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David McHugh(I)

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David McHugh was born on 29 May 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a composer, known for Mystic Pizza (1988), Mr. North (1988) and Moscow on the Hudson (1984).
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    Known for

    Julia Roberts, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, William R. Moses, and Adam Storke in Mystic Pizza (1988)
    Mystic Pizza
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1988
    Anthony Edwards and Anjelica Huston in Mr. North (1988)
    Mr. North
    5.9
    • Composer(music scored by)
    • 1988
    Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Cleavant Derricks in Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
    Moscow on the Hudson
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1984
    Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    The Dream Team
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Composer

    • His Wake (2017)
      His Wake
      7.7
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Emmanuelle Vaugier and Susie Lawrence in Susie's Hope (2013)
      Susie's Hope
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Love Is a Four Letter Word (2007)
      Love Is a Four Letter Word
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Teri Garr, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and Moira Kelly in Changing Habits (1997)
      Changing Habits
      5.8
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Trade-Off (1995)
      Trade-Off
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Sea Life (1994)
      Sea Life
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Justice in a Small Town (1994)
      Justice in a Small Town
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Wet (1994)
      Wet
      5.9
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Jane Seymour in A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
      A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Téa Leoni and D.W. Moffett in The Counterfeit Contessa (1994)
      The Counterfeit Contessa
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Natural Selection (1994)
      Natural Selection
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Mel Harris in Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story (1993)
      Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • The Hidden II (1993)
      The Hidden II
      3.1
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
      Brooklyn Bridge
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1991–1993
    • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
      Sisters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1992–1993

    Music Department

    • Melissa Clayton, Victor DiMattia, Michael Manasseri, Lindsay Wagner, and Tom Wopat in A Peaceable Kingdom (1989)
      A Peaceable Kingdom
      8.0
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1989–1995
    • Trade-Off (1995)
      Trade-Off
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • musician: score
      • 1995
    • Russell Crowe and Bryan Brown in Blood Oath (1990)
      Blood Oath
      6.4
      • musician
      • 1990
    • Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
      The Dream Team
      6.5
      • orchestrator
      • 1989
    • Anthony Edwards and Anjelica Huston in Mr. North (1988)
      Mr. North
      5.9
      • music arranger
      • music producer
      • orchestrator
      • 1988
    • Willy/Milly (1986)
      Willy/Milly
      5.4
      • musician: keyboards and synthesiser
      • 1986
    • One More Saturday Night (1986)
      One More Saturday Night
      5.6
      • orchestrator
      • 1986
    • The Pointer Sisters in The Pointer Sisters: Freedom (1985)
      The Pointer Sisters: Freedom
      4.7
      Music Video
      • songwriter
      • 1985

    Soundtrack

    • Teri Garr, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and Moira Kelly in Changing Habits (1997)
      Changing Habits
      5.8
      • performer: "Rap Music"
      • 1997
    • Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
      Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
      5.8
      • writer: "You Find Your Way"
      • 1990
    • Anthony Edwards and Anjelica Huston in Mr. North (1988)
      Mr. North
      5.9
      • arranger: "YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME", "OH, LOUIE", "THOSE MONDAY BLUES", "YOU KNOW MY SOFT SPOT", "THOSE SWEET LIES YOU TOLD ME", "WE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER"
      • performer: "YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME"
      • producer: "YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME", "OH, LOUIE", "THOSE MONDAY BLUES", "YOU KNOW MY SOFT SPOT", "THOSE SWEET LIES YOU TOLD ME", "WE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER" ...
      • 1988
    • Jocks (1986)
      Jocks
      3.8
      • producer: "Foxy Lady", "Dirty With You", "Tonight", "Got Some Lovin' For You"
      • writer: "Foxy Lady", "Dirty With You", "Tonight", "Got Some Lovin' For You"
      • 1986
    • Willy/Milly (1986)
      Willy/Milly
      5.4
      • lyrics: "Long Day", "Man", "Love Is Coming Home With Me Tonight", "Let Me Be Nice To You", "I'm Ready"
      • music: "Long Day", "Man", "Love Is Coming Home With Me Tonight", "Let Me Be Nice To You", "I'm Ready" ("Long Day", "Man", "Love Is Coming Home With Me Tonight", "Let Me Be Nice To You", "I'm Ready")
      • 1986
    • One More Saturday Night (1986)
      One More Saturday Night
      5.6
      • producer: "I Wanna' Rock You", "Loose, Over the Line"
      • writer: "Loose, Over the Line"
      • 1986
    • Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Cleavant Derricks in Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
      Moscow on the Hudson
      6.5
      • producer: "Freedom", "Starting Over", "Long Day", "Suenos"
      • writer: "Freedom", "Starting Over", "Long Day", "Suenos"
      • 1984

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    • Born
      • May 29, 1941
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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      Director of the graduate program in film music composition at the North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

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