March,
2010
As
an award winning music producer and Emmy nominated
composer, Craig Stuart Garfinkle's career includes work on feature
films, trailers documentaries, multimedia, network television,
commercials,
stage musicals and albums..
In
the
film and TV music world, Craig has recently been creating music for
NBC's,
THE OFFICE," as well as the score for the film
GHOSTS NEVER SLEEP,
a "dark dramedy" starring Faye Dunaway and Tony Goldwyn.
Also
look out
for THE KIDS WHO SAVED SUMMER, a family comedy that features, in
addition to Craig's score, four of Craig's songs. The film is presently
running on The Disney Channel and Showtime Family.
Craig
is probably best known, however, for his musical contribution to film
trailers with partner Simone Benyacar. 
Some
of their recent projects in this genre would include, "J.J. Abrams Star
Trek," "Sin City,"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix," "Spider-man 3," "Call of Duty II," "Halo II" and
countless
others. "Forest
Chase," which can be previewed on the sample "pop-out", is just one
example
of these collaborations with Simone.
In
the
world of multimedia, Craig's music is featured in two just released
X-Box / PS2 games. Craig composed the original music for BALDUR'S GATE,
THE DARK ALLIANCE II, and his song, A NUCLEAR BLAST, is the main menu
theme for the Game FALLOUT, THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL.
BALDUR'S
GATE marks Craig's thirteenth journey
to "Middle
Earth" having started composing for the "Dungeons and Dragons" genre
for TSR Inc. in the mid '90s. Other scores in this genre include the TV
special DRAGONSTRIKE, and the games PLANESCAPE, A GUIDE TO THE
OUTLANDS, RAVENLOFT - A LIGHT IN THE BELFRY, and TERROR TRAX (among
others). He also contributed music (with partner Simone Benyacar) to
the trailer for feature film THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE RETURN OF THE
KING.
In
addition to THE OFFICE, Craig
has composed for hundreds of network television projects ranging from
NBC's THE JEFF FOXWORTHY SHOW to ABC's TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS. Other
television projects presently in production include RUSSIAN ROULETTE
(theme and music), a game show for Sony/Columbia Tri-Star that is
airing on The Game Show Network, and the music library and original
music for the Tollin/Robbins production THE NICK CANNON SHOW airing on
the Nickelodeon Network.
Other
notable television projects include:
LUNATIC THEATER
(theme and music), a pilot for the Fox Network, written and produced by
Jerry Seinfeld, Barry Marder, Alan Marder & Jim Coane, and IMAGES
OF ARIZONA, the latest in the series of Emmy winning documentaries he
has scored for Arizona Public Television.
Finally,
Craig was part of the composing team (headed by Stephen James Taylor)
for Disney's RAW TOONAGE, and the sole composer for the KAET/PBS
production VISIONS OF ARIZONA. Both programs received Emmy nominations
for outstanding original score.
Craig lives in Malibu, California,
with
his wife, fellow composer and conductor Eímear Noone, and his
daughter Madison.
Represented
by Austin Godsey, Artists
Management, 818-506-8344
