Joel Rosenbaum


The Color Purple (1985)
Composer and orchestrator who entered American television in 1982. Other notable orchestrating credits include TERROR IN THE AISLES (1984), THE COLOR PURPLE and SYLVESTER (both 1985), MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987), SWING KIDS and A FAR OFF PLACE (both 1993) and GIDEON (1999). As a composer, Rosenbaum has contributed scores to "King's Crossing" (1982, TV series), PSYCHO GIRLS (1985), BILLY GALVIN (1986), TV's "Spies" and "U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart" and THE OUTING (all 1987), "Father Dowling Mysteries" (1989), "Jake and the Fatman" (1992), and JOHNNY SHORTWAVE (1996).

 Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score) 1985: THE COLOR PURPLE (w. Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey & Randy Kerber)

1 nomination