Jay Gruska

Jay Gruska (born April 23, 1953 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American composer .

Life

Although born in Brooklyn , New York City , Jay Gruska grew up in Caracas , Venezuela before moving the family to Los Angeles at the age of nine . Always enthusiastic and inspired by music, he studied music at UCLA . Already during his student days he produced a few music albums and later wrote music for theater productions , whereupon he started composing music for film and television in 1985 with There Were Times, Dear .

Filmography (selection)

Movie

• 1985: There Were Times, Dear
• 1987: The principal - One against all (The Principal)
• 1989: Sing - The Brooklyn Story (Sing)
• 1990: Wheels of Terror
• 1990: Brenda and the Men (The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid)
• 1990: Nightmare - Hotel des Grauens (Nightmare on the 13th Floor)
• 1991: Child of Darkness (Child of Light)
• 1991: Baby Seldom Comes Alone (Baby of the Bride)
• 1991: Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
• 1992: Meh 'Geld (Mo' Money)
• 1993: Bomb attack in New York (Without Warning: Terror in the Towers)
• 1993: Escape from the Past (Dying to Remember)
• 1994: And Time Heals All Wounds (A Time to Heal)
• 1998: Waiting for Woody

series

• 1988–1990: The best years ( thirtysomething , 19 episodes)
• 1991–2000: Beverly Hills, 90210 (33 episodes)
• 1991–1993: A bouquet of daughters ( Sisters , 51 episodes)
• 1993–1997: Superman - The Adventures of Lois & Clark ( Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , 88 episodes)
• 1998–2006: Charmed ( Charmed , 88 episodes)
• 2001: Lady Cops ( The Division , 21 episodes)
• 2002–2004: Hack - The Streets of Philadelphia ( Hack , 33 episodes)
• since 2005: Supernatural

Awards

• 1991 : Nomination with Paul Gordon for a Golden Raspberry for Worst Song with One More Cheer

Web links

• Jay Gruska in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website