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Werner Thomas(II)

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Werner Thomas is known for End of Watch (2012), The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and Grumpier Old Men (1995).
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  • Known for

    Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)
    End of Watch
    7.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012
    Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
    The Five-Year Engagement
    6.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012
    Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpier Old Men (1995)
    Grumpier Old Men
    6.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 1995
    Patrick Stewart, Debi Derryberry, Jeff Garcia, Carolyn Lawrence, Candi Milo, and Rob Paulsen in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
    Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    6.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Composer



    • Third Body (2020)
      Third Body
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Tunnel
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1997

    Soundtrack



    • Natasha Lyonne, Sam Rockwell, Aaron Blabey, Alex Borstein, Omid Djalili, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Luc Desmarchelier, Daniel Pemberton, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Damon Ross, Pierre Perifel, JP Sans, Jesse Averna, Danielle Brooks, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Anthony Ramos, and Maria Bakalova in The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
      The Bad Guys 2
      7.0
      • writer: "Chicken Dance"
      • 2025
    • David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, and Bella Maclean in Rivals (2024)
      Rivals
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Birdie Song" (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Peter Helliar, Carrie Bickmore, and Waleed Aly in The Project (2009)
      The Project
      4.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Il Ballo Del Qua Qua"
      • 2024
    • Carlos González Morollón, Jaime Lorente, Anastasia Russo, and Milena Smit in Tin & Tina (2023)
      Tin & Tina
      4.7
      • writer: "El Baile de los Pajaritos"
      • 2023
    • Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
      Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
      6.8
      • writer: "The Chicken Dance a / k / a The Bird Dance"
      • 2022
    • Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten in The Worst Movies of All Time (2013)
      The Worst Movies of All Time
      8.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Ententanz" (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Britain's Got More Talent (2007)
      Britain's Got More Talent
      5.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "The Birdie Song" (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Jiří Menzel and Peter Simonischek in The Interpreter (2018)
      The Interpreter
      6.8
      • writer: "Bird Dance"
      • 2018
    • Grandpa's Great Escape (2018)
      Grandpa's Great Escape
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • writer: "The Birdie Song" (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Antonio de la Torre and Maribel Verdú in Abracadabra (2017)
      Abracadabra
      5.7
      • writer: "El baile de los pajaritos"
      • 2017
    • Patton Oswalt, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, Jonah Ray, and Hampton Yount in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
      Mystery Science Theater 3000
      8.1
      TV Series
      • music: "Chicken Dance" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Ochéntame... otra vez (2014)
      Ochéntame... otra vez
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "El baile de los pajaritos (Der Ententanz)"
      • 2016
    • Bill Melendez, Alex Garfin, Marleik Mar Mar Walker, Hadley Belle Miller, Venus Schultheis, and Noah Schnapp in The Peanuts Movie (2015)
      The Peanuts Movie
      7.0
      • writer: "The Chicken Dance"
      • 2015
    • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
      Fresh Off the Boat
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "The Chicken Dance" (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
      Atop the Fourth Wall
      7.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Polkarama"
      • 2015

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      Composed "The Chicken Dance" while working as a restaurant accordionist in Davos, Switzerland during the early 1960s.

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