--- name: "David Metzger" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-metzger" fi1m_id: "dave-metzger" imdb_id: "nm1214866" tmdb_id: 61974 wikidata_id: "Q28363820" roles: ["Producer"] born: "12 December 1961" reviewed_on_fi1m: 14 average_as: "producer" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-05T13:14:48.781748+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Metzger ## Identity David Metzger - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-metzger - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** dave-metzger - **IMDb ID:** nm1214866 - **TMDB ID:** 61974 - **Wikidata ID:** Q28363820 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Metzger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363820, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214866/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61974 Producer. Born 12 December 1961 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 12 December 1961, Corvallis, Oregon, USA - **Active:** 2003–present - **Also known as:** Dave Metzger - **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 1 producing, 13 crew - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 56 (4), 2010s 70 (6), 2020s 51 (4) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Metzger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363820, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214866/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61974 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Mufasa: The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) (57), [*Wish*](https://film.one/film/wish.md) (49) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Dave Metzger is an American composer, arranger and orchestrator. He is credited as composer on the Disney films *Wish* (2023) and *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024). He has worked extensively for Walt Disney Animation Studios as an orchestrator and arranger on films including *Frozen* (2013), *Moana* (2016) and *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012). Metzger grew up in Corvallis, Oregon, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Long Beach, with graduate work at UCLA. He received a Tony Award nomination in 1998 for his orchestrations for the Broadway musical *The Lion King*. He has also composed scores for direct-to-video releases such as *Tarzan 2* (2005) and *Brother Bear 2* (2006). *Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com.* ## On Fi1m (14) ### Produced (1) — the average rests on these - *Snow White* (2025), Fi1m 47, Orchestrator, Music Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white.md) ### Crew (13) - *Moana* (2026), Fi1m 50, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md) - *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Fi1m 57, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) - *Wish* (2023), Fi1m 49, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/wish.md) - *Moana* (2016), Fi1m 82, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md) - *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014), Fi1m 74, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2.md) - *Rio 2* (2014), Fi1m 50, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/rio-2.md) - *Frozen* (2013), Fi1m 75, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/frozen.md) - *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Fi1m 70, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md) - *Rio* (2011), Fi1m 70, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/rio.md) - *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs* (2009), Fi1m 56, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs.md) - *Bolt* (2008), Fi1m 74, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/bolt.md) - *Bad Boys II* (2003), Fi1m 36, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ii.md) - *Brother Bear* (2003), Fi1m 56, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/brother-bear.md) ## Complete filmography (24) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Moana* (2026), Orchestrator — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md) - *Snow White* (2025), Orchestrator, Music Producer — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white.md) - *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) - *Wish* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/wish.md) - *Once Upon a Studio* (2023), Original Music Composer - *WandaVision* (2021), series, Orchestrator - *Olaf's Frozen Adventure* (2017), Music Score Producer - *Moana* (2016), Orchestrator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md) - *Ant-Man* (2015), Orchestrator — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md) - *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014), Orchestrator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2.md) - *Rio 2* (2014), Orchestrator — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/rio-2.md) - *Frozen* (2013), Orchestrator — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/frozen.md) - *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Orchestrator — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md) - *The Raven* (2012), Orchestrator - *Rio* (2011), Orchestrator — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rio.md) - *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs* (2009), Orchestrator — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs.md) - *Bolt* (2008), Orchestrator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/bolt.md) - *Brother Bear 2* (2006), Original Music Composer - *Tarzan II* (2005), Original Music Composer - *Brother Bear* (2003), Orchestrator — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/brother-bear.md) - *Bad Boys II* (2003), Orchestrator — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ii.md) - *Tarzan & Jane* (2002), Original Music Composer - *Domestic Disturbance* (2001), Orchestrator - *The Magnificent Seven* (1998), series, Music --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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