Joel McNeely
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Biography
Joel McNeely was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Both of his parents were musicians, and as a child he played the piano, the saxophone, and the flute. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, learned jazz at the University of Miami, and earned a masters degree as a writing major at the Eastman School of Music.
Lucasfilm chose McNeely to compose the soundtrack to the 1996 "Star Wars" novel "Shadows of the Empire". This was an experimental project where he conveyed general moods and themes instead of writing music to flow for specific scenes.
He is also notable for conducting a series of re-recordings of Bernard Herrmann scores under the label of Varese Sarabande, notably "Vertigo", "Psycho" and "Citizen Kane" among others. He also did the score for "The Avengers".
Soundtrack Albums
McNeely was involved with the following soundtrack albums:
- Soundtrack: Vertigo (VSD-5600, 1996)
- Soundtrack: Psycho (VSD-5765, 1997)
- Soundtrack: The Trouble with Harry (VSD 5971, 1998)
- Soundtrack: Torn Curtain - The Unused Score (VSD 5817, 1998)
- Soundtrack: Marnie (VSD-6094, 2000)
- Soundtrack: Rebecca (VSD-6160, 2002)
- Soundtrack: North by Northwest (VCL 1107 1067, 2007)