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John Van Tongeren

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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John Van Tongeren is known for Armageddon (1998), Speed (1994) and True Romance (1993).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 1998
    Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)
    Speed
    7.3
    • Music Department
    • 1994
    Brad Pitt, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, and Christopher Walken in True Romance (1993)
    True Romance
    7.9
    • Music Department
    • 1993
    The 4400 (2004)
    The 4400
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
      • music composed and performed by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1992
    • Napoleon Street
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Miss Lillian: More Than a President's Mother (2021)
      Miss Lillian: More Than a President's Mother
      9.3
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Jennifer Seguin, Shawn Baichoo, Troy Daniel Geiger, Marc Bianco, Keller Gambill, Carlie Geiger, Wyatt Oleff, and Cathie Dorsch in Mighty Mike (2019)
      Mighty Mike
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2019–2020
    • Maury Sterling, Nora-Jane Noone, and Farshad Farahat in Know Your Enemy (2019)
      Know Your Enemy
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • The Tom and Jerry Show (2011)
      The Tom and Jerry Show
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • music by
      • 2014–2017
    • Returned (2016)
      Returned
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers (2014)
      Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers
      5.8
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Jennette McCurdy, Noah Crawford, Noah Munck, Ciara Bravo, Ariana Grande, and Chris O'Neal in Swindle (2013)
      Swindle
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • The Suite Life Movie (2011)
      The Suite Life Movie
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison, Matt Winston, and Victoria Justice in The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
      The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • music by
      • 2010
    • Rockin' the Wall (2010)
      Rockin' the Wall
      8.1
      • original score music
      • 2010
    • Den Brother (2010)
      Den Brother
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • score by
      • 2010
    • Princess Protection Program (2009)
      Princess Protection Program
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Amanda Walsh and Matt Lanter in WarGames: The Dead Code (2008)
      WarGames: The Dead Code
      4.5
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Where's Molly
      9.2
      • Composer
      • 2007

    Music Department

    • In the Hours of Night
      • conductor
      • Pre-production
    • Napoleon Street
      • conductor
      • 2024
    • Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Timothée Chalamet, and Calah Lane in Wonka (2023)
      Wonka
      6.9
      • conductor
      • music produced by
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Seguin, Shawn Baichoo, Troy Daniel Geiger, Marc Bianco, Keller Gambill, Carlie Geiger, Wyatt Oleff, and Cathie Dorsch in Mighty Mike (2019)
      Mighty Mike
      7.6
      TV Series
      • conductor
      • intro sequence music composed and conducted by
      • 2020
    • Dawn of the Croods (2015)
      Dawn of the Croods
      5.9
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • composer: additional music
      • 2015–2017
    • Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison, Matt Winston, and Victoria Justice in The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
      The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • orchestrators
      • 2010
    • Predators (2010)
      Predators
      6.4
      • ambient music designer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, and Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
      Iron Man 2
      6.9
      • synth programmer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Aliens in the Attic (2009)
      Aliens in the Attic
      5.5
      • synth programmer
      • 2009
    • Brendan Fraser and Jet Li in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
      The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
      5.3
      • arranger
      • 2008
    • The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)
      The Five People You Meet in Heaven
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional music
      • 2004
    • Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)
      The Passion of the Christ
      7.3
      • score synth programmer
      • 2004
    • xXx (2002)
      xXx
      5.9
      • orchestrator
      • 2002
    • The Outer Limits (1995)
      The Outer Limits
      7.7
      TV Series
      • composer: theme
      • composer: additional music
      • 1995–2001
    • Kengo: Master of Bushido (2000)
      Kengo: Master of Bushido
      5.6
      Video Game
      • intro music composed and conducted by
      • 2000
    • Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
      Poltergeist: The Legacy
      6.9
      TV Series
      • composer: theme
      • composer: theme music
      • 1997–1999

    Actor

    • SSQ: Synthicide (1983)
      SSQ: Synthicide
      7.7
      Music Video
      • John Van Tongeren
      • 1983
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Other works
      Is credit for additional production on Stacey Q's Greatest Hits album released by Thump! Records in 1995.

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      • JVT

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