2

[28] Music Department, Tom Pierson

[29] The New York Times

[30] A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman (Paperback), By Robert Kolker, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 27, 2000), ISBN 0-19-512350-6, ISBN 978-0-19-512350-0 [5]

[31] Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music (Paperback), By Royal S. Brown, University of California Press (October 18, 1994), ISBN 0-520-08544-2, ISBN 978-0-520-08544-2

[32] Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984 By Vincent Terrace

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