Biography
David Vanacore is an American television music composer. Dubbed by television music industry insiders as 'The King of Reality', David Vanacore is the composer behind many reality television series, such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Big Brother, Ink Master , American Chopper, Dirty Jobs, Hell's Kitchen, Wipeout, and Whale Wars.
Vanacore began studying piano at the age of seven. Prior to his career as a composer, he worked as a studio session pianist/keyboardist and toured with Cher, among other artists. He studied orchestration at the Dick Grove School of Music. After meeting television composer Mike Post led to an offer as his studio keyboard player, which introduced him to the world of music supervision for television.Vanacore's first major breakout as a TV composer occurred when he landed a job with Mark Burnett for the first season of Survivor in 2000. Originating with Survivor, Vanacore developed a technique that he describes as "layers and structures," in which the composer provides music editors with a completed mix as well as isolated layers. Vanacore put together a team of composers, editors, musicians, engineers and producers, and founded Vanacore Music, a composing house headquartered in Valencia, California that produces music for unscripted television series.As of 2023, Vanacore has won ASCAP's Most Performed Themes and Most Performed Underscore awards every year since 2005.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 15
TV Shows 10
Forever Summer: Hamptons (2022)
The Magic Maker (2021)
I Had a Dream (2019)
The Wil Wheaton Project (2014)
I Wanna Marry Harry (2014)
Kodiak (2014)
Lindsay (2014)
Argo: Inside Story (2013)
Tattoo Rescue (2012)
The Choice (2012)
After Porn Ends (2012)
House Arrest (2012)
Inside the NSA (2012)
Secret Access: The Vatican (2011)
The Tammi Terrell Story (2010)
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen (2010)
The Marriage Ref (2010)
Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage (2009)
The Minnie Riperton Story (2009)
Honeymoon with Mom (2006)
How Do I Look? (2004)
Discovery: CIA Sexpionage (2003)
Woodrow Wilson (2002)
Survivor (2000)
Survivor - Season One: The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments
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CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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