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name: "J.A.C. Redford"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "14 July 1953"
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average_fi1m_score: 73
updated: "2026-09-16T22:56:08.540730+00:00"
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# J.A.C. Redford

Composer. Born 14 July 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 14 July 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1982–present

## Biography

J.A.C. Redford is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator and conductor. Born in Los Angeles in 1953, he began scoring documentaries and educational films in his early twenties before moving to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s to work in television, initially as a co-composer on *Starsky & Hutch*. He later studied composition and counterpoint with Thomas Pasatieri.

Redford composed the music for nearly 500 episodes of series television, including multiple seasons of *Coach* and *St. Elsewhere* (1982–1988), for which he received two Emmy nominations. His feature-film scores include Disney’s *Oliver & Company* (1988), *Newsies* (1992) and *The Mighty Ducks* sequels. He has also orchestrated, arranged or conducted for composers including James Horner, Alan Menken, Randy Newman, Rachel Portman and John Williams on films such as *WALL·E* (2008), *Avatar* (2009) and *1917* (2019). His concert, chamber and choral works have been performed by ensembles including the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Utah Symphony.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, navonarecords.com, jacredford.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), Fi1m 57, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *1917* (2019), Fi1m 78, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *WALL·E* (2008), Fi1m 92, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Also known for

- *Avatar* (2009), Orchestrator
- *Passengers* (2016), Orchestrator
- *Monsters University* (2013), Orchestrator
- *xXx* (2002), Music Arranger
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Orchestrator
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), Orchestrator
- *Oliver & Company* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Holes* (2003), Orchestrator

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