Daniel Ingram (composer)
Daniel Luke Ingram (born June 13, 1975) is a Canadian composer and lyricist, primarily for animated series soundtracks. He has written more than 200 songs for television, in genres ranging from pop and classic rock to large-scale Broadway-style musical theater. His music has been heard in 180 countries. He is mostly known for his work as the songwriter of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the films based on the series. He has written over 80 songs for My Little Pony since 2010.
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Birth name | Daniel Luke Ingram |
Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | June 13, 1975
Genres | Film and television scores, musical |
Occupation(s) | Composer, lyricist |
Website | Daniel Ingram on Twitter |
Ingram has received several awards for his music. Between 2012 and 2017, he has been nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series. "Becoming Popular (The Pony Every Pony Should Know)" and "May The Best Pet Win" from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic were nominated in 2012,[1] while "The Magic Inside" and "Legend of Everfree" were nominated in 2016 and 2017 and "If You're A Guy" from Littlest Pet Shop was nominated in 2013.[2] He received a 2010 Leo Award for Best Music in an Animated Series for Martha Speaks, and the 2008 Leo Award for Best Music in a Variety Television Show for About a Girl.[3]
On October 18, 2012, Hub Network (now known as Discovery Family) officially announced that Ingram will be performing double duties as songwriter for the third season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the new series Littlest Pet Shop. In 2013, he received a Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation along with Steffan Andrews for his work in the Friendship Is Magic episode "Magical Mystery Cure".[4] He has also been featured in Rolling Stone for his work on My Little Pony.[5] Ingram described both Alan Menken and Randy Newman as an influence on his work.
Filmography
Web production
- #TweetIt: Featuring My Little Pony Staff and Bronies - Himself
- Rainbow Rocks: Music to My Ears - Animated Short (Composer)
- Rainbow Rocks: Shake Your Tail - Animated Short / Music Video (Composer)
- Rainbow Rocks: Perfect Day for Fun - Animated Short / Music Video (Composer/Writer)[nb 1]
- Rainbow Rocks: Friendship Through the Ages - Animated Short / Music Video (Composer/Writer)[nb 2]
- Rainbow Rocks: Life is a Runway - Animated Short / Music Video (Composer/Writer)[nb 3]
- Rainbow Rocks: My Past is Not Today - Animated Short / Music Video (Composer/Writer)[nb 4]
- Summertime Short: Good Vibes - Animated Short / Music Video (Composer/Writer)
Television scores
- Martha Speaks, Seasons 1 - 4 (Composer)
- Pound Puppies, Seasons 1 & 2 (Composer and infrequent Songwriter)
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, Seasons 1 & 2 (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Dance Magic - (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Seasons 1 - 9 (Songwriter, Composer)
- Littlest Pet Shop (2012), (Composer, Songwriter)
- On Screen!, Seasons 1 - 3 (Composer)
- The Math Show (Composer)
- Leroy Dorsalfin (Composer)
- About a Girl, Season 1 (Composer)
- Ricky Sprocket, Season 1 (Additional Music)
- Empty Arms (Composer)
- The Older I Get the Wiser I Get (Composer)
- A Daughter's Conviction (Additional Music)
- Imaginary Playmate (Additional Music)
- Last Chance Café (Additional Music)
- Pucca, Season 1 (Additional Music)
- EARTH = home (Additional Music)
- Children of Tsunami: No More Tears (Composer)
- Return of the Tall Ships (Composer)
- Nobody TV movie (Additional Music)
Film scores
- My Little Pony: The Movie (Composer/Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree (Songwriter)
- Love Notes TV movie (Composer)
- To Be Fat Like Me TV movie (Additional Music)
- Kung Fu Magoo (Composer)
Voice acting
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Tourist Pony 2 (episode: "Rarity Takes Manehattan") (uncredited cameo)[6]
Music supervision and editing
- The Week the Women Went, Season 2
- Combat School, Season 1
- Ricky Sprocket, Season 1
- Crash Test Mommy, Seasons 2 - 4
- Pucca, Season 1
- Stunt Dawgs, Season 1
- The Stagers, Seasons 1 - 2
- Second Sight, TV movie
Awards and nominations
- 2008 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series (About a Girl, winner)
- 2009 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series (Martha Speaks, nominee)
- 2010 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series (Martha Speaks, winner)
- 2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series ("May The Best Pet Win" - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, nominee)
- 2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series ("Becoming Popular (The Pony Every Pony Should Know)" - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, nominee)
- 2013 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("Magical Mystery Cure" - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, winner)
- 2013 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series ("If You're A Guy" - Littlest Pet Shop, nominee)
- 2014 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("Pinkie Pride" - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, nominee)
- 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in a Non-Drama Series ("The Magic Inside" - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, nominee)
- 2016 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("Nina's Birthday" - Nina's World with Caleb Chan, nominee)
- 2016 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("Crusaders of the Lost Mark" - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, winner)
- 2017 Leo Award for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("A Hearth's Warming Tail" - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic with Caleb Chan, nominee)
- 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in a Non-Drama Series ("Legend of Everfree" - My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree, nominee)
Notes
- Writing collaboration with Amy Keating Rogers.
- Writing collaboration with Katrina Hadley, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel.
- Writing collaboration with Katrina Hadley, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel.
- Writing collaboration with Katrina Hadley, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel.
References
- "Vancouverite Ingram gets Emmy nod | Vancouver 24 hrs". Vancouver.24hrs.ca. 2012-05-09. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- "Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Nominations". Emmyonline.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- "Daniel Ingram - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- "MLP Takes the Leo Award for Best Musical Score". Equestria Daily. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- Rutherford, Kevin (2012-04-20). "Behind the Music of Pop Culture Smash 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- Ingram, Daniel [@dannyimusic] (2014-01-04). "["Rarity Takes Manehattan" Tourist Pony 2 VA Confirmation]" (Tweet). Retrieved 2014-01-04 – via Twitter.