Actor

Randy Edelman

Sound

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.4

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 89Series: 3Crew credits: 90

TMDB ID: 14712

IMDb ID: nm0006055

Known for: Sound

Born: June 10, 1947

Age: 78

Place of birth: Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2025

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 5.98

Wikidata: Q954231

Other jobs

Original Music Composer (77)Music (9)Conductor (2)Main Title Theme Composer (1)Songs (1)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards, including two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004. Some of Edelman's best known films scores include Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Beethoven, Gettysburg, The Mask, Dragonheart, Daylight and xXx. He also wrote the theme of the popular television series MacGyver. Many of his musical pieces have been reused in television advertising, trailers, Disney movies, and award shows.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Randy Edelman.