{{Short description|American musician, educator, and composer}} '''Daniel Wyman''' is an American musician, educator,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/people/daniel.wyman/|title=Wyman, Daniel N {{!}} People {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> and composer for film & television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943831/|title=Dan Wyman|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> He is an Emeritus Professor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/people/daniel.wyman/|title=Wyman, Daniel N {{!}} People {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> at San Jose State University,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/music/faculty_staff/daniel_wyman/|title=Dr. Daniel Wyman {{!}} Music {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> and perhaps is best known for his collaborations with director John Carpenter on films such as ''Halloween''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cultureramp.com/killer-punk/|title=Killer Punk » CultureRamp|website=cultureramp.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> and ''The Fog'', where he worked as an orchestrator and synth programmer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gnorble.com/media/2ndpage.html|title=Gnorble.com|website=gnorble.com|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>
== Life and career == A native of Los Angeles, Wyman studied composition, music history, and film scoring at the University of Southern California. His principal instructors included Ingolf Dahl and David Raksin. After graduate studies and work with electronic music pioneer Paul Beaver, Wyman began composing for movies by joining producer-director John Carpenter to create the music for ''Assault on Precinct 13, The Fog,'' and ''Halloween''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/music/faculty_staff/daniel_wyman/|title=Dr. Daniel Wyman {{!}} Music {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> As a co-founder of the recording studio, Sound Arts, Wyman contributed to numerous soundtracks as electronic orchestrator and sound designer, including ''Apocalypse Now, Fade to Black,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gnorble.com/media/2ndpage.html|title=Gnorble.com|website=gnorble.com|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> and the stage musical ''Baby''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/music/faculty_staff/daniel_wyman/|title=Dr. Daniel Wyman {{!}} Music {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> He has composed music for the Ice Capades, commercials, and contributed to numerous hit recordings by Earth, Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Black Sabbath, Devo, and many others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/music/faculty_staff/daniel_wyman/|title=Dr. Daniel Wyman {{!}} Music {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>
Currently holding a doctorate in composition and ethnomusicology from the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa, Wyman teaches film scoring at San Jose State University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/music/faculty_staff/daniel_wyman/|title=Dr. Daniel Wyman {{!}} Music {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> Since 1988, Wyman and his wife have pursued studies and projects focusing on the arts in South Africa. They have worked with the University of Natal, and the University of Durban-Westville.
== Personal life == Wyman's wife Marilyn is an art history professor and lecturer at San Jose State University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjsu.edu/art/community/faculty/arthistory/marilynwyman/|title=Marilyn Wyman {{!}} Department of Art and Art History {{!}} San Jose State University|website=www.sjsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> She has published numerous papers,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FiBIAQAAIAAJ|title=Looking and Writing: A Guide for Art History Students|last=Wyman|first=Marilyn|date=2003|publisher=Prentice Hall|isbn=9780130983596|language=en}}</ref> and works extensively in South Africa.
== Filmography ==
=== As Composer ===
* ''Without Warning'' (1980) * ''The Return'' (1980) * ''Hell Night'' (1981) * ''Darkroom'' (1981) - 2 episodes * ''Missing'' (1982) - Additional music; uncredited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943831/|title=Dan Wyman|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> * ''The Dead Pit'' (1989) * ''The Lawnmower Man'' (1992)
=== As Other ===
* ''Assault on Precinct 13'' (1976) - Orchestrator * ''Metamorphoses'' (1978) - Special sound effects * ''Halloween'' (1978) - Orchestrator * ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) - Score supervisor * ''The Fog'' (1980) - Orchestrator
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0943831}}
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