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Oscar nominated, 6 time Emmy Award Winner and 13 time Emmy nominee Chris Boardman's bio

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Most professional musicians are lucky to have one career. Chris Boardman has already had five. He's been an Academy Award nominated composer for movies, a six-time Emmy Award-winning arranger for television, an orchestrator on major Hollywood films, a musical director for top pop acts, and keyboard player and writer for a popular jazz ensemble.

At the age of 22, never having seen a nightclub act or conducted a band in his life, Boardman became musical director for singer Mitzi Gaynor. Quickly learning that side of the music business, he spent 16 months on the road with Gaynor and followed it with a stint as musical director for Tom Jones. He toured the world for two and a half years as keyboard player for the popular duo Seals and Crofts, later writing all of the arrangements for their Las Vegas act.

Virtually at the same time, Boardman got started in film and television scoring. Quincy Jones asked him to arrange songs for the all-star movie musical "The Wiz"; Ralph Burns asked him to orchestrate on movies like "National Lampoon's Vacation" and Bob Fosse's "Star 80." Still early in his career, Chris orchestrated Bruce Broughton's symphonic score for the western "Silverado," which received an Oscar nomination and wrote original music for Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple," for which Boardman received his own Academy Award nomination in 1986. Since that time, he has orchestrated more than 100 major motion pictures including such hits as "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard."

During this same period, Boardman received six Emmys for music direction on such prestigious specials as "Julie Andrews in Concert" and "Christmas in Washington" (as well as five other nominations for such high-profile television projects as "Liberty Weekend: Opening Ceremonies"). He has also written arrangements for Barbra Streisand (notably her recent concert engagements), producer David Foster and popular saxophonist Kenny G – for which he has received multiple platinum records.

Looking for a greater challenge, Boardman turned to composing film and television scores. He received Emmy nominations for two of his several television film scores, "The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro" and "Johnny Ryan." On the feature side, Boardman created a '70s-style urban-police-drama score for Mel Gibson's hit film "Payback," an Italian opera inspired score for Shirley MacLaine's comedy-drama "Bruno," and created more than a dozen society-band arrangements to suggest a 1920s ambiance in Martin Brest’s drama, “Meet Joe Black.” His big-band sound was heard throughout “Swing Kids,” "What Women Want," and his themes were an integral part of the score for the hit movie "SpyKids." Recently Chris wrote the score for George Gallo’s autobiographical film, “Local Color,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is slated to start work on multiple upcoming projects, including “Homeland Security,” starring Antonio Banderas and Meg Ryan.

Already well known in Hollywood music circles as one of a handful of musicians who is accomplished in most every genre, Chris is now devoting his experience and innovative thinking to developing creative strategies to maximize the benefits of the internet and the rapidly changing marketplace. Boardman is a member of the Media Entertainment and Technology Alliance (METal), an informal think tank focusing on the convergence of technology and new media with entertainment, as well as a correspondent on the TotoNetwork.

Shirley MacLaine, who entrusted Boardman with the music for her directorial debut on "Bruno," praises her collaborator. "I found Chris imaginative, very talented and extremely cooperative," she says. "I would use him again anytime." Director Brest echoes the sentiment, reporting that the composer captured the required mood "with pitch-perfect authenticity, grace and charm." Director Robert Rodriguez, who hired Boardman for "SpyKids," notes: "A great attitude, hard work, and of course talent, go a long way in this industry. Chris has all three." And the late Grammy-winning composer Michael Kamen has added: "He has saved my life many, many times, and has made my music sound great in the process. He has earned my gratitude and respect. His command of the orchestra is masterful. I never hesitate to recommend him as a great musician and composer."

With a resume that few, if any, could replicate, Boardman has been awarded a position on the Board of Governors Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy and continues to garner the respect of his peers. Chris resides in Los Angeles with his songwriter-wife Michele. His son Michael graduated from Yale in the class of 2004 and is currently pursuing a career as a screenwriter.== Summary ==

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