Anthony Marinelli has composed, conducted and performed music for over sixty motion pictures, including The Man From Elysian Fields, 15 Minutes, Hotel, American Gun, 2 Days in the Valley, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Young Guns, Internal Affairs and Timecode. He also composed music heard in Leaving Las Vegas, the actioner Demolition Man and the hit comedies Let It Ride and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Upcoming releases include the provocative Chapter 27, starring Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan, My Sexiest Year featuring new songs by Dr. John, and Ripple Effect starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Oscar nominees Virginia Madsen and Minnie Driver. Anthony has recently completed the score for Jada Pinkett Smith’s directorial debut film The Human Contract.
Along with his film work, Anthony has remixed and produced a remix album of Herb Alpert’s classic Whipped Cream & Other Delights rightly named ReWhipped, produced the album/concert DVD The Harry Smith Project featuring Elvis Costello, Beck, Wilco, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth and Nick Cave, and produced a remake of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On by New Orleans natives the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, featuring Chuck D, Guru and Ivan Neville.
His orchestral work In the Family Way was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and premiered at the Hollywood Bowl.
Also, he revolutionized post production work flow as co-founder of Levels Audio Post. By integrating a new style of mixing music and sound for picture, it quickly became the industries fastest growing and most in-demand facility. His state of the art complex located at the historic corner of Hollywood and Highland was the first choice of trend setting projects such as American Idol, The Bachelor and the Fox, VH1, ESPN, Soul Train, Teen Choice and MTV award shows.
Earlier in his career, Anthony played keyboards on Michael Jackson's mega-hit Thriller as well as on records for such renowned artists as James Brown, Lionel Richie, Van Halen, Supertramp, Diane Reeves, and Quincy Jones.
He has composed thousands of commercials including award winning spots for Apple, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet, Budweiser, Shell, Southwest Airlines, Boeing and the iconic “This is your Brain on Drugs”.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Anthony was exposed at a young age to the music and entertainment world. His extensive work as arranger, orchestrator and performer with Quincy Jones, Jack Nitzsche and Giorgio Moroder further aided in launching his own composing and producing career.