Mark Mancina
Composer
Composer who contributed to the 1997 film Con Air, wrote the score for the 1996 movie Twister and collaborated with Elton John and Hans Zimmer on the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King.
Early in his career, he helped write the scores of Mankillers, Space Mutiny, and Future Force.
He played classical guitar and toured with South African guitarist Trevor Rabin. He wrote music for a popular anime series called Blood+.
He was born and raised in Santa Monica, California.
He and Phil Collins shared a Grammy Award for their work on the soundtrack of the 1999 animated movie version of Tarzan.