---
name: "Mark Mancina"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-mancina"
fi1m_id: "mark-mancina"
imdb_id: "nm0006183"
tmdb_id: 9989
wikidata_id: "Q534151"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "9 March 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-05T02:58:14.040247+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."
---

# Mark Mancina

## Identity

Mark Mancina

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-mancina
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-mancina
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006183
- **TMDB ID:** 9989
- **Wikidata ID:** Q534151
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mancina, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534151, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006183/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9989

Composer. Born 9 March 1957 in Santa Monica, California.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 9 March 1957, Santa Monica, California
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md), [Jan de Bont](https://film.one/person/jan-de-bont.md), [Jared Bush](https://film.one/person/jared-bush.md), [Auliʻi Cravalho](https://film.one/person/aulii-cravalho.md), [Dana Ledoux Miller](https://film.one/person/dana-ledoux-miller.md), [Sandra Bullock](https://film.one/person/sandra-bullock.md), [Tab Murphy](https://film.one/person/tab-murphy.md), [Temuera Morrison](https://film.one/person/temuera-morrison.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (6), 2000s 68 (2), 2010s 82 (1), 2020s 60 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 61 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 7, Action 6, Family 5, Animation 4, Drama 4, Thriller 4
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,275m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mancina, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534151, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006183/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9989

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Moana*](https://film.one/film/moana.md) (82), [*Tarzan*](https://film.one/film/tarzan.md) (77), [*Brother Bear*](https://film.one/film/brother-bear.md) (56), [*Moana 2*](https://film.one/film/moana-2.md) (55)
- **Netflix:** [*Speed*](https://film.one/film/speed.md) (86), [*Speed 2: Cruise Control*](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md) (36)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Training Day*](https://film.one/film/training-day.md) (80), [*Twister*](https://film.one/film/twister.md) (64)
- **HBO Max:** [*Juror #2*](https://film.one/film/juror-2.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Mark Mancina is an American film composer. Born on 9 March 1957 in Santa Monica, California, he studied classical guitar and composition at California State University, Fullerton. He began his career in the late 1980s and has scored more than sixty films and television series.

A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Media Ventures, Mancina is known for scores including *Speed* (1994), *Bad Boys* (1995), *Twister* (1996), *Tarzan* (1999), *Training Day* (2001), *Brother Bear* (2003) and *Moana* (2016). He has collaborated frequently with Disney and scored recent films such as *The Sea Beast* (2022), *Juror #2* (2024) and *Moana 2* (2024).

Mancina has won Grammy Awards for his work on *The Lion King* and *Tarzan*, and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score in a Musical for the stage adaptation of *The Lion King*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com, whatsondisneyplus.com, filmmusicreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Moana* (2026), Fi1m 50, Music, Original Music Composer, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md)
- *Juror #2* (2024), Fi1m 75, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/juror-2.md)
- *Moana 2* (2024), Fi1m 55, Music, Songs, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2.md)
- *Moana* (2016), Fi1m 82, Music, Songs, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md)
- *Brother Bear* (2003), Fi1m 56, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/brother-bear.md)
- *Training Day* (2001), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Tarzan* (1999), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/tarzan.md)
- *Con Air* (1997), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/con-air.md)
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, Music, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Speed* (1994), Fi1m 86, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Days of Thunder* (1990), Fi1m 61, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-thunder.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Moana* (2026), Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md)
- *Moana 2* (2024), as Songs · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2.md)
- *Snow Bear* (2024), Music
- *Juror #2* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/juror-2.md)
- *The Sea Beast* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Cry Macho* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Moana* (2016), Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md)
- *Planes: Fire & Rescue* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Planes* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Penthouse North* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Hurricane Season* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Imagine That* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Camille* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *August Rush* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Shooter* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Blood+* (2005), series, Music
- *Asylum* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Tarzan II* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Reckoning* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *The Haunted Mansion* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Brother Bear* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/brother-bear.md)
- *Domestic Disturbance* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Training Day* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Bait* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Auggie Rose* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *The Strip* (1999), series, Original Music Composer
- *Tarzan* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/tarzan.md)
- *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride* (1998), as Songs
- *Return to Paradise* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, Music
- *Wild America* (1997), Music Supervisor
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Original Music Composer, Music Arranger — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Con Air* (1997), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/con-air.md)
- *Moll Flanders* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Twister* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Money Train* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Fair Game* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Assassins* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Boys* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, Original Music Composer
- *Man of the House* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Speed* (1994), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Monkey Trouble* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Lifepod* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Sniper* (1993), Additional Music
- *Taking Liberty* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Where Sleeping Dogs Lie* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *That's Action* (1990), Music
- *Crossing the Line* (1990), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Days of Thunder* (1990), Additional Music — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-thunder.md)
- *The Lost Platoon* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Born Killer* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Future Force* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Rage to Kill* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Space Mutiny* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Death Chase* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Night Wars* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Code Name Vengeance* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Mankillers* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Hell on the Battleground* (1987), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1998: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Lion King*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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