Jeff Cardoni

Jeff Cardoni's talents range from intimate independent fare to full orchestral majesty. With over 45 feature film scores and several network series to his credit, one can hear his work worldwide every day. His unique ability to cross genres has made him a powerful player in the film composing industry. Jeff originally studied classical piano, while playing percussion in school orchestra. But it would be rock and roll that would lead him to Los Angeles in 1997. After a brief stint as lead guitarist for the Warner Bros. band "Alien Crime Syndicate", Jeff left to pursue film scoring full time. He worked under several Hollywood composers including John Murphy (Snatch, 28 Days Later) and Christopher Tyng (Futurama, The O.C.) while studying conducting and orchestration at UCLA. He has received several ASCAP Film and Television Awards for his work on the worldwide hit CSI:Miami and was nominated for an Ariel Award for his score to the 2005 feature 7 Dias. His body of work ranges from studio features films such as Just Friends for New Line, Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates for Fox, Firehouse Dog for Fox, and Step Up All In for Summit/Lionsgate, to television scores such as the worldwide Jerry Bruckheimer produced hit CSI:Miami, Silicon Valley on HBO, and Golden Globe winner The Kominsky Method on Netflix. He has also worked extensively in independent film, including the Sundance hit The Vicious Kind, directed by Lee Toland Krieger and produced by Neil Labute and Oscar nominated director Roland Joffe's You and I. Other highlights including creating a new live score for the 2011 Super Bowl on Fox, recorded with an 80 piece orchestra in the world famous Dvorak Concert Hall in Prague. Jeff is also an active songwriter, penning the theme songs to MTV's hit "Pimp My Ride", MadTV on Fox, and FX's The League, with songs appearing countless films, including several on camera songs in the hit "Gotham" for Fox, "Hard Knock Life" with Mike Myers in Austin Powers: Goldmember, Harold & Kumar 2, Eurotrip, The Sweetest Thing with Cameron Diaz, A Walk To Remember, New York Minute, National Lampoon's Senior Trip and many others. He also produced several songs with Jon Lajoie for the upcoming soundtrack album to The League, and recent albums by indie pop artist Jules Larson, which have appeared recently on the soundtrack to The Lucky One. He also produced and mixed a recent Lexus spot for the seminal indie rock band "The Pixies". Recent scores include the latest the drama pilot "Deputy" for Fox, directed by David Ayer (Training Day) and written by Will Beale (Aquaman) and starring Stephen Dorff (True Detective) and the drama "Heart Of Life", based on the John Mayer song of the same name.