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name: "John Petersen"
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# John Petersen

Composer. Born in New York City, New York.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer

## Biography

John Petersen is an American composer and musician. He composed the score for the animated series *Voltron: Defender of the Universe* (1984–1985), working on 115 episodes and providing the theme music and arrangements.

Petersen later assisted Jan Hammer on the fourth season of *Miami Vice* (1987–1988). He contributed to episodes from "Missing Hours" through to "A Bullet for Crockett", eventually taking over scoring duties for part of the season. His subsequent credits include the films *The Keeper* (1995) and *Childless* (2008), and episodes of *Yu-Gi-Oh!* (2000).

*Sources: miamivice.fandom.com, imdb.com, celluloidtunes.no.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Also known for

- *Voltron: Defender of the Universe* (1984), Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance, Music Arranger

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