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Ernest Troost

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Ernest Troost was born on 19 June 1953. He is a composer and actor, known for Tremors (1990), Dead Heat (1988) and The Clown of God (1982).
BornJune 19, 1953
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 10 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)
    Tremors
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1990
    Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo in Dead Heat (1988)
    Dead Heat
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1988
    The Clown of God (1982)
    The Clown of God
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1982
    The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
    7.3
    Short
    • Composer(as Ernest V. Troost)
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug (2021)
      Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • We Are Water Protectors (2021)
      We Are Water Protectors
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • About the Art - The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage (2019)
      About the Art - The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2019
    • Author's Note - The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage (2019)
      Author's Note - The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2019
    • The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage (2019)
      The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2019
    • Mary McScary (2018)
      Mary McScary
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2018
    • School's First Day of School (2017)
      School's First Day of School
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2017
    • Robertson Dean and Ryan T. Higgins in Mother Bruce (2017)
      Mother Bruce
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2017
    • Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • House for Hermit Crab (2015)
      House for Hermit Crab
      Short
      • music composed by
      • 2015
    • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo (2015)
      Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo
      3.4
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Each Kindness (2014)
      Each Kindness
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2014
    • Extra Yarn (2014)
      Extra Yarn
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2014
    • An Interview with Julie Fogliano (2013)
      An Interview with Julie Fogliano
      Video
      • music composed by
      • 2013
    • And Then It's Spring
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2013

    Music Department

    • Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)
      Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
      7.2
      Video
      • additional songs
      • 2002
    • The Scoundrel's Wife (2002)
      The Scoundrel's Wife
      5.9
      • music producer
      • orchestrator
      • 2002
    • Beat (2000)
      Beat
      5.4
      • conductor
      • music producer
      • orchestrator
      • 2000
    • One Man's Hero (1999)
      One Man's Hero
      6.0
      • orchestrator
      • 1999
    • Red Riding Hood (1992)
      Red Riding Hood
      Short
      • conductor (as Ernest V. Troost)
      • 1992
    • Pegasus (1991)
      Pegasus
      6.8
      Short
      • music
      • 1991
    • Long Ago and Far Away (1989)
      Long Ago and Far Away
      8.4
      TV Series
      • music producer
      • conductor
      • 1990–1991
    • Picnic (1991)
      Picnic
      5.6
      Short
      • conductor (as Ernest V. Troost)
      • 1991
    • The Three Little Pigs (1991)
      The Three Little Pigs
      8.2
      Short
      • conductor (as Ernest V. Troost)
      • 1991
    • Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)
      Tremors
      7.2
      • conductor
      • 1990
    • Baby's Bedtime
      Video
      • music arranger
      • music producer
      • 1989
    • Tiger Warsaw (1988)
      Tiger Warsaw
      4.7
      • conductor
      • 1988
    • Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo in Dead Heat (1988)
      Dead Heat
      6.1
      • conductor
      • 1988
    • Gina Gershon, Nancy Allen, Martin Landau, Michele Little, and Ted Shackelford in Sweet Revenge (1987)
      Sweet Revenge
      3.9
      • conductor
      • 1987

    Actor

    • Crashing (2007)
      Crashing
      5.5
      • Troubador (segment "Coffee House")
      • 2007

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Ernest V. Troost
    • Born
      • June 19, 1953

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