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)
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