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Nicolaas tenBroek is a los Angeles composer known for classic, timeless orchestral and jazz based scores for Film, Television and Musicals. |
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“…Nic. brought a great tone to the movie…the score adds a real lushness…” — Jeff Bridges
ABOUT
Composer Nicolaas tenBroek is known for his classic, timeless orchestral and jazz basedscores for feature film, network television, documentaries, and musicals. Notable film scores include "The Amateurs," starring Jeff Bridges, Ted Danson and Joe Pantoliano,"The Dukes," starring Chazz Palminteri, Robert Davi and Peter Bogdanovich, “Who’s The Man?” starring Dr. Dre and Queen Latifa as well as the documentary “The Cutting Edge” Featuring Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Sean Penn, and Jodie Foster, “Magic” Starring: Sammi Hanratty, Robert Davi, Greg Grunberg as well as “Remembering Phil," starring Nick Turturro.Nicolaas' television scoring includes “The Webber Show” for NBC, and “Phantom Investigators” for Warner Bros. Nicolaas has also written songs for such films as “Boat Trip”, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., and HBO series “Treme”.
As a record producer and arranger, Nicolaas has worked with such artists as jazz singer Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, Les McCann, and Richie Furay. In between his film and television projects, Nic has been collaborating with Grammy Award Winning Producer Val Garay, writing and producing for a variety of recording artists and record labels. Their most recent successful project is a country classics album, “In the Country” for BMG records. Nic has also been writing music and lyrics for artists ranging from country and soul to YA pop.
Nicolaas also composed works for world renowned classical and jazz groups the Kronos String Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet, and the Metropol Orchestra. Nicolaas has just completed the music and lyrics for “Opera Girl” a musical that takes place in the world of opera, which is having it’s premiere this fall in Southern California
At 16 Nicolaas accepted a scholarship to The Juilliard School. There he majored in performance and composition, and was a recipient of the prestigious Lincoln Center award for classical performance. Between his studies he was active performing professionally in both jazz and classical settings, Upon returning to California, Nic began working as a studio musician, performing with a diverse range of artists including Santana, Gladys Knight, The Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., the Jacksons, Patti LaBelle, The O’Jays, Cher, and the San Francisco Symphony, before expanding into film scoring
As a record producer and arranger, Nicolaas has worked with such artists as jazz singer Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, Les McCann, and Richie Furay. In between his film and television projects, Nic has been collaborating with Grammy Award Winning Producer Val Garay, writing and producing for a variety of recording artists and record labels. Their most recent successful project is a country classics album, “In the Country” for BMG records. Nic has also been writing music and lyrics for artists ranging from country and soul to YA pop.
Nicolaas also composed works for world renowned classical and jazz groups the Kronos String Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet, and the Metropol Orchestra. Nicolaas has just completed the music and lyrics for “Opera Girl” a musical that takes place in the world of opera, which is having it’s premiere this fall in Southern California
At 16 Nicolaas accepted a scholarship to The Juilliard School. There he majored in performance and composition, and was a recipient of the prestigious Lincoln Center award for classical performance. Between his studies he was active performing professionally in both jazz and classical settings, Upon returning to California, Nic began working as a studio musician, performing with a diverse range of artists including Santana, Gladys Knight, The Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., the Jacksons, Patti LaBelle, The O’Jays, Cher, and the San Francisco Symphony, before expanding into film scoring
"...Best music we've had around here since James Horner..." - Roger Corman
“…I’ve worked with some of the best composers and arrangers in the last 40 years and Nic. tenBroek is without a doubt one of the best ever!…” — Val Garay, Grammy Award winning record producer