Biography

David Ari Leon is an Emmy-nominated, multiple award-winning composer and music supervisor who has solidified himself as a significant figure in today's music scene.

With an array of cutting-edge sonic palettes ranging from soothing instrumental soundscapes to electrifying hard rock anthems, he has brought his signature blend of acute classical expertise and emotive pop ethos to countless films, video games, albums and TV shows. He's also raising mobile game music to new heights with his immensely popular scores. Recently, he scored Woody Woodpecker (Universal), named "iPhone Game of the Week," and Contre Jour (Entertainment Arts), the No. 1 selling game app in iTunes, and named "iPad Game of the Year" in more than 10 countries by Apple. Leon also scored the Superman (Warner Bros) game, another top selling iPhone app.

As a songwriter and music supervisor, Leon has created numerous theme songs for both Fox and Marvel Entertainment including The Avengers' "Fight as One," which has since become a viral hit.

In 1996 and 2001, Leon supervised music for the film adaptation of Fox Family Channel's "Les Miserables" starring John Malkovich, and for the ABC Family TV series "State of Grace" featuring Frances McDormand, respectively. Other screen credits include Fox's "Spiderman Unlimited" and UPN's "Incredible Hulk."

Independently, he has covered songs from The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., and Neil Young through Los Angeles-based Vitamin Records. Leon's version of The Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" for the Rockabye Baby! album series landed him atop the Billboard charts, ranking #3 among Kids Albums and #111 on the Top 200. In addition, Leon was a five-time featured performer on NPR's "Morning Edition" for his piano arrangements of popular works.

A Los Angeles-based composer, Leon received a bachelor's degree in music composition from UCLA. While attending the university, he interned with Academy Award-nominated composers Mark Isham and Danny Elfman. Leon's first film credit was for Clive Barker's "Nightbreed" in 1990. Shortly thereafter, Leon earned an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Director" for his work on NBC's "Days of Our Lives."

Prior to founding SoundMind Music, a music company that oversees a projects entire music package, Leon was vice president of Music at Fox.
- IMDb mini biography by: CW3PR