Aaron Zigman

Composer, producer, arranger, and writer Aaron Zigman has created film scores and hit songs for many leading filmmakers and performers. In addition to The Jane Austen Book Club, among the many feature films Zigman has scored are: Good Luck Chuck, Pride, Akeelah and the Bee and In the Mix for Lion’s Gate; Bridge to Terabithia and Step Up for Disney; The Martian Child, Take the Lead, Alpha Dog, The Notebook, John Q, and Raise Your Voice for New Line; Flicka for Fox; ATL for Warner Bros.; indie film 10th & Wolf; Franchise Pictures’ The Wendell Baker Story; and Showtime’s Crown Heights. His score for Akeelah and the Bee won the 2007 Black Reel Award for Best Original Score, and his song “Sim Shalom” from Crown Heights won a 2004Daytime Emmy for Best Original Song.

As a producer, arranger, and writer, he has worked with performers as varied as Christina Aguilera, Seal, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Phil Collins, Tina Turner, Carly Simon, Patti LaBelle, the Staple Singers, Dionne Warwick, Jennifer Holiday, Carly Simon, Huey Lewis, and many others.

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