Biography

David Grant is an accomplished composer, arranger, producer and pianist whose professional skills bring a unique combination of traditional training in classical music, as well as Pop, Jazz, and other musical genres. His credits includes several film scores and a documentary. His work in television won him an Emmy Award in 1996 for "outstanding musical composition and direction" as well as Emmy nominations in both 1997 and 1998. David has extensive record production and keyboard credits including performances for Chaka Khan, Tom Grant, Daryl Hall, as well as many other accomplished artists. As a pianist, David's work includes studies with Paul Jacobs, Augustin Anievas, Anthony DiBonaventura, Josef Raieff and Charlie Banacas, a respected and well-known jazz teacher/pianist local to the Boston music scene. Mr. Grant's music studies began at the age of five with his father, also a concert pianist. David has performed extensively on the piano, including performances at Lincoln Center's Paul Hall, Gershwin Theatre, and Walt Whitman Concert Hall. His recorded performances have been broadcast over WNYC and WBCR, which operate in the New York metropolitan area. Mr. Grant is a member of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Mr. Grant is an alumnus of The Juilliard School of Music in New York City, Boston University and Brooklyn College.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Music is an integral part of storytelling using motion pictures or for the stressed to decompress. It's why soundtracks are so critical to the success (or failure) of a good movie and why sometimes, songs just can't quite assuage the tension from our stressful day. In the pantheon of great musicians, the composer of motion picture soundtracks adds a unique character to the feel and nuance of a film.

We all have our favorite composers in this genre, from Max Steiner and Bernard Herrmann to the modern day composers, Hans Zimmer and Michael Giacchino. But what makes for a successful film composer, would be one whose eclectic style can mask the composer's identity.

Artists like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and James Horner have signature thematic material that set their work apart from another composer. For instance, the works of Thomas Newman are so individual, once you hear it, you know who wrote it.

But composer, David Grant's style is so uniquely rhythmic with themes so individual onto themselves, to identify him would be difficult at best. This musical chameleon writes in a host of musical genres, from jazz and pop to voice and orchestral, and acquits himself equally to each occasion.

The music of David Grant is a pleasant surprise in his haunting beauty one minute, then excitingly moving the next, as you hear the characters running to avoid whatever fate awaits them. To any film director seeking a "Spirit Triumphant" and a fresh musical voice, David Grant's complex, but strikingly beautiful melodies are guaranteed to hit the spot.
- IMDb mini biography by: A review and commentary by author and composer M. DeStefano