An accomplished film music conductor with thousands of hours in front of orchestras in Hollywood and around the world, award winning film and television composer John Beal is at home on the concert stage as he is in recording studios conducting to film. He has conducted a wide and diverse variety of shows and film scores with many of the world’s greatest orchestras in venues stretching from London to Japan, and throughout the United States, including several decades in Los Angeles with the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Beal is the founding general manager and producer of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, shepherding it through its debut season, and is now its consulting television and concert producer.
Fluent in the languages of jazz, classical, contemporary, electronic and world music, John Beal’s compositions have been featured on the President of the United States of America's AIR FORCE ONE, he composed the music for 45 theatrical features, television films and documentaries, 26 major network television series or specials, and was music director/music consultant for over 20 major network specials.
Trusted by every major motion picture studio to compose original scores for marketing their films, the success of movie campaigns to which John Beal has contributed original creative is literally measured in hundreds of billions of dollars, with custom scores for over 2,000 major studio advertising projects, including some of the top grossing films of all time, such as Star Wars, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Aladdin, Braveheart, The Matrix, The Last Samurai, and many more.
Mr. Beal's industry honors include two Key Art awards, two Golden Trailer awards, two trailer awards from Hollywood.com, a Golden Score Award, International Film Music Critics Association Award, two Readers' Choice awards, Moviescore Online award, and recognition for his contribution to two Emmy awards in Music Direction and Composition. A United States Marine Corps combat veteran, John Beal has been decorated for heroism, bravery, valor and gallantry.
Mr. Beal attributes the passion that led him to pursue a lifetime in film and television music to childhood days at the knee of family friend, celebrated silent movie theater organist Gaylord Carter, and to an amazing group of mentors: Five time Academy Award composer nominee George Duning; Academy Award winner Dominic Frontiere; Disney's Academy Award composer nominee Buddy Baker; Academy Award nominee and multiple Emmy Award-winning conductor Ian Fraser; twelve-time Emmy Award nominee, conductor Nick Perito; and Emmy Award-winning composers Billy Goldenberg and Earle Hagen.
Currently living on the scenic California coast, Mr. Beal is married to Helene Nielsen Beal and enjoys the attending live theatre, symphony and opera concerts in Los Angeles and San Francisco.