Aaron Zigman

Aaron Zigman

Known for
Sound
Born
January 6, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
San Diego, California, USA

Biography

Aaron Zigman (born January 6, 1963) is a classically-trained American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician who has scored music for films including The Notebook, The Company Men, Bridge to Terabithia, John Q., The Proposal, Flicka, For Colored Girls, Flash of Genius, Sex & the City, Alpha Dog, and Escape from Planet Earth. He has also written, arranged and produced over 50 hit albums, and co-written songs with legendary and contemporary artists including Quincy Jones, Christina Aguilera, Phil Collins, Was (Not Was), John Legend, Dionne Warwick, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Seal.

Known For

Filmography

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Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Philharmonic poster

Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Philharmonic

Movie · Sound

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That Better World: The Story Behind Truth & Treason poster

That Better World: The Story Behind Truth & Treason

Movie · Music

2025
Truth & Treason poster

Truth & Treason

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
The Six Triple Eight poster

The Six Triple Eight

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
Possessions poster

Possessions

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
God Is a Bullet poster

God Is a Bullet

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Who Are You People poster

Who Are You People

Movie · Original Music Composer

2022
A Jazzman's Blues poster

A Jazzman's Blues

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
And Just Like That… poster

And Just Like That…

TV · Original Music Composer · 33 eps

2020
Gossamer Folds poster

Gossamer Folds

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
The War with Grandpa poster

The War with Grandpa

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
A Nice Girl Like You poster

A Nice Girl Like You

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Hidden Man poster

Hidden Man

Movie · Music

2018
American Dream/American Knightmare poster

American Dream/American Knightmare

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Wakefield poster

Wakefield

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
The Shack poster

The Shack

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
Dear Eleanor poster

Dear Eleanor

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
Mr. Right poster

Mr. Right

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
I Saw the Light poster

I Saw the Light

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Addicted poster

Addicted

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
The Other Woman poster

The Other Woman

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Yellow poster

Yellow

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
The Best of Me poster

The Best of Me

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Peeples poster

Peeples

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor poster

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Baggage Claim poster

Baggage Claim

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Escape from Planet Earth poster

Escape from Planet Earth

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
Good Deeds poster

Good Deeds

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
Madea's Witness Protection poster

Madea's Witness Protection

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
Step Up Revolution poster

Step Up Revolution

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
What's Your Number? poster

What's Your Number?

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
I Don't Know How She Does It poster

I Don't Know How She Does It

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
Madea's Big Happy Family poster

Madea's Big Happy Family

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
Jess + Moss poster

Jess + Moss

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Sex and the City 2 poster

Sex and the City 2

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
The Company Men poster

The Company Men

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
For Colored Girls poster

For Colored Girls

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Why Did I Get Married Too? poster

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
The Last Song poster

The Last Song

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Marion Jones: Press Pause poster

Marion Jones: Press Pause

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
My Sister's Keeper poster

My Sister's Keeper

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
The Proposal poster

The Proposal

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
The Ugly Truth poster

The Ugly Truth

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
Madea Goes to Jail poster

Madea Goes to Jail

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself poster

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Step Up 2: The Streets poster

Step Up 2: The Streets

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Meet the Browns poster

Meet the Browns

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys poster

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Christmas Cottage poster

Christmas Cottage

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Flash of Genius poster

Flash of Genius

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Lake City poster

Lake City

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Bridge to Terabithia poster

Bridge to Terabithia

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Good Luck Chuck poster

Good Luck Chuck

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
The Jane Austen Book Club poster

The Jane Austen Book Club

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium poster

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

2007
The Attackmen poster

The Attackmen

Movie · Music

2007
Martian Child poster

Martian Child

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Why Did I Get Married? poster

Why Did I Get Married?

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Pride poster

Pride

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Take the Lead poster

Take the Lead

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Step Up poster

Step Up

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
The Virgin of Juarez poster

The Virgin of Juarez

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Akeelah and the Bee poster

Akeelah and the Bee

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Alpha Dog poster

Alpha Dog

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
ATL poster

ATL

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
10th & Wolf poster

10th & Wolf

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Flicka poster

Flicka

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
The Wendell Baker Story poster

The Wendell Baker Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
In The Mix poster

In The Mix

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
The Notebook poster

The Notebook

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Raise Your Voice poster

Raise Your Voice

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Crown Heights poster

Crown Heights

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
John Q poster

John Q

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

2000
Tongues And Taxis

Tongues And Taxis

Movie · Musician

1996
The Birdcage poster

The Birdcage

Movie · Orchestrator