Biography
David Schwartz attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Early on in his career, he mastered a wide range of musical genres by performing with such diverse acts as John Hall, Manhattan Transfer, the Boston Civic Symphony, the Glenn Miller Band, Howard Johnson, and John Sebastian. In 1990, David began composing music for film and television. His first network television series, the multi Emmy award winning hit, Northern Exposure, earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition for its memorable theme song. The composer scored every episode of the show for its entire seven seasons.
Over the last two decades, he has scored numerous television themes and series, including Arrested Development, Chaos, The Inbetweeners, Sit Down Shut Up, Worst Week, Carpoolers, The Playboy Club, Outlaw Country, Deadwood (Emmy Nominated for Main Title Theme), Rules of Engagement, Runaway, Sex, Love & Secrets, Maximum Bob, Leap of Faith, Beggars & Choosers, Wolf Lake, The Ellen Show, Brimstone, Cold Feet, The Oblongs, Everything's Relative, The John Larroquette Show, Beverly Hills 90210 and Murder in Small Town X, among others.
Most Notable Awards
Emmy Award | 3 Nominations |
Grammy Award | 1 Nomination |
His film and telefilm credits include Gonzo, Write & Wrong, Underfunded, You Stupid Man (Denise Richards, David Krumholtz, Milla Jovovich, William Baldwin), Magic in the Water, My Little Assassin, Deadman's Revenge, and the VH-1 hit, Two Of Us, based on a fictional post-Beatles reunion of Lennon and McCartney. David has the well-earned reputation for being able to deliver his unique brand of quirky, original music, while remaining true to the needs and demands of the projects he scores.
Filmography List
2014 | Deaf Ghost | Original Music Composer |
2003-2013 | Arrested Development (TV Series) (57 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | The Call (Short) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | The Inbetweeners (TV Series) (1 episode) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | Outlaw Country (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2011 | The Playboy Club (TV Series) (7 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2011 | Chaos (TV Series) (7 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2010 | Running Wilde (TV Series) (4 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | Sit Down Shut Up (TV Series) (13 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | Happiness Isn't Everything (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2007-2009 | Reaper (TV Series) (31 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2008 | Worst Week (TV Series) (5 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2008 | True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Documentary) | Original Music Composer |
2007-2008 | Rules of Engagement (TV Series) (20 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2007-2008 | Carpoolers (TV Series) (9 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2006-2008 | Runaway (TV Series) (9 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2007 | American Family (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2007 | The Thick of It (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2007 | Write & Wrong (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2006 | Big Day (TV Series) (2 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2006 | A Christmas Wedding (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2006 | Underfunded (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
2006 | Sex, Lies and Secrets | Original Music Composer |
2006 | A Day In The Life | Original Music Composer |
2004-2006 | Deadwood (TV Series) (composer - 36 episodes) | Original Theme Composer |
2004 | Arrested Development: Making of a Future Classic (TV Movie documentary) | Original Music Composer |
2002 | You Stupid Man | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Hidden Hills (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Murder In Small Town X | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Leap of Faith (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
2001-2002 | Wolf Lake (TV Series) (9 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2001-2002 | The Ellen Show (TV Series) (18 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2001 | The Oblongs (TV Series) (3 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
2000 | Two of Us (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
1999 | My Little Assassin (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
1999 | House Calls | Original Music Composer |
1999 | Cold Feet (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
1999 | Beggars and Choosers (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
1999 | Everything's Relative (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
1998-1999 | Brimstone (TV Series) (3 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
1998 | Maximum Bob (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
1996 | Life with Roger (TV Series) | Original Music Composer |
1996 | The John Larroquette Show (TV Series) (1 episode) | Original Music Composer |
1995 | Magic in the Water | Original Music Composer |
1990-1995 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) (110 episodes) | Original Music Composer |
1994 | Sherwood's Travels | Original Music Composer |
1994 | Dead Man's Revenge (TV Movie) | Original Music Composer |
1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) (2 episodes) | Original Music Composer |