Jay Rifkin
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Jay Rifkin is a Grammy and Tony Award winning music producer.
Together with producing and composing partner Hans Zimmer, he created Media Ventures, a multifaceted entertainment group that includes music, new media, film and television. Their partnership has earned them numerous awards and nominations, including Academy Award® nominations, for the film scores of Driving Miss Daisy, Rain Man and The Lion King.
Following the success of The Lion King, Jay conceived and produced the gold-selling follow-up album Rhythm of the Pride Lands.
He is also chairman of Media Revolution, an award-winning new media company, and a founder of the film production company Media Ventures Pictures, producer of the comedy Waiting....
[edit] Work
- Herzog in Wonderland - ( Producer / / In-Production / )
- Waiting... - ( Producer / 2005 / Released / Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. )
- A League of Their Own - ( Music / 2003 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Tears of the Sun - ( Music Producer((Media Ventures)) / 2003 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - ( Music Producer / 2002 / Released / DreamWorks SKG )
- The Lion King - ( Song / 2002 / Released / Walt Disney Home Video )
- The Lion King - ( Song(("Hakuna Matata")) / 2002 / Released / Walt Disney Home Video )
- The Lion King - ( Music / 2002 / Released / Walt Disney Home Video )
- King of the Jungle - ( Executive Producer / 2001 / Released / Urbanworld Films )
- Antz - ( Song(("I Can See Clearly Now")) / 1998 / Released / DreamWorks SKG )
- Crimson Tide] - ( Music / 1995 / Released / Hollywood Pictures Home Video )
- Something to Talk About - ( Sound Mixer / 1995 / Released / Warner Home Video )
- Renaissance Man - ( Other / 1994 / Released / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution )
- Speed - ( Sound Mixer / 1994 / Released / 20th Century Fox Home Video )
- The Power of One - ( Music / 1992 / Released / Warner Home Video )
- Toys - ( Sound Mixer / 1992 / Released / 20th Century Fox International )
- Days of Thunder - ( Song(("Show Me Heaven")) / 1990 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
- Days of Thunder - ( Music / 1990 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
- Rain Man - ( Music / 1988 / Released / MGM Distribution Company )
- Backdraft - ( Music / / Released / Universal Pictures Distribution )
- Bird on a Wire - ( Music / / Released / Universal Pictures Distribution )
- Black Rain - ( Song(("Living on the Edge of the Night")) / / Released / Paramount Pictures )
- Black Rain - ( Music / / Released / Paramount Pictures )
- Calendar Girl - ( Song / / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Calendar Girl - ( Song(("Cry For You")) / / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Calendar Girl - ( Music / / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Cool Runnings - ( Music / / Released / Walt Disney Home Video )
- Driving Miss Daisy - ( Music / / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures International )
- Drop Zone - ( Music / / Released / Paramount Pictures )
- I'll Do Anything - ( Music / / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Incident at Loch Ness - ( Executive Producer / / Released / Eden Rock Media )
- Man 2 Man - ( Music / / Released / Walt Disney Home Video )
- Monkey Trouble - ( Music Producer / / Released / New Line Home Entertainment )
- Pacific Heights - ( Music / / Released / 20th Century Fox International )
- Pterodactyl Woman From Beverly Hills - ( Executive Producer / / Released / Troma Team Video )
- Radio Flyer - ( Music / / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
- Regarding Henry - ( Music / / Released / Paramount Pictures )
- Target - ( Sound((music)) / / Released / CBS Video )
- True Romance - ( Sound Mixer / / Released / Morgan Creek International )
- Nine Months (1995) (score mixer)
- Man of the House (1995) (score mixer) ... aka Pals Forever
- Speed (1994/I) (music mixer) (music recordist)
- True Romance (1993) (score mixer) (score recordist) ... aka Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
- Toys (1992) (score mixer) (score recordist)
- A League of Their Own (1992) (music mixer)
- The Power of One (1992) (music recordist) ... aka Puissance de l'ange, La (France)
- Regarding Henry (1991) (music scoring mixer)
- Backdraft (1991) (music scoring mixer)
- Thelma & Louise (1991) (music recordist)
- Days of Thunder (1990) (score mixer)
- Waiting... (2005) (producer)
- BASEketball (1998) (executive music producer)
