Jake Monaco

ComposerSongwriter
Written By Arbel Bedak

Jake Monaco

ComposerSongwriter
Written By Arbel Bedak

Composer, Songwriter

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Credits

  • MOANA 2 (2024)
    Walt Disney Animation Studios
    David Derrick Jr, Jason Hand, 
    Dana Ledoux Miller, dirs.
    MIDI arrangements, orchestrations and production

    JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE (2022)
    Paramount Pictures
    David Frankel, dir. 

    FLORA & ULYSSES (2021)
    Walt Disney Pictures
    Lena Khan, dir. 

    TAZ: QUEST FOR BURGER (2023)
    Warner Bros. Animation
    Mark Marek, dir.

    THINK LIKE A DOG (2020)
    Lionsgate
    Gil Junger, dir. 

    A CINDERELLA STORY: STARSTRUCK (2021)
    Warner Bros.
    Michelle Johnston, dir. 

    THROUGH THE WINDOWS (2019)
    Antfarm Productions
    Bret Parker, dir.

    TOY STORY 4 (2019)
    Pixar Animation
    Josh Cooley, dir.
    Writer “Forever Tilt”

    LIKE A BOSS (2020)
    Paramount Pictures
    Miguel Arteta, dir.
    Co-composer

    A CINDERELLA STORY: A CHRISTMAS WISH (2019) 
    Netflix
    Michelle Johnson, dir. 

    DUMPLIN’ (2018)
    COTA Films / Netflix
    Anne Fletcher, dir. 

    SCOOBY DOO! AND THE GOURMET GHOST (2018)
    Warner Bros. Animation
    Doug Murphy, dir. 

    KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES (2016)
    20th Century Fox
    Greg Mottola, dir. 

    ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (2016)
    20th Century Fox
    Mandie Fletcher, dir. 

    KINDERGARTEN COP 2 (2016)
    Universal Pictures
    Don Michael Paul, dir. 

    LET’S BE COPS (2014)
    20th Century Fox
    Luke Greenfield, dir. 

    FROZEN (2013)
    Walt Disney Animation Studios
    Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, dir. 
    Composer, additional music

    PLAYING IT COOL (2014)
    Voltage Pictures
    Justin Reardon, dir. 

    STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (2012)
    Tribeca Films
    Brian Dannelly, dir. 

    THE ROAD WE’VE TRAVELED (2012)
    Electric Kinney Films
    Davis Guggenheim, dir. 

  • INCREDIBLE ANIMAL JOURNEYS (2023)
    National Geographic / Disney+
    Sarah Gibbs, showrunner 

    EVA THE OWLET (2023)
    Apple TV+
    Damien O’Connor, showrunner

    CARS ON THE ROAD (2022)
    Pixar / Disney+
    Brian Fee, Bobby Podesta, Steve Purcell, dirs. 

    PRETZEL AND THE PUPPIES (2022–2023) 
    Apple TV+
    Steven Altiere, showrunner 

    DO, RE & MI (2021–2022) 
    Amazon Studios
    Fabien Ouvrard, showrunner

    ALPHA BETAS (2021)
    3Blackdot | Pilot
    Chris Bruno and David Lee, showrunners

    FORKY ASKS A QUESTION (2019–2020) 
    Pixar / Disney+
    Bob Peterson, dir. 

    SHORT CIRCUIT (2021–2022)
    Walt Disney Animation Studios
    Reflect : S2E6
    Hillary Bradfield, dir. 
    Going Home : S2E2
    Jacob Frey, dir.
    Crosswalk : S2E1
    Ryan Green, dir. 

    HUMAN DISCOVERIES (2019)
    Facebook Watch
    Chris Bruno and David Lee, showrunners

    ALL NIGHT (2018)
    Hulu
    Shelley Zimmerman, showrunner

    LEGO FROZEN NORTHERN LIGHTS (2015–2019)
    Disney Television Animation
    Steven Spencer, dir.

    THE STINKY AND DIRTY SHOW (2015–2019)
    Amazon Studios
    Guy Toubes, creater

    BE COOL SCOOBY DOO (2015–2017)
    Warner Bros.  Animation
    Zac Moncrief, showrunner

    DINOTRUX (2015–2017)
    DreamWorks Animation Television / Netflix
    David Kidd and Ron Burch, showrunners

  • THE ORANGE AT THE SEDER
    Independent
    Jacob Combs, dir.

    PETE
    Antfarm Productions
    Bret Parker, dir.

    OUT 
    Pixar / Disney+
    Steve Hunter, dir.

    LAMP LIFE 
    Pixar / Disney+
    Valerie LaPointe, dir. 

    SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS
    Illumination Entertainment
    Bruno Chauffard and Derek Drymon, dirs.

    YELLOW IS THE NEW BLACK
    Illumination Entertainment
    Serguei Kouchnerov and Fabien Polack, dirs.

    PIPER
    Pixar
    Alan Barillaro, dir.
    Arranger, orchestrator, score producer

    PAPERMAN
    Walt Disney Animation Studios
    John Kahrs, dir. 
    Score producer

  • Hong Kong Disneyland’s World of Frozen (2023)
    Grand Opening Celebration Medley and Drone Show

    Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs (2023)
    Hong Kong Disneyland’s Theme Park Attraction

    The Secret Life of Pets: Off The Leash (2021)
    Universal Studio Theme Park

    Saks Fifth Avenue x Disney Frozen 2 Holiday Show (2019)
    Opening Night Performance Medley and Nightly Display

Bio

Composer Jake Monaco’s (he/him) recent credits include Nat Geo/Disney+’s Incredible Animal Journeys; Pixar’s series Cars on the Road as well as Paramount+’s Jerry and Marge Go Large. Monaco’s musical fingerprints can be found on some of the biggest films of the past decade including Netflix’s Dumplin’, directed by Anne Fletcher; Fox’s action comedies Keeping Up With the Joneses, directed by Greg Mottola; Let’s Be Cops, directed by Luke Greenfield; Fox/Searchlight’s comedy Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, directed by Mandie Fletcher; Lionsgate Films’ Think Like A Dog, directed by Gil Junger; Tribeca Film’s Struck By Lightning, directed by Brian Dannelly; and more.

Monaco is also known for having enriched the worlds of family-favorite animated series and films including Disney+’s Flora & Ulysses; Pixar/Disney+’s Forky Asks A Question; Amazon’s The Stinky and Dirty Show and Do, Re & Mi; AppleTV+ series’ Eva the Owlet and Pretzel and the Puppies; Netflix/Dreamworks Animation’s DinoTrux; and Warner Bros. Animation’s Be Cool Scooby Doo.

In addition to his film and television credits, Monaco’s music can also be heard on Pixar/Disney+’s short films Lamp Life and OUT; Pixar’s 2017 Oscar-winning animated short Piper, which Monaco orchestrated, arranged and produced; as well as President Obama’s re-election short, The Road We’ve Traveled, narrated by Tom Hanks.

Monaco was born in New Jersey, grew up in New Hampshire, and revealed his heart’s bearing toward music at 2 years old when his parents took him to the circus and he walked right past the clowns and animals and straight to the band pit. He studied composition and music technology at the University of Richmond in Virginia where he also embraced his singer/songwriter aspirations, sang in, and eventually became musical director of a coed a cappella group and embarked on a European tour with the school’s elite Schola Cantorum Choir before bringing his passion for film scoring to life. He attended USC’s Film Scoring program in 2006 and upon graduation began working with composer Christophe Beck before launching his own career in 2014.

Media

Jake’s Composing Process for Incredible Animal Journeys

Jake on composing the Main Theme for Incredible Animal Journeys

“Trucks” from Cars On The Road

News

Arbel Bedak https://www.spectracreativeagency.com
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