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Dan Higgins(I)

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Dan Higgins is known for Gangster Squad (2013), Bullet Train (2022) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
    Gangster Squad
    6.7
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 2013
    Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
    Bullet Train
    7.3
    • Music Department(as Daniel Higgins)
    • 2022
    Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
    X-Men: Apocalypse
    6.8
    • Music Department
    • 2016
    Nope (2022)
    Nope
    6.8
    • Music Department
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia in Moana (2026)
      Moana
      5.8
      • musician: saxophone
      • 2026
    • Pierre Coffin in Minions & Monsters (2026)
      Minions & Monsters
      6.3
      • musician: saxophone
      • 2026
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Conan O'Brien, Jeff Bergman, Blake Clark, Tony Hale, Craig Robinson, Shelby Rabara, Greta Lee, and Melissa Villaseñor in Toy Story 5 (2026)
      Toy Story 5
      7.4
      • musician: saxophone
      • 2026
    • Jack Black, Charlie Day, Luis Guzmán, Brie Larson, Chris Pratt, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Virginia Dare Jelenic, Donald Glover, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
      The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
      6.3
      • musician: saxophone
      • 2026
    • Melissa Villaseñor and Piper Curda in Hoppers (2026)
      Hoppers
      7.2
      • musician: saxophone
      • 2026
    • Jason Bateman, Bonnie Hunt, Danny Trejo, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Ke Huy Quan, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Nate Torrence, Andy Samberg, Josh Dallas, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson in Zootopia 2 (2025)
      Zootopia 2
      7.3
      • musician: clarinet
      • 2025
    • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
      5.7
      • clarinet
      • 2025
    • Bob Odenkirk in Nobody 2 (2025)
      Nobody 2
      6.3
      • score musician
      • 2025
    • Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
      Resident Alien
      8.0
      TV Series
      • woodwinds
      • 2025
    • Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson in The Naked Gun (2025)
      The Naked Gun
      6.3
      • musician: saxophone & clarinet
      • 2025
    • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in The Six Triple Eight (2024)
      The Six Triple Eight
      6.7
      • arranged by: "Dig-A-Dig-A-Doo"
      • 2024
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Maui, Moana, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana 2 (2024)
      Moana 2
      6.3
      • musician: saxophones
      • 2024
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
      Joker: Folie à Deux
      5.2
      • musician
      • 2024
    • Steve Carell, Tara Strong, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 4 (2024)
      Despicable Me 4
      6.2
      • musician: flute (as Daniel Higgins)
      • 2024
    • The Oscars (2024)
      The Oscars
      6.7
      TV Special
      • musician
      • 2024

    Composer

    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2008–2013

    Soundtrack

    • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
      Morning Joe
      4.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Monday"
      • 2026
    • Dope Thief (2025)
      Dope Thief
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "How to Murder a Millionaire"
      • 2025
    • Gemma Chan and André Holland in The Actor (2025)
      The Actor
      5.4
      • performer: "How to Murder a Millionaire"
      • writer: "How to Murder a Millionaire" (as Daniel L. Higgins)
      • 2025
    • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in The Six Triple Eight (2024)
      The Six Triple Eight
      6.7
      • arranger: "You Made Me Love You", "Dig-a-Dig-a-Doo"
      • 2024
    • Jason Bateman, Sterling Holloway, Nathan Lane, Stan Alexander, Peter Behn, Kristen Bell, Chris Diamantopoulos, Cliff Edwards, Paul A. Felix, Verna Felton, Ginnifer Goodwin, Mike Hill, Barbara Luddy, Chris Sanders, Scott Weinger, Dave Metzger, Brad Simonsen, Josh Gad, Yvett Merino, Jonathan Groff, Dan Abraham, Michael Louis Hill, Ryan Lang, Trent Correy, Kaitlyn Robrock, John Hasbrook, and Auli'i Cravalho in Once Upon a Studio (2023)
      Once Upon a Studio
      8.3
      Short
      • writer: "Gettin' Hot in a Flash" (from tt0780521)
      • 2023
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • arranger: "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away"
      • 2019
    • Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
      Gangster Squad
      6.7
      • performer: "Perdido", "Early Autumn", "Chicken Shack Boogie", "Amado Mio", "So Tired", "Chica Chica Boom Chic"
      • producer: "Perdido", "Mr. Five by Five", "Early Autumn", "Kiss Kiss", "Jelly Wiggle Boogie", "Chicken Shack Boogie", "Amado Mio", "So Tired", "Chica Chica Boom Chic"
      • writer: "Kiss Kiss", "Jelly Wiggle Boogie"
      • 2013
    • Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, and Alec Baldwin in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
      Ghosts of Mississippi
      6.7
      • arranger: "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"
      • 1996
    • The Pink Panther (1993)
      The Pink Panther
      6.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Pink Panther Theme"
      • 1993
    • Helen Hunt, Andrew McCarthy, and Kelly Preston in Only You (1992)
      Only You
      5.3
      • performer: "Xmas Medley"
      • 1992

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Daniel Higgens

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      The solo alto saxophone voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy from the TV series, The Simpsons.

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