# Don L. Harper

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American film composer

For the Australian composer, see [Don Harper](/source/Don_Harper).

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Don L. Harper Born Los Angeles Origin United States Occupations Film composer, Songwriter, Conductor, and Arranger

Musical artist

**Don Loren Harper** is an American film [composer](/source/Composer), [songwriter](/source/Songwriter), [conductor](/source/Conducting), and arranger whose credits include films such as *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(2006_film))*, *[National Treasure](/source/National_Treasure_(film))*, *[Training Day](/source/Training_Day)*, *[Armageddon](/source/Armageddon_(1998_film))*, *[The Rock](/source/The_Rock_(film))*, *[Twister](/source/Twister_(1996_film))*, *[Broken Arrow](/source/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film))*, *[Assassins](/source/Assassins_(1995_film))*, and *[Speed](/source/Speed_(1994_film))*.[1] Harper composed and conducted the music for [Disney's](/source/Walt_Disney_Pictures) direct-to-video releases *[The Lion King 1½](/source/The_Lion_King_1%C2%BD)*, *[Tarzan & Jane](/source/Tarzan_%26_Jane)*, and *[Atlantis: Milo's Return](/source/Atlantis%3A_Milo's_Return)*. He also created the scores for the television series' *[The Magnificent Seven](/source/The_Magnificent_Seven_(TV_series))* and *[The Twilight Zone](/source/The_Twilight_Zone)*, and the TV movie *Houdini*.

Harper's first CD, *Dream and Variations*, is a hybrid of [jazz](/source/Jazz_music), [Americana](/source/Americana_music), [rock](/source/Rock_music), spirituals, [blues](/source/Blues_music), and [bluegrass](/source/Bluegrass_music). It is a sweeping assemblage of vignettes, recorded with a 70-piece orchestra live on the Eastwood Stage at [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros.) in the Fall of 2006. The production included a 32-member choir, session musician [Dan Higgins](/source/Dan_Higgins) on [soprano saxophone](/source/Soprano_saxophone), jazz pianist [Russell Ferrante](/source/Russell_Ferrante) of [The Yellowjackets](/source/The_Yellowjackets), notable string players [Dave Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dave_Stone_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1) (upright bass), [Sid Page](/source/Sid_Page) (violin), and [Steve Erdody](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Erdody&action=edit&redlink=1) (cello). [Trevor Rabin](/source/Trevor_Rabin), composer and former member of [Yes](/source/Yes_(band)), played guitar. *Dream and Variations* includes the song "End of Days", featuring vocals by [Lisbeth Scott](/source/Lisbeth_Scott), which Harper and lyricist [Tom Child](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Child&action=edit&redlink=1) wrote in response to the devastation of [Hurricane Katrina](/source/Hurricane_Katrina). He has also recorded the soundtrack for [Tokyo DisneySea](/source/Tokyo_DisneySea)'s version of [Fantasmic](/source/Fantasmic), [Epcot Forever](/source/Epcot_Forever), as well as a song for *[Rivers of Light](/source/Rivers_of_Light)*.[2]

## Discography

- *Dream and Variations*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sight & Sound Theatres Debuts 'Joseph' in Branson"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153644/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-285145800.html). *Entertainment Close-up*. Close-Up Media. 4 April 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-285145800.html) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-25 – via HighBeam Research. 13 original songs by composer Don Harper whose credits include National Treasure, National Treasure 2, Disney's Lion King 1 1/2

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rivers_of_Light_Composers_&_Designers_2-0)** ["Rivers of Light debuts April 22 at Disney's Animal Kingdom"](http://attractionsmagazine.com/rivers-light-debuts-april-22-disneys-animal-kingdom-video-gives-peek/). *[Attractions Magazine](/source/Attractions_Magazine)*. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

## External links

- [Official website](http://donharper.com)

- [Don L. Harper](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Don+Harper) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Don Harper](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0363849/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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