Danny Troob

Daniel Troob (born February 28, 1949 in Forest Hills, New York) is an American arranger and orchestrator best known for his contributions to the Disney blockbusters of the 1990s & 2000s. He won Drama Desk awards for Big River (1985) and Rodgers & Hammersteins' "Cinderella" (2013).

Troob's most popular Disney feature film credits include Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Newsies, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Hercules, Enchanted and Tangled.

His Broadway credits start with dance music to "Pacific Overtures" (1976), "Baker's Wife" (1977), and orchestrations include How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" with Matthew Broderick (1996), The Pajama Game (2006) with Harry Connick, Jr., as well as the Disney movie musical adaptions and Shrek (2008) for Broadway.

He was nominated for an Annie Award in 2001 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Musical Score for an Animated Feature Production for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.[1]

Troob made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 12 with an orchestral work orchestrated by himself and conducted by Leopold Stokowski. It was the first time he attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. He graduated from Forest Hills High School, Class of '66 and graduated with Honors in Music Composition at Harvard University in 1970.[2] He lives in New York City.

Stage work

Filmography

Film composer
  • 2001 - Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure[9] (video)
  • 2000 - The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (video)
  • 1997 - Boys Life 2 (segment "Trevor")
  • 1994 - Trevor (short) [2][8]
  • 1998 - Cousin Bette (music: "The Other Side of Heaven", "The Tiger Song", "The Devil Song", "Farewell, My Friends", "Le Carilloneur" / lyrics: "The Other Side of Heaven", "The Tiger Song", "The Devil Song", "Farewell, My Friends", "Le Carilloneur" / performer: "Spera O'Marinar", "Nelly's Air" / "Wedding Polka", "Wedding Waltz", "Can Can")
  • 1997 - Cinderella (TV movie) (music: "Transformation")
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References
  1. DANNY TROOB Theatre Credits - Who's Who Bio
  2. Danny Troob - IMDb
  3. "Rachel York Is Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians Tour". Playbill.com. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  4. "Beauty and the Beast on Tour - Creative Team - DANNY TROOB". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  5. "BroadwayWorld.com - Danny Troob Biography". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  6. Danny Troob Theatre Credits
  7. Get Enchanted! Chapter Three: Musical minstrels Alan Menken and Danny Troob! • Animated Views
  8. Danny Troob Filmography
  9. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) (V) - Full cast and crew
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