Thomas Pierson (born March 11, 1948 Ashland, Wisconsin)[1] is an American composer, conductor and film director.

At the age of 13, he debuted as a soloist with the Houston Symphony.[2] He studied at the Juilliard School to become a classical pianist and later turned to jazz. He conducted Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Metropolitan Opera. He has conducted other works as well, including Candide. He has scored films for Woody Allen, notably Manhattan,[3] and Robert Altman's Quintet.[4] He filmed Turkey Boy in Japan in 2008.[5]

Work

• Songs from the movie "Turkey Boy", 2008, CD[6]
• "Turkey Boy", 2008, DVD[7]
• Deep Forest By Bruce Huebner, Zabu Tone Music ZT006, CD 2008, as pianist[8]
• Olathe By Richie Pratt, Artists Recording Collective ARC-2093, CD 2007, as pianist[9]
• The Hidden Goddess, 2003, CD, ©Point of No Return Music (806635019475), AUTEUR[10][11]
• Left, Right, 2001, CD[12]
• Tom Pierson III, 1999, CD, Oglio Records[13]
• Planet of Tears, 1990, CD[14][15]
• American Playhouse, 1982, orchestrator; 1 episode - Working TV episode[16]
• Popeye (film), 1980, composer: additional score[17][18][19]
• Manhattan (film), 1979, music adapted/arranged by[20][21][22]
• Hair (film), 1979, conductor/arranger, vocals, as Thomas Pierson[23][24]
• Quintet (film), 1979[25][26][27]
• A Perfect Couple, 1979, Orchestra Conductor[28][29][30][31]
• The World of Magic, NBC 1975, hosted by Bill Cosby, as Music Director[32]

References

Further sources

• Blue Nippon: authenticating jazz in Japan By E. Taylor Atkins, Duke University Press (November 2001), ISBN 0-8223-2721-X, ISBN 978-0-8223-2721-9
• Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture (Paperback), By Timothy J. Craig (Editor), M.E. Sharpe (June 2000), ISBN 0-7656-0561-9, ISBN 978-0-7656-0561-0
• Patricia Myers, JAZZ TIMES Jun 1997, Magagine, by JazzTimes, Inc., 144 pages, ISSN 0272-572X
• p. 273, Manhattan, cf. The Bent Lens: A world guide to gay and lesbian film By Lisa Daniel, Claire Jackson, ALLEN & UNWIN, March 2003, ISBN 978-1-74114-014-9
• p. 314, 329, cf. Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music (Hardcover), By Stephanie Stein Crease, Chicago Review Press; illustrated edition (October 1, 2001), ISBN 1-55652-425-0, ISBN 978-1-55652-425-7

External links

Wikiquote has quotations related to Tom Pierson.

• Tom Pierson biography, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (in Japanese)
• Tom Pierson Profile, Kunitachi College of Music
• Tom Pierson at IMDb