Douglas Romayne (born Douglas Romayne Stevens on June 21, 1964, in Corning, NY) is a professional musician whose work includes creating scores, score mockups and proofing. In 2018 he began performing as a singer-songwriter at many of the California wineries and breweries of the central coast.
Douglas Romayne | |
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| Birth name | Douglas Stevens |
| Born | June 21, 1964 Corning, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Score mockups, proofer, composer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1998– |
Douglas Romayne and his partner in life and business, KJ Vickery, co-own Bleu Jean Music and Back Pocket, their professional music production studio.
Romayne's education includes a BA in music composition from Cornerstone College. He studied music and advanced orchestration at the University of Chicago and DePaul University with Cliff Colnot, New Music Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and music composition with Hans Wurman. In Los Angeles he attended the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music Program, where he studied scoring for motion pictures and television under Christopher Young and Elmer Bernstein, among others.
Romayne also studied orchestration and advanced conducting at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Two years after graduating from the USC program, Romayne was hired by Joss Whedon to score his series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
His awards include a BMI Film Music Award for his work at the USC Film Scoring Program and a Park City Film Music Festival Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music. He was nominated for Best Use of Score by the Film & TV Music Academy.[clarification needed]
He also co-scored with lead composer Robert Kral the WB Animation series Duck Dodgers episode "Invictus Interruptus", which won the Annie Award for Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production.
Memorable tracks by Douglas Romayne from Buffy (season 7) and Angel (seasons 4 and 5) include the following:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Angel:
Douglas Romayne's first film score album, Expressing the Inexpressible,[1] is a compilation of eight film scores available at iTunes, MovieScore Media and CD Baby.
Film Score Monthly's Steven A. Kennedy wrote that the album "is a fabulous demonstration of Romayne's ability to create melodic, large-sounding scores in many genres", and that it "is highly recommended for those interested in hearing a voice that we can only hope will move on to more high profile assignments".[2]
Mark Hasan of KQEK wrote, "It's hard to come out from under the shadow of a cult TV series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, but this compilation CD featuring selections from 8 scores by Douglas Romayne is both a superb promo for the composer's skillful writing, and an addictive album, particularly for film music fans wanting music with a rich, elegant orchestral sound."[3]
| Year | Award | Event | Film or TV episode |
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| 2009 | Director's Choice Award, Gold Medal for Excellence in Film Music | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | The End of All Things |
| 2009 | Director's Choice Award, Best Documentary Underscore | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | The Constant Process |
| 2008 | Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Film Music | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | Entity: Nine, Shelter, Rocketboy, Freedomland, Beyond the Silence |
| 2008 | Gold Medal for Musical Excellence | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | Entity: Nine |
| 2008 | Gold Medal for Musical Excellence | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | Shelter |
| 2008 | Gold Medal for Musical Excellence | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | Rocketboy |
| 2008 | Gold Medal for Musical Excellence | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | Freedomland |
| 2008 | Gold Medal for Musical Excellence | Park City Film Music Festival[4] | Beyond the Silence |
| 2007 | Best Use of Film Score Award | Film & TV Music Awards[5] | Rocketboy |
| 2005 | Annie Award, Outstanding Achievement in Music for an Animated Television Program | Annie Awards[6][full citation needed] | Duck Dodgers episode "Invictus Interruptus" (award shared by Robert J. Kral, Douglas Romayne, Zoran Boris) |
| 2000 | BMI Outstanding Achievement in Film Scoring Award | BMI Film & TV Music Awards[7](registration required) | Fishing & Religion; University of Southern California |